Movie: Dark Star (1974)
- Director: John Carpenter
- Release Date: 9 February 1979 (West Germany)
- Writers: John Carpenter (original story and screenplay) and Dan O'Bannon (original story and screenplay)
- Run Time: 83 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Thriller
Tagline: What would you be like after 20 years aboard DARK STAR the spaced-out spaceship. The ultimate cosmic comedy!
Trivia: Talby’s spacesuit chestplate is made from a muffin tray.
Goofs: Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Pinback says, “Now it’s time to go sleepy-bye, you worthless piece of garbage” before shooting the alien, his mouth actually says “worthless piece of crap.”
“Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised. The late Commander Powell is stored in deep freeze, where he is still able to offer advice. As their mission nears completion, they must cope with a runaway alien which resembles a beach-ball, faulty computer systems, and a “smart bomb” who thinks it is God. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>”
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