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Dark Star

Dark Star

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1974

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Comedy, Science Fiction

User Score

59%

Original Title

Dark Star

Production Companies

Jack H. Harris Enterprises, University of Southern California

Director

John Carpenter

Budget

$60,000

Description

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.