Editing Silent Running (section)

==Home media==
The film has been released several times on home video by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios Home Entertainment]], beginning with the [[Betamax]] "[[pan and scan]]" release in 1982, and several [[VHS]] releases that followed. A [[DVD]] was released featuring the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio on May 21, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silent Running DVD |url=https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Running-Bruce-Dern/dp/B000063UR1 |website=Amazon.com|date=May 21, 2002 }}</ref> A Blu-ray of the film was released on 14 November 2011 by Eureka for the film’s 40th-anniversary, initially in a [[Optical disc packaging#SteelBook|steelbook]] case.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Running-Masters-Cinema-Blu-ray/dp/B005DE1G2Y |title=Silent Running |date=November 14, 2011 |website=Amazon.com}}</ref> Another was released by Arrow on 17 November 2020, from a 4K scan and 2K restoration of the film, with an additional extras.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Silent-Running-Blu-ray/275740/ |title=Silent Running Blu-ray Release Date November 17, 2020 |website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref> Both were released under license from Universal Studios, with transfers approved by director Douglas Trumbull. This same approved 4K transfer was used to create a 4K UHD version of the film, again released by Arrow Video in December 2022.<ref>As printed in the booklet for the 4K version of the film, released by Arrow Video in December 2022.</ref>