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What would you be like after 20 years aboard DARK STAR the spaced-out spaceship. The ultimate cosmic comedy! morePlot:
Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Surreal Sci-Fi Classic moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Brian Narelle | ... | Lt. Doolittle |
| Cal Kuniholm | ... | Boiler |
| Dre Pahich | ... | Talby |
| Dan O'Bannon | ... | Sgt. Pinback |
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A computer screen flashes "FUCK YOU HARRIS" during the film. This was to Jack H. Harris, the producer, who annoyed director John Carpenter during filming and this was his revenge. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Doolittle is talking to Bomb #20, the stars in the background change between shots. moreQuotes:
[Sgt. Pinback aims a tranquilizer gun at the alien]Sgt. Pinback: Now it's time to go sleepy-bye you worthless piece of garbage.
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Featured in John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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| How is this a comedy? | tezz27000 |
| Comedy Sci-Fi | samueldtodd |
| Funniest Part? | ardenempire |
| My Thoughts On Dark Star | TheCableGuy88 |
| Special Edition DVD | CWP- |
| Music | ardenempire |
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I, too, caught this one on a Late Late Movie airing. What a hidden gem! The production value may be about what you'd expect from low budget early 70's Science Fiction, but it hardly detracts from the great writing and direction. It kept amazing me with the way it could deliver some of the best lines with such a wry subtleness that really impressed me. The metaphysical discussion at the end was classic and Pinback's past was also brilliantly done. The ending was a bit cheesy, but alien beachballs, campy explosions, and an absurdly sized ship model aside, this movie is genius.