---
title: 'Dark Star (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Carpenter'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-star-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069945/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dark Star (1974)

1974 · G · 83 min · Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Dark Star is a 1974 American independent science fiction comedy film produced, scored and directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. It follows the crew of the deteriorating starship Dark Star, twenty years into their mission to destroy unstable planets that might threaten future colonization of other planets.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Dan O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-bannon), [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Editor:** [Dan O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-bannon)
- **Director:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Producer:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Knapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-knapp)

## Cast

- [Dan O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-bannon)
- [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- [Brian Narelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-narelle)
- [Nick Castle](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-castle)

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Official site: https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/dark-star/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-star-1974
Film facts: Wikidata (Q506580); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.