An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
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Jeff Bridges | ... |
Starman
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Karen Allen | ... |
Jenny Hayden
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Charles Martin Smith | ... |
Mark Shermin
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Richard Jaeckel | ... |
George Fox
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Robert Phalen | ... |
Major Bell
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Tony Edwards | ... |
Sergeant Lemon
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John Walter Davis | ... |
Brad Heinmuller
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Ted White | ... |
Deer Hunter
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Dirk Blocker | ... |
Cop #1
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M.C. Gainey | ... |
Cop #2
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Sean Stanek | ... |
Hot Rodder
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George 'Buck' Flower | ... |
Cook
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Russ Benning | ... |
Scientist
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Ralph Cosham | ... |
Marine Lieutenant
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David Wells | ... |
Fox's Assistant
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Anthony Grumbach | ... |
NSA Officer
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James Deeth | ... |
S-61 Pilot
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Alex Daniels | ... |
Gas Station Attendant
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Carol Rosenthal | ... |
Gas Customer
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Mickey Jones | ... |
Trucker
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Lu Leonard | ... |
Roadhouse Waitress
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Charlie Hughes | ... |
Bus Driver
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Byron Walls | ... |
Police Sergeant
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Betty Bunch | ... |
Truck Stop Waitress
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Victor McLemore | ... |
Roadblock Lt.
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Steven Brennan | ... |
Roadblock Sergeant
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Pat Lee | ... |
Bracero Wife
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Judith Kim | ... |
Girl Barker
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Ronald L. Colby | ... |
Cafe Waiter
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Robert Stein | ... |
State Trooper
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Kenny Call | ... |
Donnie Bob
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Jeff Ramsey | ... |
Hunter #1
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Jerry Gatlin | ... |
Hunter #2
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David Daniell | ... |
Letterman
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Randy Tutton | ... |
2nd Letterman
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Carpenter | ... |
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
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Steve Dressler | ... |
Casino Photographer (uncredited)
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Joel Edwards | ... |
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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Deborah Kerr | ... |
Karen Holmes (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Burt Lancaster | ... |
Sgt. Milton Warden (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Nick Sagan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Mike Skiff | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Veronica J. Valentini | ... |
Roadblock Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Carpenter | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Bruce A. Evans | ... | (written by) & |
Raynold Gideon | ... | (written by) |
Dean Riesner | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Barry Bernardi | ... | co-producer |
Michael Douglas | ... | executive producer |
Bruce A. Evans | ... | associate producer |
Larry Franco | ... | producer (as Larry J. Franco) |
Raynold Gideon | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Jack Nitzsche | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
Donald M. Morgan | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Marion Rothman | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
Virginia Katz | ... | assistant editor |
Brian Ralph | ... | negative cutter |
Craig Ridenour | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Jennifer Shull |
Production Design by
Daniel A. Lomino | ... | (as Daniel Lomino) |
Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton | ... | (as Robert Benton) |
Makeup Department
Pete Altobelli | ... | makeup artist (as Peter Altobelli) |
Rick Baker | ... | starman transformation |
Jack Bricker | ... | starman transformation crew: Stan Winston unit |
Norman Bryn | ... | starman transformation crew: Dick Smith unit |
Ellis Burman Jr. | ... | starman transformation crew: Stan Winston unit |
Allen Coulter | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit |
Doug Drexler | ... | starman transformation crew: Dick Smith unit (as Douglas Drexler) |
George Engel | ... | starman transformation crew: Dick Smith unit |
Tom Hester | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit |
Tim Lawrence | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit |
Marina Pedraza | ... | hair stylist |
Dick Smith | ... | starman transformation |
Stan Winston | ... | starman transformation |
Tony Gardner | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit (uncredited) |
John Rosengrant | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Brian Wade | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Tom Joyner | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Alves | ... | second unit director |
Jeffrey Chernov | ... | first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director |
Larry Franco | ... | first assistant director |
Nilo Otero | ... | dga trainee |
Art Department
Joe Alves | ... | visual consultant |
Larry Clark Bird | ... | property master (as Larry Bird) |
Tom Cranham | ... | production illustrator |
William J. Durrell Jr. | ... | set designer (as William Joseph Durrell Jr.) |
Bill Gay | ... | leadman |
Walt Hadfield | ... | construction coordinator |
Bob Lawless | ... | standby painter |
Ken Zimmerman | ... | assistant property master |
Lloyd A. Buswell | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Bill Clift | ... | props (uncredited) |
Tom Duffield | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Andrew P. Flores | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
Matt Furginson | ... | second leadman (uncredited) |
Bill Magill | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
Gene Nollman | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Scott Rousseau | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
Larry Saltzer | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
Jerry Sargent | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
John Tyrrell | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
James F. Walker | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Joseph F. Brennan | ... | boom operator (as Joe Brennan) |
Thomas Causey | ... | sound mixer (as Tommy Causey) |
Jay Engel | ... | adr editor (as Jay Engle) |
Hank Garfield | ... | boom operator |
Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tom McCarthy Jr. | ... | supervising sound editor (as Tom C. McCarthy Jr.) |
Kevin O'Connell | ... | re-recording mixer |
Michael P. Redbourn | ... | sound editor (as Michael Redbourn) |
Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
Don S. Walden | ... | sound editor |
Anthony Marinelli | ... | special sound effects (uncredited) |
Greg Orloff | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
Tim Partridge | ... | dolby sound consultant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Roy Arbogast | ... | special effects coordinator |
Bill Lee | ... | special effects |
Kevin Quibell | ... | special effects |
David Simmons | ... | special effects |
Dick Wood | ... | special effects |
Jeff Switzer | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Ron Trost | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Floyd Van Wey | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Al Winiger | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Gary Zink | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Barbara Affonso | ... | model maker: ILM |
Craig Barron | ... | matte camera supervisor: ILM |
Patricia Blau | ... | production coordinator: ILM |
Lance Brackett | ... | stage technician: ILM |
Barbara Brennan | ... | assistant animator: ILM |
Wade Childress | ... | assistant matte cameraman: ILM |
Peter Daulton | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM |
Dick Dova | ... | stage technician: ILM |
Christopher Evans | ... | matte artist: ILM (as Chris Evans) |
Scott Farrar | ... | visual effects cameraman: ILM |
Robert Finley Jr. | ... | miniature pyrotechnics: ILM (as Finley Jr.) |
Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
Joe Fulmer | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM |
Michael Gleason | ... | chief visual effects editor: ILM |
Ralph Gordon | ... | optical line-up: ILM |
Caroleen Green | ... | matte artist: ILM |
Toby Heindel | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM |
Robert Hill | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM (as Bob Hill) |
Ed Jones | ... | optical line-up: ILM |
Bill Kimberlin | ... | visual effects editor: ILM |
James Lim | ... | optical camera operator: ILM |
Mike MacKenzie | ... | equipment engineering supervisor: ILM (as Michael MacKenzie) |
Jeff Mann | ... | model maker: ILM |
Michael J. McAlister | ... | director of visual effects photography: ILM (as Michael McAlister) |
Ted Moehnke | ... | miniature pyrotechnics: ILM (as Moehnke) |
Michael Moore | ... | assistant editor: ILM |
Charlie Mullen | ... | animation supervisor: ILM |
Bruce Nicholson | ... | supervisor of special effects |
Kerry Nordquist | ... | still photography: ILM |
Frank Ordaz | ... | matte artist: ILM |
Ease Owyeung | ... | supervising model maker: ILM |
Michael Pangrazio | ... | matte painting supervisor: ILM |
Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical line-up: ILM (as Tom Rosseter) |
Kenneth Smith | ... | optical camera operator: ILM |
Peter Stolz | ... | miniature pyrotechnics: ILM (as Stolz) |
Pat Sweeney | ... | visual effects cameraman: ILM |
Larry Tan | ... | model maker: ILM |
Bruce Walters | ... | head effects animator: ILM |
Chuck Wiley | ... | model maker: ILM |
Joan Collins Carey | ... | CGI producer: laser animation (uncredited) |
Jeff Doran | ... | optical department ILM (uncredited) |
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Ned Gorman | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Marguerite Happy | ... | stunts |
Robert Jauregui | ... | stunts (as Bob Jauregui) |
William T. Lane | ... | stunts (as Bill Lane) |
Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
Kerry Rossall | ... | stunts |
Ben Scott | ... | stunts |
John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts (as John Scott) |
Loyd Catlett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Amorelli | ... | best boy |
Sidney Ray Baldwin | ... | still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin) |
Hugo Cortina | ... | gaffer |
Richard Dow | ... | dolly grip |
George Kohut | ... | camera operator: Tennessee |
Peter Kuttner | ... | camera assistant: second unit |
Marc Margulies | ... | second assistant cameraman |
George Mooradian | ... | camera assistant: Tennessee |
Steven Poster | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Steve Poster) |
Tony Rivetti | ... | first assistant cameraman |
Chris Schwiebert | ... | camera operator (as Chris Schweibert) |
Eric Smith | ... | best boy |
Calvin Sterry | ... | key grip (as Cal Sterry) |
Joseph F. Valentine | ... | panaglide operator (as Joe Valentine) |
Dean Williams | ... | still photographer: Tennessee |
Clay H. Wilson | ... | second grip (as Clay Wilson) |
John Boccaccio | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
David L. Butler | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Jeffrey R. Clark | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Blaise Dahlquist | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
Daniel Dayton | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Ray De La Motte | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Tommy Elsner | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
Robert Fiore | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Jack N. Green | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
M. Todd Henry | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Albert Hood | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Clay Ingel | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
Clyde K. 'Tiny' Ingle | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
Randy Jonsson | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
William E. Kelley Jr. | ... | aerial photography (uncredited) |
Jan Kiesser | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Greg Langham | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
Henry Minski | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
John Murray | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Serge Poupis | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
John Powers | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Kenny Reed | ... | crane operator: Titan crane (uncredited) |
Ronald R. Swafford | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
George Witthans | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Jeff Wolf | ... | assistant camera: Tennessee (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Pennie DuPont | ... | additional casting (as Pennie Du Pont) |
Stacey Rhodes | ... | extras casting: Arizona & Tennessee |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Michel Bush | ... | costumer: women |
Andy Hylton | ... | costumer: men |
Michael Lynn | ... | costumer: men (uncredited) |
Location Management
Ken Lavet | ... | location manager: second unit |
Patricia Ledford | ... | location manager: Tennessee |
Paul Pav | ... | location manager |
Douglas A. Raine | ... | location assistant (as Doug Raine) |
Music Department
Brian Banks | ... | music performer / music programmer |
Anthony Marinelli | ... | music performer / music programmer |
Curt Sobel | ... | supervising music editor |
Brooks Arthur | ... | music producer (uncredited) |
Anthony Marinelli | ... | music producer (uncredited) / performer: additional arrangements (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sandy King | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Ken Reed | ... | Titian crane operator |
David Turner | ... | transportation captain (as Dave Turner) |
Eddie Lee Voelker | ... | transportation coordinator |
Rodd Wolff | ... | uncredited |
Kip Wolverton | ... | driver |
Ray Appel | ... | driver: special effects (uncredited) |
Jim Bennett | ... | driver: props (uncredited) |
Pete Bianco | ... | driver: carrier (uncredited) |
Ronald Brown | ... | driver: carrier (uncredited) |
Denny Caira | ... | driver: carrier (uncredited) |
Luis Lara | ... | driver: caterer (uncredited) |
Joseph William Lomax | ... | driver: special effects (uncredited) |
Juan Lopez | ... | driver: construction (uncredited) |
John Matt | ... | driver: construction (uncredited) |
Tim McHenry | ... | driver: production van (uncredited) |
Bob Muehlig | ... | driver: starwagon (uncredited) |
Bill Myers | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Lee Nashold | ... | insert driver (uncredited) |
Paul Schuster | ... | driver: camera/sound (uncredited) |
Don Trumbel | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Ron Whann | ... | driver: grip (uncredited) |
Gordon Wiles | ... | driver: honeywagon (uncredited) |
Roger Wooge | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Rod Woverton | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Dennis Yank | ... | driver: wardrobe (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Theresa Curtin | ... | assistant: Messrs. Carpenter and Franco |
James Deeth | ... | aerial coordinator (as Jim Deeth) |
Bill Evans | ... | pilot |
Harry Hauss | ... | pilot |
Michael Hill | ... | production accountant (as Mike Hill) |
Larry Kirsch | ... | pilot |
Kevin LaRosa | ... | pilot |
Scott Maher | ... | pilot |
Carl Mazzocone | ... | researcher |
Bridget Murphy | ... | assistant: to Messrs. Carpenter and Franco |
Robin Rogers | ... | pilot |
Carol Rosenthal | ... | assistant: to Mr. Bernardi |
Kerry Rossall | ... | stand-in |
Peter J. Silbermann | ... | ad-pub coordinator |
Steve Sirk | ... | pilot |
Duane Williams | ... | pilot |
Anna Zappia | ... | production coordinator |
Ted Abelara | ... | pilot: jetranger (uncredited) |
J. Bagnall | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
Ron Bledsoe | ... | head animal trainer (uncredited) |
C. Bogard | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
Loyd Catlett | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
James Cheatham | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
Donna Cipriani | ... | assistant production accountant (uncredited) |
Dan Fisher | ... | mechanic: jetranger (uncredited) |
Jim French | ... | mechanic: jetranger (uncredited) |
Swede Gamble | ... | pilot: cameraship (uncredited) |
Mark C. Haskins | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
David Hoch | ... | first aid (uncredited) |
Steve Hopp | ... | pilot: jetranger (uncredited) |
Ray Howard | ... | pilot: ferry (uncredited) |
Alan Leicher | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
Scott Mitchelaca | ... | pilot: Los Angeles huey (uncredited) |
Michael Parkhurst | ... | equipment supplier (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited) |
Tom Patterson | ... | weapons (uncredited) |
Lydia Pipatan | ... | assistant auditor (uncredited) |
Rick Rischer | ... | pilot: jetranger (uncredited) |
Rocky Roschford | ... | pilot: S-61 (uncredited) |
John Silva | ... | safety (uncredited) |
T. Stuart | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
Chuck Taylor | ... | mechanic: S-61 (uncredited) |
Mike Wiklansky | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
Ed Zachman | ... | mechanic: huey (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (co-production)
- Delphi II Productions (from)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1984) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1985) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1985) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal (1985) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Videosonic (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1986) (India) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films of India)
- CBS (1989) (United States) (tv)
- Canal+ (1990) (France) (tv)
- Columbia C.E.I.A.D. (1985) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films of India (1986) (India) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1985) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Przedsiebiorstwo Dystrybucji Filmów (1987) (Poland) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2005) (France) (tv)
- Canale 5 (1995) (Italy) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (laserdisc)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Gaumont-Columbia-RCA (GCR) (1986) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (France) (DVD)
- GoodTimes Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
- M6 (1993) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Phonovision (1994) (United Kingdom) (video) (laserdisc)
- Phonovision (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Pioneer Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1990) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- RTL9 (2002) (France) (tv)
- RTL9 (2010) (France) (tv)
- Scream Factory (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition)
- Sony Movie Channel (2019) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Mexico) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Canada) (DVD) (studio classics)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (United States) (DVD) (studio classics)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
- Video Image (computer graphics)
Other Companies
- Michelson Food Services (catering)
- The Arrangment (catering)
- Doster, Keigley & Rhodes (location casting)
- Rich Mar Casting (extra casting: Los Angeles)
- Goldman & Associates (extras casting: Nevada)
- J. Dolan Projection Units (location projection)
- Laser Media (special laser effects)
- Laserium (special laser effects)
- Jetcopters Inc. (helicopters)
- University of North Carolina (special thanks)
- Northrop Corporation (special thanks)
- Tennessee Film, Tape & Music Commission (special thanks)
- Arizona Governor's Office (special thanks)
- Nevada Motion Picture Division (special thanks)
- Iowa Film Commission (special thanks)
- Colorado Motion Picture and Television Advisory Commission (special thanks)
- Pacific Title (titles by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Jenny Hayden never did get over the death of her husband, so when an alien life form decides to model "himself" on the husband, Jenny is understandably confused if not terrified. The alien, or Starman, as he is called, has a deadline to meet and kidnaps Jenny in order to meet it. Written by Rob Hartill |
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Taglines | In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $22,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This script was being developed at "Columbia" at the same time as another script about an alien visitation. The studio did not want to make both, so the head of the studio had to choose which film to make; he decided to make this one and let the other script go to a rival studio. The other script was for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)." After 'E.T.' became such a huge hit, apparently 'Starman' sat on the shelf for almost three years before the Columbia Pictures studio agreed to release it. See more » |
Goofs | The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was not on the Voyager 1 & 2 disks. Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" was. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Dune/Starman/Mass Appeal/Runaway (1984). See more » |
Soundtracks | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction See more » |
Crazy Credits | Second To Last Note Appearing In The Film's Closing Credits: Other than the Voyager Satellite expedition depicted in this Picture, which expedition actually occurred, the characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely coincidental and unintentional. See more » |
Quotes |
Mark Shermin:
Have people from your world been here before? Starman: Before yes. We are interested in your species. Mark Shermin: You mean you're some kind of anthropologist? Is that what you're doing here? Just checking us out? Starman: You are a strange species. Not like any other. And you'd be surprised how many there are. Intelligent but savage. Shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you? [Shermin nods] Starman: You are at your very best when things are worst. See more » |