In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
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Brian Narelle | ... |
Lt. Doolittle
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Cal Kuniholm | ... |
Boiler
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Dre Pahich | ... |
Talby
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Dan O'Bannon | ... |
Pinback
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Adam Beckenbaugh | ... |
Bomb #20 (uncredited)
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John Carpenter | ... |
Talby voice (uncredited)
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Nick Castle | ... |
Alien (uncredited)
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Cookie Knapp | ... |
Computer (uncredited) (voice)
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Joe Saunders | ... |
Commander Powell (uncredited)
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Alan Sheretz | ... |
Bomb #19 (uncredited)
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Miles Watkins | ... |
Watkins - Mission Control (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Carpenter | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
John Carpenter | ... | (original story by) and |
Dan O'Bannon | ... | (original story by) |
John Carpenter | ... | (screenplay by) and |
Dan O'Bannon | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
John Carpenter | ... | producer (produced by) |
Jack H. Harris | ... | executive producer |
J. Stein Kaplan | ... | associate producer |
Music by
John Carpenter |
Cinematography by
Douglas Knapp | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Dan O'Bannon |
Production Design by
Dan O'Bannon |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Stein Kaplan | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
David Seal | ... | chief carpenter |
Tommy Lee Wallace | ... | associate art director (as Tom Wallace) |
Sound Department
John Brasher | ... | sound effects |
Nina Kleinberg | ... | sound |
Leslie Shatz | ... | sound effects re-recording |
Nick Spaulding | ... | sound effects cutter |
Special Effects by
Ron Cobb | ... | special effects |
Bob Greenberg | ... | special effects |
Gregory Jein | ... | special effects (as Greg Jein) |
Dan O'Bannon | ... | special effects supervisor |
Harry Walton | ... | special effects |
John C. Wash | ... | special effects (as John Wash) |
Visual Effects by
Bill Taylor | ... | optical effects / visual effects consultant |
Jim Danforth | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dale Beldin | ... | additional photography |
Nick Castle | ... | camera assistant |
Cliff Fenneman | ... | additional photography |
Les Rumsey | ... | key grip |
Additional Crew
Jack H. Harris | ... | presenter |
Jack F. Murphy | ... | production associate (as Jack Murphy) |
Craig Portman | ... | creative consultant / engineering |
Terence H. Winkless | ... | production assistant: Terry Winkless |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Jack H. Harris Enterprises (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
- Bryanston Distributing (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Astral Films (1975) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cupido Films (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Releasing (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Filmwelt (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- LMD (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1989) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Oppidan Film Productions (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Splendor Films (2023) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Abacus Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Astro Distribution (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Castle Communications (1995) (Finland) (VHS)
- Coast to Coast Family Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Funai Video (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
- Future Film (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Hendring (1985) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Mediacs (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Mediacs (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pole Vídeo Comunicações (1985) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Research Entertainment (2002) (Spain) (video)
- Screen Power Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Screen Power Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Showtime Networks (1980) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- UCM.ONE (2023) (Austria) (video) (VOD)
- UCM.ONE (2023) (Germany) (video) (VOD)
- UCM.ONE (2023) (Switzerland) (video) (VOD)
- VCI Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- VCI Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- VCI Home Video (1982) (United States) (VHS) (exclusively distributed by Media Home Entertainment)
- VCI Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- VCL Communications (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- VCL Communications (1983) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Video Communications (VCI) (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1984) (Finland) (tv) (network television)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Westrex Recording System (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A low budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence. Written by yusufpiskin |
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Taglines | What Do You Say To A Talking Bomb? All Systems Snafu!!! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $60,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | A computer screen flashes: "FUCK YOU HARRIS" during the film. This was a message directed toward Jack H. Harris, the producer, who annoyed director John Carpenter during production. Supposedly, the offensive sentence was his revenge. However, many people have a hard time finding it. See more » |
Goofs | Lt Doolittle's cloth name tape on his uniform is spelled/misspelled "DOOLTTLE", obvious in the first scene in the Food Locker. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | Benson Arizona See more » |
Quotes |
[Doolittle convinces the bomb not to explode]
Doolittle: [1:12:12] Hello, Bomb? Are you with me? Bomb #20: Of course. Doolittle: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts? Bomb #20: I am always receptive to suggestions. Doolittle: Fine. Think about this then. How do you know you exist? Bomb #20: Well, of course I exist. Doolittle: But how do you know you exist? Bomb #20: It is intuitively obvious. Doolittle: Intuition is no proof. What concrete evidence do you have that you exist? Bomb #20: Hmmmm... well... I think, therefore I am. Doolittle: That's good. That's very good. But how do you know Doolittle: that anything else exists? Bomb #20: My sensory apparatus reveals it to me. This is fun. See more » |