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Overview

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Director:
John Carpenter
Writers:
John Carpenter (original story and screenplay) and
Dan O'Bannon (original story and screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 February 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
What would you be like after 20 years aboard DARK STAR the spaced-out spaceship. The ultimate cosmic comedy! more
Plot:
Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(3 articles)
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User Comments:
A Surreal Sci-Fi Classic more (127 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Dark Star (Australia)
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The character Bill Frugge was named after John Carpenter's and Dan O'Bannon's film professor, William Froug. were making "Dark Star." more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the elevator sequence, which was actually shot horizontally in a corridor, you can occasionally see the plank on which O'Bannon was lying. more
Quotes:
Computer: Sorry to interrupt your recreation, fellows, but it is time for Sgt. Pinback to feed the alien.
Sgt. Pinback: Awww, I don't wanna do that!
Computer: May I remind you, Sgt. Pinback, it was your idea to bring the alien on board in the first place. . If I may quote you, you said the ship needed a mascot.
Sgt. Pinback: [walking away in disgust] Awwwwww, I gotta do everything around here...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Men in White (1998) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Benson Arizona more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A Surreal Sci-Fi Classic, 20 January 1999
10/10
Author: Brian Stuart (stuartb@bc.edu) from Boston, MA

I, too, caught this one on a Late Late Movie airing. What a hidden gem! The production value may be about what you'd expect from low budget early 70's Science Fiction, but it hardly detracts from the great writing and direction. It kept amazing me with the way it could deliver some of the best lines with such a wry subtleness that really impressed me. The metaphysical discussion at the end was classic and Pinback's past was also brilliantly done. The ending was a bit cheesy, but alien beachballs, campy explosions, and an absurdly sized ship model aside, this movie is genius.

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