Soylent Green

The Strange Brew film series comes to an end this week, and it's final selection is a corker. In the year 2022, the world is a slightly different place. Overpopulation and ecological damage have resulted in a shocking increase in homelessness and joblessness, and food is scarce. Fortunately, the Soylent Corporation has just released a new product that is both more nutritious and palatable than the older Soylent Red and Soylent Yellow. The new Soylent Green is even now being distributed as part of the free ration system. When detective Frank Thorn (Charlton Heston) is assigned to investigate the murder of a wealthy industrialist, he unwittingly follows a trail that will lead him to the secret ingredient in the Soylent Corporation's new product. The 1973 film Soylent Green is an essential part of pop culture, thanks to Heston's final, shouted lines. Those last words are the original spoiler, and they never fail to get a laugh when you test out a new recipe that tastes terrible. Soylent Green starts at 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, at Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery (4465 Manchester Avenue; www.webster.edu/film-series). Tickets are $5. Thanks for the weird memories, Strange Brew Crew.