H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come is a Canadian science fiction motion picture first released in May 1979.
Although credited to H. G. Wells, the film takes only its title from The Shape of Things to Come, Wells' speculative novel from 1933. Instead, the film was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of such recent successes as Star Wars, and TV series such as Space: 1999 and Battlestar Galactica, although the film had only a fraction ...
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H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come is a Canadian science fiction motion picture first released in May 1979.
Although credited to H. G. Wells, the film takes only its title from The Shape of Things to Come, Wells' speculative novel from 1933. Instead, the film was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of such recent successes as Star Wars, and TV series such as Space: 1999 and Battlestar Galactica, although the film had only a fraction of the production budget of any of these.
The film takes place in the far future, after the earth has been ravaged by "The Robot Wars". Most of mankind has fled the planet and resettled in giant domed cities on the moon. For reasons not explained, however, the race needs frequent doses of a rare drug in order to survive. The only place where this drug is available is the planet Delta Three.
The main plot of the film involves a scientist (played by Barry Morse, formerly of Space: 1999), his son (Nicholas Campbell, years before critical acclaim...
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