If they gave awards at the oscars for digital film restorations, silent running would certainly have its name called out on the big night. It may also be a reference to the 1972 film silent running, which was set against a postapocalyptic scifi backdrop following the extinction of earths plant life and features several prominent nuclear detonations throughout the film. This was one of bruce derns early movies he gained notoriety for killing john wayne in a movie called the cowboys fortunately that scene didnt kill his career. I had never heard of this movie before but was lucky enough to run across it while searching for unique scifi laserdiscs to add to my collection. Douglas trumbulls silent running is science fiction painted in broad, allegorical strokes. The weight of the movie falls on the shoulders of bruce dern, who plays the only man in sight during most of the picture. Silent running 1972 was directed by douglas trumbull who was the special effects supervisor on 2001. Director douglas trumbulls pursuit of joan baez to provide songs for the movie led to one of the most unusual and haunting sciencefiction movie scores ever writtenfrom a musical talent known far more for his comedy than for his serious compositions. Silent running isnt, in the last analysis, a very profound movie, nor. Sep 21, 2017 to be brutally honest, silent running could have easily been done as a 3060 minute episode on an anthology series like twilight zone or outer limits. In the pleasant 1970s film silent running, it has been decided that the space ship will return to commercial service. The film is about a group of workers on board a space craft which contains the last specimens of plant life from earth. Yup noel your right the film was silent running and wish the buggys werent dismantled as they were sooo cool and there were no plans made so having to make one all just off photos so its bloody hard as i have no idea what axles they. The film looks marvelous, much better than it did in theaters and on vhs, and the image is so crisp and precise and the mono dolby 2.
The film s running time is stretched to feature length primarily with lots of admittedly gorgeous spfx footage of the ship miniatures, and panningtracking shots of the expansive fullscale sets. Silent running 1972 letterboxd social film discovery. Watched as part of this double bill made by douglas trumbull, who worked on the effects for 2001. In a future where all flora is extinct on earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of earths plant life being kept in a greenhouse on board a. Trumbull also did the computers and the underground laboratory for. Jul 07, 2014 as this science fiction classic opens, botanist freeman lowell bruce dern has spent eight years aboard the space freighter valley forge preserving the on. This film doesnt hit you over the head with milliondollar special effects. Instead, this is ecological scifi, driven by character rather than dizzying spectacle. Media in category silent running the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. With bruce dern, cliff potts, ron rifkin, jesse vint. Dern, a plantloving hippie, is ordered to destroy the greenhouses and return to earth.
The four horsemen of the apocalypse is a 1921 american silent epic war film produced by metro pictures corporation and directed by rex ingram. In the future, all plant life on earth is becoming extinct. Silent running is a beloved 1972 science fiction cult classic produced by trumbullguskoff productions and released by universal pictures. In particular, i am not certain if the makers of silent running. A space odyssey has been openly imitated by the likes of m ystery science theater 3000 and duncan jones recent moon. I applied silent running paint to the inside of my shamrocks motor box two seasons ago. Philip ransome, a northern english boy about tenyearsold, has been mute since age three and spends his days roaming the moors alone.
The film is quite engaging, and the effects are well done and like 2001 before it, have. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. It was also released as the bands first single, reaching number 6 on the billboard hot 100 chart, and number 1 on billboards mainstream. Silent running concentrates heavily on special effects, resulting in some stunning imagery. Freeman lowell, a botanist onboard the freighter valley forge and. I have only known of one other person who has ever mentioned this for the 1972 bruce dern film silent running, and so am wondering it is only a fragment of my imagination. His only companions are huey, louie, and dewey, who are small and. Hi guys was surfing the tv channels and come to the movie silent running and it happened to be on one of the parts where they are racing around in the lil buggy things my question is what are they as all ive been able to find is they are called cyclops and they were custom made vehicles does anyone have any other info on them maybe where they ended up or who made them. In a future earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planets ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. Back in 1972 silent running was kind of a lowbudget modest blockbuster made in the wake of 2001.
Silent running takes place in the notsodistant future, at a time in which earths plant life has been decimated. The film stars pomeroy cannon, josef swickard, bridgetta clark, rudolph valentino, wallace beery, and alice terry. With simon lipkin, craig revel horwood, daniel boys, anna chancellor. It did add extra unwanted weight, it is a very heavy paint. Vintage artsy metal movie film reels with silent running battery operated clock. It is the directorial debut of douglas trumbull, and stars bruce dern, cliff potts, ron rifkin and jesse vint. It was also released as the bands first single, peaking at number 6 on 8 march 1986 on the billboard hot 100 chart, and number 1 on billboards mainstream rock tracks chart, where it stayed for five. Theres no more beauty, theres no more imagination, there are no frontiers left to conquer. Silent running is an environmentallythemed science fiction movie from 1972 directed by douglas trumbull and starring bruce dern in the future, the environment of earth has been destroyed, with the only plant and animal life left being preserved in domed forests aboard american airlines space freighters in orbit around saturn. A film guide that looks at silent running, a visually stunning scifi about a hippy caretaker of a spacestation greenhouse, who turns against his bosses when hes ordered to return to earth. This guide is useful for exploring topics including gardening, food technology, geography, physics and. The four horsemen of the apocalypse film wikipedia. Dern gives an engaging, againsttype performance, though the script is stretched out very thin to.
The film stands out as a great genre film, one that helped shape the genre for what it is. In a film that is now scarily prescient, bruce dern is the caretaker of a spacestation greenhouse sent into orbit in the early 21st century after earth has been denuded of all foliage. The workers are in a hurry, and this operation costs explosive nuclear tanks. Only a few specimens of flora have been preserved, and are currently in space in a fleet of orbiting greenhouses. Joan baez silent running promo 45 rpm 1972 offthecharts365 by offthecharts365. Apr 23, 2018 watch silent running 1972 full movie download silent running 1972 english subtitle silent running 1972 full cast movie silent running 1972 movie online movie silent running 1972 for free watch silent running 1972 full streaming movie film silent running 1972 full subtitle silent running 1972 full movie stay connected with silent running 1972 on.
This favorite of many modern critics mark kermode called it superior to kubricks 2001. Sep 04, 20 silent running film score composed by peter schickele. To be brutally honest, silent running could have easily been done as a 3060 minute episode on an anthology series like twilight zone or outer limits. Last season i installed 1 soundown to the same area over the silent running. The songs original title was simply silent running. Silent running, running deeper by larry klaes monday, march 30, 2009. A kindly retired colonel, who accepts philip as he is. Alan murphy was hired as a session guitarist and provided lead guitar on the track. See more ideas about silent running, running and sci fi movies. Freeman lowell bruce dern is one of the caretakers of the forests located in the greenhouselike. Bruce dern plays the last environmentalist, tending. The staff and students from st bernadettes primary school in coventry audition for a place in a rock musical competition. Silent running 1972 aficatalog american film institute. In a future where all flora is extinct on earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of earths botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for commercial purposes, most of the crew of the valley forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Douglas trumbull silent running 1972 the making of. The floorwalker free filmed for the mutual film corporation, the film featured the first running staircase in cinema history. Time magazines critic, jay cocks, praised silent running for having the earlier films same kind of technical virtuosity, the same sense of still, vast symmetry of. Silent running is a very good technohippie film that almost reminds me of the movie moon by sam rockwell. Robertson, it was the first track from their 1985 selftitled debut album. So while the world waits for a carl linnaeus biopic, well have to make do with perhaps the greatest hollywood plant movie ever made. At long last, intrada presents peter schickeles muchsought after science fiction score to the 1972 universal pictures film silent running. Michael cimino wrote the screenplay for this cautionary ecological tale, about a lone botanist bruce dern charged with caring for the earths last few plant specimens. Silent running is an entertaining and exhilarating sci fi classic with a great cast and a good story. Silent running 1972 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A space odyssey, silent running is similar only in that both movies take place in outer space. As many specimens as possible have been preserved in a series. Not so for botanist freeman lowell who loves the forest.
Songs composed by peter schickele music and diane lampert lyrics performed by joan baez. A film guide that looks at silent running 1972, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Silent running film score composed by peter schickele. May 05, 2012 edgar wright on silent running duration. Nov 29, 2016 at long last, intrada presents peter schickeles muchsought after science fiction score to the 1972 universal pictures film silent running. Even if its not a great movie, its still a sci fi classic for. Taking place in a future where the earths natural wonders have been decimated, silent running presents a scenario where those wonders are kept alive in the cosmos but are as threatened there as they were on the planet.
One day, he sees a singular wild albino pony with blue eyes and befriends it avidly. Financial analysis of silent running 1972 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The films running time is stretched to feature length primarily with lots of admittedly gorgeous spfx footage of the ship miniatures, and panningtracking shots of the expansive fullscale sets. The film was a directional debut for douglas trumbull, who worked most notably on special effects on the aforementioned kubricks epic, blade runner, andromeda strain, close encounters of the third kind and malicks tree of life.
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