"" Lowell realizes that his crime is soon to be discovered by a rescue spacecraft, and not only will he face imprisonment or worse, the dome will be destroyed after all. Lowell chooses to leave Dewey in charge of the last dome, jettison it to safety, and destroy himself and the "Valley Forge" with the last of the onboard nuclear weapons . The final, ostensibly poignant scene is of the forest greenhouse tended by the sole remaining robot, with a battered watering can. Trivia Trumbull had been involved with creating effects for Saturn for "2001" and these were recycled for "Silent Running". The cult show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" began as a spoof of Silent Running. The interiors were filmed aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45). The original "Battlestar Galactica" series used stock footage of the Space Freighters in several episodes. Beheaded From Man Police Running On that show, they were called "Agro Ships," and were the source of all the food in the Rag-Tag Fleet. Initially there were three of them, but two were destroyed by the Cylons. "

" On that show, they were called "Agro Ships," and were the source of all the food in the Rag-Tag Fleet. Initially there were three of them, but two were destroyed by the Cylons. As an hommage in the current incarnation of Galactica, there is one "Agro Ship" in the fleet, which is of a different, but clearly derivitive design. Mike + the Mechanics (Genesis's Mike Rutherford's band) paid tribute to the movie with their song "Silent Running" A running mate is a person running for a subordinate position on a joint ticket during an election. The term is usually used in reference to a prospective vice president of the United States, who the prospective president appoints sometime during the course of the election campaign. The term is also applied in US states where the governor and lieutenant governor run together on the same ticket. In American presidential elections, the vice-presidential candidate is chosen by the presidential candidate. Man Running Singlets In some states, the gubernatorial candidate chooses his/her running mate while in other states parties hold separate ballots for governor and lieutenant governor. The two then run together as running mates in the general election. "