Starman
Science Fiction
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (1984) 115 mins PG

6.8 (11,114 votes)
When his spacecraft is shot down over Wisconsin, Starman (Bridges) arrives at the remote cabin of a distraught young widow, Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen), and clones the form of her dead husband. The alien convinces Jenny to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he isn't picked up by his mothership in three days, he'll die. Hot on their trail are government agents, intent on capturing the alien, dead or alive. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love, while Jenny rediscovers her human feelings for passion....

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Cast and Crew
Jeff Bridges  ......  Starman
Karen Allen  ......  Jenny Hayden
Charles Martin Smith  ......  Mark Shermin
Richard Jaeckel  ......  George Fox
Robert Phalen  ......  Major Bell
Charles Martin  ...... 
Director  .....  John Carpenter
Producer  .....  Larry J. Franco
Writer  .....  Bruce A. Evans; Raynold Gideon
Notes
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Throughout the film, Chequamegon (Shih-WAH-muh-gone) National Forest is pronounced "She-mogg-wahn." Non-locals sometimes refer to it as "that unpronounceable national forest." (more)

Trivia:
The role of Starman originally went to Kevin Bacon. (more)

Filming Locations:
Arizona, USA (more)

Quotes:
George Fox: Do you seriously expect me to tell the President that an alien has landed, assumed the identity of a dead housepainter from Madison, Wisconsin and is presently out tooling around the countryside in a hopped up orange and black 1977 Mustang? (more)

Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations (more)