The stage curtains open ...
"I look like Scott ... so you do not be ... little bit jumpy."
"Starman" (1984) starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and directed by John Carpenter, is easily one of the best Sci-Fi/Dramas I have ever seen. It certainly is one of the best love stories I have ever seen. And it is arguably the best film of Carpenter's career, despite having such great films as "Halloween", "The Thing", and "Escape From New York" on his resume. It is truly a movie that will enamor you and capture you from the opening frame to the last. An 80's classic. Let's just call it what it is - a movie classic.
In response to the gold phonograph record containing greetings in 54 languages, as well as a peaceful invitation to come to Earth, that was jettisoned into outer space aboard the Voyager 2 space probe, an alien species accepts the invitation and sends one of their own to our planet. When his spacecraft crash lands in Wisconsin, he finds his way into the home of Jenny Hayden (Allen), who is coping with the death of her husband Scott (Bridges). He finds a lock of Scott's hair, and using its DNA, he transforms himself into his exact likeness, a clone - which understandably freaks Jenny out. The alien knows he is in a hostile environment and arranges to meet others from his world at a crater in Arizona in 3 days time, or he will perish. He takes Jenny captive and has her drive him there with the government hot on his trail. Along the way, he helps her to heal and she helps him to find the good in humanity.
"Define love". Love is this movie. I absolutely love this movie. I personally DO feel it is not only John Carpenter's best film, but it is my favorite movie that Karen Allen stars in - even above her role in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The chemistry between Bridges and Allen is spot on, with Bridges playing the inquisitive, curious, 'stranger in a strange land' to perfection, and Allen as the mourning widow trying to believe that she can find meaning in her life again. The soundtrack to this movie was also excellent, really capturing the moments and helping to bring the emotion, and underlying pulse of the film to life. The visual effects were top notch for its time, and still hold up well today.
This is one of those rare occasions where everything falls together so well, it is hard to imagine it ever being any better than it already is. I have rated this a perfect 10 stars out of 10. A love story for the ages in a movie where the journey is actually more important than the final destination. This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Maybe even Top 20 of all-time. If you have never seen "Starman", you are truly missing out.
"I look like Scott ... so you do not be ... little bit jumpy."
"Starman" (1984) starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and directed by John Carpenter, is easily one of the best Sci-Fi/Dramas I have ever seen. It certainly is one of the best love stories I have ever seen. And it is arguably the best film of Carpenter's career, despite having such great films as "Halloween", "The Thing", and "Escape From New York" on his resume. It is truly a movie that will enamor you and capture you from the opening frame to the last. An 80's classic. Let's just call it what it is - a movie classic.
In response to the gold phonograph record containing greetings in 54 languages, as well as a peaceful invitation to come to Earth, that was jettisoned into outer space aboard the Voyager 2 space probe, an alien species accepts the invitation and sends one of their own to our planet. When his spacecraft crash lands in Wisconsin, he finds his way into the home of Jenny Hayden (Allen), who is coping with the death of her husband Scott (Bridges). He finds a lock of Scott's hair, and using its DNA, he transforms himself into his exact likeness, a clone - which understandably freaks Jenny out. The alien knows he is in a hostile environment and arranges to meet others from his world at a crater in Arizona in 3 days time, or he will perish. He takes Jenny captive and has her drive him there with the government hot on his trail. Along the way, he helps her to heal and she helps him to find the good in humanity.
"Define love". Love is this movie. I absolutely love this movie. I personally DO feel it is not only John Carpenter's best film, but it is my favorite movie that Karen Allen stars in - even above her role in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The chemistry between Bridges and Allen is spot on, with Bridges playing the inquisitive, curious, 'stranger in a strange land' to perfection, and Allen as the mourning widow trying to believe that she can find meaning in her life again. The soundtrack to this movie was also excellent, really capturing the moments and helping to bring the emotion, and underlying pulse of the film to life. The visual effects were top notch for its time, and still hold up well today.
This is one of those rare occasions where everything falls together so well, it is hard to imagine it ever being any better than it already is. I have rated this a perfect 10 stars out of 10. A love story for the ages in a movie where the journey is actually more important than the final destination. This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Maybe even Top 20 of all-time. If you have never seen "Starman", you are truly missing out.