Saturn 3
"Some “thing” is wrong on Saturn 3"
Directors: Stanley Donen, who replaced John Barry
Writers: Martin Amis, John Barry
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel, Farrah Fawcett, Hector the Robot
Year: 1980
Runtime: 97 Minutes
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: DTS-HD 5.1, DTS-HD 2.0
Subtitles: English
Discs: 2 - 1Blu-ray, 1 DVD
Discs: 2 - 1Blu-ray, 1 DVD
Reversible Cover: Nope
Studio: Scream Factory
Region: A
Release Date: 12/03/13
Adam (Kirk Douglas) and Alex (Farrah Fawcett) are two scientists stationed deep beneath the barren surface of Saturn's third moon, Titan. They live together in idyllic isolation in a space-age Eden, seeking new forms of food for an exhausted planet Earth. Their perfect world is interrupted when Benson (Harvey Keitel) arrives as Saturn goes into eclipse and cuts off communication with the rest of the solar system. Aided by his 'helper robot' Hector, James reduces life to one single purpose…survival. The robot becomes violently unmanageable. For Adam and Alex, their only hope is to flee, but the homicidal robot stands in their way. Produced and directed by legendary filmmaker Stanley Donen (Singin’ In The Rain, Charade and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers), Saturn 3 is a pulse-pounding study in sci-fi suspense!
Of all the things I've heard about Saturn 3, none of them were good. Critics panned it upon its release, even today it's currently sitting at a wimpy 4.8 on the IMDB. It flopped pretty hard at the box office and was even nominated for a few Razzies during the very first ceremony. But, I don't know, maybe my years of seeking out and viewing terrible obscure trash horror films has given me a high movie pain tolerance, but I didn't find it to be all that bad. Sure, I wouldn't call it good, it's decent at best - the acting is pretty hokey, the script is subpar with a story that doesn't really go anywhere, but it's certainly not the laughable mess I was prepared for.
