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This week we look at very specific movie dystopias with our most ardent listener. We start with the 2004 buff-up of George Lucas’ expanded student film THX 1138 (1971) and everyone is on drugs. Next up is the sumptuous first time out of the gate for Andrew Niccol with Gattaca (1997) bringing its sharp fashions, beautiful lighting and genetically perfect cast (SPOILERS). We finish with Kurt Wimmer’s budget dystopia where gun kata and Christian Bale crying is totally normal - Equilibrium (2002), with a SPOILER zone included (from 66m45s to 68m52s) Also: American Zoetrope. Call me THX. The Great Escape (1963). Pandorum (2009) space zombies. Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral. Wankershim. Fascistic architecture. Pre-existing conditions. Countless cameos. Alphabet actor Dean Norris. The Booth at the End (2011). Screw the Nether. The only cereal available in the future - Chocapic. Gun kata. Fascistic fashion. #blessed. We play a game of “Thank you for complying, citizen”