--- product_id: 1234962 title: "The Omega Man VHS" brand: "charlton hestonanthony zerbeboris sagal" price: "₱2147" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1234962-the-omega-man-vhs store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # The Omega Man VHS **Brand:** charlton hestonanthony zerbeboris sagal **Price:** ₱2147 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Omega Man VHS by charlton hestonanthony zerbeboris sagal - **How much does it cost?** ₱2147 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1234962-the-omega-man-vhs) ## Best For - charlton hestonanthony zerbeboris sagal enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted charlton hestonanthony zerbeboris sagal brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description .com Science fiction took a grim turn in the 1970s--the heyday of Agent Orange, nuclear peril, and Watergate. Suddenly, most of our possible futures took on a "last man on Earth" flavor, with The Omega Man topping the doom-struck heap. Charlton Heston plays the government researcher behind the ultimate biological weapon, a deadly plague that has ravaged humanity. There are two groups of survivors: a dwindling band of immune humans and an infected, psychopathic mob of light-hating quasi-vampires. The infected are led by Mathias, a clever, charismatic man set on destroying the last remnants of the civilization that produced the plague. Heston has a vaccine--but he and the few remaining normals are outnumbered and outgunned. By day, he builds a makeshift version of the nuclear family (with Rosalind Cash as his afro-wearing, gun-toting little lady). They plan for the future while roaming freely through an empty urban landscape, taking what few pleasures life has left. By night, they defend themselves against the growing horde of plague victims. Both a bittersweet romance and a gothic cautionary tale, The Omega Man paints a convincing portrait of hope and despair. It ain't pretty, but it's a great movie. --Grant Balfour ## Images ![The Omega Man VHS - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5198Q19EYGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "You are discarded. You are the refuse of the past." *by C***8 on Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2007* Based on Richard Matheson's novel "I Am Legend", which is worth a couple of reads, The Omega Man (1971), directed by Boris Sagal ("Mike Hammer", "Peter Gunn"), features Academy Award winner Charlton Heston (Touch of Evil, Ben-Hur, Planet of the Apes) in an exciting `last man on Earth' tale, one in which he battles against the mutated remnants of a society decimated by germ warfare. Also appearing is Anthony Zerbe (Will Penny), Rosalind Cash (Uptown Saturday Night), Eric Laneuville (Black Belt Jones), Lincoln Kilpatrick (Soylent Green), and Paul Koslo (Mr. Majestyk).Heston plays Robert Neville, a former military scientist who's now the only man left on Earth not affected by killer plague, one which turns those who don't croak outright upon infection, into albino, light sensitive, scabby skinned mutants. As we come into the story, which is set about two years after the shizz went down i.e. the collapse of society as we know it, we see Neville holed up in a pretty sweet fortified townhouse in the Los Angeles area. During the day he ventures out to patrol the area and pick up supplies, while at night, when the mutants come out to play, he hunkers down in his groovy, well stocked, self sufficient pad. Seems Neville has a real hate/hate relationship with the semi-organized, lesion covered mutant population in the area, led by a well-spoken demagogue named Matthias (Zerbe). You see, the mutants, who refer to themselves as `the Family', see Neville as the last holdout of the evil (i.e. technology) that precipitated the downfall of civilization, and it's their purpose, given the fact they survived, to `cleanse the world'. Now I think there's a bit of jealousy mixed in given the fact the plague has left them all in a rather funky state, while Neville remains pinkish in hue and unblemished. On other hand you have Neville, who sees the mutants as a plague fit for extermination, which is why he spends much of his daytime hours seeking out their nest. So how does one man hold his own against vastly superior numbers? Firepower, my friend...you see since the mutants stupidly eschew technology, relying on primitive weaponry like rocks, arrows, and spears, while Neville, a former Colonel in the military, depends on his well stocked armory to even the odds. The situation between two parties is relatively evenly matched, that is until Neville discovers he's not completely alone once a healthy looking African American woman named Lisa (Cash) makes the scene...As I mentioned earlier, I have read the book this film was loosely based on, and I agree with the general consensus that it is better than the movie, but in all fairness, how often is the movie ever better than the book? The most obvious difference between the two is the mutant element within the film. In the book they're vampires, in the movie they're mutants. Now why this aspect was changed I don't know, but I suspect, given the film was released in the early 1970s, the writers (or producers) may have thought the vampire angle played out and opted to go with a mutant theme instead. In terms of faithfulness to the source material, Vincent Price's Italian made The Last Man on Earth (1964), was probably closer to Matheson's novel than The Omega Man, the downside being the Price film is pretty shoddy given its extremely low production values (shoddiness aside, it still fun and worth a look). Now I've gotten word Will Smith is currently filming an adaptation, titled I Am Legend, directed by music video director turned film director Francis Lawrence (Constantine), scheduled to be released sometime in 2007. Given Smith's star power I suspect the film will have a ginormous budget, but than doesn't mean it will be good (I'm cautiously optimistic). Despite the changes from the original story here, I really enjoyed this film and have no problem classifying it as a cinematic sci-fi staple. It is a B film, but a highly entertaining one, if only to see Heston, who chews up the scenery with a healthy appetite, socking it to some pigment deficient mutant trash. I thought most of the performances were decent, one of the more memorable ones delivered by Anthony Zerbe as the fanatical firebrand Matthias. Seriously, he's got some of the best lines in the feature, and he delivers them with meaning and intent, rather than with an overblown sense of pomposity as is generally seen in such an antagonistic role. There's plenty of action, one of the more exciting sequences coming near the end, as Neville, the last action hero, attempts a full frontal assault on the Family, ramming his military vehicle through a mass of agitated mutants. The one thing I learned from this film is Charlton Heston, while certainly an accomplished actor, seemed to have a bit of trouble behind the wheel, especially given his apparent propensity to crash vehicles despite the fact he's the only one on the road. The one element of the film I thought could have been improved was some of the dialogue. While Matthias' orations were engaging, the rest of the cast suffered from time to time saddled with some hipster slang apparently popular in the late 1960s/early 1970s. While most off it is easily shrugged off, the one bit that made me cringe was when Neville met up with Lisa's little band, eventually prompting a young girl to ask Neville `Are you God?', given the fact he wasn't affected by the plague, I suppose. Gah...anyway, this was minor to me compared to the whole, the whole being a fantastic and thrilling classic science fiction feature, with an outstanding musical score by British composer Ron Grainer ("Doctor Who").The widescreen anamorphic (2.35:1) print on this Warner Brothers DVD release looks clean and clear, and the Dolby Digital mono audio, available in both English and French, comes through very well. There's a few extras including a newly made, four minute introduction piece featuring screenwriter Joyce Hooper Corrington and co-stars Eric Laneuville and Paul Koslo, along with a vintage featurette entitled `The Last Man Alive' (9:50). Also included are subtitles in English, French, and Spanish, the original theatrical trailer (in widescreen no less), and a text piece titled Charlton Heston - Science Fiction Legend, which briefly highlights Heston's career in the realm of science fiction features.Cookieman108By the way, did anyone who saw this film want to see Neville use that big, honking machine gun positioned on the roof of his townhouse? A missed opportunity... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic 70s Sci-Fi *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023* Perfect film for the Covid era in which we live. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "FROM A PLANET OF APES TO THE LAST MAN ON EARTH!" *by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020* After last seeing Charlton Heston and James Franciscus obliterate The Planet Of The Apes in the 1970 20th Century Fox sequel, "BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES", Heston returns again, as "THE OMEGA MAN", released in 1971 by Warner Bros.,a then-Kinney Leisure Company one year before they became Warner Communication Company, this science fiction thriller about the aftermath of a germ warfare attack in an apocalyptic American city of 1975 sees the actor playing "Robert Neville", an Army doctor who survived after his helicopter pilot was overwhelmed by the deadly germs, Neville injects himself with an experiment vaccine after the crash of their copter. now, roaming the abandoned LA streets in vintage cars, fighting loneliness and memories of what used to be an American city, Neville is assaulted by figures wearing dark robes, trying to kill "the last man on earth", who is obviously not alone! with a cast headed by the late Anthony Zerbe ("HARRY O") and Rosland Cash", "THE OMEGA MAN" was an action packed movie with a single theme-survival! Zerbe plays "Mathias", a former TV newscaster who became a permanent victim of the biological plague, as their pale skins and white eyes shows "the pretty marks" from their germ biological hell, turning them into religious fanatics who "clense" (kills) normal human people who survived from the deadly germ attacks. Enter pretty "Lisa" (Cash) a lovely Mulato African-American survivor with an Afro, who is discovered by Neville, who gives chase, but is later captured by Mathias' deranged "family", who holds Neville captive while sentencing him to an inquisition- "you are discarded!" says Mathias to Neville-and the rest of this movie pretty much goes into the strength of surviving from the threat of the mutated family, and Neville, holding a key to the cure of the biological nightmare, through his blood. Charlton Heston and Anthony Zerbe are no strangers to each other, having worked on the Tom Gries-directed "WILL PENNY" in 1968 for Paramount, "THE OMEGA MAN" was directed by Boris Sagal, the father of "SONS OF ANARCHY" and "MARRIED..WITH CHILDREN" actress, Katey Sagal, and the producer of the NBC-TV series, "T.H.E. CAT" (1966-67) "THE OMEGA MAN" still delivers great entertainment, along with an Impressive musical score by Ron Grainer ("THE PRISONER" TV series) this 1971 movie is worth watching, although its ending is somewhat disappointing, the rest of the film is a great action-adventure sci-fi thriller which Walter Selzer, the producer of this movie, would show again in his second movie, "SOYLENT GREEN" for MGM in 1973 with Charlton Heston. the movie gets a five star rating for being an exceptional thriller, as well as being based on "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. oh yes, I almost forgot to mention veteran character actor Paul Koslo, who co-starred in "THE OMEGA MAN", and later played in United Artists' "MR. MAJESTYK" in 1974 with Charles Bronson. another obscure actor in this 1971 movie was also played by Brian Tochi, an Asian-American actor who starred on numerous TV roles, and also played one of the voices in the "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" cartoon series, and a series' regular on "SPACE ACADEMY", a 1977 CBS Saturday Morning TV series that was produced by the now-defunct Filmation Associates. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1234962-the-omega-man-vhs](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1234962-the-omega-man-vhs) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-06-01*