I remember this movie, those robots were some mean card sharks. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. As many specimens as possible have been preserved in a series. Even so, the visual style and the tragic ending are easily enough to make silent running a very watchable movie. The weight of the movie falls on the shoulders of bruce dern, who plays the only man in sight during most of the picture. 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. Generally one would usually choose one of the hightech, highpriced, superstar biggies. Don kaye nov 27, 2019 john frankenheimers 1979 environmental horror movie comes to bluray, flaws and all.
The video a copy on youtube is the subject of a question ive been trying to get answered for nearly as long as its been in release. Bruce dern and cheryl sparks in silent running 1972. Universal pictures released silent running to scifi audiences in 1972. Released 1972, silent running stars bruce dern, cliff potts, ron rifkin, jesse vint the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. In the 1980s genesis spin off group mike and the mechanics released a song called, silent running on dangerous ground. Douglas trumbull silent running 1972 the making of youtube. 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. Her performance with the footage from the 1972 motion picture silent running fields of children running wild in the sun. Writerdirector edgar wright is best known for spaced, the baftanominated tv series he created with simon pegg for britains c4, as well as the feature films baby driver 2017, scott pilgrim vs. Silent running full english full movie silent running full full movie, silent running full full movie streaming silent running full movie engsub watch silent running full english full movie online. Fields of children running wild in the sun like a forest is your child growing wild in the sun doomed in his innocence in the sun gather your children to your side in. In an interview with starlog magazine in the late 1970s, douglas trumbull revealed that the plot of the movie in the original version of the script was quite a bit different from what was actually filmed.
Silent running as written by and michaelrobertson rutherford. It was a string of titles that included no blade of grass 1970, silent running 1972 and. Saw it back when it came out and it was psrobably the first film to make me cry. Overview of silent running, 1972, directed by douglas trumbull, with bruce dern, cliff potts, ron rifkin, at turner classic movies. Mike and the mechanics silent running lyrics songmeanings.
A scene from douglas trumbulls postapocalyptic scifi film silent running, in which service robots in film called drones are fixing main. Silent running is an entertaining and exhilarating sci fi classic with a great cast and a good story. In this version, the space freighters were on permanent duty carrying biological domes. Silent running 1972 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Bruce dern, cliff potts, ron rifkin, jesse vint, mark persons, steven brown, cheryl sparks, larry whisenhunt, joseph campanella, roy. Silent running 1972 last remaining forests youtube. Silent running 1972 full movie download full hd youtube. Please pass on the message the film tries to pass on. Take the children and yourself and hide out in the cellar by now the fighting will be close at hand dont believe the church and state and everything they tell you. Silent running 1972 drones performing surgery youtube.
Financial analysis of silent running 1972 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. His only companions are huey, louie, and dewey, who are small and. Songs composed by peter schickele music and diane lampert lyrics. Originally released as decca dl79188 in 1972, later rereleased by varese sarabande on a green lp, then reissued on cd in 2016 as. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Robertson, it was the first track from their 1985 selftitled debut album. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for silent running. In the future, all plant life on earth is becoming extinct.
Silent running 1972, douglas trumbull 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 spa. The film is quite engaging, and the effects are well done and like 2001 before it, have. Songs composed by peter schickele music and diane lampert lyrics performed by joan baez. Cbl itself was formed in 1996, as an offshoot from other projects, but soon became their focal point, culminating in their. Recently someone asked me what was the best scifi movie id ever seen. It is the directorial debut of douglas trumbull, and stars bruce dern, cliff potts, ron rifkin and jesse vint. Freeman lowell, a botanist onboard the freighter valley forge and. The latter earned wright a bafta nomination along with a bram stoker and a british. 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. Silent running 1972 bruce dern hd video dailymotion. At long last, intrada presents peter schickeles muchsought after science fiction score to the 1972 universal pictures film silent running. 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. Silent running is a beloved 1972 science fiction cult classic produced by trumbullguskoff productions and released by universal pictures. Bruce dern plays the last environmentalist, tending.
What viewers saw was a brilliant story of environmental concern before it was part of our vernacular, robotic drones long before they were popular and hightech visuals by the very artist behind the. Silent running 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. Silent running, which has deep space effects every bit the equal of those in 2001, also introduces him as an intelligent, if not sensational, director. Released in 1985 on the first album by mike and the mechanics can you hear me, can you hear me running. Silent running full full movie, silent running full full movie streaming silent running full movie engsub watch silent running full english full movie online silent running full film online watch.
I had seen this movie not long before this time, as it ran locally on television in the fall of 1973. I had those old copies back then, including the one with silent running, and cut out the images of the amputees. Silent running is a 1972 environmentalthemed american postapocalyptic science fiction film. Scene where bruce dern pleads with crewmates not to blow up space domes preserving earths last remaining forests. And while youre at it dont forget to listen to the two songs silent running and rejoice in the sun sung spine chilling by joan baez. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. They met at the age of 15 and are still working together, almost 20 years later. Joan baez rejoice in the sun silent running youtube.
It proves without a doubt that clark gable and burt lancaster were not only genuine classic stars but extremely good actors when given a solid script. This ultimately reduces the film to a cute technology show with an environmental message, when it had potential for being a much more thoughtprovoking scifi tale. Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you. The latter earned wright a bafta nomination along with a bram stoker and a british independent film award. Original soundtrack conducted by peter schickele, songs sung by joan baez. The cover made its first feature in one of ubisofts assassins creed syndicate trailers. Silent running film score composed by peter schickele.
The 1979 film prophecy not to be confused with 1995s biblical horror movie the prophecy was very much the last gasp of the 1970s boom in ecologically tinged genre movies. Im sure many of you will blindly discard this movie as being sheer rubbish but i bet some of you dont. Spoiler, watch out the final scene and credits from the movie silent running. 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. Hidden citizens silent running lyrics genius lyrics.
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