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Freeman's name reflects his nonconformist philosophy, which runs counter to the prevailing recklessness of his three ill-fated crewmates, who are eager to jettison their precious payload and return to the bleakness of Earth. Before they can sabotage the forests, Freeman does what he must, and spends the remainder of his mission with three robotic "drones" as his only companions, struggling to maintain his sanity in the vastness of space. Dern is superb in this memorable role, representing the lost soul of humankind as well as the back-to-nature youth movement of the 1960s and the pre-Watergate era. (Appropriately, Joan Baez sings the film's theme song.) A rare science fiction film that combines bold adventure with passionate social conscience, Silent Running will remain relevant as long as the Earth is threatened by the ravages of human carelessness. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Douglas Trumbull |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 10 March, 1972 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mca Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | G (General Audience) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Horror, Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Movie, Science Fiction |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192124327 |
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Customer Reviews of Silent Running
One of the best Bruce Dern movies ever made. Am a bit surprised at how many negative reviews there are for this movie. No, it isn't Star Wars and it's not a big action thriller. Rather it's a movie with a message--that we need to protect at all costs the things that are really important (the last existing forests in the world in this case). Other than another little known Bruce Dern movie (Smile), I think this is his best performance. Frankly I cringe when I see or hear Bruce Dern, so I think it says a lot for his ability as an actor to pull this off successfully. I really don't like him, but this is still a favorite movie of mine. You can't hate the character he plays in this movie because he is doing something terribly important (saving the last forests), but you don't like him either because he is fanatic and ends up killing to save the forests. I thought the music was great in this movie; very beautiful and haunting. Some didn't like it because of Joan Baez. I never liked her politics, but her voice is one of the most beautiful voices of that era. If I was stranded on a desert island with only one movie to watch, I sincerely hope that it would be this one. It is not that entertaining to younger folks raised on the computer-generated special effects found in the better science fiction movies. It will never measure up to something like the Matrix or any of the Star Wars movies, but it is still a hauntingly beautiful movie with special effects that are good enough to keep you interested. As most other reviewers have said the robots are charming. Don't listen to the bad reviews; decide for yourself. Even if you don't like the movie overall, you'll find something enjoyable here. The somewhat surprise ending is very sad, so if you want an upbeat movie, this is not the one for you, but it couldn't end any other way, really. This one gives me a tear in the eye and lump in the throat at the end every time I see it. A little campy and silly, but overall a real gem of a movie. Probably had more impact and was more impressive at the time it first came out, than now.
Terrible
This movie is unimaginably terrible. Overacting, underacting, a very thin plot with no development, poorly edited, and overall just plain sucky. The worst part is once you see the end of the movie you start questioning the whole reason for the movie to even have a reason for being made. Nothing is accomplished, nothing is resolved. This is just a bad, bad movie.
Greeny gone Bad !!
The premise is a bit preposterous, but once you get past that, this movie is a great watch. Bruce Dern is the perfect choice as the "throwback to the 70's kind of guy", who finally breaks when he finds that his beloved forests are to be, not just abandoned, but destroyed. The "Drones" are, by far, better than R2D2 or C3PO. (George Lucas should have used this technique). With todays computer generated graphics, this could be a terrific remake. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars ?, well this movie was filmed in the early 70's, so they got Joan Baez to do the singing.