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9 February 1979 (West Germany)
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What would you be like after 20 years aboard DARK STAR the spaced-out spaceship. The ultimate cosmic comedy! more
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Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised...
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Remembering Dan O'Bannon, Father of Alien
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Dan O'Bannon, co-screenwriter of Alien, passes away
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(From Vanity Fair. 21 December 2009, 8:06 AM, PST)
Dan O'Bannon, co-screenwriter of Alien, passes away
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One of my favourite films!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Brian Narelle | ... | Lt. Doolittle |
| Cal Kuniholm | ... | Boiler |
| Dre Pahich | ... | Talby |
| Dan O'Bannon | ... | Sgt. Pinback |
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John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
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83 min
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Co-writer Dan O'Bannon later reused the "alien mascot" section of the film as the basis of his script for Alien (1979).
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Boiler starts yelling to Pinback that he can use the gun to shoot the pins off Bomb #20, his dialogue doesn't match his lips at all.
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References Sergeant York (1941)
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Benson Arizona
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John Carpenter's feature debut 'Dark Star' is an absolutely brilliant little curio, that'll make you laugh and laugh. I first saw the film on England's Channel 4 a few years back, and remember wondering what the hell I was watching. I quickly tracked down a copy and rewatched it to see if it was really THAT good...
The story involves a bunch of astronauts who have been in space for many years: they spend their time blowing up unstable planets and rocking out to surf music. During this time, an alien (that looks suspiciously like a beach ball runs riot), and an unruly bomb threatens to blow everyone to smithereens.
'Alien' screenwriter Dan O'Bannon wrote 'Dark Star', and clearly borrowed from it for the 1979 Ridley Scott film - taking the hilarious beach-ball sequence and playing it out for tension rather than laughs. Also a big influence on the TV series 'Red Dwarf'.
Check it out if you're a fan of science fiction or a fan of John Carpenter. 10/10. An underrated classic.