---
title: 'Gas-s-s-s (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roger Corman'
released: '1970-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gas-s-s-s-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065760/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gas-s-s-s (1970)

1970 · R · 79 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Gas-s-s-s is a 1970 American post-apocalyptic black comedy film directed by Roger Corman, written by George Armitage, and produced and released by American International Pictures. The plot follows survivors of an accidental military gas leak involving an experimental agent that kills everyone on Earth over the age of 25. The subtitle alludes to the 1968 quote "it became necessary to destroy the town to save it" attributed to a U.S. Army officer after the Battle of Bến Tre in Vietnam.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [George Armitage](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-armitage)
- **Director:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Country Joe and the Fish](https://cinepixo.com/people/country-joe-and-the-fish)

## Cast

- [Cindy Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/cindy-williams)
- [Elaine Giftos](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-giftos)
- [Ben Vereen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-vereen)
- [Country Joe McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/country-joe-mcdonald)
- [George Armitage](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-armitage)
- [Talia Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/talia-shire)
- [Bud Cort](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-cort)

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