Dark Star (1974 film)

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Dark Star (1974 film) is a low-budget 1974 science fiction comedy directed and co-written by John Carpenter, following a group of bored astronauts on a long-term mission to destroy unstable planets.

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instanceOf comedy film
cult film
film
independent film
science fiction film
basedOn Dark Star (1970 student film) NERFINISHED
budget low-budget
castMember Brian Narelle NERFINISHED
Cal Kuniholm NERFINISHED
Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED
Dre Pahich NERFINISHED
character Lt. Doolittle NERFINISHED
Sgt. Pinback NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Douglas Knapp NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED
John Carpenter NERFINISHED
developedFrom USC student film project
director John Carpenter NERFINISHED
distributor Bryanston Distributing Company NERFINISHED
editor Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED
John Carpenter NERFINISHED
era 1970s American cinema
filmRating PG
format color
genre comedy
science fiction
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme boredom in deep space
existentialism
satire of bureaucratic space missions
influenced Alien (1979 film) NERFINISHED
leadActor Brian Narelle NERFINISHED
musicBy John Carpenter NERFINISHED
notableElement philosophical conversation about phenomenology with a bomb
talking intelligent bomb
originalLanguage English
plotSummary follows a group of astronauts on a long-term mission to destroy unstable planets
posterTagline "The spaced-out odyssey" NERFINISHED
producer Jack H. Harris NERFINISHED
productionCompany Jack H. Harris Enterprises NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1974
runningTime 83 minutes
screenDebutOf Dan O'Bannon (feature writing and acting) NERFINISHED
John Carpenter (feature directing) NERFINISHED
screenwriter Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED
John Carpenter NERFINISHED
setting spacecraft Dark Star NERFINISHED
title Dark Star NERFINISHED

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