Dark Star

This all new Bluray edition has been sourced from an original 16×9 35mm theatrical print. The film was shot originally as 16mm, then blown up to 35mm for theatrical distribution. This new master has been subject to a new grade and extensive manual frame by frame digital restoration. This, we believe is the finest presentation ever of this science fiction classic…John Carpenter’s pulp science fiction classic – this brilliantly clever and funny parody of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, follows a warped intergalactic mission to blow up unstable planets. Four bored astronauts fill in time between missions catching up on their tans with the help of a sun-lamp, playing with a suspiciously plastic-looking alien mascot they are taking back to Earth and conversing with their female version of Hal.Things start to go horribly wrong as the spaceship computer misfires and a ‘smart bomb’ thinks it is God. Ultimately only one crew member – an ex-surfer – makes it back to Earth surfing on an improvised board…Dark Star was originally intended to be a 68 minute student film. Hollywood Producer Jack Harris managed to convince the film-makers to shoot 15 minutes of extra footage and released the expanded version theatrically. This Bluray contains the original shorter version , the longer theatrical release and is packed full of extra features!