The Uncanny Predictions of Jay Simms | Film Analysis

THE CREATION OF THE HUMANOIDS (1960), PANIC IN YEAR ZERO! (1962) and THE RESURRECTION OF ZACHARY WHEELER (1971) are three strangely prescient B-movies packed with alarming ideas and great dialogue. All are written by a mysterious TV writer named Jay Simms. This film essay is an appreciation of his work. https://buymeacoffee.com/cinemollusk Review/analysis references the following material: Blade Runner (1982) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Star Wars (1977) Her (2014) Ex Machina (2014) Black Mirror - Be Right Back (2013) The Twilight Zone - The Lonely (1959) Westworld (2016) Altered Carbon (2018) Dark (2017) Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) Children of Men (2006) Five (1951) The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) The Last Man on Earth (1964) The Twilight Zone - Time Enough at Last (1959) Fail Safe (1964) On the Beach (1959) 28 Days Later (2002) The Road Warrior (1981) Damnation Alley (1977) The Road (2009) Time of the Wolf (2003) The Big Valley - The Death Merchant (1966) The Courtship of Eddie’s Father-Eddie’s Will (1970) All the President’s Men (1974) Winter Kills (1979) The Parallax View (1974) The Conversation (1974) Coma (1978) The Boys from Brazil (1978) Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979) The Island (2005) Never Let Me Go (2010) Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976) 0:00 Intro 3:46 The Creation of the Humanoids 9:37 Panic in Year Zero! 14:00 TV work 15:08 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler 20:09 Conclusion For entertainment and educational purposes only