Rotten
There is little that is original in Starman, but at least it has chosen good models.
Variety Staff, Variety
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 · PG
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
John Carpenter
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Starman
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.
Director and cast
- John Carpenter Director
- Jeff Bridges as Starman
- Karen Allen as Jenny Hayden
- Charles Martin Smith as Mark Shermin
- Richard Jaeckel as George Fox
- Robert Phalen as Major Bell
- Tony Edwards as Sergeant Lemon
- John Walter Davis as Brad Heinmuller
- Ted White as Deer Hunter
- Dirk Blocker as Cop #1
- M.C. Gainey Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It isn't pleasant to watch a talented filmmaker like John Carpenter willfully distort his personality to fit a commercial (read Spielbergian) profile, and only the opening suspense-horror sequences have the weight of real involvement.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
The best special effects are in the first five minutes. Thereafter, it's all rather predictable.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
Starman contains the potential to be a very silly movie, but the two actors have so much sympathy for their characters that the movie, advertised as space fiction, turns into one of 1984's more touching love stories.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
In Mr. Bridges' hands [his role] becomes the occasion for a sweetly affecting characterization -- a fine showcase for the actor's blend of grace, precision and seemingly offhanded charm.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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