Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid fields of Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot robot.
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| Farrah Fawcett | ... | Alex | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Adam | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Benson | |
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Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid fields of Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight-foot robot. Remember, in space, no one can hear you scream. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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killer robot | female frontal nudity | camp | space ship | malfunctioning android |Taglines:
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Announcement: Captain James, your presence on pad 73, immediate, urgent.
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This was Farrah Fawcett's first movie after her divorce from Lee Majors, and her first movie where she wasn't billed as "Farrah Fawcett-Majors". See more »Goofs
When Benson gets his hand cut off by Hector, for a brief moment you can see his hand still attached when he is dropped by the robot. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Announcement: Captain James, your presence on pad 73, immediate, urgent.
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A scene of Adam and Alex taking a recreational blues pill was cut from the original UK cinema version in order for the film to receive an 'A' (PG) certificate. The scene was restored for the later 15-rated video version. See more »
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15 February 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKEdit
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GBP10,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$9,000,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam (Kirk Douglas) and the scientist Alex (Farrah Fawcett), who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally.
Meanwhile, the psychotic Captain Benson (Harvey Keitel) fails the mental test required to travel to Saturn 3 and kills his replacement, Captain James, taking his place in the mission of assembling and programming the Demi-God series robot Hector to replace one of the scientists in Saturn 3.
On the arrival, the mentally disturbed Captain Benson becomes sexually obsessed for Alex. Then he uses an interface to link his brain to program Hector, but incapable to control his emotions, he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.
"Saturn 3" is an underrated sci-fi cult from the 80's with a dark story that has not aged. The plot is very simple but creepy and the cast is very well selected: Kirk Douglas very mature but still handsome, convincing that Major Adam is capable to seduce Alex. The underrated actress Farrah Fawcett in the top of her beauty and showing parts of her body, seducing not only the psychopath Captain Benson but ( I believe) most of the male viewers. And Harvey Keitel is perfect as a mentally unstable man with sex drive on Alex. The non-commercial conclusion is also excellent and perfect for the story. My vote is seven.
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