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Freeman Lowell
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After creating many of the innovative special effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Douglas Trumbull tried his hand at directing, and 1972's Silent Running marked an impressive debut. (In addition to creating the visual effects for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and directing 1983's Brainstorm, Trumbull later turned to the creation of high-tech cinematic amusement park rides.) One of the best science fiction films of the 1970s, Silent Running stars Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell, a nature-loving astrobotanist aboard the Valley Forge, a gigantic spaceship in a small fleet that carries the last surviving forests of the Earth, which has fallen victim to overpopulation and ecological neglect.
Freeman's name reflects his nonconformist philosophy, which runs counter to the prevailing recklessness of his three ill-fated crewmates, who are eager to jettison their precious payload and return to the bleakness of Earth. Before they can sabotage the forests, Freeman does what he must, and spends the remainder of his mission with three robotic "drones" as his only companions, struggling to maintain his sanity in the vastness of space. Dern is superb in this memorable role, representing the lost soul of humankind as well as the back-to-nature youth movement of the 1960s and the pre-Watergate era. (Appropriately, Joan Baez sings the film's theme song.) A rare science fiction film that combines bold adventure with passionate social conscience, Silent Running will remain relevant as long as the Earth is threatened by the ravages of human carelessness.
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Hollywood, California, USA!
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Channel Comments
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Pho7oReel
(4 weeks ago)
i love you for posting these!
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marialove40
(2 months ago)
Cool!
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atomicman112
(3 months ago)
the movie was amazing and sad
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MrBeachHound
(3 months ago)
I just had my son read the Scholastiv book service novel that I found in a used book store back around 1982 in Harvard Square. He's doing a book report on it. I showed him the scene in the gally where Lowell starts to fet more frantic. Powerfull stuff. Love this channel as well.
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TIGERTANK8688
(4 months ago)
i love this movie and r.c. on mars too bad someone do a updated version tanks...ben
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calroable
(4 months ago)
SILENT RUNNING FOR ME WAS THE BETTER FILM IN HISTORY OF THE CINEMA. INCREDIBILE STORY, INCREDIBLE EFFECT, AND GREAT MUSIC.
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TIGERTANK8688
(5 months ago)
i love this movie it's the best sifi flick and unlike todays movies this one has a message..tanks..ben
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bettsnirvana
(6 months ago)
i like this channel
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KRACKERWORKZ
(10 months ago)
Thank You Freeman Lowell
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EarthMorfix
(1 year ago)
One of my top movies of all time! Thanks so much for sharing! Peace & Light.
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