Starman
Starman is a 1984 American science fiction romance drama film directed by John Carpenter and written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon, with Dean Riesner making uncredited rewrites. It tells the story of a relationship between recently widowed Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen) and a non-corporeal alien who has come to Earth and cloned a human body (portrayed by Jeff Bridges), in response to the invitation found on the gold phonograph record installed on the Voyager 2 space probe.
Plot
"Starman is a love story. It's It Happened One Night.— John Carpenter
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| author | Bruce A. Evans Dean Riesner Raynold Gideon |
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| contentLocation | Wisconsin |
| director | John Carpenter |
| editor | Marion Rothman |
| events | extraterrestrial life flying saucer |
| genre | drama romance science fiction |
| keywords | alien alien civilization barringer crater boxcar cadillac chequamegon bay civilization credit card deer first contact float gas tanker government official greet how to it happened one night las vegas love story mobile home national security agency one night phonographic disc plan police officer quarter roadblock seti slot machine spacecraft surround understand vivisect voyager 2 voyager golden record widow |
| musicBy | Jack Nitzsche |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| producer | Larry J. Franco |
| productionCompany | Delphi II Productions Industrial Light & Magic |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Arizona Colorado Jasper Las Vegas Valley Manchester Utah |