Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic. They believe science and technology to be the cause of the war and their punishment, and Neville, as the last symbol of science, the old world, and a "user of the wheel", must die. Neville, using electricity, machinery, and science attempts to hold them at bay.
Written by Roald E. Peterson III <slz13@cc.usu.edu>
The production company wanted a locale that looked like an abandoned metropolitan area, but it was too costly to build. The producer drove through Downtown Los Angeles one weekend and discovered there were no shoppers, so the majority of the film's exteriors were shot there on weekends.
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Goofs
Crew or equipment visible:
During the inquisition you can see reflections of the crew in the silvered glasses of the "family".
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Quotes
[first lines]
[the last man on earth wrecks his car]
Robert Neville:
There's never a cop around when you need one. See more »
Crazy Credits
In the title, the "O" that starts the word "Omega" is actually replaced with the Greek letter Omega.
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