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Bruce Dern stars as the caretaker of a greenhouse located on a group of space stations that are sent into orbit. The Earth has been stripped clean of foliage, and the greenhouse contains the last remaining greenery from the planet. Dern's staff includes three human beings and a trio of endearing robots named Huey, Dewey, and Louie. When word arrives, from the powers that be, that the greenhouse is to be destroyed (the space station is more valuable to man when hauling cargo and not "preserving the ecology of the universe"), Dern decides to ignore the order. He also decides to go it alone, "circle the wagons" with his robots, and fend off all outside attempts to eliminate his ecological paradise. Special-effects maven Douglas Trumbull directs, Michael Cimino was one of the screenwriters, and Peter "PDQ Bach" Schickele wrote the musical score. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

  • Release date:March 10, 1972

Cast

Bruce Dern
as Lowell
Cliff Potts
as Wolf
Ron Rifkin
as Barker
Jesse Vint
as Keenan
Mark Persons
as Drone

Crew

Douglas Trumbull
Director
Douglas Trumbull
Producer
Michael Gruskoff
Producer
Deric Washburn
Screenwriter
Steven Bochco
Screenwriter
Michael Cimino
Screenwriter
Charles Wheeler
Cinematographer
Peter Schickele
Composer (Music Score)
Peter Schickele
Songwriter
Diane Lampert
Songwriter
Aaron Stell
Editor
Marty Hornstein
Associate Producer
Frank Lombardo
Set Designer
Richard Portman
Sound/Sound Designer
John Dykstra
Special Effects
Marlin Jones
Special Effects
James Rugg
Special Effects
Vernon Archer
Special Effects
Richard Helmer
Special Effects
Douglas Trumbull
Special Effects
Richard Yuricich
Special Effects
Dick Dawson
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