The Secret Life of Plants (1978)

Documents the pain and joy plants experience and how they communicate it. Soundtrack by Stevie Wonder.

Director:

Walon Green

Writers:

Christopher Bird (based on the book), Peter Tompkins (based on the book)

Stars:

Ruby Crystal, John Ashley Hamilton, Eartha Robinson

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ruby Crystal	...	Self (voice)
John Ashley Hamilton	...	Self (as John Ashley Hamilton)
Eartha Robinson	...	Black Orchid
Peter Tompkins	...	Self (voice)
Elizabeth Vreeland	...	Self (voice)

Storyline

Documents the pain and joy plants experience and how they communicate it. Soundtrack by Stevie Wonder.

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Plot Keywords:

educational | botany | sentience | dogon | science | 

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Taglines:

An incredible world of beauty and terror with a haunting music score by Stevie Wonder.

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Genres:

Documentary | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Adagio in G
By Tomaso Albinoni
Vogue Records

User Reviews

Where'd it go?

I saw this Paramount flick quite a few times, back when I was a projectionist just out of high school at the local art movie house, (this was circa 1982). I remember it being a mixture of dry documentary stuff and wonderful musical bits. Of the docu part I remember a scene where they hook a plant up to electrodes and measure it's sensitivity while they chop a head of lettuce in front of it (the plant freaks out on the machine's readout). I also remember a cool time lapse sequence with flowers blooming while they play "Here Come's The Sun". And the bits with Stevie Wonder wondering through a field of flowers was cool (and comical, as there was nothing for him to bump into). I've searched for years for this on video but I'm sure it's held up in musical right's limbo (that and the fact that no one's ever heard of it).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

French English

Release Date:

13 December 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

La vida secreta de las plantas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Infinite Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1