Where Have All The People Gone?
Just finished watching "Where Have All The People Gone?" which aired as an NBC Movie Of The Week back on October 8th, 2024.
I remember watching "Where Have All The People Gone?" when it first aired on broadcast television when it aired back in 1974. We didn't get a color television until our old back and white television set kicked the bucket back in 1980, and I can still recall the visual shock it was to actually watch a television show or movie in as what they used to say, "in living color."
"Where Have All The People Gone?" always remained in my memory because it is a simple and compelling story of survival set against a mystery of what caused the disappearance of nearly all of humanity. I always wanted to find a copy of the DVD release, yet I could never find a copy of it until I saw it listed on eBay for a reasonable price - under $20 - so I snapped it up.
Now I did mention to Selma that I found "Where Have All The People Gone?" and that I was going to buy it. She had once asked me about DVDs that I have been trying to find and buy and we did discuss "Where Have All The People Gone?" It did arrive the day before she passed away, so I didn't have the opportunity to let her know that I had finally gotten a copy.
"Where Have All The People Gone?" may have been a backdoor pilot for a proposed televisions in the vein of the BBC science fiction survival show "Survivors" created by famed Doctor Who writer Terry Nation. While it did have solid ratings and strong critical reviews, it was never picked up as a series.
On a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California, Steven Anders and his two teenage children, Deborah and David, are exploring a cave when they experience an earthquake. After emerging, they hear from a ranch-hand who was outside that there was a bright solar flash prior to the earthquake. He soon falls ill and dies, whereupon his body turns to a powdery substance. As the family comes down from the mountain to the nearest town, they discover that everyone has turned to the powdery substance inside their clothing, and there are few survivors.
Owing to fear and anxiety, most people they find are focused only on their own survival, but as the family tries to make their way home 300 miles to Malibu (where the mother had returned earlier from the camping trip), they find two people that need their help, as well as a man who invites them to be neighbors.
They face dangers ranging from wild dogs, who seem to have been driven mad from the solar flare, to a gunman who steals their car. They rescue a woman, Jenny, and later a young boy whose family was killed by two men who stole their car. Apart from the physical journey, they struggle to overcome the emotional trauma of the events.
They find their way home and discover a note left for them by the mother, who has also died and turned to powder. They are informed that a virus outbreak that began after the solar flare is responsible for most of the deaths, and that some people have a genetic resistance. Despairing, Jenny tries to commit suicide by drowning herself in the ocean, but she is rescued. At the conclusion, they exude a hopeful outlook by embarking on a trek to northern California.
"Where Have All The People Gone?" is a riveting survival story that still holds up very well.
HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/336183410701
I remember watching "Where Have All The People Gone?" when it first aired on broadcast television when it aired back in 1974. We didn't get a color television until our old back and white television set kicked the bucket back in 1980, and I can still recall the visual shock it was to actually watch a television show or movie in as what they used to say, "in living color."
"Where Have All The People Gone?" always remained in my memory because it is a simple and compelling story of survival set against a mystery of what caused the disappearance of nearly all of humanity. I always wanted to find a copy of the DVD release, yet I could never find a copy of it until I saw it listed on eBay for a reasonable price - under $20 - so I snapped it up.
Now I did mention to Selma that I found "Where Have All The People Gone?" and that I was going to buy it. She had once asked me about DVDs that I have been trying to find and buy and we did discuss "Where Have All The People Gone?" It did arrive the day before she passed away, so I didn't have the opportunity to let her know that I had finally gotten a copy.
"Where Have All The People Gone?" may have been a backdoor pilot for a proposed televisions in the vein of the BBC science fiction survival show "Survivors" created by famed Doctor Who writer Terry Nation. While it did have solid ratings and strong critical reviews, it was never picked up as a series.
On a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California, Steven Anders and his two teenage children, Deborah and David, are exploring a cave when they experience an earthquake. After emerging, they hear from a ranch-hand who was outside that there was a bright solar flash prior to the earthquake. He soon falls ill and dies, whereupon his body turns to a powdery substance. As the family comes down from the mountain to the nearest town, they discover that everyone has turned to the powdery substance inside their clothing, and there are few survivors.
Owing to fear and anxiety, most people they find are focused only on their own survival, but as the family tries to make their way home 300 miles to Malibu (where the mother had returned earlier from the camping trip), they find two people that need their help, as well as a man who invites them to be neighbors.
They face dangers ranging from wild dogs, who seem to have been driven mad from the solar flare, to a gunman who steals their car. They rescue a woman, Jenny, and later a young boy whose family was killed by two men who stole their car. Apart from the physical journey, they struggle to overcome the emotional trauma of the events.
They find their way home and discover a note left for them by the mother, who has also died and turned to powder. They are informed that a virus outbreak that began after the solar flare is responsible for most of the deaths, and that some people have a genetic resistance. Despairing, Jenny tries to commit suicide by drowning herself in the ocean, but she is rescued. At the conclusion, they exude a hopeful outlook by embarking on a trek to northern California.
"Where Have All The People Gone?" is a riveting survival story that still holds up very well.
HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/336183410701
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