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Followed by
"Starman" (1986)
Spin off
"Starman" (1986)
References
Bambi (1942)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
 -  The approaching helicopters of the military assault force on the crater, including similar music.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Referenced in
Making It Huge (1985) (V)
 -  movie marquee
Ying hung boon sik II (1987)
 -  The original score was partially re-used in John Woo's "A Better Tomorrow II" from 1987
Mac and Me (1988)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Creeping Terror (#7.6)" (1994)
 -  Mentioned by Tom
The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)
 -  E.T. was passed over in favour of this film
The Tomorrow Man (1996) (TV)
 -  In both films, an alien is sent to Earth from another planet that takes the form of a human.
Future War (1997) (V)
Deep Impact (1998)
 -  When Marcus Wolf (Charles Martin Smith) discovers the comet, he is sitting alone and eating a pizza, exactly as his character was doing in Starman when notified of the alien craft's landing.
Fight Club (1999)
 -  on shelf in video store
K-PAX (2001)
Halo (2001) (VG)
The Making of 'Tron' (2002) (V)
Spotlight on Location: The Making of 'K-PAX' (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Taken" (2002)
Film Geek (2005)
 -  in Scotty's 'favorite John Carpenter films' list
Features
From Here to Eternity (1953)
"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)
Featured in
Pulse (1988)
John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
 -  Clip
Spoofed in
Magic to Love (1989)

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