Directed by:
John CarpenterCinematography:
Donald M. MorganComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Phalen, Tony Edwards, John Walter Davis, Ted White, Dirk Blocker, M.C. Gainey (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
An alien whose ship crashes in Wisconsin is found by a distraught widow and assumes the form of her dead husband. He convinces her to drive him to Arizona where his mothership must pick him up in three days or he will die. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jeff Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/343/164343511_13b66a.jpg)
Jeff Bridges
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
![Karen Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267408_453ccd.jpg)
Karen Allen
USA
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Manhattan (1979)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
![Charles Martin Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270106_3fcf80.jpg)
Charles Martin Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Richard Jaeckel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/215/164215067_dcd1f6.jpg)
Richard Jaeckel
USA
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
![Robert Phalen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/856/160856003_07b88f.gif)
Robert Phalen
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Halloween (1978)
Tony Edwards
Best movies:
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Starman (1984)
![John Walter Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/470/162470810_43c874.jpg)
John Walter Davis
USA
Best movies:
Tango & Cash (1989)
Starman (1984)
Diggstown (1992)
![Ted White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/768/161768076_d0ed14.jpg)
Ted White
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
![Dirk Blocker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/106/162106043_0328c4.jpg)
Dirk Blocker
USA
Best movies:
Short Cuts (1993)
Starman (1984)
Poltergeist (1982)
![M.C. Gainey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272948_ac0c40.jpg)
M.C. Gainey
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Tangled (2010)
Sean Stanek
Best movies:
Starman (1984)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Shade (2003)
![George 'Buck' Flower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064203_4516b9.jpg)
George 'Buck' Flower
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)
![Mickey Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/435/162435372_6136ef.jpg)
Mickey Jones
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Total Recall (1990)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
![John Carpenter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/269/165269569_8c0a00.jpg)
John Carpenter
USA
David Wells
Best movies:
Basic Instinct (1992)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Starman (1984)
Jeris Poindexter
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Con Air (1997)
The Doctor (1991)
Jerry Gatlin
USA
Best movies:
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Starman (1984)
![Jason Ronard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/561/163561967_8dab0b.jpg)
Jason Ronard
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Starman (1984)
Lu Leonard
USA
Best movies:
Starman (1984)
The Princess Academy (1987)
Micki + Maude (1984)
Betty Bunch
USA
Best movies:
Starman (1984)
Going in Style (1979)
Mars Attacks! (1996)