In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed, most of the crew of the Valley Forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell, who loves the forest and its creatures. He kills his colleagues taking the ship deep into space. Alone on the craft with his only companions being three small robots,... (Full plot summary below)
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In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed, most of the crew of the Valley Forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell, who loves the forest and its creatures. He kills his colleagues taking the ship deep into space. Alone on the craft with his only companions being three small robots, Lowell revels in joys of nature. When colleagues appear to "rescue" him, he realizes he has only one option available to him.
Leave your thoughts about Silent Running.
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumSuffers from age, but Trumbull's vision still glows, as does terrific Bruce Dern in practically solo turn. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleySurprisingly good, albeit slightly melancholy. |
| Rolling StoneEric HynesA movie that has everything — if by everything you mean Bruce Dern as a long-haired homicidal intergalactic treehugger playing poker with droids, talking to bunnies, and feeling really passionately about salad. |
| EmpireAdam SmithThoughtful, moving tale which places its spectacular effects within a humane, elegiac story. |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe production lacks much dramatic credibility and often teeters on the edge of the ludicrous. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickTerribly dated, but still intriguing didactic science fiction. |
| The GuardianPhilip FrenchThe screenplay by Deric Washburn and Michael Cimino (later to collaborate on The Deer Hunter) and Steven Bochco (of subsequent Hill Street Blues fame) delivers its ecological message with humour and imagination, and Joan Baez sings the appropriate songs. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrDespite the triteness of the theme (Dern is in charge of maintaining the last remnants of the earth's vegetation), the film is enjoyable for its intimacy, seriousness, and intelligent character work, virtues not perpetuated by the subsequent new wave. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomA pretty s-f outing, good special effects, but slow at times. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezWhile the drones are still cuter than Ewoks, Lowell remains a cloying representation of a ‘70s acid freak shoving his save-the-trees mantra down your throat. |
