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Director:
Stanley Donen
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Writers:
Martin Amis (writer)
John Barry (story)
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Release Date:
15 February 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
Trapped between unnatural love and inhuman desire more
Plot:
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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Awards:
3 nominations more
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(12 articles)
Hardware (Review)
 (From SoundOnSight. 9 November 2009, 12:41 AM, PST)

Two Military Robots That Rival the Creepiest Sci-Fi Creatures
 (From Fast Company. 1 October 2009, 11:30 AM, PDT)

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A little dated but nonetheless very well done... more (68 total)

Cast

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Farrah Fawcett ... Alex

Kirk Douglas ... Adam

Harvey Keitel ... Benson
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Additional Details

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)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Harvey Keitel's voice was dubbed by Roy Dotrice. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Kirk Douglas' character picks up one of the "Blue Dreamer" pills off of the dresser in the bedroom, a crew member can be seen moving in the lower corner of the same mirror in which we see Kirk's reflection. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Announcement: Captain James, your presence on pad 73, immediate, urgent.
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26 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
A little dated but nonetheless very well done..., 30 December 2004
7/10
Author: Bart from Midwest

I first watched Saturn 3 with my father when I was about 12 years old and I remembered liking it and being creeped out by it as a kid. So I revisited the film again last night. Even though it has been over 15 years since I first saw this film, I still really enjoyed it. I was very surprised to see so many negative comments here on IMDb. All in all, the film is a little dated, but it still contains some very striking visuals and original ideas. The sets used for this film were extremely well detailed and thought out, as were the costumes and props. "Hector" is perhaps one of the coolest looking cyborg/robot characters ever conceived. The scene where he is first "booted up" and filled with "cyber-blood" is just vivid and stunning. After watching this film, it was also *quite* obvious that this movie influenced some of the more modern science fiction masterpieces like Robocop, the (1st) Matrix and James Cameron's Aliens. Several of the reviews harshly criticized the acting and the story, but I however found no problems in this department. Nowadays we seldom see good films with a small cast and a simple story. Not every movie has to be as advanced and as complex as films like Minority Report. And I am sorry, but Mark Hamill and Keanu Reeves can't hold a candle to Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel when it comes to acting. I think people are trying to compare this film to all the super budget modern sci-fi movies. Or perhaps this movie is regarded as "crap" by many because they think Star Wars is the end all, be all sci-fi movie of all time, which in my opinion, Star Wars is MUCH more cheesy and way too light-hearted to take seriously. If you like serious, dark sci-fi flicks, be sure to check this one out. Don't listen to all those Star Wars nerds who crap on this film. Judge it for yourself. 7/10

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