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Just Imagine( 1930)

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A STORY OF LIFE AND LOVE IN 1980!

Overview

New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have replaced food, government-arranged marriages have replaced love, and test tube babies have replaced ... well, you get the idea. Scientists revive a man struck by lightning in 1930; he is rechristened "Single O". He is befriended by J-21, who can't marry the girl of his dreams because he isn't "distinguished" enough -- until he is chosen for a 4-month expedition to Mars by a renegade scientist. The Mars J-21, his friend, and stowaway Single O visit is full of scantily clad women doing Busby Berkeley-style dance numbers and worshiping a fat middle-aged man.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      El Brendel

      Single O

    2. cast image

      Maureen O'Sullivan

      LN-18

    3. cast image

      John Garrick

      J-21

    4. cast image

      Marjorie White

      D-6

    5. cast image

      Frank Albertson

      RT-42

    6. cast image

      Hobart Bosworth

      Hobart Bosworth

    7. cast image

      Hobart Bosworth

      Z-4

    8. cast image

      Mischa Auer

      B-36

    9. cast image

      George Irving

      Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 15 2024
    Yikes, but this is a mess of a film! It starts with some archive of a very peaceful New York in 1880 before advancing us fifty years to a city of hustle and bustle; motor cars and electricity. This is where a poor soul is victim to that latter invention - whilst playing golf - and resuscitated with the name of "Single O" (El Brendel). A bit of a fish out of water, he befriends the disgruntled "J-21" (John Garrick). Now he has just lost out in the marriage court and so can't marry his sweetheart (Maureen O'Sullivan). Take heart, though - the decision will be reviewed in 1980! It's to that timefr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • future
    • pre-code
    • speculative