Synopsis
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain - sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.
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Cast
- Charlton HestonRobert Neville
- Anthony ZerbeMatthias
- Rosalind CashLisa
- Paul KosloDutch
- Eric LaneuvilleRichie
- Lincoln KilpatrickZachary
- Anna AriesWoman in Cemetery Crypt
- Brian TochiTommy
- DeVeren BookwalterFamily Member
- John DierkesFamily Member
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
If nothing else, The Omega Man remains worth seeing for its remarkable shots of Heston wandering through an abandoned metropolis. - 70
Variety
The Omega Man is an extremely literate science-fiction drama starring Charlton Heston as the only survivor of a worldwide bacteriological war, circa 1975. Thrust of the well-written story [adapted from Richard Matheson's novel] is Heston's running battle with deranged survivors headed by Anthony Zerbe. - 63
Chicago Reader
Not bad, but far from a classic. - 60
Empire
It's not the plot that disappoints, it's the poor dialogue between action sequences. Sadly another film to file under not as good as the book. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated. - 50
The New York Times
Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Badly dated and clumsily allegorical, The Omega Man has some fairly interesting moments, the most memorable being the view of a devastated, empty downtown Los Angeles.
