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Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Ron Rifkin
After creating many of the innovative special effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Douglas Trumbull tried his hand at directing, and 1971's Silent Running marked an impressive debut. (In addition to cre...( read more
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70's environmentalism set to science fiction underscored with Joan Baez tunes. Similar to John Carpenter's hippies in space epic, Dark Star, but much more serious. Bruce Dern is fantastic as the psychotic botanist who commandeers an orbital greenhouse in order to save ea...( read more)
Sure it has its mistakes in it and some real Doh! moments but its such a sweet film, in fact this film is a classic! Highly original, its been ripped off left right and centre. Douglas Trumbull does a great job directing, coming from the Special effects side of film making. I lov...( read more)
An uneventful science fiction dud which doesn't really go anywhere. It's stagnant.
The last forestation from earth is preserved in huge protective domes orbiting the planet, but when the crew of caretakers are ordered to destroy it, Bruce Dern rebels and sets about preserving it no matter what the cost. Thoughtful and intelligent sci-fi from the 70s with an eco...( read more)
Bruce "look at me I'm crazy as hell" Dern wants to save his space-garden and space-woodland friends from being destroyed, so he decides to murder his obnoxious colleagues to prevent them from carrying out company orders. Yeah, that's about it. If you thought there wasn't enough t...( read more)
Bruce Dern, baby...where is he now? Huey, Dewey and Louie, the original 'droids
Thoughtful science fiction movie about saving the environment which does drag at times. I love those 3 cute little robots Huey, Dewey and Louie.
I love this film. The remainder of Earths flora are sent of into space to be preserved by geeks and truly cute robots. Bruce Dern does his best for the plants and rabbits when the powers that be can't be arsed and decide to nuke them to extinction. A poignant and sad look at the ...( read more)
This environmental story might have influenced the production of Harry Harrison's novel, Make Room! Make Room! into Soylent Green. It is quite believable and profoundly disturbing and upsetting.
