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Dark Star(Movie, 1974)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 23min | Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
Dark StarRating: 3.0/5 (with 223223 votes)
Dark Star is a 1974 American science fiction comedy film produced, scored and directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. It follows the crew of the deteriorating starship Dark Star, twenty years into their mission to destroy unstable planets that might threaten future colonization of other planets. Beginning as a University of Southern California student film produced from 1970 to 1972, it was gradually expanded to feature-length until it appeared at Filmex in 1974, and subsequently received a limited theatrical release in 1975. Its final budget is estimated at $60,000. While initially unsuccessful with audiences, it was relatively well received by critics, and continued to be shown in theaters as late as 1980. The home video revolution of the early 1980s helped the movie achieve "cult classic" status. O'Bannon collaborated with home video distributor VCI in the production of releases on VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, and eventually Blu-ray. Dark Star was Carpenter's feature directorial debut; he also scored the film. It was the feature debut for O'Bannon, who also served as editor, productio... ()
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About Dark Star

A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/09/1979 (World premiere: 04/01/1974)
Cast: Dan O'Bannon, Nick Castle, John Carpenter, Brian Narelle
Director: John Carpenter
Producer: John Carpenter
Film Editor: Dan O'Bannon
Director of Photography: Douglas Knapp
Composer: John Carpenter
Production Designer: Dan O'Bannon
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Finsterer Stern"
"John Carpenter: Dark Star"
"Dark Star (Director's Cut)"
"John Carpenter's Dark Star"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:9072, Added: 02/18/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024