Silent Running

<p>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. </p><p>.</p><p><em>Trees need light, Freeman Lowell!</em></p><p><em>.</em></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Z6ECEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PT55&amp;lpg=PT55&amp;dq=silent+running+bilateral+amputees&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=4yp1RJZM0O&amp;sig=ACfU3U2HpAnUKFOy_LkUwJFI3JQWsSPn9A&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjOuObzgvj4AhX0S2wGHRY4AOYQ6AF6BAgzEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=silent%20running%20bilateral%20amputees&amp;f=false" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silent Running</a> by Mark Kermode (reference for use of bilateral amputees)</p><p><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Silent-Spring-Rachel-Carson/9780141184944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silent Spring</a> by Rachel Carson</p><p><a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1965-01410-000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Prophecy Fails</a> by Festinger, L., Riecken, H. W., &amp; Schachter, S.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>