Saturn 3

"Saturn 3" is a 1980 Science Fiction film starring Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett and Harvey Keitel. Direction is credited to Stanley Donen but the project was concieved by John Barry who was due to direct until a dispute with Douglas led to him being fired. The screenplay was by Martin Amis but the film was much changed in editing so it is not possible to say if the narrative incoherence that effects the film was a result of Amis' script.

Synopsis

The film opens on a gigantic space station in orbit around Saturn. Benson (Keitel) a pilot who has been judged mentally unstable kills a colleague in order to steal a ship and its cargo. The cargo is a prototype robot called Hector destined for a research base on Saturn's third moon. The base is manned by two crew, an ageing scientist Adam (Douglas) and his assistant and lover Alex (Fawcett) who are developing foodstuffs for the over-populated Earth. The arrival of Hector is designed to make the base automated and is received by Adam as a threat. Hector uses an organic brain that when activated learns through a 'brain to brain' link with Benson. Benson is appalled that Adam is allowed to keep Alex for himself and his desires become imprinted on Hector. The robot becomes psychotic attacking the humans.

Trivia

John Barry concieved of the project as a much more lavish vision of the future. The films producers I.T.C. intended the production to be a cash in on the sudden vogue of Science Fiction and Horror following the success of 'Alien'. Farrah Fawcett was also hoped to be a major draw for a teenage male audience and much of the films promotion was based around the revealing space suits she was due to wear in the film. Donen played down the exploitation elements resulting in a film that the producers struggled to market. The same company that produced 'Saturn 3' was also producing the megaflop "Raise the Titanic". As the other film went over schedule and budget the production of 'Saturn 3' was cut back .

 

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