| Gas-S-S-S | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roger Corman |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Written by | George Armitage |
| Starring | Robert Corff Elaine Giftos George Armitage Alex Wilson |
| Music by | Country Joe & the Fish Barry Melton |
| Cinematography | Ron Dexter |
| Editing by | George Van Noy |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1971 |
| Running time | 79 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Gas-s-s-s (also known as Gas! or It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It) was a 1971 motion picture produced and released by American International Pictures. It was producer Roger Corman's final film for AIP, before leaving to found his own New World Pictures. The movie is a post-apocalyptic dark comedy, about survivors of an accidental military gas leak, of an experimental agent that kills everyone on Earth over the age of twenty-five. (A cartoon title sequence shows a John Wayne-esque Army General announcing - and denouncing - the "accident"; the story picks up after the victims have died.) The lead characters, Coel and Cilla, were played by Bob Corff and Elaine Giftos, and the cast also features Ben Vereen, Cindy Williams, Bud Cort and Talia Shire in early roles. Country Joe McDonald makes an appearance, as spokesman "AM Radio". Gas-s-s-s found a fresh airing on late night television in the 1980s, and was recently (2005) issued on DVD, as a twofer with Wild in the Streets, another AIP movie.
External links
- Gas-s-s-s at the Internet Movie Database
