Deric Washburn (written by) &
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10 March 1972 (USA) more
Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination! more
The loner crew member of a spaceship harbouring Earth's last nature reserves goes renegade when he is... more | full synopsis
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| Bruce Dern | ... | Freeman Lowell | |
| Cliff Potts | ... | John Keenan | |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | Marty Barker | |
| Jesse Vint | ... | Andy Wolf | |
| Mark Persons | ... | Drone 2 - Huey | |
| Steven Brown | ... | Drone | |
| Cheryl Sparks | ... | Drone 1 - Dewey | |
| Larry Whisenhunt | ... | Drone | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joseph Campanella | ... | Neal - Berkshire' Captain (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Roy Engel | ... | Anderson (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Douglas Trumbull | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Deric Washburn | (written by) & | |
| Michael Cimino | (written by) (as Mike Cimino) and | |
| Steven Bochco | (written by) (as Steve Bochco) | |
Produced by | |||
| Michael Gruskoff | .... | producer | |
| Marty Hornstein | .... | associate producer (as Martin Hornstein) | |
| Douglas Trumbull | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Peter Schickele | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Charles F. Wheeler | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Aaron Stell | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Frank Lombardo | (as Francisco Lombardo) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dick Dawson | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Marty Hornstein | .... | production manager (as Martin Hornstein) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Brad H. Aronson | .... | assistant director (as Brad Aronson) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles T. Knight | .... | sound (as Charles Knight) | |
| John H. Newman | .... | sound editor | |
| Richard Portman | .... | sound re-recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Vernon Archer | .... | special effects | |
| Richard O. Helmer | .... | special effects | |
| R.L. Helmer | .... | special effects | |
| Marlin Jones | .... | special effects | |
| James Rugg | .... | special effects | |
| Gerald Endler | .... | mechanical effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Richard Alexander | .... | special designer | |
| John Baumbach | .... | special designer | |
| Jim Dow | .... | creator: drone units (as James Dow) | |
| John Dykstra | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Paul Kraus | .... | creator: drone units | |
| Leland McLemore | .... | special designer | |
| Gary Richards | .... | special designer | |
| Robert Shepherd | .... | special designer (as Bob Shepherd) | |
| William Shourt | .... | special designer (as Bill Shourt) | |
| Wayne Smith | .... | special designer | |
| Don Trumbull | .... | creator: drone units | |
| Douglas Trumbull | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Richard Yuricich | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Bill Bohny | .... | assistant camera | |
| Jim Hoover | .... | assistant camera | |
| Dick Johnson | .... | camera operator | |
| Harry Sundby | .... | special lighting effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ann Vidor | .... | wardrobe advisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Peter Schickele | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Joseph Byrd | .... | special electronic consultant | |
| Winfield Chitister | .... | technical advisor (as Chief Winfield Chitister-BMCM USN Ret.) | |
| Richard Foy | .... | titles consultant | |
| George McCart | .... | technical advisor | |
| Tom Piskura | .... | video consultant | |
| Ray Quiroz | .... | script supervisor (as Raymond Quiroz) | |
Running Silent (USA) (working title)
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89 min
Color (Technicolor)
1.85 : 1 more
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Norway:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:G | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG
Aircraft Hanger, Van Nuys Airport - 6590 Hayvenhurst Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Some of the actual corporate logos visible throughout the movie include (but are not limited to) Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, AMF, American Airlines, Rockwell International, and Ditch Witch. Most of the logos can be seen on the storage modules in the main cargo deck. The Ditch Witch can be seen digging the hole to bury Keenan. more
Continuity: When Lowell is playing pool the robot is dropping the balls into the center pocket. There are two small air lines connected to the ball gripper. The camera cuts to a wider shot and you can see the robot has set the ball gripper on the table. The airlines have somehow disconnected themselves. It picks up the nine ball rack with its main gripper and drops it off on the table. It then picks up the ball gripper. There are no air lines connected to the ball gripper at this moment. The movie briefly cuts to back to Lowell while the robot retrieves the first ball. When it returns you can clearly see the air lines have been reconnected to the ball gripper. more
Freeman Lowell:
[following other astronauts carrying out orders to destroy the forests] Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute... I don't think you guys understand what this means, please don't blow up the domes.
Andy Wolf:
[laughing] Which ones going first?
Marty Barker:
Lets hit four first.
Freeman Lowell:
But they're not disposable!
John Keenan:
We don't have any choice Lowell.
Freeman Lowell:
[pleading] But they're not replaceable!
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Edited into "Battlestar Galactica: The Magnificent Warriors (#1.8)" (1978) more
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Maybe one of the most moving things about this film is the fact that the drones (small droids) give such powerful performances without ever being able to utter a word. Maybe a "nod" in some ways to the days of the silent movie. The environmental message is as powerful today as it was in 1972.
An extremely good yet brief film that I felt I had to comment upon it. Enjoyed the hippy theme tune as well just because it fitted right in. These types of film are rare but precious. I remember watching this as a child and it had an impact on me then so I thought I should revisit the piece 20 years later. Absolutely not disappointed.