GAS-S-S (1971)
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| Director: | Roger Corman |
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| Certificate: | Unknown |
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
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Gas-s-s-s (aka It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It) is a dark post-apocalyptic comedy, about survivors of an accidental military gas leak, of an experimental agent that kills everyone on Earth over the age of twenty-five. The world devolves into a chaotic struggle for power between peace-loving hippies, football fascists and demented dictators.
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Film: Riot On Sunset Strip (1967)
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Film: The Trip (1967)
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Film: Wild In The Streets (1968)
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Tune in. TEEN OUT! When Congress gives 15-year-olds the right to vote, the youngsters promptly elect a rock-star President. But after the new prez decrees mandatory retirement at 30 and LSD therapy at 35, Americans begin to suspect that democracy has hit a minor snag in this "often chilling" (Variety) and "wickedly funny" (The Overlook Film Encyclopedia) satire!