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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.

Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon
Starring
Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich
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anarchic comedyartificial intelligence (a.i.)boredomdestruction of planetfuturemetrocolorspace travel
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