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Summary:

Dark Star is a futuristic scoutship traveling far in advance of colony ships. Armed with Exponential Thermostellar bombs, it prowls the unstable planets. But there is one obstacle that it's crewmembers did not count on--one of the ship's thinking and talking bombs is lodged in the bay, threatening to destroy the entire ship and crew.

Contributors:

Carpenter, John, 1948-

Foster, Alan Dean, 1946-

O'Bannon, Dan

Narelle, Brian

Pahich, Dre

Kuniholm, Cal

Jack H. Harris Enterprises

VCI Home Video (Firm)

Image Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Interstellar travel — Drama

Optical disks

Interstellar travel

Genres:

Science fiction films

Feature films

Drama

Performers:

Cast: Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Dan O'Bannon.

Production Credits:

Director, John Carpenter ; writers, Dan O'Bannon, John Carpenter ; producer, John Carpenter.

General Notes:

"ID6589VC"
CLV, extended play; CX; Chapter stops.
Rated G.
Novelization from the script by Alan Dean Foster.
Videodisc release of the 1974 motion picture by Jack H. Harris Enterprises.
Presented in the original aspect ratio, approximately 1.85:1, as seen in theatrical release.
"When Dark Star was originally released in theaters, certain scenes were hastily created in order to lengthen the film to commercially required running time. Carpenter and O'Bannon felt that these additions, deemed necessary by exhibitors, degraded the quality of the film. The worst of these scenes have been omitted from this LaserDisc version, bringing it nearer the filmmakers' original vision. The deleted scenes have been included at the end of the program for the edification of the viewer."--Container.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

laser optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

LD 335

OCLC Numbers:

29661373