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* NoBudget: The film was made on a shoestring budget of $60,000. And it shows.
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* MinimalistCast: Five major characters and no supporting cast (if you dismiss the guy from Mission Control early on).
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* ChekhovMIA: Commander Powell was introduced early as having died on the mission prior to the movie'S timeline. In the climax, he is revealed to be stored in a HumanPopsicle from where his half-living soul still communicates with Doolittle.
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* ChekhovMIA: Commander Powell was introduced early as having died on the mission prior to the movie'S movie's timeline. In the climax, he is revealed to be stored in a HumanPopsicle from where his half-living soul [[InterrogatingTheDead could still communicates with Doolittle.Doolittle]].
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* ExplosiveInstrumentation: There is a shot of a console room as it goes up in flames due to the laser malfunctioning.
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* ExplosiveInstrumentation: There During the climax, there is a shot of a console room as it goes up in flames due to the laser malfunctioning.
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* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: This movie was originally a 68-minute student short film. When it was acquired for distribution, new footage was added by the producer. Later, John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon re-edited the film into a "director's cut", removing much of the footage shot for the theatrical release and adding new special effects.
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* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: This movie was originally a 68-minute student short film. When it was acquired for distribution, new footage was added by the producer. Later, John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon re-edited the film into a "director's cut", [[ReCut director's cut]], removing much of the footage shot for the theatrical release and adding new special effects.
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* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The asteroid storm early on.
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* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The asteroid storm early on. Also the flashy Phoenix Asteroid showing up in the end.
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* NotNowKiddo: When Talby finds out about the laser malfunction, he tries to communicate this to Doolittle, but the latter is too busy with the detonation maneuver that he decides to cut the communication line to Talby.
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* NotNowKiddo: When Talby finds out about the laser malfunction, he tries to communicate this to Doolittle, but the latter is too busy with the detonation maneuver that he decides to cut the communication line to Talby. Disaster ensues.
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* ThePrecariousLedge: Pinback has to walk across a narrow ledge in the elevator shaft. He seems highly uncomfortable.
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* ThePrecariousLedge: Pinback has to walk across a narrow ledge in the elevator shaft. He seems highly shaft which makes him extremely uncomfortable.
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** Also, Talby tries to inform Doolittle about the laser malfunction but the latter [[NotNowKiddo dismisses this as unimportant and cuts the communication line]].
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->''They're not lost in space. They're loose!''
-->-- Tagline for the trailer.
'''''Dark Star''''' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by Creator/JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
-->-- Tagline for the trailer.
'''''Dark Star''''' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by Creator/JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
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'''''Dark Star'''''
''Dark Star'' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by Creator/JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
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!! This movie contains examples of:
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* AbsentAliens: The characters display absolutely no interest in their computer calculating a 95% chance of intelligent life in a nearby system, with the implication that previous pursuits of such readings had brought disappointing results.
* ActionPrologue: Before the opening credits we witness the crew destruct a planet.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Bomb #20 has its own mind and continuously refuses to abort the detonation sequence. It ends in AGodAmI.
* AsYouKnow: Doolittle provides an InfoDump when talking to Talby: "We've been in space for twenty years now, right? And we've only aged three years."
* BeepingComputers: The ship's computer makes beeping sounds when displaying information on the screen.
* AbsentAliens: The characters display absolutely no interest in their computer calculating a 95% chance of intelligent life in a nearby system, with the implication that previous pursuits of such readings had brought disappointing results.
* ActionPrologue: Before the opening credits we witness the crew destruct a planet.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Bomb #20 has its own mind and continuously refuses to abort the detonation sequence. It ends in AGodAmI.
* AsYouKnow: Doolittle provides an InfoDump when talking to Talby: "We've been in space for twenty years now, right? And we've only aged three years."
* BeepingComputers: The ship's computer makes beeping sounds when displaying information on the screen.
* BillionsOfButtons: The bridge of the ''Dark Star'' is plastered with flashy buttons.
* BlowingSmokeRings: Boyler does this when the crew rest in the sleeping quarters.
* CaptainsLog: Doolittle is seen doing log recordings as a way of giving an InfoDump to the audience. Amongst other things we learn that the supply of toilet paper has been destroyed.
* ChekhovMIA: Commander Powell was introduced early as having died on the mission prior to the movie'S timeline. In the climax, he is revealed to be stored in a HumanPopsicle from where his half-living soul still communicates with Doolittle.
* BlowingSmokeRings: Boyler does this when the crew rest in the sleeping quarters.
* CaptainsLog: Doolittle is seen doing log recordings as a way of giving an InfoDump to the audience. Amongst other things we learn that the supply of toilet paper has been destroyed.
* ChekhovMIA: Commander Powell was introduced early as having died on the mission prior to the movie'S timeline. In the climax, he is revealed to be stored in a HumanPopsicle from where his half-living soul still communicates with Doolittle.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The ship is destroyed and all crew members are killed.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: The opening scene shows how the crew blows up a planet.
* EpilepticFlashingLights: Several animated FX with alternating light and dark frames, prompting TV stations to sometimes flash up warnings at the start.
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: There is a shot of a console room as it goes up in flames due to the laser malfunctioning.
* FoodPills: We see the crew suck on some liquid food.
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: There is a shot of a console room as it goes up in flames due to the laser malfunctioning.
* FoodPills: We see the crew suck on some liquid food.
* HarmlessFreezing: The dead-but-frozen captain among its crew, who is at least partially conscious, some of the time.
* HumanPopsicle: The dead commander was put into deep-freeze where his half-living souls could still be contacted through an electronic device.
* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: The crew's visors are non-reflective. [[note]]The space helmets used were part of Ideal Toys' "S.T.A.R. Team" toy line produced from 1968 to 1971. The helmets are obviously sized for children as is evidenced by the poor fit on the actors' heads.[[/note]]
* InterrogatingTheDead: Dead and cryogenically frozen Commander Powell can still be asked for advice.
* HumanPopsicle: The dead commander was put into deep-freeze where his half-living souls could still be contacted through an electronic device.
* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: The crew's visors are non-reflective. [[note]]The space helmets used were part of Ideal Toys' "S.T.A.R. Team" toy line produced from 1968 to 1971. The helmets are obviously sized for children as is evidenced by the poor fit on the actors' heads.[[/note]]
* InterrogatingTheDead: Dead and cryogenically frozen Commander Powell can still be asked for advice.
* JustInTime: Bomb #20 aborts the detonation sequence exactly at 00:00:00 after being [[TalkingYourWayOut talked out of it]] by Dolittle. For the time being...
* TheLegendOfChekhov: Talby mentions the Phoenix Asteroid which happens to show up at the end to take him away.
* LiteralCliffhanger: Pinback in the elevator shaft.
* LiteralCliffhanger: Pinback in the elevator shaft.
* MachineMonotone: The female computer's sexy but creepily monotone voice during emergency situations.
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The asteroid storm early on.
* NoBudget: The film was made on a shoestring budget of $60,000. And it shows.
* NotNowKiddo: When Talby finds out about the laser malfunction, he tries to communicate this to Doolittle, but the latter is too busy with the detonation maneuver that he decides to cut the communication line to Talby.
* NoBudget: The film was made on a shoestring budget of $60,000. And it shows.
* NotNowKiddo: When Talby finds out about the laser malfunction, he tries to communicate this to Doolittle, but the latter is too busy with the detonation maneuver that he decides to cut the communication line to Talby.
* ThePrecariousLedge: Pinback has to walk across a narrow ledge in the elevator shaft. He seems highly uncomfortable.
* PoorCommunicationKills:
** The ship's computer notifies the crew about the malfunction while they are sleeping. No one registers this important information and the disaster takes its course.
** Also, Talby tries to inform Doolittle about the laser malfunction but the latter [[NotNowKiddo dismisses this as unimportant and cuts the communication line]].
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The movie's climax in which the crew has to stop the detonation sequence of Bomb #20 after it wouldn't drop out of the ship's bomb bay.
* PoorCommunicationKills:
** The ship's computer notifies the crew about the malfunction while they are sleeping. No one registers this important information and the disaster takes its course.
** Also, Talby tries to inform Doolittle about the laser malfunction but the latter [[NotNowKiddo dismisses this as unimportant and cuts the communication line]].
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The movie's climax in which the crew has to stop the detonation sequence of Bomb #20 after it wouldn't drop out of the ship's bomb bay.
* TeamPet: Pinback thought the ship needed a mascot. [[KillerRabbit Pinback was wrong]].
* TechnoBabble: The crew's cryptic communication talk during their bombing maneuvers.
* TemptingFate: "Under no circumstances enter the path of the beams."
* TechnoBabble: The crew's cryptic communication talk during their bombing maneuvers.
* TemptingFate: "Under no circumstances enter the path of the beams."
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* {{Zeerust}}: The reel to reel computers in the opening communication from Mission Base.
** Well, he did say there'd been some budget cuts...
** Well, he did say there'd been some budget cuts...
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** The reel to reel computers in the opening communication from MissionBase.
** Well,Base. Lampshades, as he did say there'd been some budget cuts...
** Sergeant Pinback's video diary is an 8-track tape and the machine he uses to read it and record it is a 1970s microfiche reader.
** The reel to reel computers in the opening communication from Mission
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** Sergeant Pinback's video diary is an 8-track tape and the machine he uses to read it and record it is a 1970s microfiche reader.
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* UsedFuture: Taken to the extreme. Quite possibly also the TropeCodifier, predating its later uses in StarWars and Film/{{Alien}}, both of which co-writer Dan O'Bannon was involved with (special effects in the former and writing the original script for the latter, which was heavily reworked from this film after it failed at the box office).
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* UsedFuture: Taken to the extreme. Quite possibly also the TropeCodifier, predating its later uses in StarWars ''Film/StarWars: Film/ANewHope'' and Film/{{Alien}}, ''Film/{{Alien}}'', both of which co-writer Dan O'Bannon was involved with (special effects in the former and writing the original script for the latter, which was heavily reworked from this film after it failed at the box office).
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** The ending was inspired by the ending of RayBradbury's short story ''Kaleidoscope''.
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* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: This movie was originally a 68-minute student short film. When it was acquired for distribution, new footage was added by the producer. Later, John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon re-edited the film into a "director's cut", removing much of the footage shot for the theatrical release and adding new special effects.
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'''''Dark Star''''' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
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'''''Dark Star''''' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by JohnCarpenter Creator/JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''Film/{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. Boiler spends his time using a laser rifle for target practice. The navigator, Talby, has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
Bomb #20 retreats to the bomb bay for contemplation, and disaster seems to have been averted. Pinback addresses the bomb over the intercom to finally disarm it.
The bomb misinterprets Doolittle's phenomonology and [[AGodAmI believes itself to be God]]. He explodes, killing Pinback and Boiler instantly, Commander Powell is fired off into space encased in a large block of ice, Talby drifts off into the Phoenix Asteroids to die and circle the universe, and Doolittle surfs down to the unstable planet on a piece of debris to burn up in the atmosphere.
Bomb #20 retreats to the bomb bay for contemplation, and disaster seems to have been averted. Pinback addresses the bomb over the intercom to finally disarm it.
The bomb misinterprets Doolittle's phenomonology and [[AGodAmI believes itself to be God]]. He explodes, killing Pinback and Boiler instantly, Commander Powell is fired off into space encased in a large block of ice, Talby drifts off into the Phoenix Asteroids to die and circle the universe, and Doolittle surfs down to the unstable planet on a piece of debris to burn up in the atmosphere.
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Bomb #20 retreats to the bomb bay for contemplation, and disaster seems to have been averted. Pinback addresses the bomb over the intercom to finally disarm it.
The bomb misinterprets Doolittle's phenomonology and [[AGodAmI believes itself to be God]]. He explodes, killing Pinback and Boiler instantly, Commander Powell is fired off into space encased in a large block of ice, Talby drifts off into the Phoenix Asteroids to die and circle the universe, and Doolittle surfs down to the unstable planet on a piece of debris to burn up in the atmosphere.
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** And when the bomb reasons that it's God and starts quoting Genesis.
-->'''Pinback:''' Hey...bomb?
-->'''Pinback:''' Hey...bomb?
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** ...or perhaps it's not as dissonant as it first seems: Carpenter described the crew as "space truckers" and felt that a sad country and western song about missing loved ones would therefore be perfect for them.
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''Film/{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. The navigator, Talby, has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''Film/{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. Boiler spends his time using a laser rifle for target practice. The navigator, Talby, has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
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* PluckyComicRelief: Pinback and Bomb No. 20.
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-->'''Pinback:''' Mark at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, drop! Drop! ''DROOOOOP!''
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-->'''Pinback:''' Mark at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, drop! Drop! ''DROOOOOP!''DROP! ''DROP! DROOOOOP!''
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* OhCrap: The crew, especially Pinback, when the the jsut activated Bomb No. 20 fails to deploy.
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* OhCrap: The crew, especially Pinback, when the the jsut just activated Bomb No. 20 fails to deploy.
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* OhCrap: The crew, especially Pinback, when the bomb they just activated fails to deploy.
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* OhCrap: The crew, especially Pinback, when the bomb they just the jsut activated Bomb No. 20 fails to deploy.
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-->'''Pinbkac:''' Mark at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, drop! Drop! ''DROOOOOP!''
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* OhCrap: The crew, especially Pinback, when the bomb they just activated fails to deploy.
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-->'''Pinbkac:''' Mark at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, drop! Drop! ''DROOOOOP!''
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* EpicFail: Doolittle's attempt to stop the bomb from detonating.
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* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Doolittle succeeds at convincing Bomb #20 that its external sensory data is a lie and it itself is the only thing it can be sure exists, in a desperate gambit to make the bomb disregard an order to detonate while still attached to the ship.]] Unfortunately, the character in question uses this new 'insight' to become a solipsist and eventually decides that, in the absence of anything else having any proof of existence, this means it is, in fact, God. And God said "let there be light"... And there was light...
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* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Doolittle succeeds at convincing Bomb #20 that its external sensory data is a lie and it itself is the only thing it can be sure exists, in a desperate gambit to make the bomb disregard an order to detonate while still attached to the ship.]] Unfortunately, the character in question uses this new 'insight' to become a solipsist and eventually decides that, in the absence of anything else having any proof of existence, this means it is, in fact, God. And God said "let there be light"... And there was light...
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* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: the entire crew.
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* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: the The entire crew.
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->''They're not lost in space. They're loose!''
-->-- Tagline for the trailer.
-->-- Tagline for the trailer.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The title theme is the country/western/Special Theory of Relativity song "Benson, Arizona".
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* SoundtrackDissonance: The title theme is the country/western/Special Theory of Relativity song "Benson, Arizona".
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* FromBadToWorse: In a diary entry, a very pissed off Pinback mentions that a malfunction just destroyed the ship's entire supply of toilet paper.
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* UsedFuture: Taken to the extreme. Quite possibly also the TropeCodifier, predating its later uses in StarWars and Film/{{Alien}}, both of which co-writer Dan O'Bannon was involved with (special effects in the former and writing the original script for the latter, which was heavily reworked from this film after it failed at the box office).
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Surfing into a planet's atmosphere on a piece of debris has to count.
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** The character Pinbacker from Danny Boyle's film {{Film/Sunshine}} is (somewhat) named after Pinback, as confirmed by Boyle himself.
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** The character Pinbacker from Danny Boyle's film {{Film/Sunshine}} ''{{Film/Sunshine}}'' is (somewhat) named after Pinback, [[WordOfGod as confirmed by Boyle himself.himself]].
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. The navigator, Talby, has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''{{Alien}}'').''Film/{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. The navigator, Talby, has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
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* StarfishAlien: The alien the crew encounters looks like a beach ball with eyes and feet.
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* StarfishAlien: The alien the crew encounters looks like a beach ball with eyes and feet. it's also filled with gas.
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* KillEmAll: Did you read the description?
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* KillEmAll: Did you read the description?description? It's mostly played for laughs.
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. Dark Star's navigator Talby has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
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In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. Dark Star's navigator Talby The navigator, Talby, has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
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'''''Dark Star''''' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. Dark Star's navigator Talby has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
Bomb #20 retreats to the bomb bay for contemplation, and disaster seems to have been averted. Pinback addresses the bomb over the intercom to finally disarm it.
The bomb misinterprets Doolittle's phenomonology and [[AGodAmI believes itself to be God]]. He explodes, killing Pinback and Boiler instantly, Commander Powell is fired off into space encased in a large block of ice, Talby drifts off into the Phoenix Asteroids to die and circle the universe, and Doolittle surfs down to the unstable planet on a piece of debris to burn up in the atmosphere.
Not to be confused with the video game featuring the cast of [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* BetterThanItSoundsFilm: The plot: Incompetent hippies on a deep space demolition tour dispel their boredom by chasing and deflating a sentient beach ball. Over-confidently, they then enter a debate with a sentient thermo-stellar bomb.
* CurseCutShort: The computer automatically censors obscenities in Pinback's diary entries, including gestures.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting: The ending. Completely PlayedForLaughs, especially given [[SoundtrackDissonance the music playing at the time]].
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Doolittle succeeds at convincing Bomb #20 that its external sensory data is a lie and it itself is the only thing it can be sure exists, in a desperate gambit to make the bomb disregard an order to detonate while still attached to the ship.]] Unfortunately, the character in question uses this new 'insight' to become a solipsist and eventually decides that, in the absence of anything else having any proof of existence, this means it is, in fact, God. And God said "let there be light"... And there was light...
* IrrevocableOrder: The bomb that refuses to drop from the bomb bay cannot be shut off.
* ItGotWorse: In a diary entry, a very pissed off Pinback mentions that a malfunction just destroyed the ship's entire supply of toilet paper.
* KillerRabbit: "When I brought you on this ship, I thought you were cute." A living HappyFunBall.
* KillEmAll: Did you read the description?
* LogicBomb: "Let there be light."
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: the entire crew.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The intelligent bombs. Especially Bomb No. 20.
* ShaggyDogStory: Four idiots hang around a ship in the arse-ends of space, doing a meaningless construction job none of them wants to do, and get on each others' nerves. The ship breaks down because none of them bother to do any maintenance. Then the ship blows up. PlayedForLaughs.
* ShoutOut:
** The ending was inspired by the ending of RayBradbury's short story ''Kaleidoscope''.
** Guess where indie band Pinback got their name from?
** The character Pinbacker from Danny Boyle's film {{Film/Sunshine}} is (somewhat) named after Pinback, as confirmed by Boyle himself.
** One piece of debris in the end is labeled {{Film/THX1138}}. It also appears to be part of [[TakeThat a toilet]]...
* SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay: While the ''Dark Star'' does not make noise in space, it does stop on a dime...intentional use of the RuleOfFunny.
* SpaceIsNoisy: Mostly averted...one of the few movies to get it right, at least as far as ships go. However, explosions are another matter...and apparently in space you CAN hear someone scream....
* SpaceMadness: Played completely for laughs. The entire crew has gone visibly unhinged from five years stuck inside cramped space, performing a thankless job that nobody wants and having nothing to do.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The title theme is the country/western/Special Theory of Relativity song "Benson, Arizona".
* StarfishAlien: The alien the crew encounters looks like a beach ball with eyes and feet.
* TakeThat: A computer screen flashes "FUCK YOU HARRIS" in one scene. Carpenter feuded with producer Jack Harris.
* {{Zeerust}}: The reel to reel computers in the opening communication from Mission Base.
** Well, he did say there'd been some budget cuts...
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'''''Dark Star''''' is a tongue-in-cheek 1974 sci-fi/comedy motion picture directed by JohnCarpenter (helming his first feature film) and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. ''Dark Star'' was ranked #95 on Rotten Tomatoes' ''Journey Through Sci-Fi''.
In the middle of the 22nd century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. Armed with intelligent "Exponential Thermostellar Bombs", the scout ship DARK STAR and its crew have been in space alone for twenty years on a mission to destroy "unstable planets" which might threaten future colonization. Meanwhile, the ship's crew, consisting of Lt. Doolittle, Sgt. Pinback, Boiler and Talby (their Commander, Powell, has died and exists only via [[HumanPopsicle cryogenic supports]]) perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has [[SpaceMadness driven the crew up the wall]]. Sgt. Pinback has adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "beachball with claws" that refuses to stay put in the food locker, forcing Pinback to chase it all over the ship (O'Bannon later adapted this kernel of an idea into ''{{Alien}}''). Lt. Doolittle dreams of surfing back in Malibu. Dark Star's navigator Talby has become reclusive and spends all his time in the ship's dome. The computer has become dysfunctional, with parts of the ship burnt out and others simply blown up. Due to damage suffered in an asteroid storm, thermostellar Bomb #20 thinks it has been ordered to detonate while still in the ship's bomb bay. The other crew members attempt to talk the bomb out of blowing up ("'Wouldn't you consider waiting around awhile for another course of action?' 'No.'"). Lt. Doolittle revives Commander Powell who advises them to teach the bomb the rudiments of phenomenology, resulting in a memorable philosophical conversation between Doolittle and the bomb.
Bomb #20 retreats to the bomb bay for contemplation, and disaster seems to have been averted. Pinback addresses the bomb over the intercom to finally disarm it.
The bomb misinterprets Doolittle's phenomonology and [[AGodAmI believes itself to be God]]. He explodes, killing Pinback and Boiler instantly, Commander Powell is fired off into space encased in a large block of ice, Talby drifts off into the Phoenix Asteroids to die and circle the universe, and Doolittle surfs down to the unstable planet on a piece of debris to burn up in the atmosphere.
Not to be confused with the video game featuring the cast of [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* BetterThanItSoundsFilm: The plot: Incompetent hippies on a deep space demolition tour dispel their boredom by chasing and deflating a sentient beach ball. Over-confidently, they then enter a debate with a sentient thermo-stellar bomb.
* CurseCutShort: The computer automatically censors obscenities in Pinback's diary entries, including gestures.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting: The ending. Completely PlayedForLaughs, especially given [[SoundtrackDissonance the music playing at the time]].
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Doolittle succeeds at convincing Bomb #20 that its external sensory data is a lie and it itself is the only thing it can be sure exists, in a desperate gambit to make the bomb disregard an order to detonate while still attached to the ship.]] Unfortunately, the character in question uses this new 'insight' to become a solipsist and eventually decides that, in the absence of anything else having any proof of existence, this means it is, in fact, God. And God said "let there be light"... And there was light...
* IrrevocableOrder: The bomb that refuses to drop from the bomb bay cannot be shut off.
* ItGotWorse: In a diary entry, a very pissed off Pinback mentions that a malfunction just destroyed the ship's entire supply of toilet paper.
* KillerRabbit: "When I brought you on this ship, I thought you were cute." A living HappyFunBall.
* KillEmAll: Did you read the description?
* LogicBomb: "Let there be light."
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: the entire crew.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The intelligent bombs. Especially Bomb No. 20.
* ShaggyDogStory: Four idiots hang around a ship in the arse-ends of space, doing a meaningless construction job none of them wants to do, and get on each others' nerves. The ship breaks down because none of them bother to do any maintenance. Then the ship blows up. PlayedForLaughs.
* ShoutOut:
** The ending was inspired by the ending of RayBradbury's short story ''Kaleidoscope''.
** Guess where indie band Pinback got their name from?
** The character Pinbacker from Danny Boyle's film {{Film/Sunshine}} is (somewhat) named after Pinback, as confirmed by Boyle himself.
** One piece of debris in the end is labeled {{Film/THX1138}}. It also appears to be part of [[TakeThat a toilet]]...
* SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay: While the ''Dark Star'' does not make noise in space, it does stop on a dime...intentional use of the RuleOfFunny.
* SpaceIsNoisy: Mostly averted...one of the few movies to get it right, at least as far as ships go. However, explosions are another matter...and apparently in space you CAN hear someone scream....
* SpaceMadness: Played completely for laughs. The entire crew has gone visibly unhinged from five years stuck inside cramped space, performing a thankless job that nobody wants and having nothing to do.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The title theme is the country/western/Special Theory of Relativity song "Benson, Arizona".
* StarfishAlien: The alien the crew encounters looks like a beach ball with eyes and feet.
* TakeThat: A computer screen flashes "FUCK YOU HARRIS" in one scene. Carpenter feuded with producer Jack Harris.
* {{Zeerust}}: The reel to reel computers in the opening communication from Mission Base.
** Well, he did say there'd been some budget cuts...
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