Starman
In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming.
1984 • 115 min • Science Fiction · Drama · Romance
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 69 Audience · 1026 · 47%
An alien crash-lands on Earth and takes the form of a young widow's deceased husband. He needs her help to reach a rendezvous point across the country, while government agents pursue them. This tender sci-fi romance explores connection, loss, and what it means to be human.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Some chase scenes and mild peril
- Brief implied nudity and intimate moments
- References to smoking and drinking
What it models well
- Empathy and understanding for others
- The beauty of human connection
- Finding hope after loss
Talk about it after
- Understanding grief and healing
- The challenges of being an outsider
- The importance of trust and compassion
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Top billed cast
Director: John Carpenter • Crew: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedLook 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 politics out and focused on the love story, that was a great call, it was a great call in the 80s and it is great advice for today.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersOne 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 he can rendezvous with the others from his race.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersLoving 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 teaming up with Karen Allen for a road trip to a Nevada crater, where he will be picked up by his own species and taken home.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.9/10 (1,026)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $28,744,356
- IMDb
- tt0088172
- Official site
- www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com
