Starman
“In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming.”
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.
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Cast
38 people
Jeff Bridges
Starman / Scott Hayden
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Iron Man
Karen Allen
Jenny Hayden
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Scrooged
Charles Martin Smith
Mark Shermin
Known for
The Untouchables
American Graffiti
Richard Jaeckel
George Fox
Known for
The Dirty Dozen
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Robert Phalen
Major Bell
Known for
Halloween
Roots
Tony Edwards
Sergeant Lemon
Known for
The Experts
John Walter Davis
Brad Heinmuller
Known for
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
Ted White
Deer Hunter
Known for
Tron
Against All Odds
Dirk Blocker
Cop #1
Known for
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Poltergeist
M.C. Gainey
Cop #2
Known for
Tangled
Lost
Sean Stanek
Hot Rodder
Also in
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Shade
George Buck Flower
Cook
Known for
They Live
Escape from New York
John Carpenter Director · Bruce A. Evans Writer Raynold Gideon Writer
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $22M · United States release December 14, 1984
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$28,744,356
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Michael Douglas-Jarry J. Franco Productions
Production
Delphi II Productions
Production
Industrial Light & Magic
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · December 13, 1984
Theatrical
United States · December 14, 1984
Theatrical
Argentina
January 10, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
May 10, 1985 · Theatrical
Canada
December 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 12, 1985 · Theatrical
France
June 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Greece
August 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 19, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 9, 1989 · Theatrical
India
February 11, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 15, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
April 20, 1985 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 31, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 30, 1985 · Theatrical
March 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
January 24, 2003 · TV · Net 5
September 16, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
June 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Russia
July 11, 1985 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
February 1, 1989 · Theatrical
February 28, 1997 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
May 15, 2022 · Digital
Spain
August 9, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 17, 1985 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 10, 1985 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 4, 1985 · Theatrical
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