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Overview
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Release Date:
14 December 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
The Trailer for 'Crazy Heart' Starring Jeff Bridges
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Trailer, Poster, and Oscar Buzz for Crazy Heart Starring Jeff Bridges
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(From CinemaSpy. 16 November 2009, 9:25 PM, PST)
Trailer, Poster, and Oscar Buzz for Crazy Heart Starring Jeff Bridges
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A wonderful film full of hope for the human race.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeff Bridges | ... | Starman | |
| Karen Allen | ... | Jenny Hayden | |
| Charles Martin Smith | ... | Mark Shermin | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | George Fox | |
| Robert Phalen | ... | Major Bell | |
| Tony Edwards | ... | Sergeant Lemon | |
| John Walter Davis | ... | Brad Heinmuller | |
| Ted White | ... | Deer Hunter | |
| Dirk Blocker | ... | Cop #1 | |
| M.C. Gainey | ... | Cop #2 | |
| Sean Stanek | ... | Hot Rodder (as Sean Faro) | |
| George 'Buck' Flower | ... | Cook (as Buck Flower) | |
| Russ Benning | ... | Scientist | |
| Ralph Cosham | ... | Marine Lieutenant | |
| David Wells | ... | Fox's Assistant |
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Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Starman (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
115 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Ireland:PG |
Australia:PG |
Iceland:L |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG
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Producer Michael Douglas considered several directors, including Mark Rydell, Adrian Lyne, John Badham and Tony Scott, before settling on John Carpenter.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The jet that shoots at the UFO was a Northrop F-20 Tigershark, a fighter prototype that never entered military service. Upon close inspection, one can see the civilian aircraft registry number on the rear of the fuselage.
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Quotes:
George Fox:
Do you seriously expect me to tell the President that an alien has landed, assumed the identity of a dead housepainter from Madison, Wisconsin and is presently out tooling around the countryside in a hopped up orange and black 1977 Mustang?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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Scene of the Tanker Explosionmore
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Through the eyes of an alien, we view our world. Such is the beauty of John Carpenter's 'Starman'. His gentle alien comes in the form of a human clone (Jeff Bridges), and as we watch him interact with the rest of our race, we see both the good and the bad in all of us. It is this particular role that I find to be Jeff Bridge's most superb acting (or close to it, given his amazing work in 'The Fisher King'). To me he always did seem an alien in an unfamiliar human body, rather than the actor "Jeff Bridges". While there is certainly some over-simplification in the movie, and it can get a little sappy, I find the 'sap' in this case to be both touching and beautiful. How wonderful, how sad, how miraculous, to watch ourselves through the innocent and wise eyes of this alien being. A brilliant look at human beings, a sweet love story, and an excellent exploration of our spirit.