EPISODE · Jul 14, 2022 · 1H 24M
Silent Running
This week, we take a look at the 1972 classic, Silent Running, where a very serious Bruce Dern plays an annoying vegan who commits eco-terrorism but can't live with the guilt of his actions. Tell us we're wrong? With a teeny budget of ONE MILLION DOLLARS, this movie has it all: Joan Baez crooning as Bruce Dern eats a melon, bilateral amputees playing loveable drones (never done before or since) and most importantly, microwave button pushers which definitely became a thing and definitely do not date this movie. .Trees need light, Freeman Lowell!.Links:Silent Running by Mark Kermode (reference for use of bilateral amputees)Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonWhen Prophecy Fails by Festinger, L., Riecken, H. W., & Schachter, S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week, we take a look at the 1972 classic, Silent Running, where a very serious Bruce Dern plays an annoying vegan who commits eco-terrorism but can't live with the guilt of his actions. Tell us we're wrong? With a teeny budget of ONE MILLION DOLLARS, this movie has it all: Joan Baez crooning as Bruce Dern eats a melon, bilateral amputees playing loveable drones (never done before or since) and most importantly, microwave button pushers which definitely became a thing and definitely do not date this movie. .Trees need light, Freeman Lowell!.Links:Silent Running by Mark Kermode (reference for use of bilateral amputees)Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonWhen Prophecy Fails by Festinger, L., Riecken, H. W., & Schachter, S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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