Film197483 min

Dark Star

Name: Dark Star
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1974
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Adam Beckenbaugh

Taste attributes: comedyscience fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysurrealglossysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: an accessible sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 343 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

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