The Final Programme (1973)

The Final Programme / The Last Days of Man on Earth (1973)

Writers: Robert Fuest
Producers: Sandy Lieberson • John Goldstone
Directors: Robert Fuest

The Future Is Cancelled!

As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear anarchy, swinging London scientific genius Jerry Cornelius (John Finch of The Horror of Frankenstein and Frenzy) discovers that the microfilm formula for a self-replicating human being is missing. With the help of the beautiful and voraciously bisexual computer expert Miss Brunner (Jenny Runacre), the pair must race through a wasteland by murder and madness to recover The Final Programme and trigger the creation of a startling new messiah.

Also known as The Last Days of Man on Earth, this bizarre blend of stylish action, dark satire and wild sci-fi co-stars Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange), Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove) and Sarah Douglas (Superman II), and features a ground-breaking score by Moog pioneers Beaver & Krause with jazz legend Gerry Mulligan.