Trivia / The Shape of Things to Come

The Novel

• Referenced by...:
  • Cold Winter revolves around a terrorist plot "inspired" by the book's events, with the terrorist leader intending to cleanse the world to start civilization anew. The villain is even shown reading a copy of Shape in one cutscene.

The 1979 Film:

• Follow the Leader: Emboldened by... well, I'm sure you can guess.
• He Also Did: Screenwriter Martin Lager had previous experience with Canadian-produced SF thanks to his work on The Starlost. Which explains a lot.

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