Silent Running

Silent Running

89 mins | Adventure, Science Fiction | March 9, 1972

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 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. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell who loves the forest and its creatures, so decides to take matters into his own hands to protect what he loves.

Silent Running

89 mins | Adventure, Science Fiction | March 9, 1972

Silent Running
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 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. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell who loves the forest and its creatures, so decides to take matters into his own hands to protect what he loves.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Universal Pictures, Trumbull/Gruskoff Productions
Original title Silent Running
Directors Ray Quiroz, Douglas Trumbull
Writers Steven Bochco, Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn

Cast

Bruce Dern

as Freeman Lowell

Cliff Potts

as John Keenan

Ron Rifkin

as Marty Barker

Jesse Vint

as Andy Wolf

Mark Persons

as Grey Drone #1 “Dewey”

Steven Brown

as Orange Drone #2 “Huey”

Cheryl Sparks

as Orange Drone #2 “Huey”

Larry Whisenhunt

as Green Drone #3 “Louie”

Joseph Campanella

as Neal - ‘Berkshire’ Captain (voice/uncredited)

Roy Engel

as Anderson (voice/uncredited)