Silent Running

Starring:Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Roy Engel, Mark Persons, Larry Whisenhunt, Steve Brown (IX), Cheryl Sparks, Joseph Campanella
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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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 creating the visual effects for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and directing 1983's Brainstorm, Trumbull later turned to the creation of high-tech cinematic amusement park rides.) One of the best science fiction films of the 1970s, Silent Running stars Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell, a nature-loving crewmember aboard the Valley Forge, a gigantic spaceship in a small fleet that carries the last surviving forests of the Earth, which has fallen victim to overpopulation and ecological neglect.

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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 creating the visual effects for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and directing 1983's Brainstorm, Trumbull later turned to the creation of high-tech cinematic amusement park rides.) One of the best science fiction films of the 1970s, Silent Running stars Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell, a nature-loving crewmember aboard the Valley Forge, a gigantic spaceship in a small fleet that carries the last surviving forests of the Earth, which has fallen victim to overpopulation and ecological neglect.

Customer Reviews:

Not for everyone.......2007-06-16

If you are one of those who are only looking for special effects, that think that oldies are outdated, this picture is not for you. Instead, go and watch Terminator and other void and empty films. If you are searching for a good script, you know what does "Waiting for Godott" mean, and you also feel good giving some water to a flower or a tree, you must see this picture.

Disappointing.......2007-06-12

I was intrigued by the title of this movie because one of my favorite songs has the same name and a science fiction based lyric. Unfortunately, that is all they have in common, and the song has a better storyline. I really had high expections for this film, it had so much potential, even for its time. Instead, Bruce Dern is given almost the entire length of the movie (with the help of some poignant Judy Collins songs) to monologue his way through his loneliness, his creative attempts to create companionship with the little robot drones at his disposal, and to keep the forest alive. It never occurs to anyone that Earth itself could not survive without the forests??? It's not as if a forest is an expendable luxury item! Sure, the bunny rabbits and squirrels were cute, but there is a lot more to the value of a forest than the beauty of the flowers and the sweetness of the fruit! Anyway, I was disappointed, and I did have a hard time maintaining interest in the long, drawn out story that really went no where. I wish I had felt differently.

The Emerald Forest

out-dated in filming.......2007-05-13

The movie could be considered good in 80s but special effect cannot be compared with todays space movie. It is not a worthy DVD collection.

The best sci-fi can get!.......2007-03-17

Although this film is over 30 years old it is still relavent today. It does not beat you over the head with a message but gently suggests what could happen. This is done with class and believability. You will laugh and cry and be left pondering. This is one of my all time favorite sci-fi films. The music is top notch and the special effects are great in that they are so believable. You'll love it and the end will leave you speachless.

Review - Silent Running.......2007-03-14

A truly classic cult sci-fi! So unusual - Joan Baez's music adds just the right wierd touch to this great movie - so fitting today, in its theme of ecology and save the planet - this is right up there with Blade Runner - the greatest sci-fi of all time.

Average customer rating:

Not for everyone
Disappointing
out-dated in filming
The best sci-fi can get!
Review - Silent Running

Silent Running
Starring: Bruce Dern , Cliff Potts , Ron Rifkin , Jesse Vint , and Roy Engel
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00000FZQ8
Release Date: 1998-03-18

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Description

As this science fiction classic opens, botanist Freeman Lowell has spent eight years aboard the space freighter "Valley Forge," preserving the only botanical spceimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the project and return home, Lowell rebels and hijacks the freighter, killing his fellow crewmen, injuring himself and plunging the craft into the gaseous rings of Saturn.

Customer Reviews:

Not for everyone.......2007-06-16

Disappointing.......2007-06-12

out-dated in filming.......2007-05-13

The movie could be considered good in 80s but special effect cannot be compared with todays space movie. It is not a worthy DVD collection.

The best sci-fi can get!.......2007-03-17

Review - Silent Running.......2007-03-14

Average customer rating:

Not for everyone
Disappointing
out-dated in filming
The best sci-fi can get!
Review - Silent Running

Silent Running [Region 2]
Starring: Bruce Dern , Cliff Potts , Ron Rifkin , Jesse Vint , and Roy Engel
Director: Douglas Trumbull
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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