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Dark Star (1974)

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Overview

Director:
John Carpenter
Writers:
John Carpenter (writer) and
Dan O'Bannon (writer)
Release Date:
9 February 1979 (West Germany) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
What would you be like after 20 years aboard DARK STAR the spaced-out spaceship. The ultimate cosmic comedy! more
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A demented outer space comedy from John Carpenter. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Trivia:
While there is a visible flash and sound of some type of shot when Pinback darts the alien, in fact the gun used is a real anesthetic dart gun which uses CO2 to propel the dart and would have no muzzle flash. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When they're chasing the "alien" through the bowels of the ship, one of the poorly lit rooms is actually a basement. You can see the conventional lightswitch and the conduit on the wall. more
Quotes:
Pinback: [to the alien] When I brought you on this ship, I thought you were cute. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Benson Arizona more

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30 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
A demented outer space comedy from John Carpenter., 12 November 2003
Author: Joseph P. Ulibas (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

Dark Star (1974) was a student film that John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon worked on while they were in college. They later found a film distributor who asked them to expand it to feature film length. The movie takes place in a small, cramped out of date spacecraft. Several astronauts are on board (who have been around each other to long) trying to complete their mission of destroying unstable planets. I found this film to be very entertaining and bizarre. I enjoyed it very much. The highlight of this film is when a computerized bomb decides that he doesn't want to take orders from the astronauts anymore and ponders the meaning of life. Highly recommended, but it's not your average Sci-Fi film.

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