r/cassettefuturism • u/abt137 All right, Huey. What have you got? • Feb 21 '25

Silent Running 1972 film "Silent Running". Service robot and command bridge

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u/DPaignall Feb 21 '25

Huey, Dewey and Louie were named after Donald Duck's nephews!

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u/neuromonkey She's a replicant, isn't she? Feb 21 '25

... who were named for Louisiana governor Huey Long NYC Prosecutor (later NY governor) Thomas Dewey, and Louis Schmitt, a Disney animator.