Visible crew/equipment: When LUH 3417 closes the door of the medicine cabinet because she doesn't have the right to take more pills, there's a reflection of a crew member's hand retaining a door.
THX 1138 (1971)
Directed by: George Lucas
Starring: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie
Trivia: The film is an extended version of a student project George Lucas made at the University of Southern California.
OMM: Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard, increase production, prevent accidents and be happy.
Male voice: T-H-X eleven-thirty-eight will be taken into custody at a minimal monetary expenditure. Total operation cost: six thousand credits under budget. Congratulations. Be efficient, be happy.
Chrome Robot: Everything will be all right. You are in my hands. I am here to protect you. You have nowhere to go. You have nowhere to go.
Question: The number 1138 gets referenced in many later Lucas-related projects. What, if any, is the original significance of the number?
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Answer: It's been widely suggested that Lucas based the title on his telephone number at the time. The first three digits corresponded to T,H and X on the keypad - the last four were 1138.
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