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Starman (1984)

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User Rating: 6.8/10 (9,787 votes)
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Overview

Director:
John Carpenter
Writers:
Bruce A. Evans (writer) &
Raynold Gideon (writer)
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Release Date:
14 December 1984 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming. more
Plot:
An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
E.T. for adults more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Starman (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Filming Locations:
Arizona, USA more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The role of Starman originally went to Kevin Bacon. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Because of the location of the police car and the fact that Jenny Hayden is sitting in the passenger seat, she should be shot through her right cheek. But when Starman is healing her, the bullet wound is visible in her left cheek and there is no sign of injury at all on the right side of her face. more
Quotes:
Starman: Environment: hostile. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Spotlight on Location: The Making of 'K-PAX' (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Theme from New York, New York more

FAQ

Scene of the Tanker Explosion
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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
E.T. for adults, 5 June 2003
8/10
Author: Silasss from London, England

I'm amazed more people didn't point out the similarities in plot to E.T. when this adult version of basically the same tale came out. Maybe it was because Jeff Bridges performance is absolutely mesmerising, that you're much more interested in the characters than the plot, so you don't notice.

Basically, a perfect little movie. Beautifully and simply set up, the characters develop naturally in such a way that keeps you hooked right through to the end of the film. The strength of the central relationship distracts you from little infelicities, such as the fact that "Jennyhayden" seems remarkably incurious about her alien visitor - even after she gets to know him, it's not until he's about to leave that she asks him what his world is like! The film nicely points out the irony of our having extended welcoming greetings to the Universe, while our own mutual distrust causes us to shoot down every unexpected flying visitor. Having established that, however, Richard Jaekel's character seems to be pursuing the violent solution for its own sake without really exploring any motivation. When Charles Martin Smith points out that our behaviour does appear a little rude, Jaekel doesn't even have an answer for him - he's just going to try to kill the alien because that's his role in the movie I guess!

"Do you know what I find most beautiful about you? You are at your best when things are at their worst."

Well, it has been 19 years - I guess that the "boy baby" has grown up. Time for the sequel, methinks!!

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