Dark Star

Dark Star

Bombed Out in Space with a Spaced Out Bomb!

G 1974 · 83 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Science Fiction

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

Directed by John Carpenter · Written by John Carpenter

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