Dark Star

1974, Movie, 1h 23min

John Carpenter made his feature debut with this gleefully gonzo science-fiction satire, which began life as a student film and went on to become a cult classic. Onboard the titular spaceship, a team of chilled-out astronauts cruise the cosmos, blowing up planets while dealing with a host of crises ranging from a runaway pet alien (played by a beach ball) to a renegade bomb with a mind of its own. Scripted by future ALIEN screenwriter Dan O’Bannon (who also costars), this midnight movie favorite plays like an extended stoner riff on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

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Critic Adam Smith

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Very black, very funny and strangely moving, this is a genuine contender for the term "cult classic".

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In the farthest reaches of space, a team of astronauts embarks on a mission to destroy unstable planets threatening human colonization. But as their journey wears on, they face an unexpected enemy: a sensitive and intelligent bomb that begins to question the meaning of its existence. As tensions rise and systems fail, the crew must confront their own doubts and fears in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic explosion. A cult classic from John Carpenter, Dark Star is a hilarious and thought-provoking space adventure that explores the absurdity of human existence.

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