Starman (1984)

[Bill Ryan]

Dear Friends, some of you may remember (or may not ever have seen!) this beautiful, clever and heartwarming film, featuring a young Jeff Bridges with Karen Allen.

It's a John Carpenter film, but while it's sci-fi (and very good sci-fi, too) it's really more of a love story. And I've seen some Oscar winners' performances that weren't as good as Bridges' here.

Extracts from a few (2016) Rotten Tomatoes reviews:

• Bridges has rarely been better.
• Sweet, smart and wonderfully acted.
• It may be the best sci-fi/romance hybrid ever made.

I'd not seen it for many years, and on an impulse I watched it again last night. I was reminded just how good it was — and, for 1984, how good the SFX was as well. And I was (again) surprisingly moved by it all, too.

Here's the trailer, which explains the whole story:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SOMyCjQzk4w

Trust me on this; this is excellent.

• https://we.tl/t-5VY5Wa4jj8 (1.5Gb mp4, with subtitles)

[Flowerpunkchip]

i remember this movie quite well despite only seeing it once as an obnoxious teenager.
it was a very moving film in places.
There was a line in the film where the alien is asked what he thinks of humans and i loved his response.
It had struck a nerve. Positively.
I won't post what he said ( I can't fully remember word for word).
I must see this film again soon.

(I skipped most of the trailer, i prefer just seeing the film again)
(whenever i see a trailer and i know i shall i like, i skip it and write the name of the film down)

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Remember it well. The 80s was a superb decade for films, especially sci-fi. We had Bladerunner, Aliens, ET, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Mad Max, Robocop, Predator, The Terminator, They Live, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi of course, the original Star Trek movies...the list goes on. So many trips to the cinema back then. What times we had.

In those days sci-fi often had a positive spin, a message of hope for the future. That's since been shoved aside in favour of a dark, gritty, dystopian outlook. Such a shame.

If you enjoyed Starman, then I highly recommend these two other 80s classics.

Cocoon

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zohgyAAKF6M

The Abyss

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7cCVYAcIIAo

[Delight]

Speaking of movies with an upbeat romantic sci fi connection, I started this thread 10 YEARs ago... time is passing!!

Sci-Fi Fantasy Adult Chick Flicks
The links won't be good but you can find a list of films in the theme.

I loved Starman and like Cocoon so thanks Bill and Mark. It's winter and going to be very cold here.

MY favorite movie in this genre is the Fifth Element. Here it is on youtube

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfwOsthMxKM

[Brigantia]

Thanks for the reminder of this film Bill and I agree fully with your comments, I saw it on release at the cinema and have watched it again a few times since then. I now want to watch it again now that you've posted this so it's good that we've got dark, cold nights, perfect for a snug night in with movie munchies!

Yes Mark, the decade of the 80s was brilliant for movies. I haven't been to the cinema for about 7 years as the woke rubbish puts me off and I don't like to waste money.

[thepainterdoug]

Bill/ one of my favorites on many levels. Thanks!!

BTW has anyone seen" Jules" ? with Ben Kingsley . its new 2023 and revolves around a crashed flying saucer. Its an absolute gem in my mind

d

[T Smith]

Posted by Flowerpunkchip (here)
There was a line in the film where the alien is asked what he thinks of humans and i loved his response.
It had struck a nerve. Positively.
I won't post what he said ( I can't fully remember word for word).

If I were to bet on it, I would say the quote you're talking about is this:

".... shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you (humans)? You are at your very best when things are worst..."

[Inversion]

Use your own discernment.

These two bits of trivia are interesting. In Corey Goode's story he dealt with a blue avian named Ra-Teir-Eir and they used spherical ships. David Wilcock believes he's the source of The Law of One material. That material was channeled between 1981-84. The release date of the movie was 12/14/84.

imdb

Actor Jeff Bridges studied ornithology and the behavior of birds to prepare for his role as an alien in human form for this movie. Bridges particularly used the sudden jerky head movements, amongst other nuances and mannerisms, of birds for his Starman character. Bridges figured that the alien would not have human characteristics and, being encased in a human body, would act with base primitive animal instincts.

The Starman's true form is simply a ball of light, and it seems that his species is made up of energy.

The ship is at 1:09.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EvSEN-amPLA

[mountain_jim]

One small aspect I fondly remember and quote from this movie is the line

Little bit jumpy

Do recommend this movie and will plan to watch Jules soon after just watching trailer.

[Phoenix1304]

I remember it from all those years ago too. One line I never forgot was when he took over driving the car and said he’d been observing and then accelerated through the traffic lights because green meant go, red meant stop and amber meant go very, very fast!

‘I mean you no harm’ stood out as well. Was it from her to a bird in a tree just before meeting him, or did I dream that?

Movies are so powerful, they hang around in the mind forever, as do books. Some more than others. Most modern films and TV series I dip into these days seem quite dark to me. Not only so many scenes shot in the dark but the energy they can leave with you. Similarly with computer games, they affect mind, mood, dreams. Puts a whole new spin on the ‘ghost in the machine’.

Great art should inspire, inform and uplift, it’s out there but disappearing. I’m still in shock that great works like Shakespeare are being REWRITTEN because they offend some authority. Er. What? Who?

@mark They Live was like a cheap cult b movie at the time, but was not easily forgotten. TV series V and movie V for Vendetta, powerful stuff. Do we have have a thread somewhere with movie/tv series recommends from members?

Anyways, thanks for reminding us of the good ole days of storytelling…

[Flowerpunkchip]

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Posted by T Smith (here)

Posted by Flowerpunkchip (here)
There was a line in the film where the alien is asked what he thinks of humans and i loved his response.
It had struck a nerve. Positively.
I won't post what he said ( I can't fully remember word for word).

If I were to bet on it, I would say the quote you're talking about is this:

".... shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you (humans)? You are at your very best when things are worst..."

That's the one

[Vicus]

Starman

With all respect. I think that film is the biographic live from Bill Ryan...
With this Thread he outed his romantic vein...

[Did You See Them]

Posted by Inversion (here)
Use your own discernment.

These two bits of trivia are interesting. In Corey Goods' story he dealt with a blue avian named Ra-Teir-Eir and they used spherical ships. David Wilcock believes he's the source of The Law of One material. That material was channeled between 1981-84. The release date of the movie was 12/14/84.

imdb

Actor Jeff Bridges studied ornithology and the behavior of birds to prepare for his role as an alien in human form for this movie. Bridges particularly used the sudden jerky head movements, amongst other nuances and mannerisms, of birds for his Starman character. Bridges figured that the alien would not have human characteristics and, being encased in a human body, would act with base primitive animal instincts.

The Starman's true form is simply a ball of light, and it seems that his species is made up of energy.

The ship is at 1:09.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EvSEN-amPLA

God don't point that coincidence out to Cory - he will run with it to feed his ego !

[ExomatrixTV]

• Spoiler Alert:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4KOa8kavx5Y

[Lilyofthestars]

Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)

• Spoiler Alert:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4KOa8kavx5Y

This is also one of my favorite old films. Own this one too! Was mighty hard to track down on DVD.. Apparently they tried to block the reproduction of this film for a while to the point you couldn't even rent it on Prime, VUDU, or any streaming services. Researching as to why turned up a lot of odd conspiracy theories.

[Lilyofthestars]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
Dear Friends, some of you may remember (or may not ever have seen!) this beautiful, clever and heartwarming film, featuring a young Jeff Bridges with Karen Allen.

It's a John Carpenter film, but while it's sci-fi (and very good sci-fi, too) it's really more of a love story. And I've seen some Oscar winners' performances that weren't as good as Bridges' here.

Extracts from a few (2016) Rotten Tomatoes reviews:

• Bridges has rarely been better.
• Sweet, smart and wonderfully acted.
• It may be the best sci-fi/romance hybrid ever made.

I'd not seen it for many years, and on an impulse I watched it again last night. I was reminded just how good it was — and, for 1984, how good the SFX was as well. And I was (again) surprisingly moved by it all, too.

Here's the trailer, which explains the whole story:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SOMyCjQzk4w

Trust me on this; this is excellent.

• https://we.tl/t-5VY5Wa4jj8 (1.5Gb mp4, with subtitles)

Okay, I know I replied to this but now the reply seems to have vanished. If this is a double post - apologies!
I originally wrote that I own this one too (original Starman with Bridges), and love it so much I watch it about twice a year. It's one of the most beautiful films.

[Heart to heart]

My favourite film of all time

Perhaps because I feel there is truth in it, being a romantic 🌟❤️🌟

[ExomatrixTV]

Posted by Lilyofthestars (here)

Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)

• Spoiler Alert:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4KOa8kavx5Y

This is also one of my favorite old films. Own this one too! Was mighty hard to track down on DVD.. Apparently they tried to block the reproduction of this film for a while to the point you couldn't even rent it on Prime, VUDU, or any streaming services. Researching as to why turned up a lot of odd conspiracy theories.

• Cocoon 1985 720p .mp4 Torrent 936 Mb (12 seeders)
• Cocoon 1985 1080p .mp4 Torrent 7.94 Gb (13 seeders)

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

• Torrents & Torrenting

[Bill Ryan]

bobme asked if I could kindly re-upload the video. So here it it again, downloadable for another 7 days:

• https://we.tl/t-ZomU04uY7I (1.5 Gb mp4, with subtitles)

And this inspired me to also upload Wavelength (1983), an excellent movie from the same era with many similar themes, and fascinatingly based on an astonishing true story. See this thread:

• WAVELENGTH (1983) (Movie based on a real experience of Henry Deacon)