The Shape of Things to Come

Beyond the earth... Beyond the moon... Beyond your wildest imagination!

4.119791h 38m
PG
Released
Science Fiction
Adventure

Overview

Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad mechanic who places no value on human life. Omus wants to come to the Moon to rule and intends to attack it by ramming robot-controlled spaceships into the domes. Dr. John Caball, his son Jason, Jason's friend, Kim, and a robot named Sparks embark on Caball's space battlecruiser on an unauthorized mission to Delta Three to stop Omus.

StatusReleased
Release Date1979-05-04
Runtime1h 38m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesCanada

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Trailer
H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come (1979) - TV Spot HD 1080p

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Reviews

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Tourma

Oct 2, 2023

1/10

**A slow, dull movie.** A movie that feels like a Star Trek script that was thrown out for being too dull. There is just too little going on for too long. The movie touts that it is based off of the H.G. Wells' story of the same name, though aside from some character names and the title, there is no other correlation. The sets are cheap

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Wuchak

Nov 23, 2025

4/10

**_Practically any episode of Buck Rogers is a superior choice_** Shot in the fall of 1978, this is a cheesy Star Wars knockoff that merely uses the HG Wells name as a selling point since the story has nothing to do with his 1933 novel. Meanwhile the robots in the story are variations on the Robot from Lost in Space. I mention Buck Rogers be

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