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DVD Release Date
• R1: Aug 25, 1998
Budget $24,000,000
MPAA Rating
PG
Running Time
1 hour, 55 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, Delphi II Productions
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Other Titles
• John Carpenter's Starman (1984)
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Genre: Adventure, Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi, Aliens, On The Road, Robots, Fantasy, Supernatural, Love
Tagline: In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming.
Plot: A departure for director John Carpenter, STARMAN is a gentle, simple film that won accolades from critics and applause from audiences. Jeff Bridges plays the title character, an alien that has come down to Earth on a peaceful scouting mission. When he takes the form of a recently widowed woman's dead husband he unintentionally involves her in his mission. The alien only has a few days to reach a rendezvous point where he will be picked up by his mothership. Along the way he must discover what he can about human beings and our civilization. He finds out plenty very quickly, as his relationship with the young widow grows very strong as they make their way to the rendezvous point. Meanwhile, the FBI is in hot pursuit after it discovers the discarded landing vehicle, and the alien's own health is deteriorating in Earth's foreign atmosphere. The story tells of the struggle for communication, the pain of letting go, and the search for understanding. Jeff Bridges gives an unforgettable performance as the gentle alien trying his best to cope with being a human. With STARMAN, Carpenter proves he is a master storyteller, not just of horror and science fiction, but of subtle, emotional drama as well.
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 | Karen Allen
Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Perfect Storm, Animal House |
 | M.C. Gainey
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Sideways, Con Air |
 | | Richard Jaeckel
The Dirty Dozen, Sands of Iwo Jima, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | | | |
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Jack Nitzsche
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stand by Me, An Officer and a Gentleman |
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