Dark Star

Bombed Out in Space with a Spaced Out Bomb!

1974 • 83 min • Comedy · Science Fiction

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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.

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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

Critic reviews

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There 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...
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