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Saturn 3 (C+)

STARS...
Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, Harvey Keitel, Ed Bishop, and Douglas Lambert.

PLOT SUMMARY...
A guy from Earth and his robot arrive on Saturn's third moon to help chemists there speed up their experimental food research.

QUICK SCAN...
SATURN 3 could be compared to "The Terminator". Kirk Douglas brings energy and vitality to his lead role. The robot in this film is fairly impressive. A scene, near the end of the film, where Douglas battles the robot is a movie highlight.

DIRECTOR: Stanley Donen
YEAR & RATING: 1980 (R)

BEST BETS:

The Final Countdown
The Terminator
Terminator 2
SYNOPSIS...
In the future, chemists work at an underground base on Saturn's third moon, developing new food sources for Earth. An astronaut arrives to help them.

His help is in the form of a large and powerful robot, which he can control directly with his own brain if he wishes to. Soon the visiting astronaut, and his robot indirectly, develop the hots for a beautiful food chemist.

A male researcher kills the evil astronaut, then he destroys the evil robot, himself dying in the process. The female researcher escapes, traveling on a luxurious space liner to her new life.

Review:

Producer/Director Stanley Donen's SATURN 3 is a pretty good, if not memorable, Sci-Fi tale.

Kirk Douglas, ("Spartacus", "Tough Guys"), who was approaching sixty when he made this film, displays his customary energy and vitality. He has good chemistry with co-star Farrah Fawcett and gives an even, well modulated performance under Donen's confident Direction.

Farrah Fawcett, ("Charlie's Angels"), who later became a decent actress, is mostly required to display youthful attractiveness, which she does nicely. Fans will appreciate a brief glimpse at one small, but pert breast.

The Screenplay, by Martin Amis, (Story by John Barry), has a fair amount of flat dialogue. Harvey Keitel, ("Pulp Fiction"), recently arrived at the moon base, comes on to Farrah Fawcett with the lines, "You have a beautiful body. May I use it?"

The robot in this film is rather good. Why it would need blood-like fluid in its tubes is not adequately explained, but it's still a memorable screen robot, almost in the same league as the "Terminator" robot, after its skin is removed. My favorite scene is the robot's construction, by Keitel, from individual modules.

The Music here is the familiar, upbeat, heroic stuff. Elmer Bernstein gets credit, if that's the word, for the generic score.

SATURN 3 will be fairly watchable for most Sci-Fi fans. Fawcett and Douglas fans will enjoy this one.

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Saturn 3 (C+)
	STARS... Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, Harvey Keitel, Ed Bishop, and Douglas Lambert. PLOT SUMMARY... A guy from Earth and his robot arrive on Saturn's third moon to help chemists there speed up their experimental food research. QUICK SCAN... SATURN 3 could be compared to "The Terminator". Kirk Douglas brings energy and vitality to his lead role. The robot in this film is fairly impressive. A scene, near the end of the film, where Douglas battles the robot is a movie highlight.
DIRECTOR: Stanley Donen YEAR & RATING: 1980 (R) BEST BETS: The Final Countdown The Terminator Terminator 2	SYNOPSIS... In the future, chemists work at an underground base on Saturn's third moon, developing new food sources for Earth. An astronaut arrives to help them. His help is in the form of a large and powerful robot, which he can control directly with his own brain if he wishes to. Soon the visiting astronaut, and his robot indirectly, develop the hots for a beautiful food chemist. A male researcher kills the evil astronaut, then he destroys the evil robot, himself dying in the process. The female researcher escapes, traveling on a luxurious space liner to her new life.
Review: Producer/Director Stanley Donen's SATURN 3 is a pretty good, if not memorable, Sci-Fi tale. Kirk Douglas, ("Spartacus", "Tough Guys"), who was approaching sixty when he made this film, displays his customary energy and vitality. He has good chemistry with co-star Farrah Fawcett and gives an even, well modulated performance under Donen's confident Direction. Farrah Fawcett, ("Charlie's Angels"), who later became a decent actress, is mostly required to display youthful attractiveness, which she does nicely. Fans will appreciate a brief glimpse at one small, but pert breast. The Screenplay, by Martin Amis, (Story by John Barry), has a fair amount of flat dialogue. Harvey Keitel, ("Pulp Fiction"), recently arrived at the moon base, comes on to Farrah Fawcett with the lines, "You have a beautiful body. May I use it?" The robot in this film is rather good. Why it would need blood-like fluid in its tubes is not adequately explained, but it's still a memorable screen robot, almost in the same league as the "Terminator" robot, after its skin is removed. My favorite scene is the robot's construction, by Keitel, from individual modules. The Music here is the familiar, upbeat, heroic stuff. Elmer Bernstein gets credit, if that's the word, for the generic score. SATURN 3 will be fairly watchable for most Sci-Fi fans. Fawcett and Douglas fans will enjoy this one.