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Starman
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Starman is a 1984 American science fiction romance film directed by John Carpenter and written by Dean Riesner and Bruce A. Evans. Produced by Larry J. Franco and Michael Douglas, the movie stars Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and Richard Jaeckel. The narrative is set in Wisconsin and focuses on extraterrestrial life and flying saucers. Filming took place in the Las Vegas Valley, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah.
The film was released in December 1984 and has a runtime of 115 minutes. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a budget of 22,000,000 to 24,000,000. The production received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation and review scores of 85%, 6.9/10, and 70/100. The movie was rated PG and features a score by Jack Nitzsche.
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6.9When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Starman / Scott Hayden
- Karen Allen as Jenny Hayden
- Charles Martin Smith as Mark Shermin
- Richard Jaeckel as George Fox
- Robert Phalen as Major Bell
- Tony Edwards as Sergeant Lemon
Themes
- widow
- lovers
- alien
- cherry pie
- reflective
- loving
- intimate
- intense
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
55,541 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Romance, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- flying saucer
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Screenwriter
- Bruce A. Evans
- Composer
- Jack Nitzsche
- Producer
- Michael Douglas
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Narrative location
- Wisconsin
- Filming location
- Jasper
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 387625
- Performer
- Jack Nitzsche
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Starman
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 70/100
- capital cost
- 24000000
- box office
- 28744356
- publication date
- 1984-12-14
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