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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BRIDGES,JEFF
EAN: 9780767812160
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767812166
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 25, 1998
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 3756
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: December 14, 1984
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Product Description:
An alien whose ship crashes in Wisconsin is found by a distraught widow and assumes the form of her dead husband. He convinces her to drive him to Arizona where his mothership must pick him up in three days or he will die. Government agents are after them
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: PG
Release Date: 1-MAR-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
While most movie buffs are likely to call Halloween the best movie from John Carpenter, others--die-hard romantics and anyone who cried while watching E.T.--might vote in favor of the director's 1984 hit Starman. It's easily Carpenter's warmest and most beguiling film, and the only one that ever earned an Oscar nomination. That honor went specifically to Best Actor nominee Jeff Bridges for his performance as an alien visitor to Earth who is knocked off course and must take an interstate road trip to rendezvous with a mothership from his home planet. To complete this journey he assumes the physical form of the dead husband of a Wisconsin widow (Karen Allen) who responds first with fear, then sympathy, and finally love. Carpenter's graceful strategy is to switch the focus of this E.T.-like film from science fiction to a gentle road-movie love story, made believable by the memorable performances of Bridges and Allen. It's a bit heavy-handed with tenacious government agents who view the Starman as an alien threat (don't they always?), but Carpenter handles the action with intelligent flair, sensitivity, and lighthearted humor. If you're not choked up during the final scene, well, you just might not be human. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  - classic
This was perhaps Jeff Bridges' best performance in a movie. He plays an alien who crashes on earth, takes on the appearance of a lady's dead husband, and makes her drive him cross country to meet up with his spaceship. Along the way he learns about what it is like to be human. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. If you can find it (Blockbuster or Netflix would be a good bet) definitely watch it. You will love it.
Rating: - Get the European Starman DVD
I have had the VHS version of this film for years - purchased used from Hollywood video. Pan-and-scan, not the greatest fuzzy picture, mediocre sound (its difficult to remember how bad the VHS format was back when that was all we had). I went to watch this the other day and couldn't find it (I think I lent it to someone and never got it back), so, since I had been thinking about getting the DVD for quite a while I came to Amazon to order it.
Thanks to Wayne Klein's review I was immediately informed that the only version available on Amazon U.S. was a "full screen" version (yeccch) without any extras - and that there was a European version that was in wide-screen letterbox, Dolby Digital, WITH extras.
Well, that was a no-brainer for me. Since I had purchased a year or so go (from Amazon, I might add) a DVD player (Pioneer) that has all the bells and whistles, and ALSO plays PAL (the DVD format for Europe) disks, I immediately went to Amazon U.K. http://www.amazon.co.uk/ and ordered this DVD.
It arrived at my place in California (from England) air mail in about five days.
Let me tell you that this disk is AWESOME (let me mention again that regular DVD players in the U.S. will not play this disk - you must have a player that will play the PAL format. My Pioneer plays both PAL and NTSC - US format - disks). Amazingly clear and crisp picture and sound. From watching this DVD one would not guess that this film is a few years old.
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Rating: - Alien visits Planet Earth
Jeff Bridges plays the part of an alien visiting Earth. A project initiated by scientists sends an invitation out to space, where in 54 Earth languages, aliens are invited to come and see the human race.
The alien takes on the DNA structure of a dead painter whose wife is still grieving for him and the movie starts as she watches old films of her dead husband. The album is on the table and the alien transforms right before our very eyes into human form. Karen Allen plays the part of the widow, who at first believes she had a dream, but soon goes from fear to acceptance to falling in love with the likes of her dearly departed.
It is nice to see one of our favorite actors from "The Untouchables" playing the part of the government agent who investigates the alien sighting and ultimately saves his life. Don't miss this 1984 movie that shall leave you with the gentle feelings evoked by the likes of E.T.
Rating:  - A True Prediction.
Scott Hayden was killed in an explosion in a spacecraft accident. The Starman appreared on the scene in Jennie Hayden as a baby developed from birth until grown man, after adapting face from Scott's photograph. He has three days to meet a starship in the Arizona crater in order to return to his planet. Along the way, he got a ride with a cook. What he thinks he will miss the most is eating: the apple pie was magnico and the cherry pie was delicious.
"You are at your very best when things are the worst," he says about humans. Though technically far beyond us, he learns much from Jennie who is patient and understanding with him. He leaves behind a human baby with his knowledge, and Scott's genes (from a strand of his hair). The Extraterrestrial Agency lets things go. In five minutes, he must reach his rendeavous, so he lied about the other person, "guy is older."
He uses symbolism in his descriptions. What the Heck is that? "I must go. I care now, tell me again how to say goodbye." Jennie Hayden appears like a better-nourished Cindy. "Kiss me, tell me you love me." The aircraft is a blue glow, though much bigger than the one in the new somewhat like flick now at the movies, "Meet Dave."
Rating: - Great classic!!
This is a great film i grew up watching this movie and till today it still is a great movie. it is a love story and action and drama all rolled into one. The special effects are very good for its time. this is a great classic.
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