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Starman (1984)

An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them.

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Robert Phalen ...
Major Bell
Tony Edwards ...
Sergeant Lemon
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Cop #1
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Russ Benning ...
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Jenny Hayden never did get over the death of her husband. So when an alien life form decides to model "himself" on the husband, Jenny is understandably confused if not terrified. The alien, or Starman, as he is called, has a deadline to meet, and kidnaps Jenny in order to meet it. Written by Rob Hartill

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He has traveled from a galaxy far beyond our own. He is 100,000 years ahead of us. He has powers we cannot comprehend. And he is about to face the one force in the universe he has yet to conquer. Love. See more »

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14 December 1984 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$28,700,000
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One interesting aspect of the movie's filming locations in various American states in the USA, and a challenging one at that to say the least, was that the chosen shooting locations were not only used to sometimes "play themselves", but more often than not were also used to "double" other locations that were in other American states, and in some cases, thousands of miles away. These included Nevada for Nebraska; Los Angeles for Wisconsin; Barstow for Arizona; Nevada for Colorado; and Nashville for Wisconsin. See more »

Goofs

The Mustang II only has a license plate on the rear, and does not have one on the front. Wisconsin residents were at the time of the movie and are still to this day required to have both front and rear license plates. See more »

Quotes

Jenny Hayden: What's it like up there?
Starman: It is beautiful. Not like this, but it is beautiful. There is only one language, one law, one people. There is no war, no hunger. The strong do not victimize the helpless. We are very civilized, but we have lost something, I think. You are all so much alive, all so different.
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
(1965)
Written by Mick Jagger (as Michael Jagger) and Keith Richards (as Keith Richard)
Published by ABKCO Music, Inc.
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Courtesy of ABKCO Records, Inc.
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Good Company!
6 June 2003 | by See all my reviews

Hey what a beautiful movie! Even as an alien, Jeff Bridges was brilliant. Karen Allen, as usual, gave her all and lit up the screen. The chemistry between the two was a delight.

This is not your typical over the top FX SciFi. It is an action drama with an underlying love story that would interest, even those who don't like this genre. But then I suppose if John Carpenter were to make a movie about the number 2758.369, it would be a interesting!

What more can I say - Great stuff!


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