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Chosen Survivors

Name: Chosen Survivors
Director: Sutton Roley
Released: 1974
Duration: 99 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

1974

Director

Sutton Roley

Runtime

99 minutes

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Chosen Survivors is a creature feature that prioritizes visceral horror over social commentary. The narrative centers on the biological imperative to repopulate after a nuclear disaster. While the film features a multi-ethnic cast, it does not delve into the complexities of racial or gender identity. Characters are primarily portrayed as vessels for survivalist clichés rather than nuanced social actors. Ultimately, the film upholds traditional Western and straight-centered structures. It aims to preserve the status quo of human civilization through a standard, high-stress survivalist framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Chosen Survivors have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film emphasizes biological continuity and breeding for human survival. Queer narratives or non-cisgender identities are not present.

How does Chosen Survivors portray gender?

Limited

Features actresses like Diana Muldaur, but prioritizes masculine roles of protection. Women play key roles in survival but have limited control over their own lives.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Chosen Survivors?

Fair

The cast includes actors from various ethnic backgrounds like Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Lincoln Kilpatrick. However, individual ability to act is overshadowed by the external threat of bats.

How does Chosen Survivors represent religion and culture?

Limited

Follows a traditional Western survivalist storyline. Reinforces conventional apocalyptic clichés without exploring diverse cultural sentiments.

Does Chosen Survivors include disability representation?

Minimal

Characters are defined by their ability to fight and survive. There is no representation of neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Present on Screen

Includes a multi-ethnic cast featuring Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Lincoln Kilpatrick.
Attempts to represent a cross-section of humanity through its 'chosen' group.

Limited or Absent

Lacks depth in character's ability to drive the story for diverse cast members.
Relies on traditional masculine roles for protection and combat.
Does not represent neurodivergence or physical disabilities.
Adheres strictly to straight-centered structures and biological preservation.

Official Synopsis

A group of diverse individuals are suddenly taken from their homes and flown via helicopter to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, nearly two miles below the surface of the Earth. There they learn that a nuclear holocaust is taking place and that they've been "chosen" by computer to survive in the shelter in order to continue the human race. The shelter is designed to allow the people to exist underground comfortably for years, but they are faced with a threat nobody could have predicted: a colony of thousands of bloodthirsty vampire bats finds a way into the shelter and launches a series of vicious attacks where they claim the humans one by one.

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