Overview:
When 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.| Status: | Released (1984-12-13) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $28,744,356 |
| Screen: | Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures, Michael Douglas-Jarry J. Franco Productions, Delphi II Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 1229: Jeff Bridges - Starman / Scott Hayden
- 650: Karen Allen - Jenny Hayden
- 1270: Charles Martin Smith - Mark Shermin
- 58423: Richard Jaeckel - George Fox
- 15515: Robert Phalen - Major Bell
- 170644: Tony Edwards - Sergeant Lemon
- 1211987: John Walter Davis - Brad Heinmuller
Crews
- 11770: John Carpenter - Director - Directing
- 53290: Donald M. Morgan - Director of Photography - Camera
- 18651: Marion Rothman - Editor - Editing
- 3028: Bruce A. Evans - Writer - Writing
- 3029: Raynold Gideon - Writer - Writing
- 3029: Raynold Gideon - Associate Producer - Production
- 3028: Bruce A. Evans - Associate Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Loving the Alien. Mixed notices then and now for John Carpenter's sci-fi love story - cum human warning parable, but the fact is is that if it touches you it's a touch that stays for ever. It's a lovely film headed up by Jeff Bridges' wonderful turn as the alien from outer space t ....
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One of Jeff Bridges' better performances this one. He is an alien who arrives on Earth and assumes the physical shape of "Hayden". Thing is, he has recently died - so you can imagine how phased his recent widow "Jenny" (Karen Allen) is as he coerces her to drive him to Arizona where ....
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Look who directed it... and that raises a lot of questions doesn't it? I mean it's espically good and then you see it's john Carpenter doing a... a love story and a very moving and beautiful love story. I guess the draft Carpenter got was extremely political... and he took all the ....
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