Story Line
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.
“Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination!”
Top Cast
Bruce Dern
Freeman Lowell
Cliff Potts
John Keenan
Ron Rifkin
Marty Barker
Jesse Vint
Andy Wolf
Mark Persons
Grey Drone #1 “Dewey”
Steven Brown
Orange Drone #2 “Huey”
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Rating
6.4/ 10
Release Date
1972-03-09
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
AdventureScience FictionDrama
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User Reviews (4)
DanDare
5/10
•6/16/2017Silent Running features another unhinged performance from Bruce Dern. He plays Freeman Lowell, a scientists aboard a spaceship looking after the only remaining examples of Earth's plant life as it heads off to Saturn.
Lowell has become attached to...
DanDare
5/10
•6/16/2017Silent Running features another unhinged performance from Bruce Dern. He plays Freeman Lowell, a scientists aboard a spaceship looking after the only remaining examples of Earth's plant life as it heads off to Saturn.
Lowell has become attached to...
drystyx
7/10
•4/3/2023This was a thoughtful sci-fi story.
Bruce Dern appears as a bit of a deranged scientist in what may be his most likable role ever, which says a lot about the roles he has played.
He is a caring scientist, except he kills all his companions in a spa...
CinemaSerf
5/10
•5/28/2023A botanist (Bruce Dern) on a deep space mission tries to stop the corporate machine from destroying his small "forest" aboard his inter-planetary freighter. When his shipmates decide to implement the order he takes matters into his own hands. It is v...