A SciFi film with or about pipes or tubes?

June 16, 2012 3:18 AM

Name This Film: I'm trying to remember the name of a dystopian/SciFi film I saw years back in the 90s, could have been from the 80s. The premise must have been similar to City of Ember, with a kid or teen in an underground city. I remember pipes or tubes featuring prominently, and think they were in the title too.

I thought it was called 'city of tubes' or something similar, but I can not find any mention on IMDB or Google. Has anyone seen this film and can remember the name?

posted by ts;dr to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

Best answer: Was is Life on the Edge (aka Meet the Hollowheads)? My AskMeFi question (and answers) about a similar-sounding movie is here...
posted by ninazer0 at 3:30 AM on June 16, 2012 [1 favorite]

The City of Lost Children, maybe?
posted by hot soup girl at 3:54 AM on June 16, 2012 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Hollowheads. Oh god, I'm not sure. This trailer looks so completely different from what I remember, but the german title also includes the tubes part ("Rohr frei..."), so I think this must be it.

It's definitely not City of Lost Children.
posted by ts;dr at 3:57 AM on June 16, 2012

This thread in the blue about Meet the Hollowheads should give you enough info to figure out whether this is your movie. Also, it's on Netflix streaming.
posted by escabeche at 5:44 AM on June 16, 2012 [1 favorite]

A boy and his dog?
posted by mearls at 8:26 AM on June 17, 2012