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Actors: Jeff Bridges Karen Allen Charles Martin Smith
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Starman |
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Director John Carpenter's 1984 Sci/Fi Box Office Smash about an alien being who visits our world, only to be attacked and forced to escape, with the help of a female widow (Allen) and using the face and body of her dead husband (Bridges in his Oscar nominated performance for Best Actor) as cover. To many, Carpenter's best film is Halloween, but for those of us who've seen this film, we know the real truth. As thoughtful as it is touching, Starman goes beyond science fiction, right to the human soul. Beautiful.
--Alan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Starman |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- friendly alien from space chased by govt
Romance
Yes
Generally friendly 1st contact with aliens?
Yes
Human/Magical couple?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- male alien
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can read emotions
- mind reading
- can cast many different spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (female)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- government investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- nasty human transformations
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