Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967)

Director:

George Lucas

Writer:

George Lucas (writer)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Short

Plot:

While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Futuristic | Computer | Student Film | Surveillance

Cast

Dan Natchsheim	...	1138
Joy Carmichael	...	7117
David Munson	...	2222
Marvin Bennett	...	0480
Ralph Stell	...	9021

Also Known As:

THX 1138 4EB (USA) (short title)
Elektronický labyrint THX 1138 4EB (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Ilektronikos lavyrinthos THX 1138 (Greece) (TV title) [el]

Runtime:

15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

University of Southern California (USC)

Trivia:

The title character is always referred to by his full name spoken one character at a time: either 1) Tee, aich, eks, one, one, three, eight, four, ee, bee - 2) the "one, one" spoken as "eleven" or "one, one" is apparently incorrectly spoken as a single "one" In the remake he is usually called just "Thex" as a phonetic pronunciation of the THX prefix.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the credits where George Lucas is mentioned as the director, a piece of transparent tape is visible on the left side of the screen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004) (V)

Good student film.

This early student film by George Lucas is an unique one. The visual style and the style itself are what makes this movie very watchable, although not for everyone.

This movie is interesting to say the least. Interesting because it was made by George Lucas, the man behind the Star Wars saga and the Indiana Jones trilogy. But also on its own this movie is a interesting one to watch. The movie is filled with some very typically strange student film camera positions and scene's. No, there is not much story but the directing make this movie a good and watchable movie although some people, if not most, will probably not like it very much, the whole movie might seem just strange to them but for the real movie and science-fiction buffs this is a real must see along with "THX 1138" which is the remake of this movie, made by George Lucas as well.

Dan Natchsheim is acting terribly bad, even though he hasn't got any lines at all. It's really quite laughable at times. Thank God the acting is not the most important thing of the movie. It really is the style that makes the movie, the sets and the sound are also pluses.

Recommendable to all movie and science-fictions buffs, for everyone else, just skip it!

8/10