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Starman (1984) -- Not Bowie - Bridges. Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski) falls to earth, then, falls in love with Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark) in John Carpenter’s space alien love story.
Starman (1984) -- 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.

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User Rating:
6.9/10   12,973 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Bruce A. Evans (written by) &
Raynold Gideon (written by)
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Release Date:
14 December 1984 (USA) more
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
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
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When you wish upon a Starman more (92 total)

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John Carpenter's Starman (USA) (complete title)
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115 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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The only John Carpenter film to have an Academy Award nomination (Jeff Bridges, Best Actor). more
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Factual errors: After Jenny fires the shots into the air at the truck stop, the gun still has the hammer forward. On the type of pistol she had, the hammer would have been cocked after firing. more
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Starman: I gave you a baby tonight. more
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
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What Would Your Memories Do more

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30 out of 35 people found the following review useful.
When you wish upon a Starman, 31 December 2004
7/10
Author: Oliver-50 from United States

Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors and it's a shame that he has not yet won an Oscar. He has been acting for thirty-five years and only been nominated four times. Starman (1984) gave him his third nomination and while he had tough competition that year, F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce in Amadeus, his performance is brilliant and every bit as good. The way that Bridges takes the character and the little glitches in his movement and speech are fascinating. It is a complete transformation and it's flawless. I was reminded of how Dustin Hoffman played his character in Rain Man with all his little stutters and twitching, but Hoffman studied the disease and had something to work with. Bridges pulls this performance off from scratch and hits a bullseye. Karen Allen and Charles Martin Smith are both good as well and the score is wonderful. The story may be a bit derivative and there are some story lulls, but who cares. This is a must-see movie simply for Bridges performance.

*** out of ****

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