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Silent Running (1971)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:12
Rotten:21
Average Rating:2.0/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Plant-loving botanist Freeman Lowell happily carries out his duties on the spaceship Valley Forge, a giant orbiting greenhouse which contains the last remaining samples of flora from a now-barren... Plant-loving botanist Freeman Lowell happily carries out his duties on the spaceship Valley Forge, a giant orbiting greenhouse which contains the last remaining samples of flora from a now-barren Earth. When Lowell is ordered to destroy his cargo and return home, he mutinies, kills his more obedient shipmates, and sets out for the far reaches of space with his robot companions Huey and Dewey in tow. [More]
Starring: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint
Starring: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Steve Brown
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Screenwriter: Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Steven Bochco
Producer: Michael Gruskoff
Composer: Peter Schickele
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Trumbull is no Kubrick but fans of his campy Silent Running will applaud Universal's generous DVD treatment.
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