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''Brave New World'' is an American

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first shown in 1980. It was also shown on the

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that same year, and is an adaptation of the 1932 novel of the same name by

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Plot

In the future, pregnancy is outlawed, and citizens are required to engage in loveless sex and narcotics are used to ensure happiness in the population. Babies are created in the lab, and every child's future is predestined into one of five classes. While most people are happy to retain this established order, including Thomas Grambell (

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), a supervisor of human "hatcheries," resistance is growing, as evidenced by quirky malcontent Bernard Marx (

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) and other rebels. Bernard and his girlfriend Lenina Disney (

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) go to a primitive reservation which holds to 20th century values, and while there meet a native named John (also called the Savage) (

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). They return with him to civilization, and his presence further upends conventional thinking. John is seen as a freak and this grants him some degree of celebrity. John develops romantic feelings for Lenina, which are considered highly inappropriate, bordering on the obscene. John's parents are from the more technologically advanced part of the world, and he has educated himself using often banned works such as

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. John realizes that his sexual mores, based on the works he studied, are antiquated in this advanced society. He therefore asks to be assigned a solitary posting, but even as he mans the lighthouse alone, he cannot escape his memories of Lenina.

Cast

as John the Savage *

as Bernard Marx *

as Thomas "Tomakin" Grahambell *

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as Linda Lysenko *

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as Mustapha Mond *

as Lenina Disney (Crowne) *

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as Helmholtz Watson *

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as Fanny Crowne *

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as Dwightina *

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as Beta lighthouse guard *

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as Henry *

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as Alpha Teacher * Nigel Bullard as Plant Manager * Shane Butterworth as John as a child *

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as Head Nurse *

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as Gamma Female * Patrick Cronin as Gamma Male *

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as Chief Warden Stelina Shell * Murray Salem as Chief Engineer * Marneen Fields as Futuristic Factory Worker *

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as J. Edgar Millhouse *

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as Miss Trotsky *

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as Maoina Krupps * Victoria Racimo as Beta Teacher * Delia Salvi as High Priestess

Production

Originally 4 hours long, it was cut down to three hours before being televised. ''Brave New World'' was directed by Burt Brinckerhoff for

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and first shown on

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on 7 March 1980. The screen adaptation was written by

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. It was filmed in

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Awards and nominations

Reception

TCM found the film ambitious but tedious, confusing and ultimately unsuccessful.

Home media

The film was released on DVD.

References

External links

* * {{Brave New World 1980 television films 1980 films NBC network original films Films based on science fiction novels American dystopian films 1980s dystopian films Films set in the 26th century 1980 science fiction films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Aldous Huxley Brave New World American science fiction television films Films scored by Paul Chihara Films directed by Burt Brinckerhoff 1980s English-language films 1980s American films