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Saturn 3
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Martin Amis (writer)
John Barry (story)
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Release Date:
15 February 1980 (USA) more
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Trapped between unnatural love and inhuman desire more
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Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid fields of Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive... more | add synopsis
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Uneven but fairly enjoyable sci fi horror. more (68 total)

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Farrah Fawcett ... Alex

Kirk Douglas ... Adam

Harvey Keitel ... Benson
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Also Known As:
Saturn City (USA)
Saturn Three (Philippines: English title)
The Helper (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
88 min | 103 min (uncut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

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Colin Chilvers modeled "Hector" on a drawing by 'Leonardo da Vinci'. more
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Continuity: Benson strikes Adam on the head with a lamp. It leaves a bloody gash that comes and goes during the ensuing chase scene. more
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Announcement: Captain James, your presence on pad 73, immediate, urgent.
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Uneven but fairly enjoyable sci fi horror., 3 January 2003
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

There's no point whining about what 'Saturn 3' COULD have been with a script by Martin Amis, direction by Stanley Donen ('Bedazzled'), and the star power of Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. It is what it is, and that is, despite the impressive production values, basically a throw back to a fifties b-grade monster movie. Hector is still one of the scariest movie robots of all time, even if the idea of a sex-crazed machine is a trifle ludicrous and reminiscent of all those horny BEMs on pulp magazine covers and silly flicks like 'The Brain From Planet Arous'. Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas ('Spartacus') must have been in his early 60s when this was made but still exudes charisma and virility. 1970s sex symbol Farrah Fawcett ('Logan's Run') is less convincing as his love interest and is, let's face it, little more than eye candy. Keitel must have been wondering just how he ended up in this silliness so soon after his excellent work in 'Blue Collar' and 'Fingers', but he is creepy enough, though apparently dubbed. I also got a kick out of the very brief cameo by Ed Bishop, star of 1970s cult classic SF series 'UFO'. All in all, an unambitious but generally effective thriller, which has a few dull spots but enough scares to make it some cheesy fun. Just don't expect too much and you will enjoy it all the more.

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