Silent Running

"2001: A Space Odyssey" SPX virtuoso Douglas Trumbull directed this intelligent sci-fi drama set in a future where Earth’s only remaining vegetation exists in giant domes attached to space freighters. Botanist Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) defies orders to destroy the flora onboard, then proceeds to dispatch his crewmates and take his ship out into deep space accompanied only by a pair of robot drones. With Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin; co-written by Michael Cimino and Steven Bochco. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono Lossless Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Dern, Trumbull, others; isolated music score; interviews; visual essay; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer; behind-the-scenes gallery.