What is the secret of Soylent Green?

Another sci-fi favorite of mine from the 70s.

A sad piece of IMDB Trivia: “When Thorn discovers that he is too late to stop Sol’s suicide, he begins to cry. According to a 1997 interview with Robert Osborne on Turner Classic Movies, Charlton Heston was really crying because he was so moved by Edward G. Robinson’s performance. Robinson knew he was dying from cancer and kept it from the cast and crew. He knew this would be his last film, and his death scene was the last scene he ever filmed. He died just ten days after shooting wrapped. “

This is my favorite space movie of all time! I never missed a rerun when I could find it. But now it is out on DVD so I can watch it anytime I want!

Silent Running from 1972

(Shocked that it isn’t Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica aren’t you.)

The story is about a man (Bruce Dern) who is a forester and is in charge of  taking care of Earth’s last remaining plant life with the help of his two robot friends Huey and Dewey.

Freeman Lowell and the Robots Planting Trees

The plant life is located in domes attached to the space ship Valley Forge. But when Earth sends a message to jettison the domes and come back home, Freeman can’t bring himself to let the last of Earth’s plants to be destroyed.

Valley Forge Ship

(*Spoiler*) The ending of the movie makes me sad every time I watch it. I never understood why he didn’t let the other robot stay with Dewey. I know he wasn’t working very well but still…

(I just realized that the movie is posted on youtube in parts.)