The Omega Man - 1971
The Last Man on Earth is Not Alone
Director(s)
Boris Sagal
Writer(s)
Richard Matheson (novel I Am Legend)
John William Corrington &
Joyce Hooper Corrington (as Joyce H. Corrington)
Producer(s)
Walter Seltzer producer
Cast
Charlton Heston - Robert Neville
Anthony Zerbe - Matthias
Rosalind Cash - Lisa
Paul Koslo - Dutch
Eric Laneuville - Richie
Lincoln Kilpatrick - Zachary
Jill Giraldi - Little Girl
Anna Aries - Woman in Cemetery Crypt
Brian Tochi - Tommy
DeVeren Bookwalter - Family Member
John Dierkes - Family Member
Monika Henreid - Family Member
Linda Redfearn - Family Member
Forrest Wood - Family Member
Review by Theo Robertson
Omega Man (1971)
Changes Are Justified,
Many people most notably original author Richard Matheson have complained about the changes of this film adaptation of I AM LEGEND, but I feel the changes are justified. The novel has few characters and little dialogue which doesn’t make it an ideal candidate for film adaptation, likewise the book’s subtle subtext on deviancy which would ask us to empathise with the vampires would be too much for a cinema audience so I feel the changes to the novel are justified.
THE OMEGA MAN is a fair film. The mutant villains are nasty enough though their calling each other " Brother " does grate after a while. There’s plenty of action and Charlton Heston does make a good hero. I liked this film
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