In the mid-22nd century, mankind has begun to colonize interstellar space. Armed with artificially intelligent Thermostellar Triggering Devices, which can talk and reason, the scout ship Dark Star searches for "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization.

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. — yusufpiskin

2024年4月3日 · In the early 70s, young filmmakers John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon created a spaceship tale for a graduation project – little knowing it would influence Alien and many other works. Made for...

2022年10月2日 · But the movie inspired Dan to try his hand at writing a horror version of Dark Star and that film, after a side trip through Jodorowsky's ill-omened Dune, led to Ridley Scott's iconic 1979...

In director John Carpenter's debut film, space explorers meet a very strange alien shaped like a beach ball, who causes no small amount of mischief aboard their vessel.

2024年8月25日 · Dark Star, a 1974 sci-fi comedy, heavily inspired the sci-fi genre, especially the Alien franchise and including Alien: Romulus. John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon, creators of Dark Star, laid the foundation for modern sci-fi with their early collaboration and both went on to be massively influential in film.

2024年10月13日 · Dark Star follows a team of astronauts on a prolonged mission to destroy unstable planets. As they contend with the challenges of outer space, including a rebellious …

Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised. The late Commander Powell is stored in deep freeze, where he is still able to offer advice. As their mission nears completion, they must cope with a runaway alien which resembles a beach-ball,...

During this time, an alien (that looks suspiciously like a beach ball) runs riot, and an unruly bomb threatens to blow everyone to smithereens. 'Alien' screenwriter Dan O'Bannon wrote 'Dark Star', and clearly borrowed from it for the 1979 Ridley Scott film - taking the hilarious beach-ball sequence and playing it out for tension rather than laughs.

On the deep-space cruiser Dark Star, a crew of laid-back astronauts (including O’Bannon himself) are assigned the task of blowing up planets with unsuitable life forms in order to make the universe safe for the human race. The leader is Commander Powell (Joe Sanders), who’s cryogenically frozen after being killed in a freak accident.