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Dark Star

  • 1974
  • G
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
28K
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Dark Star (1974)
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ParodySatireSlapstickSpace Sci-FiComedySci-Fi

In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.

  • Director
    • John Carpenter
  • Writers
    • John Carpenter
    • Dan O'Bannon
  • Stars
    • Dan O'Bannon
    • Dre Pahich
    • Brian Narelle
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Carpenter
    • Writers
      • John Carpenter
      • Dan O'Bannon
    • Stars
      • Dan O'Bannon
      • Dre Pahich
      • Brian Narelle
    • 220User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Dan O'Bannon
    Dan O'Bannon
    • Pinback
    Dre Pahich
    Dre Pahich
    • Talby
    Brian Narelle
    Brian Narelle
    • Lt. Doolittle
    Cal Kuniholm
    Cal Kuniholm
    • Boiler
    Adam Beckenbaugh
    • Bomb #20
    • (uncredited)
    John Carpenter
    John Carpenter
    • Talby voice
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Castle
    Nick Castle
    • Alien
    • (uncredited)
    Cookie Knapp
    • Computer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Saunders
    Joe Saunders
    • Commander Powell
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Sheretz
    • Bomb #19
    • (uncredited)
    Miles Watkins
    Miles Watkins
    • Watkins - Mission Control
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Carpenter
    • Writers
      • John Carpenter
      • Dan O'Bannon
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    • Trivia
      The double rows of large buttons on the bridge consoles are ice cube trays illuminated from beneath.
    • Goofs
      Lt Doolittle's cloth name tape on his uniform is spelled/misspelled "DOOLTTLE", obvious in the first scene in the Food Locker.
    • Quotes

      Doolittle: [Doolittle convinces the bomb not to explode]

      Doolittle: [1:12:12] Hello, Bomb? Are you with me?

      Bomb #20: Of course.

      Doolittle: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts?

      Bomb #20: I am always receptive to suggestions.

      Doolittle: Fine. Think about this then. How do you know you exist?

      Bomb #20: Well, of course I exist.

      Doolittle: But how do you know you exist?

      Bomb #20: It is intuitively obvious.

      Doolittle: Intuition is no proof. What concrete evidence do you have that you exist?

      Bomb #20: Hmmmm... well... I think, therefore I am.

      Doolittle: That's good. That's very good. But how do you know

      Doolittle: that anything else exists?

      Bomb #20: My sensory apparatus reveals it to me. This is fun.

    • Alternate versions
      Originally released in a shorter 68-minutes version, later expanded to a longer 83 minute version with the addition of new scenes (including the meteor storm, the visit to the crew's quarters and Doolittle playing his music).
    • Connections
      Edited into The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Benson Arizona
      Music by John Carpenter
      Lyrics by Bill Taylor
      Vocals by John Yager (uncredited)
      [Played over the opening and closing credits]

    User reviews220

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    7/10

    A turning point in Science Fiction

    Up until "Dark Star", crews of rocket ships were usually "spit and polish", highly disciplined members of a crew all working towards a common goal in harmony. This was the image of the astronauts as promulgated by NASA. Dark Star introduced the negative dynamic to spaceship crews: space travel was ho-hum, they had little contact with earth, and everyone had gotten sick of each other.

    Dan O'Bannon used this to good effect in "Alien".

    Also, the use of contemporary music was highly original and helped move the movie along.

    The scene where they talk to the bomb was just a rip-off from Star Trek and the episode "The Ultimate Computer".
    • rlcsljo
    • Dec 27, 2000
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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Temna zvezda
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Jack H. Harris Enterprises
      • University of Southern California (USC)
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    • Budget
      • $60,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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