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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

1h 55m

6.9(1017 votes)

Science Fiction

Romance

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Starman / Scott Hayden

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Jenny Hayden

Charles Martin Smith

Charles Martin Smith

Mark Shermin

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

George Fox

Robert Phalen

Robert Phalen

Major Bell

Tony Edwards

Tony Edwards

Sergeant Lemon

John Walter Davis

Brad Heinmuller

Ted White

Ted White

Deer Hunter

Dirk Blocker

Dirk Blocker

Cop #1

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Cop #2

Creative team

Directed by: John Carpenter
Written by: Bruce A. Evans
Raynold Gideon
Produced by: Larry Franco

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