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Dark Star: the Hyper-Drive Edition

Various (Actor), John Carpenter (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars 169 ratings
IMDb6.1/10.0
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Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Format AC-3, Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor John Carpenter, Various
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 23 minutes
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In the mid twenty-first century, mankind has reached a point in it's technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. DARK STAR is a futuristic scout ship traveling far in advance of colony ships. Armed with Exponential Thermosteller Bombs, it prowls the darkest reaches of space on a mission to seek out and destroy unstable planets ahead of the colonist. But there is one obstacle that it's crew members did not count on - one of the ship's thinking and talking bombs is lodged in the bay, threatening to destroy the entire ship and crew! DARK STAR was originally intended to be a 68 minute film. Jack Harris, the Hollywood producer, convinced the filmmakers to shoot 15 minutes of extra footage and he released the expanded version theatrically in 1975 through Bryanston Pictures. To honor the filmmakers' wishes, this new DVD will contain both the shorter 1974 �Original� version and the longer 1975 �Theatrical� release version. The 2010 �Hyperdrive Edition� DVD has been sourced from a new 16x9, 35mm transfer, with a further pain-staking, frame-by-frame digital restoration of the video master to produce the best picture ever seen. The soundtrack has also been digitally enhanced and restored to Dolby Digital 5.1

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ G (General Audience)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.35 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ VCIV8550DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ John Carpenter
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ AC-3, Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 23 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Various
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Vci Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003YDORO0
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Jon F.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great work with remastering, along with some extras.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
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    Pretty obscure Sci-Fi movie, but it’s enjoyable. I liked how they digitally remastered both the audio and the video. There are two versions: The first disc contains the theatrical release, along with some tidbits, and the second disc is the original cut, along with a documentary, which I watched yet, but will do so. It was supposed to be a comedy, but there’s nothing in there to make one laugh. Still, this is a cult classic, and anyone who like science fiction movies should check this out.
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  • Noh
    5.0 out of 5 stars The spaced-out existential space opera with the talking bombs
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2013
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    Dark Star - you need to see Dark Star. If nothing else it's a testament to human ingenuity - proof that a bunch of people in a room who have only the slimmest idea of what they're doing can yet, with a bit of gumption, create something marvelous. A little rough around the edges, but marvelous.
    It's...sometime in the future. A bunch of guys have spent 20 years blowing up unstable planets. Their captain recently died a stupid and embarrassing death. They have a pet alien that nobody likes. And that's...sorta it as far as plot goes.
    Made by a bunch of film students with about the same amount as money spent on providing half decent catering on a Hollywood film for a week, Dark Star overcomes its humble origins with better than you'd expect special effects and a really winning story from fledgeling writer Dan O'Bannon, later to pen the infamous 'Alien'. The crew are a desperate bunch of bored, shaggy loosers, but there's pathos in the story of a working joe who realizes that he was never happier than when he was surfing the beaches of long-distant California, or of the crew member who sobs to himself when he realizes that he's trapped in a decade's long mission with a bunch of guys who couldn't even be bothered to wish him happy birthday. It's thoughtful, bleakly hilarious stuff, and that's even before the talking bomb shows up.
    So sure it looks like the film has been put together with duct tape and super glue (it was), but if you can get over your contempt for special effects that were far from special even in the 70s, then you can find that this film possesses something that all the blockbuster directors would kills to possess more of - raw talent, and the love for the medium to see a story through.
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  • Abe
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fans only, but the preferred edition.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
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    For much of its runtime, Dark Star feels EXACTLY like what it is; a well-produced student film that escaped USC. (see Eraserhead for a well-produced film that escaped AFI). That's both its strength and its weakness, but there is no escaping that fundamental reality. The transfer here is decent, if not great, but given the source, that's probably always going to be the case. The strength here is that BOTH cuts are present (which I believe is NOT the case for the Blu Ray. John Carpenter's original student film cut, AND the longer theatrical cut he was asked to make in order to make it a commercially viable product. None of the additional content is really great, but it IS the film most of us grew up with, and until both cuts are available in some HD or UHD transfer, this will remain the preferred edition because of their inclusion.
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  • Sol the Traveller
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Twenty Year Mission????? Are You Crazy???? - Uhhh, yes.. they are....
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2022
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    The Crew of the Dark Star has had nothing but bad luck. They're all going nuts, each in their own way, but at least it's a hilarious story. As a comedy the Writer's first movie didn't do so great, but later, Alien was a Screaming Success. If you like Monty Python You will probably Love Dark Star. It might take you a few viewings to get into the flow of it, but it will start to stick with you. This isn't a Monty Python movie, but its humor is subtle and can be used as a lens for shows like Star Trek and Star Wars. In those, the crews more or less know what they're doing, and everything is Top Flight, more or less. In Dark Star, Murphy's Law seems to reign supreme. But it only takes until the end of the movie for each of them to find relief in one way or another.... I wonder if the Pheonix Lights will be passing by Alpha Century anytime soon..... hmmm...
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  • g.s.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun film if your expectations are right, alcohol helps.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
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    I last watched this in college back in the 80's. Without fail, women think this film is the stupidest thing they have ever seen, men think it is hilarious. Maybe because it brings back memories of the same sort of messed up, c***py miserable situation the crew of the Dark Star are living through, something men and women don't necessarily have in common. Anyhow, I am buying this and I am going to make my wife watch it with me. She will hate it, should be fun. I hope the remastering helps with the audio quality, I remember the sound on video tape was poorly synced and poor quality.
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  • Matt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hyperdrive edition!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2020
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    Got this for myself for a birthday present. Not disappointed. Excellent condition. Exceptional value. Looked for this version for years. If you enjoy this movie you will love this edition. Must have for any fan of classic science fiction. Thanks Amazon!

    Make sure you are getting the appropriate version for your region.
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  • Citanes26
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worldwide Edition
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2010
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    I have been a fan of 'Dark Star' for many years, and this DVD is by far the best release so far. I'm not going to review the movie (safe to say, if you like the early years of 'Red Dwarf' you'll love it). Extras are plentiful (including an epic 'making of' documentary) and picture quality is very good (if not perfect, considering the 16mm origins of the original material).

    What I'm really writing this for though is to let UK buyers know that this DVD is 'REGION FREE' (not just region 1), so perfectly safe to buy. It is in the US standard format of NTSC, rather than PAL, but almost all televisions in the UK these days are NTSC compatible.

    Oh and if you're thinking of waiting for a Blu-Ray... the makers say there would be nothing to gain in picture quality so a Blu-Ray is not necessary.

    The only question now is, why isn't this Special Edition DVD being sold direct in the UK...?
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  • jstone@lineone.net
    4.0 out of 5 stars At last a proper Dvd with Extras !
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2011
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    I CAN ALSO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A Region '0' Disc NOT Region 1 as stated and therefore it should play on ANY DVD Players anywhere. It certainly plays on my British Region 2 Dvd Player.

    It was quite something to watch this DVD. Having first seen the film taped off the BBC one night by my father back in '81 or early '82 in what was probably it's British TV Premier at the age of 10.

    A little under two years ago I took the decision one quiet day to google the stars of Dark Star. One had died (Kal Kuniholm)just a few months earlier, another (creative force and writer of "Alien" and "Total Recall" (Dan O'Bannon) has died just a few months later, a third (Dre Pahich) whereabouts are unknown and a fourth Brian Narelle (Lt Doolittle) is alive well and productive.

    Brian and I have talked back and forth quite a bit since. He related to me some of the same stories he talks about in the extra's. I mentioned over a year ago that the DVD I had was "bare bones" with no audio commentary or documentary. Then last summer he mentioned that he had been interviewed by the distributors who were preparing this new Dvd.

    It's been very good to talk with the star of a film which made such an early and strong impression on me, on a semi-equal level. Don't get me wrong I have met a good number of celebrities over the years including some major British politicians; but it's great to talk with a cult movie star!

    I have little to add to what others have written about the disc. There is a huge 2 hour Documentary, well made, stylised and edited with lots of interviews. A quality audio commentary by a hard core Australian fan and an excellent 3D ("fly around" model of the Scoutship "Dark Star". They have even put subtitles on (for the first time I believe) in both English and Spanish. (though some of the captions bear little relation to what's actually being said but illustrate the action well!). After 30 years I finally found out what EXACTLY what Boiler says to Doolittle when he finds a "goodie" The part of the line I never got is "...probably go OFF it's orbit and hit a star" not "promethius office orbit NEW star" which is more or less what I heard all these years even if it made no sense !!

    The only thing I could think of that would have been great would be if they could have included the original script (which is available free on the net anyway) and even better why not include the Novelisation (which isn't on the net) hich I have never read and only really thought about after seening the author talk about it on the extras!

    Also as I mentioned to Brian Narelle before this DVD was prepared why not an audio commentary from HIM ?

    If you are any kind of fan of this film buy this version don't scrimp on buying the older cheaper versions with no extra's.

    GOOD LUCK... you will be happy with it.
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  • Benoit
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2017
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    Another classic that will still be a classic in fifty years from now.....
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  • Mary Leversedge
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD and great service.
    Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2019
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    No problems. As expected.
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