most bizarre hollywood dystopias

Rod Serling penned the screenplay for the film adaptation of Pierre Boulles novel about a planet ruled by a simian species. Charlton Heston plays the movies lead role, and provides a classic moment during the films famous twist ending.

Terry Gilliams visionary prowess provides a bleak look into a future where most of the population has been wiped out by a deadly virus, driving the remaining survivors to live underground while animals regain control of the planet. Bruce Willis stars as a man from the future tasked to prevent the catastrophic event from happening.

Ultraviolence, mayhem, and Alex rule the streets in Stanley Kubricks adaptation of Anthony Burgess novel. Malcolm McDowell stars as the movies antihero, who undergoes traumatic aversion therapy to cure him of his violent ways.