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Starman (1984)
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While most movie buffs are likely to call Halloween the best movie from John Carpenter, others--die-hard romantics and anyone who cried while watching E.T.--might vote in favor of the director's 1984 hit Starman. It's easily Carpenter's warmest and most beguiling film, and the only one that ever earned an Oscar nomination. That honor went specifically to Best Actor nominee Jeff Bridges for his performance as an alien visitor to Earth who is knocked off course and must take an interstate road trip to rendezvous with a mothership from his home planet. To complete this journey he assumes the physical form of the dead...
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Jeff Bridges got an Oscar nomination for his role in the film, but it was Karen Allen that drew me to watch it.
Bridges was a space explorer that got stranded, and took the form of Allen's ex to get help to get to Arizona for his ride home.
The story is basically about how he learns about love and caring and helping...
(complete Starman review by B Movie Ben)
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(5/23/2008)