Joan Baez 'Silent Running' - Silent Running

[@jyakumakudoujin]

懐かしくて胸が締め付けられます。中学生の時深夜放送で観て、翌日友達と夢中になって話しました。大好きで切なくて、後の「天空の城ラピュタ」や「ウォーリー」はすぐコレだと分りました。やっぱりコレが偉大です

[@freaky5735]

😢Never forgot this Movie...and still cry...WHEN I listen the Songs😢

[@badger6598]

So do I....

[@christiane.g.4142]

so many 50-somethings walking around (like me) who saw this in the theatres in 1972 as 7 and 8-year-olds and never got over it. if this movie doesn't grip you, you can never understand us

[@darrenmitchell6505]

YES I AGREE

[@badger6598]

Agreed!!!

[@matthewdavies2057]

Agreed. You had to be alive back then to understand.

[@shuttlebug468]

Saw it in 1980s as a kid on tv.. then 1000s of times on vhs .. it never let go.. from time to time, this exact scene.. grounds me like no other

[@karylhogan5758]

This movie touched me in a way no other film did. As I child I watched it mesmerized.. Now am old,pottering around my house and garden alone but not alone too.. The music and film ,kind of play on in my head.

[@kristallperle]

Habe diesen film durch meinen 1. Freund ende der 80ziger kennengelernt und lange nach dem lied gesucht..ich liebe es auch den film

[@ICLAIMTHISNAME]

no german allowed

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Always thought this was a seriously underrated movie.

[@christiane.g.4142]

saw this in the theatre in '72 in Pico Rivera Ca. as an 8-year-old and, like so many other 7 and 8 year olds, was deeply touched by this movie. Now we're all almost 60 and let's all be honest, we never really got over this movie

[@karylhogan5758]

Agree and correct 🇮🇪🧐👍🏻

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

5 years later, I would meet the first woman I fell in love with. I hear this song and think of her. You were gone far too soon, Beth.

[@Sparky1002]

Im 62 years old and have loved music ever since I could remember listening to it, and I tell you I have never heard a voice as pure in its measure as that belonging to this woman.

[@fredlast4547]

A beautiful film complimented by an equally beautiful soundtrack.

[@Nucknuck58]

I saw this movie with my first girl friend in 1978, I never forget the music and my girl friend.

[@bertrackmunisz1684]

I saw this film during the summer holidays of 1974 and I was deeply moved. For me this film was, is and remains one of the best SF films.

[@videostarish]

My best film of all time!!..bar none! Bruce Dern is an excellent actor!

[@johnrenz6410]

I am 55 years old and still dream about my younger days.

[@starmnsixty1209]

So do we all, I think, John, if we'll admit it.

[@NuntiusLegis]

I am also 55 and have the feeling my zenith is yet to come.

[@karylhogan5758]

Same… am 63 .. can’t believe it

[@starmnsixty1209]

This is the movie Bruce Dern will be remembered for, people.

[@matthewdavies2057]

I ran into his daughter years ago. A very warm hearted gal.

[@taritaserramo7797]

So heart breaking...so important for now

[@racookster]

I like Joan's contribution to the film. The organic quality of the music (not to mention the dome interiors) contrasts nicely with the hard-edged design of the ship and hardware. I love ironic contrasts like that. It works for me. It's powerful.

[@Suleclo]

I love this movie. So many people have missed seing it, and it is so relevant, and poignant, and beautiful. My dad made me a copy on an old VHS tape that I treasured.

[@halvaman3]

this song is passionate and beautiful. I could easily fall in love when this song is playing. Women such as joan B, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell have been so underated through the years, why?

[@hommahieno]

So beautiful - both the song and the movie.

[@darthbuzz1]

Still my favorite film. No other can bring a tear to my eye like Silent Running.

[@purplefurball]

beautiful song by Joan Baez fabulous film with Bruce Dern, and a message that no one will heed alas

[@bjornherrmann8075]

I love that Movie 💯💖

[@peterjurgenwehmann554]

one of my favorites - remembers how sensible the world is, we are living in! It's so - wonderful and precious!!

[@1blessedbrotha]

i love this song, first heard it so long ago,still love it now.

[@johnziegelbauer4999]

Rest in piece Douglas ...

[@starmnsixty1209]

Nice of you to mention Douglas, John. Many don't realize he's gone yet, I'm sure 😥

[@jatras]

Yup, I love youtube. You think of a song you want to hear and seearch and here it is. A haunting song from a wonderful movie. Thanks for posting.

[@paulconnors2078]

What a beautiful voice and memories of my first year out of high school (Class of 1971).

[@nelsonwalker7105]

I love this song and this film - thanks so much for posting this :)

[@Griffin24712978]

you cant watch this flim without thinking ohps we are buggered. i to watched and cryed as a child still brings lump to throat at aged 47 revolutions around the sun.

[@naomiperreira1809]

AFTER ALL of these years I still love this Sci Fi movie with Bruce Dern, and of course Joan Baez is an awesome and extremely talented singer that was also a perfect choice to have sing the 2 songs for this movie's theme too. Also, with what's going on now in the world in late 2022 here's hoping and praying that the world leaders will wake up before it's to late and our world might just become close to what's happening in this movie within the near future for real ✌️❤️🙏

[@petermundorfer2639]

Wonderfully made movie with a mixture of great music

[@hugotreibsand4528]

Best Film ...best Music - THX

[@richardawrhodes6965]

I only know this is the most beautiful songs in my world

[@michaelneuwirth3414]

There are works of art that are worth watching or listening to over and over again because what they tell us is eternal and true. This film and Joan Baez's song are among them! Es gibt Kunstwerke, die es sich lohnen immer und immer wieder betrachtet oder gehört zu werden, weil das, was sie uns sagen, ewig und wahr ist. Dieser Film und Joan Baezs Lied gehören dazu!

[@alucard624]

Great movie, and a great song as well.

[@NorahIK]

Oh god finally i found it!!! used to watch it when i was little, can't remember the name or anything but the gardens and the tiny robots.

[@wiganrugby]

My fave film of all time. Feckin classic.

[@Steve48a]

Seen this a few times over the years. A brilliant movie and we should take note as it's a warning to us all.

[@scottsterling7481]

I first this movie back in the 70's when I was in high school....... and then again a few years ago at a special showing of it at the Eden Project facilities in Cornwall, England (edenproject.com). No better location for a showing of this movie than at the Eden Project (check it out). This movie never fails to move you.......

[@pameladraper701]

Saw silent running as a B movie to another un-memorable movie in the 70,s. Never forgot this one though. Full of questions...........i hope we have the answers too !

[@dearmalika]

Great film!

[@bennyhilla2558]

that film is just perfect. and the songs..... OMG. maybe in the future they will have trees on mars, or somewhere else...

[@stefanaretz8136]

This movie influenced me more than any other. ever did.. i became a gardener and never regretted it

[@markkeneson6806]

In a spaceship?😜

[@stefanaretz8136]

@@markkeneson6806 On spaceship "Earth"

[@stefanaretz8136]

@@markkeneson6806 Unfortunately I went never to space, but if there was need of a spacegardener , I'd be the first to sign the contract. Till this i stay on earth as a gardener

[@SirPaulMuaddib]

It has been a long time since seeing this movie. I had forgotten that the title was referring to the tears he would cry at what was being lost. The last forest mankind would ever see.

[@trabvertrabajosverticalesv1329]

Que peliculón, la vi de pequeño. Ufff 👍💪

[@hilmiep]

one of my favorite songs in a movie:-)

[@johnfreeland9065]

Silent Running rules! Period.

[@madnbad1408]

I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully DEFEND from waste the natural resources of MY country-Its soil and minerals its forests, waters and wildlife.... Conservation Pledge >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@manjacovus5342]

The score was by Peter Schickele, of PDQ Bach fame. Lyrics by Diane Lampert.

[@halvaman3]

As a species we seem to have 'stepped out' of nature and learned to act upon it. This is represented by our wearing of clothes. Unlike the rest of the animal kingdom which are still in nature and bound by it. Although we are seperated from nature it is the platform we stand upon. It is very difficult for us to change and who says what we need to change to save ourselves? oh and thank you Joan for your the beauty of your soul.

[@mikep1992]

I remember staying up very late on a Saturday night as a child and watching this movie on KFMB Channel 8 from San Diego with my older brother - maybe in about 1974. It didn't end till about 1:30 in morning. Great soundtrack. Especially the scene when Bruce Dern is trying to repair the drone that he hit with dune buggy.

[@ghostmanlostsoul]

Joans singing is heart warming, yes it dates the film but in a charming way. I would not have done it any different.

[@PeterPan-nn7kg]

Ja, ein wunderschöner Song von Joan Baez...

[@billstoneking7293]

smmooke s

[@madnbad1408]

Dear Mr. Peter Pan would you be kind enough to translate Ja, ein wunderschöner for me. Thank You and Happy Holidays ..>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@ReggiePostlethwaite]

@@madnbad1408 He said "Yes, a beautiful song by Joan Baez..."

[@ICLAIMTHISNAME]

I love that quote. Especially the "I know you've seen it" part.

[@Methusela123]

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

[@madnbad1408]

FUCK those 7 thumbs down! Pull your thumbs out of your assholes motherfuckers>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@towringer]

Wonderful movie and music. When I hear those finger cymbals, I think of the song "Lady" by Styx.

[@ElisabethHunt]

thanks so much for putting this up. I saw this film when it came out, and it still has a huge effect on me. the music is great.

[@MrLatinmuscl]

The 'death' was an accident as a result of Lowell trying to 'save' that one forest. The others would not listen to him and his devotion to the forests made him 'temporarily' insane with the desire to 'protect'. That is part of the forestry's pledge. While I also don't condone what he did I can understand it and appreciate it and probably do the same in his shoes with the same situation. The lone dome floating away in space with the 'last' forest from the earth in it. That's a powerful statement

[@HailAnts]

No. Temporary or not he was a psychotic murderer. In the end it's one of the reasons he kills himself..

[@HailAnts]

@Planet Pop Videos - I think he had an excuse for their deaths. He told the earth station that the 'storm' he went thru, the one that destroyed Louie, caused the pods to eject, and they believed him. Either way, no, he murdered his crew mates in cold blood. With prejudice because they weren't tree huggers. Completely unjustified first degree homicide. He deserved life in prison or death.

[@HailAnts]

@Planet Pop Videos - Yeah, and the fact that in his mind it was war is what makes him psychotic. I don't care if it's a hypothetical future, trees are never worth more than human life..

[@starmnsixty1209]

​@Planet Pop VideosLowell knew also that with the Valley Forge destroyed, and himself deceased, there was no reason for the other ships to stay. Otherwise they would just as likely have destroyed the forest dome had they found it. And yes, his death was an attempt at atonement for the killings as much as he could ever do so.

[@matthewdavies2057]

Or, for the one forest to escape the senses on the pursuing ships had to be temporarily blinded. To do that he had to push the button in person himself. The fact that he was a multiple murderer contributed to his decision. He could never go home to the machine world Earth had become. He had to face his punishment. If it saved Earth's wildlife so much the better. Boom.

[@ynotD]

One great movie! This takes me [and my brother] way back!!! That habitat ship held what was left of Earth's ecosystem. Isn't that right bro?

[@johnrenz6410]

Well said brother.

[@vinnysandhu1137]

Beautiful song reminds me so much of my estranged wife Chrissy...x

[@rjkral]

ANYONE want to help start a SILENT RUNNING FAN CLUB? This film is just TOO good. Imagine if we had enough members and could gather a crowd in LA and screen it on a big screen in a theater, and invite Douglas Trumbal, Dern etc..! heck we'd have a great time even if we couldn't get the celebs from the film but you never know. Send me a message if you're interested.

[@christiane.g.4142]

Isn't it finally time for the inevitable remake of this? And couldn't Matt McCoughnahey play the new Freeman Lowell?

[@DonaldGullett-n2w]

This movie is a timeless classic by Douglas Trumbull. Right up there with another that people should check out that he made called Brainstorm. Two great forgotten classics. 😊

[@GAVINHUGHESROWLANDS]

keep posting this quality,iclaimthisname

[@TomthatiscalledTom]

I always thought this was a response to 2001: A Space Odyssey, released four years earlier. Instead of the cold and obedient David Bowman, the idealistic and emotional Freeman Lowell rebels and instead of destroying Hal 9000, tries to 'humanise' the astrodroids. Likewise the alternative 'stargate' through Saturn's rings 'reveals' nothing, no aliens, no monoliths. Humankind, as represented by Lowell must be its own saviour, the only redemption comes by keeping the plants and animals alive

[@ZollOfTokarga]

It was a rebuttal to 2001. At least according to Doug Trumball.

[@madnbad1408]

Leaving a robot to take care of the last of earths forests ,because MAN has decimated all that was good is such a great story.

[@真也福田]

素敵な曲ですね……ロボットが可愛かったなぁ〜😊

[@SS08947]

I like the conservation pledge on the wall...it is a shame we as mankind do not abide by it.

[@colinclay5686]

Im up 4 that. This film is a classic.... Am I 4 yrs too late?

[@christiane.g.4142]

if ever they remake this most special of cult classics, they have few actors who could possibly do justice to Bruce Dern's unforgettable performance: matt McCoughnahey most notably, or clayne crawford, but one thing MUST NOT CHANGE! This memorable score. Even if we must blow the dust of decades off the old soundtrack, this ever beautiful musical score must NOT be disrespected

[@Dragonblaster1]

I love the unconventional chord sequence in this song.

[@pizzaeater1979]

Yes a very good film but sadly did not get the recognition it deserved. Not enough lazer guns and explosions for it to get noted! I saw it when I was about 5 and i always remmember the lonely little robot at the end with the watering can while Joan Baez sings in the back ground. It was only in my teens did I understand why Bruce Dern blew up the remaining space craft to preseve the final forest. Brilliant film. Fantastic story too.

[@burkhardkucklick5740]

see this movie 1972 in Berlin.

[@arthurapplegate5513]

Sure seems it would be interesting in the current environment, love to!

[@WC3POchannel10A]

One of my all-time favorite films. As a child and teen I thought by the time I am Freeman Lowell's age, we will have not gone the way of the film. We will do better. We will not destroy God's creation. Now, I am bitter, very bitter. I came back from the white powdered glass beaches and blue green water of Destin, Florida last month. Truly beautiful. What's it going to be like now?! Hideous blobs of tar bespoiling and bespotting the water and sand?! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@WC3POchannel10A]

@Planet Pop Videos What to change?

[@angelosdaughterc5223]

Freeman Lowell seemed the only one who took his mission seriously. The other men behaved like frat boys. In the end he imposed out of his guilt for killing the others, the supreme penalty on himself and paid with his life after ensuring as well as he could that the last extant forest would survive him. His debt was as paid as it could be. As I said, he was the only one who realized the seriousness of his mission.

[@Sonnabend00]

His mission does not excuse or mitigate the fact he committed three cold blooded murders. No tree anywhere is worth a human life, and his extremism blinded him to his own zealotry. This film can be summed up as :tree hugger commits murder for Mother Gaia...which is a corollary for the greenies and their idiocy.

[@madnbad1408]

Thank You for your comment.. I love this movie. I care about our planet. And now I am indebted to you . Your WORDS speak true...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@templerman1]

Really? No tree is worth the life of say, a Joseph Stalin, an Adolph Hitler. Then there Unit 731, of the Imperial Japanese Army. They conducted biological and chemical warfare research. Even more horrifying bacteriological experimenrs involving the vivisection of conscious prisoners all overseen and controled by General Shiro Ishii, of the Japanese Imperial Army. In short they were weaponizing enough toxins, to put the whole of the humanity in the grave many times over.Compared to three characters who were not worthy of the air they were breathing and the last remaining samples of Earth's ecosystem. I'd space them in a heartbeat. And so would you if the fate of humanity and the earth were on the line, and if you were really honest with yourself you would admit it to yourself.

[@starmnsixty1209]

@@Sonnabend00 they did not seem like much of a loss, frankly.

[@runager]

Denmark - Europe calling. I am in. Where do I sign up for the fanclub - of the best Scifi-film ever? It has a relevance and a poetic beauty unsurpassable! Regards: Martin

[@thenowuk]

Great film-The recent film 'Moon' tried to recapture this but didn't come close

[@johnrenz6410]

Hey Janette the name of the movie is silent running ,it was made in 1976,

[@starmnsixty1209]

Made actually 1971, released 1972.

[@perrin6]

People who take psychedelics when they are amongst nature often have an epiphany about the immense beauty that our planet has. Maybe it should be on the school curriculum as one of the many policies we need to prevent the near total loss that is coming. This maybe the most beautiful planet in the galaxy of a hundred billion solar systems, we just don't yet know how rare it is.

[@madnbad1408]

I STATE MY PLEDGE AS A HUMAN TO SAVE AND FAITHFULLY DEFEND FROM WASTE AND NEGLECT AND IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS THE NATURAL RECOURCES OF MY PLANET - ITS SOIL, MINERALS, ITS FORESTS ,WATERS AND WILDLIFE... FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@pia7063]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@KevinTKeith]

Composed (along with the other theme song, and the rest of the soundtrack) by Peter Schickele, a respected classical composer, better known for his comedy musical parodies under the name "PDQ Bach".

[@racookster]

Why remake perfection?

[@madnbad1408]

Not remake. Maybe a continuation ?

[@christiane.g.4142]

because it's time. This cult classic must be honored with a remake and an actor who could do justice to Bruce Dern's unforgettable performance

[@christiane.g.4142]

and who COULD do justice to Bruce Dern's unforgettable performance? Matt Damon? Ben Affleck? Clayne Crawford???

[@philipg52]

Beautiful.Now watch Soylent Green.The sequence in which Sol goes home!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ICLAIMTHISNAME]

Yeah it wasn't very readable so I added it in.

[@kalenden1]

♥♥♥

[@matthewdavies2057]

Why is the soundtrack CD well over $100 and not out on the torrent sites either!!

[@whispererofshadows2501]

🖤☯️🖤

[@simoncarlile4961]

When Bruce Seen is bad, he's a nasty piece of work,but when he's good he's at his best.Also Doug Trumbull's ground breaking effects,re used for Battlestar Galactica.

[@walter0bz]

it's a misanthropic film; and its message becomes more relevant as each day passes

[@ふーふー-o5x]

日本のアニメ、ジブリの天空の城ラピュタのラストシーンは、このエンディングから影響を受けたと言われています。

[@robertmark341]

Remake? Why not release the film to the big screen?

[@gumballrally427]

Take care of the forest ...

[@brianswan3559]

Truly great sci-fi movie with a powerful narrative, just a little too sad for me.

[@loseyourwings]

look at what mankind saves without it we would of died we can program machines to keep life going without the need for humans we cant survive without it it can survive without us

[@hyrcaniansh]

I began to lose respect for Ben Bova when he panned this movie in a review. From the comments he made, I got the impression he didn't really watch the film.

[@Sonnabend00]

I can say with certainty that I would not do the same in his shoes. Nothing condones murder. Solving an issue like this has other paths, none of which lead to violence.

[@vindicator2011]

Perhaps a re-make might be in order...to appeal to a new age?