THE OMEGA MAN

title: THE OMEGA MAN

year: 1971

cast: Charlton Heston, Paul Koslo, Rosiland Cash, Anthony Zerbe

rating: **

For a last man on earth film, there's sure a lot of people around. Charlton Heston either mumbles or screams his way through an apocalyptic disease-caused future with a group of fanatical white-haired albinos that, once night falls, are constantly on his back. Then he meets a dozen normal humans including Paul Koslo and sexy Rosiland Cash, and a good versus infected-evil battle ensues. Heston's character, a doctor with the only cure, should have had more isolation from the start to feel his solitude and separation. Instead, within the first five minutes he's gunning down baddies like any sci-fi/action flick, which this is a mediocre version of.