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.
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $29M
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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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Box Office & Release
Starman returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $22M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $29M
- Release date
- Dec 13, 1984
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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