Starman (1984)

Directed by

John Carpenter

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,011 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely alien lands on Earth and takes the form of a dead man. He persuades the man's grieving widow to drive him across the country to his rescue point.

slow-pacedtenderbittersweetthoughtfulintimatepoignantquietly romantic

What happens

Starman is a 1984 American science fiction romance drama film directed by John Carpenter and written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon, with Dean Riesner making uncredited rewrites. The film tells the story of a relationship between recently widowed Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen) and Starman, a non-corporeal alien who has come to Earth and cloned the human body of her deceased husband Scott (portrayed by Jeff Bridges), in response to the invitation found on the gold phonograph record installed on the Voyager 2 space probe. The film received positive reviews but faltered in its initial box office debut. Bridges was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role. It inspired the short-lived Starman television series in 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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