Movies · 1973
Soylent Green is people!
— Robert Thorn · Soylent Green
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Thorn’s discovery turns a familiar product into evidence of a terrible system. The urgent declaration tries to make other people see what scarcity and official reassurance have hidden from them.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number 77; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
- Wikipedia / AFI-list tableSecondary credit table, number 77; character credit qualified against the primary AFI synopsis. Original media authentication remains unverified.Reference checked
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