Dark Star

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-02-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (15591 Reviews)

Director:

John Carpenter

Genres:

Comedy Sci-Fi

Cast:

Brian Narelle Cal Kuniholm Dre Pahich Dan O'Bannon

Writer:

John Carpenter (original story and screenplay)

Dan O'Bannon (original story and screenplay)

Fullplot:

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.

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