Dark Star
1974 · 1h 23m · Comedy, Science Fiction · United States of America · Rated G (US)
The spaced out odyssey.
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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anarchic comedyartificial intelligence (a.i.)boredomdestruction of planetfuturemetrocolorspace travel
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