Starman
1984
****
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Phalen, Tony Edwards, Dirk Blocker, M.C. Gainey, Sean Morgan, Ted White
In response to the invitation sent by the Voyager 2 space probe, an alien being comes to Earth and assumes the form of a woman's recently deceased husband. Together, they embark on a cross-country journey to a rendezvous point where he can return home. John Carpenter's romantic science fiction road movie arrived in the wake of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and remains one of his most charming and unexpected works. The film explores themes of humanity, grief, and interstellar connection, and it features an endearing and delicately awkward performance by Jeff Bridges.
