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Dark Star (1975)

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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Movie Information

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.

Rating:
Genre:Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed By:John Carpenter
Written By:Dan O'Bannon, John Carpenter
In Theaters:1/15/1975
Box Office:

Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:Jack H. Harris Enterprises, University of Southern California

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John Carpenter

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Brian Narelle

Lt. Doolittle

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Cal Kuniholm

Boiler

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Dan O'Bannon

Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge

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Dre Pahich

Talby

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Adam Beckenbaugh

Bomb #20 (voice)

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Nick Castle

Ailien

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Joe Saunders

Commander Powell (voice)

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Cookie Knapp

Muttercomputer (voice)

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Alan Sheretz

Bomb #19 (voice)

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John Carpenter

Talby Voice

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Miles Watkins

Watkins - Mission Control

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