Saturn 3

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Saturn 3 (1980)
5.1/10
13 413
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no scores
5.3/10
233
5.1/10
12000
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Release date
Budget
$10 000 000
Revenue
$9 000 000
Director
Scenario
John Barry
Author
Composer
Producer
Actors
Photo Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Major Adam
Photo Ed Bishop
Ed Bishop
Harding (uncredited)
Photo Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice
Benson (uncredited, voice)
Stephanie English
Technician (uncredited)
Photo Jill Goldston
Jill Goldston
Woman on World Spaceways Ship (uncredited)
Vera Goulet
Technician (uncredited)
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Saturn 3 is a British science fiction thriller set on a remote research station near Saturn, where two scientists, Adam and Alex, have spent years cultivating new food sources for an overcrowded Earth. Their isolation ends with the arrival of Captain Benson, who brings a large humanoid robot named Hector and quickly proves unstable. As Benson's behavior grows more dangerous, the threat in the station shifts, and the couple must fight to survive.

The film was directed by Stanley Donen, his fifteenth feature in a career of sixteen films, following Lucky Lady and preceding Blame It on Rio. Martin Amis wrote the screenplay, and Donen produced. Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett play Adam and Alex, with Harvey Keitel as Benson. Roy Dotrice is credited, uncredited, as Benson's voice. It runs 87 minutes.

Made for about 10 million dollars, Saturn 3 returned roughly 5 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 5.1 out of 10 from around 12,000 votes, and on TMDB 5.3 out of 10 from 233 votes. A critics' rating of 4 out of 10 from 16 reviews sits below both audience scores, indicating a largely negative critical response alongside muted viewer interest.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The working title of the film was "The Helper".
  • The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
  • John Barry, who worked as a second unit director on "Superman," initially started directing the film, but was soon replaced by Stanley Donen.
  • Harvey Keitel voices Roy Dotrice in the film.
  • Colin Chilvers modeled the Hector robot based on Leonardo da Vinci's drawings.
  • Composer Elmer Bernstein wrote a musical score for the film lasting approximately 44 minutes. However, in the end, the music was only used in the opening and closing credits.
  • The working title of the film was “The Helper”.

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