H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come is a Canadian science fiction motion picture first released in May 1979. Although credited to H. G. Wells, the film takes only its title and some character names from The Shape of Things to Come, Wells' speculative novel from 1933. The plot bears no resemblance to the book whatsoever. The book predicts events such as a Second World War and the collapse of social order until a world state is formed, whereas the film involves a high-tech future involving robots and spaceships. The film was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of such recent... successes as Star Wars, and TV series such as Space: 1999 and Battlestar Galactica, although the film had only a fraction of the production budget of any of these. In the far future, after the earth has been ravaged by "The Robot Wars", most of mankind has fled the planet and resettled in giant domed cities on the moon. The race needs frequent doses of a rare drug in order to counter radiation sickness and survive. The only place where this drug is available is the planet Delta Three.
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| Release date: | 1979 |
| Directed by: | George McCowan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Harry Alan Towers |
| Music by: | Paul Hoffert |
| Genre: | Adventure, Science Fiction |