Dark Star
Bombed Out in Space with a Spaced Out Bomb!
1974 • 83 min • Comedy · Science Fiction
Synopsis
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 60 Audience · 660 · 49%
A quirky crew of astronauts on a deep-space mission to destroy unstable planets faces existential crises and shipboard chaos. Twenty years into their journey, they battle boredom, a mischievous alien, and a sentient bomb questioning its purpose, leading to unexpected and humorous predicaments.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Space explosions depicted
- Brief crude humor
- Characters dealing with isolation
What it models well
- Problem-solving under pressure
- Working as a team
- Exploring the unknown
Talk about it after
- The meaning of life
- Dealing with boredom
- Consequences of artificial intelligence
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Top billed cast
Director: John Carpenter • Crew: John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon
Trailers & clips
Why This $1000 Student Film Changed Sci-Fi Forever | Dark Star (1974)
Quentin Tarantino on Dark Star (Part 2)
Quentin Tarantino on Dark Star (Part 1)
DARK STAR (1974) miniature effects
Dark Star 1974 Trailer HD
Dark Star - Talking to the bomb
Dark Star Commander Powell
Benson Arizona - Lets have some music in here, Boiler
Reviewer notes
RecommendedThere was always a dearth of sci-fi movies on the television as I was growing up, and this one used to appear rather regularly - and rather disappointingly too. It's supposed to be funny, but somehow the humour is just too contrived to make for much to remember as a group of astronauts start their twenty-year mission into outer space tasked with destroying unstable planets. Over time, though, the crew start to que...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersHilarious, taking the mickey out of science fiction films but still honoring the genre. I love it
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.0/10 (660)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $60,000
- IMDb
- tt0069945
- Official site
- www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com
