With 'remake fever' gripping Hollywood, I wonder why this one hasn't been touched yet. Maybe because euthanasia is a 'hot button' topic in contemporary American society & politics?
Not that I'd want a remake; the original is quite moving on its own. But in the right hands, a new version just might work.
Oh,
Futurama made a
Soylent Green reference in one episode, too.
Soylent Chow, a dog food whose logo was a happy puppy surrounded by a recycling symbol. (In the US, the recycling symbol is a triangle with arrows on each of the triangle's sides, indicating a loop of sorts. Is it the same worldwide? I've never thought about it until making this post.) Anyway, I had to explain to those with whom I was watching the episode why I was laughing so hard at the Soylent Chow logo. They didn't think it was funny.