Starman (film)

Synopsis

Failed on the planet ground, extraterrestrial (Jeff Bridges) takes the appearance of the late husband of Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen) and obliges it to accompany it until the place, the Meteor Crater, where its congeneric must recover it. Initially reticent, Jenny Hayden gradually will end up sticking to this man come from stars…

Data sheet

original Title: Starman
Realization: John Carpenter
Scenario: Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon
Production: Larry J. Free, Barry Bernardi and Michael Douglas
Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Delphi II and Industrial Light & Magic
Budget: 24 million dollars
Musique: Jack Nitzsche
Photography: Donald Mr. Morgan
Assembly: Marion Rothman
Decorations: Daniel A. Lomino
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - Dolby - 35 mm
Kind: Fantastic, lovesong
Lasted: 115 minutes
Comings out date: December 14th 1984 (the United States), July 3rd 1985 (France)

Distribution

Jeff Bridges: Starman
Karen Allen : Jenny Hayden
Charles Martin Smith: Mark Shermin
Richard Jaeckel: George Fox
Robert Phalen: The commander Bell
Tony Edwards: Sergeant Lemon
John Walter Davis: Brad Heinmuller
Ted White: Hunter of stag
Dirk Blocker: First police officer
M.C. Gainey: Second police officer
Sean Stanek: Hot Rodder
George “Buck” Flower: Cook
Russ Benning: Scientist
Ralph Cosham: Lieutenant
David Wells: The assistant of Fox
John Carpenter: The man in the helicopter (not credited)

Around film

Alan Dean Foster has novelized the film in 1984.
the producer Michael Douglas had considered many other realizers, such as Mark Rydell, Adrian Lyne, John Badham or Tony Scott, before the station does not fall to John Carpenter.
the role of Starman was originally planned for Kevin Bacon.
the scenario was developed with the Columbia, at the same time as a second treating scenario of the visit of extraterrestrial. Not wishing to carry out two films, the big shots of the studio chose Starman , forsaking the second with a rival studio. This last, carried out in 1982, was E.T extraterrestrial the …

Original soundtrack

I Can' T Get No Satisfaction , interpreted by The Rolling Stones
Topic of New York, New York , interpreted by Frank Sinatra
All I Cuts to Do Is Dream , composed by Boudleaux Briant
From Here to Eternity - Beach Number , composed by George Duning
What Would Your Memories Do , interpreted by Vern Gosdin

Rewards

Nomination with the Oscar of the best actor for Jeff Bridges in 1985.
Price of the best actor (Jeff Bridges) and nominations at the prices of the best actress (Karen Allen) and of best science fiction film, at the time of the Academy of science fiction films, fantastic and horror 1985.
Nominations with the Golden Globes of the best actor (Jeff Bridges) and the best music in 1985.

External bond

Starman on Internet Movie Database

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