Dark Star
Dark Star

Movie·1974·1h 23m

Dark Star

Bombed Out in Space with a Spaced Out Bomb!

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

Producer

John Carpenter, Jack H. Harris

Cinematography

Douglas Knapp

Music

John Carpenter

Editor

Dan O'Bannon

Themes

futureartificial intelligence (a.i.)boredomspace traveldestruction of planetanarchic comedymetrocolor

Production House

Jack H. Harris Enterprises
University of Southern California

Audience Score

60%

640 votes

Skip14%
Timepass32%
Go for it36%
Perfection18%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Brian Narelle

Brian Narelle

Lt. Doolittle

Cal Kuniholm

Cal Kuniholm

Boiler

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'Bannon

Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge

Dre Pahich

Talby

Adam Beckenbaugh

Bomb #20 (voice)

Nick Castle

Nick Castle

Alien

Joe Saunders

Commander Powell (voice)

Cookie Knapp

Muttercomputer (voice)

Alan Sheretz

Bomb #19 (voice)

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Talby Voice

Miles Watkins

Miles Watkins

Watkins - Mission Control

// crew

Crew

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Screenplay, Director, Producer, Original Music Composer

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'Bannon

Editor, Screenplay

Douglas Knapp

Douglas Knapp

Director of Photography

Jack H. Harris

Executive Producer

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