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Mar 2
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THX 1138 | Episode 505

Jim Adams
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Jim reflects back on the first time he saw George Lucas' Feature Film Directorial Debut - "THX 1138," starring Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Ian Wolfe, and Sid Haig. In a futre  dystopian society, one man tries to find freedom and make sense of his life. Find our more about this 1971 Sci-Fi classic on MONSTER ATTACK!, The POdcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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