Joan Baez 'Rejoice in the Sun' - Silent Running

[@henrywillis2381]

This song reduces me to tears every time I hear it. What ever happened to the younger generation of the early 70's. The world was supposed to become a better place.......now look how messed up it is.

[@vincentdeguard4726]

greed, then more greed; look at sport, film, music 'stars', CEOs and suchlike ...granted some give to charity but there is a growing imbalance between poor and wealthy. the idea that the resources of Earth & humanity should be evenly spread means that those at the top would have to give almost everything they have so that everyone in the world could live a 'decent' life. it never going to happen...and thus in the process many of us in the 'middle' will suffer also

[@staurtsharman2299]

The youngereneration of the 1970s grew up, like me, like us all. We had the answers then. We should have found a way to have stayed young at that magical time forever... But it was impossible

[@vincentweyerts-bu3jp]

All we can do is to attempt to save our own souls.

[@redhed6971]

The powers that be did not want us to have those answers and took them away, and instead put money and greed in front of made us worship false Gods and hate filled teachings. One future day we shall re-awaken the Aquarius, and those that oppose the perfect balance of peace and harmony of our mother earth and the multiverse will eventually fade and turn to dust.

[@samjones5392]

£££££££££££££££££

[@dltanner99]

I saw this film 50 over years ago, not long after the first Earth Day was celebrated. The song still resonates with all that has been lost to the world and the people who live in it now...

[@robertsherrick4081]

In the context of this movie I think this is the most beautiful song ever written.

[@Frankieboy2008]

R.I.P. Peter Schickele.

[@haraldtillmann2894]

There is, in my opinion, JUST ONE movie soundtrack song that might, concerning the strong if not overhelming emotions multiplied by it, nearly equal the two Schickele/Baez songs : Bronislaw Kaper's "Mutiny on the Bounty love song", seducing every tropical island's native life lover to "beam" himself spiritually onto the Tahiti of the year 1788, when, according to witnesses of that time, it seems to have been a real paradise ...

[@nazdapokmov4182]

When I first saw this in a movie theater I was crying at the end. Now some 50+ years later I still cry over this movie. Just got done watching a DVD I made years ago of this movie and I am still crying at the end. One of THE best sifi movies ever made. Bruce was a perfect choice for the lead. Joan's singing is so haunting it's scary but beautiful. No one else can sing this song like she could. Truly one of the CLASSICS for decades to come. Never out of style.

[@ickleshouse]

I saw it as a child on tv and it totaly hit me, the ending is so sad in an inocent sort of way...

[@zL0ki]

I forgot about this song until I found a recoding of silent running the other day. Which led me to listen to this. Just listening to it brought tears to my eyes. This movie was so profound it continues to leave it's mark to this day.

[@steveeichner8439]

Thank you, Peter Schickele, for all your music, but especially this one.

[@stephenhayesuk]

The most underrated sci fi classic ever-and that includes the great Forbidden Planet and Soylent Green thanks for putting this hauntingly beautiful song up

[@grayaj23]

Add to your list: Phase IV, The Andromeda Strain and Colossus: The Forbin Project but yeah, Silent Running is at or near the top. These are all movies I saw as a kid in the back of a 1972 VW squareback at the drive-ins.

[@DCHurlford1]

Also The Omega Man (with Heston).

[@richardscaggs5936]

Beautiful songs , great humanity Outerspace Forester and Animals caretakers on the space station trying to save it living things .

[@saldada6928]

i saw this on a late night movie show backbin the late 70s...never got over the musical score!!

[@madnbad1408]

@@DCHurlford1 Love the OMEGA MAN the and the original I Am Legend with Vincent Price.

[@snowdaybornagainbrony6832]

I saw just about every sci-fi film across every decade in my preteen years. Almost nothing shook me to the core like this did. 30 years later, the song is still haunting me, like the ghost of an offworld botanist from beyond the grave.

[@propman3523]

We so need to bring this back into current consciousness. It' s not too late.

[@dandypaisleyman]

Same. I totally agree 🙏

[@timefortea1931]

@@propman3523 It is the most important sci fi film ever made.

[@simonhayward7284]

I agree

[@derekdexheimer3070]

What an eloquent comment. I share the feeling. I fuzzily remember first seeing this with my mom, sometime in the 70s, on late night TV on a black and white TV. In the 80s, I borrowed the library's VHS copy many times. I'd forgotten about it until I saw it on Netflix, maybe in 2012, when they were just moving to streaming and had almost no real movies. What a trip to rewatch in my 40s, understanding the contributions of Douglass Trumbull, Peter Shickele, and Joan Baez. The visuals may be a little rough for a modern viewer, but considering when it was made, it's in keeping with what was possible. More importantly, it tapped into the era's serious science fiction. Ursula K. LeGuin could've written Silent Running.

[@lauriekeats8538]

I challenge anyone to watch Silent Running and not have a tear in their eye at the end

[@stephenwilliamson2992]

First time i saw this was 1976 - i remember feeling very sad that he was forced to Nuke the domes. Both me and my sister cried when one of the Robots got swept away, hidden messages abounded in this film, two of them remain very constant - Doing what you are ordered to isn't always the best or right thing and it is perfectly normal to question. The second is that with Death, Life continues. No matter how bad things look..Life continues. Lovely film x

[@michaelworse6034]

Never understood why he nuked the domes and would not refuse . A mistery for 45 years now ...

[@EmotionAlEwing]

@Stephen Williamson I fully agree. I also never thought I would cry seeing a robot die...

[@Rawija]

can be the same time, i watched it first time! ... i always cried! even today and I am now 57 years old! Our son also love this movie .. it's "timeless" ...!

[@timefortea1931]

@@EmotionAlEwing The robot's death was sad! We cared about its death far more than the men's. It looked after the plants, unlike those other men, so its death moved us, but not the men's.

[@erichkaddatz9099]

1974 das erste mal gesehen.... War sehr ergriffen, da ich Gelernter Gärtner bin,und Pflanzen liebe. Habe den Film noch ein paarmal gesehen, jedesmal mit Tränen.... Es hat Jahre gedauert, bis ich endlich die LP des Films gefunden habe. Bin jetzt 70 Jahre alt und kann den Film nur empfehlen. 😉👍👍

[@richardmarriott7120]

This is the progenitor of the sci-fi film as we conceive of it. What a movie. What a song. What a message. Absolutely exquisite.

[@kingcurry6594]

Some critics and reviewers point out this film's shortcomings, but always miss the key point - it just works. It sends a powerful message which we still ignore at our peril. And it makes me cry - every time. Definitely one of my top 10 films of all time.

[@davehann8178]

Makes me blub every time too, that song is beautiful.

[@philipg52]

King Curry You are not alone.Many of us feel the same.I am 64 and have seen so much lost in my 64 years.What are we doing.

[@nathansmith9583]

I tear up to this too

[@-globe]

Yeah this is my favourite film of all time, I would stumble across it on tv, and then managed to record on VHS. Yes its true it has some shortcomings, like its tricky to appreciate that a botanist struggles to fathom how lack of sun is adversely affecting plant life, and clever how they don't make a big song and dance about conquering microgravity!!... like many films of this era budget was on a shoestring, but what they achieved with this film was the strong message which is increasingly relevant today but which really made an impression on me as a kid ... I am sure it helped unlock some Freeman Lowell spirit in all who watched it. I think its time this film were introduced to a new audience, if it were remade with the same TLC as Blade Runner 2049 (fantastic film) I would be first in the queue.

[@davidjenkins4022]

Matthew Barrand. I have seen this movie 30 to 40 times.it still moves me. the special effects budget was $50,000 dollars. Amazing. .

[@GuideChandonn]

A movie I've loved for years! This song always gets me in the 2nd verse: "Gather your children to your side... Tell them all they love will die... Tell them why..."

[@narinoamor]

This Film should be shown to every child. It would lead to a better world. Beautiful Song.

[@wingaard]

This says more to me about my childhood than Star Wars ever did ...

[@jkjerome1]

ha - nicely put. It takes me right back to the 70s for some reason too

[@thomasnisser843]

wingaard Star Wars is great. But more of a comic.

[@nathansmith9583]

This was great underrated film.But This and Star Wars are apples and oranges

[@madnbad1408]

May the Earth be with you...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@madnbad1408]

Ya DAMN RIGHT w >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@redmark19666]

Joan Baez had to top off this movie by singing "Rejoice in the Sun" the move made me cry and I love Huey, Dewey and Louie!

[@valoriebritton2047]

I saw this movie when it came out in theaters, I think I was 12, it has had a lifelong impact on my life like no other movie. I loved the robots and I cried also 💔

[@nelsonwalker7105]

Me too and it was so interesting that he named them huey dewey and louie after louie had already been lost. As freeman lowell said, something like , "and louie - who is no longer with us"

[@fredpearson5204]

@@nelsonwalker7105, al the while ignoring the fact that he killed one former crew mate and trapped/killed the other two to save his plants. A triumph of plants over people. Great Leftist/whack job stuff.

[@MarkFoster321789]

RIP Douglas Trumbull (1942-2022). A brilliant cinematic visionary and a true pioneer in groundbreaking VFX who made this beautiful film.

[@garyl6031]

I had this song played at my Fathers, Mothers and Mother in law's funeral. It will be played at at my funeral.

[@jacksson9391]

I think I want Ride My See Saw by the Moody Blues played at mine, with the narrative intro, of course

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Thank you. It's beautiful. Maybe I ought to do the same when things end.

[@richardscaggs5936]

😲😳 Now I'm crying for your funeral 😥😢💔😭

[@ickleshouse]

wow that is beautiful , i am getting older now and thought it would be nice to have it my passing....good for you

[@zappa099]

ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I EVER SAW !!!!!

[@MrFreakMeister]

Can't agree more

[@EmotionAlEwing]

@Reiner Maurer: Same to me!

[@Jaanukka]

I knew only this lyric line : tell them to harvest and rejoice in the sun. a perfect work of Art, the film, the actor, the phantasy and the almost out of the world Voice of Joan Baez. This Film Impressed me so much, though I saw him only twice on TV, a Film, that I can't forget ever, spheric telling of mankinds way😢 in the sun I am thankful for all Your telling Here, what this Film means to You, it Takes a huge Place in my Heart, this capsule running silent

[@deborahmccann8009]

ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS MOVIE WAS SO SAD. IT DID MAKE ME CRY THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT. A SHAME TO THINK WE MAY END UP LIKE THAT.

[@WakeRunSleep]

Why is that?

[@arohk1579]

shilohwillcome because as a race we tend to not care about each other. A day doesn't go by when you don't see or read a ton of hate, so why would we care about the planet.

[@HumanPhilosopherPatriot]

@@arohk1579 Generalizing an entire group of people or species is rather an ignorant thing to do. Theres still good, selfless people out there. Theres videos all over the internet showing humans helping and saving animal and other human life. I see people spreading love and positivity. You just gotta look at the right direction. All this is out there. Don't be like the media. Always looking at the negative things and always pessimistic. Look on the bright side.

[@arohk1579]

luigui 888 your right I don't mean to make it sound like I thought every human is bad. There is still lot's of good people around. I should have said those in power need to get it together. It's a proven fact that we learn to hate from other's, if you watch young kid's playing it doesn't matter where their from they just play. When I was in the army in the mid 80's I was told the Russians were the enemy, I'm sure they were told the same. Hate is still a big issue there is no doubt about that, maybe if we see it happening we should step in, holding those accountable is one way we can get this planet on track.

[@madnbad1408]

You think we may?? Unfortunately this scenario is 150 lumens brighter than OUR current path.. Merry Christmas Mrs. McCann……Sent today The Year Of Our Lord 2019 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@SirPaulMuaddib]

A powerful movie with a message. They rarely make these kinds of movies anymore.

[@ickleshouse]

best comment ive seen on this movie, so sadly true.

[@bel13agi]

One of the best Science Fiction movies from the 70s. I love the movie & the soundtrack.

[@beatrcecasseushonorat8810]

Bazelais casseus

[@ScottGammans]

bel13agi I would daresay one of the best science-fiction movies period, full stop.

[@spacedog100]

I watched this film when I was 11 or 12 on TV. I remember it very vividly. I was eating Cheerios when the last scene took place. Watching the little drone all by itself in space and knowing what it meant was too much for my innocent mind. I began sobbing very hard in my cereal. The song still brings back those memories. I'm sure that this movie was one reason I am very environmentally aware. I hope others saw this movie as a warning as much as I did.

[@zhoulijun6296]

Same here. Aged 11 in australia. In tears walking to school the next day. Still get tearful

[@littlereptilian7580]

F k the planet

[@JeffTY77450]

I’m sixty. This movie made a huge impression on me.

[@johnevans388]

73 here this and this movie was a significant event for my generation when it was released in the UK. Possibly one of the most under-rated sci-fi movies in history. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@JeffTY77450]

@@johnevans388, thanks for commenting.

[@thomasbernhardschwalke6478]

I saw it when I was 15! THIS FILM CHANGED MY LIFE! Like Soylent Green 😢😢😢

[@JeffTY77450]

@@thomasbernhardschwalke6478, thanks got commenting.

[@walkingreader]

I'm sixty now, and I agree. Saw this movie in the Cinerama theater off University in San Diego when I was in the first grade. We've lost plants, animals, fish, birds, we're poisoning ourselves and our environment, and so long as some one is profiting no one seems to care. 09/04/2024

[@jadenschmidt8112]

I'm 14 years old and cry at the end of this film, because it sends a so big message 😭

[@lospepe3983]

@DeathNote i love you both. spread this message living it

[@KungFuKing166]

There's hope for the future

[@madnbad1408]

You are 16 now Jaden?? The Year Of Our Lord 2019.. The burden has fallen on you>>Stand tall!Vote ! Live!! Change!!!!!!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

[@DavidLee-yu7yz]

I cry now just thinking about it.

[@riverc.820]

Saw it in the 70's as a kid on TV. I cried too.

[@Tieyme]

Schools should show this film as part of the curriculum.

[@Rustynutz69]

They did at the school I attended way back in 1976....I've loved the movie ever since...

[@prodigalson6166]

Agreed. Schools should also talk about the how the message of Silent Running is still significant today and why this is part of the reason so many parents and grandparents want smartphones out of school; it's not political it's about making real life connections. About a month ago, I saw a little girl sitting with her mother at a bus stop, they were on their phones and a butterfly sat on the little girl's shoulder unnoticed. It was heart breaking.

[@NotaHero911-f5y]

Cant have that between the far right Xtain assholes and MF trump.

[@NotaHero911-f5y]

​@@prodigalson6166then dont vote for Trump asshat.

[@pytlfamly]

Our 2-yr old daughter is like a forest, growing wild. May she grow to always appreciate and preserve the beauty of nature. Thanks for posting this.

[@hassanalihusseini1717]

Hope she does well now. And hope you showed her this film.

[@paulthompson8996]

Wonderful film - 39 dislikes, what is the matter with some people?

[@brianchilds9034]

I remember watching this when I was young on TV, when I was supposed to be asleep in bed, It was the first movie that made me cry, of course I didn't admit it at the time

[@lospepe3983]

same. but i think its good as its been and become. im gonna save this planet.

[@hitchhikergalaxy]

same here. made me cry and still does 35 years later ...

[@gwidukind723]

🤝🙌🏻

[@dirksteiner843]

same

[@johnfreeland9065]

Of course you didn't. Can you sleep well now? I hope so.

[@ickleshouse]

if you have not watched the movie...go and do so... Bruce Dern is a legend...

[@shirleypena4133]

This film is a MASTERPIECE, period. 👍👏🤩

[@prodigalson6166]

The message of Silent Running is still significant today and why this is part of the reason so many parents and grandparents want smartphones out of school; it's not political it's about making real life connections. About a month ago, I saw a little girl sitting with her mother at a bus stop, they were on their phones and a butterfly sat on the little girl's shoulder unnoticed. It was heart breaking. ✌🏽🪶🦅🕊🌲

[@m.jeanlorsbach6464]

This film was a prognosticator which has been ignored. Great song by Joan Baez too. The Earth is being killed in the name of greed and progress.

[@Fozzfreedommachine]

+M. Jean Lorsbach A truer word was never spoken.

[@michaelworse6034]

So true !

[@lelandframe1029]

I think this movie and the film "Saturn 3" are set in the same universe since in that movie Farrah Fawcett's character returns to a polluted, ruined Earth at the end.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

I got that feeling as a young teen watching the end of the movie and wondering "where in the world does this voice come from?". Ms.Baez lived her lyrics. It's been a foundation for my family. Thanks for your comment.

[@johnevans388]

An absolute classic. I remember the reaction to this being released in the UK and it lasted about a week, after that people moved on. I guess nothing much changes?

[@adriandenton6637]

Just watching this film for the first time. Seems like a big inspiration for Red Dwarf.

[@bishopaz]

i echo your sentiments exacty. i was about the same age. same response. even to this day.

[@captpicard6894]

I find this film very difficult to watch, because it’s so emotional, and has such a powerful message to say to everyone. Whenever I watch I always end up crying when this comes on because it’s such a beautiful song and Joan Baez’s voice is completely mesmerising, haunting, and has stunning emotional impact for me.

[@johnziegelbauer4999]

Rest in piece Douglas ..

[@StellaMoon60]

I cried for literal hours the first time I saw this, and the song still brings tears to my eyes. "Doomed in his innocence..." Damn.

[@noeyes6151]

Yeah this songs hardcore man😢

[@marmitefan1]

I watched this film when I was 5 years old in 1989, on VHS, and I loved this song so much I would rewind it over and over again. It made me cry every time I listened to it, but in a good way :) Bruce Dern's characters desperation and loneliness got to me too, and when a robot broke, I felt his sadness. Even back then in 1989, I could tell it was a low budget movie, but it was a good story and brilliant acting, which more than makes up for that

[@47antony]

this is one the most profoundly sad songs i have ever heard,but so beautiful at the same time..............

[@jamescox5297]

Wonderoussaw the movie when it came out crying as I left and it still brings me to tears, james

[@kfeltenberger]

One of the environmental movement's best movies. I saw this as a kid and Joan Baez's lyrics have haunted me ever since. I'm not a greenie by any stretch of the imagination, but I see the movie for the warning of what might come.

[@pagamenews]

There are a couple of things that really scare me in terms of mankind's ability to destroy itself. The first would be a lab created virus or other biological organism that would wipe us out. And the second is how agricultural businesses are engineering things like fruits and vegetables that have seeds that will not germinate and grow into new plants. I can imagine a day when they make GMO corn that somehow crosses with regular corn to the point where regular corn just won't grow into new corn. I might be imagining it, but tomatoes grown today just don't taste like they used to. I tried buying them from a number or roadside "stands" the past two summers and none of them had the same rich tomato taste they did from 15 years ago. Mankind is trying to play God now and it probably won't end well.

[@mechamudskipper]

@@pagamenews i think it won't matter much if they crossbreed. If the resulting offspring is fertile and produces more offspring, then it doesn't really matter. If the resulting offspring is infertile, then they can't really do much and just die out while the fertile crop reproduces. That's what i think, at least on paper.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

My feelings were the same. This song haunted me as a teen.

[@microbroadcast]

This song was also played at the opening sequence which is very different from this one here. It had a great visual opening with good cinematography and impressed me when I saw it.

[@Tieyme]

What are you talking about man. This is one of the few films I've seen in my life that has made me cry; and I was crying about a fucking robot! Masterpiece.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Oh man. I just adored the 3 robots.

[@fredpearson5204]

How did you feel about the fact that he also killed three fellow crew mates to save his forests? Hey, no loss, right?? I mean, after all, they're only people. Thankfully trees were saved (for droids to admire).

[@jims6450]

@@fredpearson5204 If only the dead crew mates remains could have been used to fertilize the plants and trees. Fried up in a flash. Oh well. Sucks to be them. Go Dewey, go Dewey, go Dewey, go Dewey!

[@timefortea1931]

@@fredpearson5204 They were the last plants of a dying earth. More important than some rednecks who cared about nothing but themselves, and probably were ten a penny on those space stations.

[@fredpearson5204]

@@timefortea1931, okay, just confirming you value plant life above human life. Got it.

[@swanseastew]

I remember watching this film as a kid and I cried my eyes out when he killed himself and the last robot. I could not have been more than 10 years old but I realised how vulnerable we and Earth was. What a powerful film with a soundtrack that could not be bettered.

[@leapsplashafrog]

Same for me, I recorded the theme on my tape recorder and it was the first music that really affected me :)

[@swanseastew]

Don't you start me off again lol

[@leapsplashafrog]

+sibeliandrift I think it's just that we all are in a way alone and even as a child I knew there was immense truth to this. Has anyone seen any other great Films by this director?

[@leapsplashafrog]

+sibeliandrift Wow, if a mans gonna make one film I couldn't think of a better masterpiece than this :)

[@cathyvickers9063]

Swanseastew Maybe you've forgotten, but he launched the dome into space, with the last robot programmed to care for the forest.

[@TheRasam]

I cried my eyes out watching this

[@DartsReviewChannel]

One of my most favourite films, watched it lots of times and thanks to this I learned of Joan Baez too :)

[@michaelworse6034]

Silent running and Time machine are unforgettable movies , especially if you watch them at a young age .

[@nazdapokmov4182]

I was at a concert of Joan Baez out in Forest Hills Queens New York back in the 60's. She was fantastic....but she out does herself with this rendition of this song. I do not recall any other artist who performed this song EVER!!! No one could begin to touch Joan's rendition.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

@@nazdapokmov4182 Thats great, yes its a great song sung very well :)

[@g7vak]

Holy shit! 1972, that's 42 years ago - I saw that on its release at a cinema that's now a block of flats. Brilliant movie

[@g7vak]

No, ABC Broad Green Croydon.

[@aftacomics5865]

47 years now in 2019.

[@CharlesWinchester-s1h]

I love her voice and the movie watching it now!!! Perfect performances!!!

[@Nucknuck58]

I saw the movie with my first girl friend, it was in 1978. I never forget it and the music. I am cryung.

[@ickleshouse]

get where you are coming from, the movie and soundtrack had an effect on many, myself included.

[@rebeccapendergraft9157]

My husband turned me on to this movie, and the songs. Now I weep at the true meaning for humanity. My husband sings this song when we travel, and if we are watching the sunrise or seeing children playing in the sun, he sings this, and how his singing embarrasses me, but I see things and people differently now. It is people not machinations that matter.

[@Coelacanth1938]

I used to know this guy from Scotland. He was the biggest and meanest SOB you can imagine. After my cat threw a litter, he used to visit us two or three times a week just to play with the kittens. It's okay to love the gentle things we share this world with. It makes our stay here worthwhile.

[@cubemissy]

RIP, Peter Schickele. You will be missed.

[@gaebelein]

I am as diametriically oppesed to Joan Baez as one could be. I am a ten year veteran of the US Army, a paratrooper, and firmly believe in the measured use of american power. This is the only damn song in the world that makes me cry.

[@testdummie8852]

Fabulous! Nobody sings like Joan Baez. The feeling, the voice, the vibrato. I've tried to sing along a hundred times - not a chance.

[@richardscaggs5936]

Are you a woman or a man trying to sing it . Make a lot of difference between man singing is very hard to do. a woman can do it better . Oh by the way I'm just a country boy I grew up on Folks songs Gospel, Blue Grass and Country music 🎵.

[@richardscaggs5936]

I love to hear what you sounds like . By singing this song . ❤️😭💔It is pretty emotional song . Maybe that why you couldn't do it you might be too emotional ? Am I right ? 🤔❤️

[@DDuna-kj9bf]

One of my favourite fims. I was in third grade, 1973, Mannheim BFV, and was in tears by the end of the movie.

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

Man I love that film.

[@petercurrer2224]

Once heard never forgotten and has a poetic resonance that will continue to echo while our civilization lasts.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Beautiful comment.

[@voicetube]

Actually… One of my favorite films of all time. This music certainly helped the experience.

[@nazdapokmov4182]

This movie is one of my all time favorites. I only have a handful of movies that I consider favorites...but this is definitely one.

[@superjody56]

Always liked this movie and this song even more. Fascinating! JJG

[@Boothby171]

Late 2019: Still getting goosebumps.

[@grahamsmith146]

2022 and the same.

[@chrissmith7669]

I was so unprepared for this movie when I first saw it back in the day. There was no online anything I had no idea what to expect but was blown away

[@Hero1117a]

Luv her music

[@burrowfields]

Saw this film in 1974 when I spent half a year in England, in Bray and Marlow on Thames. As a German I was not familiar with these double features and - not to believe - smoking was allowed ! The second film was American Graffiti. Both films impressed me very much and I couldn´t forget them. Right now I saw the end of Silent Running after many many years and it brought back a lot of memories. I loved this film - I still do.

[@mathiasdreke180]

When I saw this as a kid I can't stop crying for half an hour. The movie shows the true nature of human existence: Destruct whatever you can before someone gets it.

[@ickleshouse]

same here, totally lost it when the the got swept off the ship, then the next got hit.... the closing part tore my heart out as a young child. It did however out me on a path towards a life of animals, plants and true humanity...

[@stevew6138]

Uber cool movie from my childhood days. I still get a little misty eyed when I hear the title track.

[@xoio]

Such a beautiful harmonically rich piece of music... Lovely!

[@billthacet]

R.I.P. Peter Schickele (Composer) January 2024

[@Ronbo0124]

I was 13 when I saw this in the summer of 1972. Liked the special effects and the story, but it was this song that really got to me.

[@Vonstadt]

An Incredible Film not only for its time, but for all time. I saw it as a child and got to share it with my own daughter. Its still a favorite of hers!

[@michaelpielorz9283]

1.01the pefect explanation of lonelyness. and typical for the 70ties movies no cgI is able to bring you n that special mood to understand the movie.

[@angryveryoldman]

I love you Dewey .... you will allways be in my heart

[@martinlegg5808]

Great movie, great song. That bit right near then end when huey, dewie or louie (not sure which) turns round and looks at one of the ships always gets me big time.

[@ScottGammans]

Martin Legg I don’t think he was looking at anything, if you’re thinking about the very final scene in the movie when Dewey is tending to the forest in the only remaining dome, as the camera is pulling away, revealing how isolated and alone he will be, forever. That final scene gets me going every time, even almost 50 years later.

[@TheSlinq]

Silent running is my favourite film. Love it

[@rumpstatefiasco]

Her voice deeply, effortlessly cuts open the most thickly hardened heart as if she is gently parting the petals of a flower.

[@gregr6829]

One of the most astounding movies ever made about our place in the universe and the implications of our actions as a species. Way ahead of its time and a classic that needs to be seen by every generation.

[@greedyshark7624]

The most influential film of my youth.

[@gwidukind723]

Vor 40 Jahren schon bei dem Song weinend vorm Fernseher gesessen 🙏🏼😢

[@thomashellwig6131]

habe heute den song gehört und erinnerte mich an den film... auch mit pipi in den augen

[@enceladus3318]

I remember watching this movie very late at night for the first time. Perfect.

[@steplinn]

This song is beautiful, and carries an important message.

[@Methusela123]

23 thumbs down? Must be from the dead crew members on the Valley Forge! I grew up watching this on TV. I'm from 1972 myself........

[@vulcan2882]

I just watched this movie Silent Running tonight, it was pretty good. I also love the song.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Beautiful film. I cried as a teen listening to Joan's voice.

[@scott-qk8sm]

A real classic full of heart and meaning to this bittersweet existence

[@michaelwarmack4565]

A haunting song and movie that I never forget, not a commercial success, or even know, but it instilled a feeling in me as a young boy. Bruce Dern did a wonderful job as the anti hero- a great actor never really playing the big star, but a dominant force. Love this actor, love the three robots: Huey, duet, and Louis and love the music and message.

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

Just saw this movie for the first time... truly moving. Haunting. They don't let a man just sit with who he is and what he's done anymore. Everybody has to be a hero type now.

[@naomiperreira1809]

I really like this movie, and Joan Baez is one of the very best all time folk singers. My younger brother was lucky to hear her sing at Woodstock. I'm so envious of him.

[@bishopaz]

i applaud you. thanks for caring. our young people need to know this.

[@lylecameron1948]

I saw the movie back in '72 loved it then love it now at the drive-ins I was just a kid

[@juhakoivu589]

this just brings out the emotion for the film.

[@lawrencetuck4905]

watched this movie so many times ,yet still get a tears in my eyes at the end .a masterpeice

[@TAKENDIL]

Possibly the most sad song Ive ever heard. Brilliant.

[@gonestacmac]

I saw this movie at the "East 70 Drive in theater", in Denver. I've been a total sci-fi geek ever since.

[@nebojsasavic6262]

Ending really makes this movie worth a watch

[@rjkral]

ANYONE WANT TO START A SILENT RUNNING FAN CLUB? This movie is just TOO good, and those of us that love it, LOVE it. We're changed by it. I saw it when I was 8 or something and can't shake it from my mind. I'm now 41, and share it with my daughter. How we really must tend to our fields of children.

[@dennisandfreyasd631]

Wow! Nice to see that so many people liked this movie as much as I did. And so many also cried, as I did.

[@2253glen]

An old movie from my generation... The hooky message and fantastic song.... With the oil flooding my home, Gulf coast, it makes my cry all over again.

[@afurnessred3228]

This poignant film and its heartfelt message, coupled with the intro sung by Joan Baez never fails to grab me by the throat. Sentimental? Sure, but I'd rather be sentimental and show my love of humanity and nature than be a callous, indifferent arse hole - that's English for 'asshole'.

[@mungojerie8117]

It also makes me weep for humanity, Joans voice usually makes me cry anyway,but coupled with this story, It brings me to tears every time.

[@nathansmith9583]

Agree too.That's the problem with this and be humanity's undoing

[@MAGNUM2F]

Lovely song, nostalgic as hell. Saw this as a 10 yr old, took. Me another 6 yrs to aquire the soundtrack. Tears every time and i. On the wrong side of 50. Im a big star wars fan but this film remains one of the best...