Dark Star
Directed by John Carpenter6.174%64%6.0
Een team astronauten gaat op een missie om te verkennen, voor de 'The colonisation ship', in hun bommenwerper 'The Dark Star'. Bij de missie moeten zij ook het gebruik van een nieuwe zelfdenkende en pratende interstellaire bom testen. Deze bom wordt gebruikt om instabiele planeten te vernietigen en ruim baan te maken voor de kolonisten. Tijdens de missie gaat er van alles mis: zo komen ze bijvoorbeeld in aanraking met een strandbal-vormig buitenaards wezen die even door het schip stuitert.
Dark Star Ratings & Reviews
- franke166 januari 2026A classic.
- angry601 februari 2025An old favorite
- flavo4313 december 2025Dark Star is a perfect example of how imagination and clever writing can overcome even the most limited budget. This low-budget B-movie sci-fi comedy, directed by John Carpenter, leans into its constraints and turns them into strengths through sharp satire, absurd situations, and surprisingly inventive special effects. What could have been a throwaway student film instead becomes a cult classic that pokes fun at space exploration, military bureaucracy, and existential dread. The film’s humor is dry, goofy, and often philosophical, particularly in its memorable exchanges involving a sentient bomb pondering the nature of existence. The practical effects, while obviously handmade, are charming and creative, adding to the film’s offbeat personality rather than detracting from it. Dark Star isn’t polished or grand, but it doesn’t need to be. Its wit, originality, and willingness to embrace silliness make it a genuinely fun and rewarding watch—especially for sci-fi fans who appreciate satire and unconventional storytelling.
- gtate876 september 2025Very strange. Enjoyable but very strange.
- Charles Edstrom5 augustus 2025Its a campy movie with some good humor. One of those you like to watch knowing it can't match up to anything else, despite how cheesy it can be.
- ivthebox9 december 2025Quite boring, nothing much happens. They try to create tension with a few tense situations but it's too boring to care and I was looking forward to the end of it.
- Russell23 april 2025It's like a bad episode of Red Dwarf
- Phill Rock27 november 2025Can see the makings of a great director. Not the best film but has some good carpenter moments.
- Lilly26 maart 2025Watched it with a friend she liked it in a ironic way, didn't hate it but its ancient and not in a treasured classic way.
Dark Star Trivia
Dark Star was released on 30 maart 1974.
Dark Star was directed by John Carpenter.
Dark Star has a runtime of 82 m.
Dark Star was produced by John Carpenter.
Een team astronauten gaat op een missie om te verkennen, voor de 'The colonisation ship', in hun bommenwerper 'The Dark Star'. Bij de missie moeten zij ook het gebruik van een nieuwe zelfdenkende en pratende interstellaire bom testen. Deze bom wordt gebruikt om instabiele planeten te vernietigen en ruim baan te maken voor de kolonisten. Tijdens de missie gaat er van alles mis: zo komen ze bijvoorbeeld in aanraking met een strandbal-vormig buitenaards wezen die even door het schip stuitert.
The key characters in Dark Star are Lt. Doolittle (Brian Narelle), Boiler (Cal Kuniholm), Sgt. Pinback alias Bill Fruge (Dan O'Bannon).
Dark Star is rated 16.
Dark Star is a Komedie, Sciencefiction film.
Dark Star has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.
Dark Star had a budget of US$ 60.000.