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Writers:
John Carpenter (original story and screenplay) andDan O'Bannon (original story and screenplay)
Release Date:
9 February 1979 (West Germany) moreTagline:
What would you be like after 20 years aboard DARK STAR the spaced-out spaceship. The ultimate cosmic comedy! morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A Surreal Sci-Fi Classic more (127 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Brian Narelle | ... | Lt. Doolittle |
| Cal Kuniholm | ... | Boiler |
| Dre Pahich | ... | Talby |
| Dan O'Bannon | ... | Sgt. Pinback |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
83 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:12 | Netherlands:16 | West Germany:6 (f) | Australia:G | Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:GFun Stuff
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The character Bill Frugge was named after John Carpenter's and Dan O'Bannon's film professor, William Froug. were making "Dark Star." moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
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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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.