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The first film from John Carpenter is a hilarious romp in a not-so-glamourous spaceship into the outer reaches of space. A team of astronauts manning the beat-up spaceship Dark Star are on a mission across the universe to seek out and destroy unstable planets. The journey is wrought with mishaps and danger seems to come from .. Read more
| Starring | Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Cal Kuniholm |
|---|---|
| Director | John Carpenter |
| Genres | Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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The first film from John Carpenter is a hilarious romp in a not-so-glamourous spaceship into the outer reaches of space. A team of astronauts manning the beat-up spaceship Dark Star are on a mission across the universe to seek out and destroy unstable planets. The journey is wrought with mishaps and danger seems to come from the most unexpected places. There are misbehaving pet aliens, suicidal bombs that see no reason to live and want to blow themselves up, frozen crewmates dispensing advice from beyond the grave and a surly, unhelpful main computer that holds the men it serves in total contempt. Despite all these problems, the crew is still bored to the brink of madness. Co-written by Dan O'Bannon, who would go on to write the script for ALIEN, the film is brimming with jabs at the science fiction genre. John Carpenter cut his directing teeth on this film, which he also co-wrote. Made while Carpenter was a college student and produced for very little money, DARK STAR is considered to be the most successful student film ever made.
| Starring | Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Cal Kuniholm |
|---|---|
| Director | John Carpenter |
| Studio | FABULOUS FILMS LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 19 mins Blu-ray: 5 hrs 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1974 To Rent: DVD: 17 Jan 2000 Blu-ray: 23 Jan 2012 |
A semi-professional film which turned out to be one of the screen's neatest low-budget entries in the pulp science fiction genre. That doesn't make it wholly entertaining, but its credentials are impeccable.
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This film should be watched with caution.
It isnt well made, well acted or well funded and if you think special effects are important then dont watch this as, visually, it is extremely dated... read more »
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Quirky and raw - just as I remembered
Classic and raw budget Sci Fi, which is what gives it most appeal. Upgrade to Blu ray was not bad either.
Enjoyed the extra feature as well which ... read more »
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A must see once cult Sci-Fi movie
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Hasn't aged very well
I was looking forward to this one as I watch it as a teenager a while back (ahem..) but sad to say it didn't look too good.
The humour is still ... read more »
His time is nearly up. Sam Bell has been faithfully monitoring the Lunar energy harvesting systems on Selene for three years now, and he’s more than ready to return home to his wife and child on Earth. It’s been a long haul, and the isolation is getting to him. The company’s direct video link has been down for months now, so the only line of communication involves a time-delayed relay via Saturn. There is always GERTY, the space station’s resident robot, who has been... Read more