Starman (1984)

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In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming.

When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.

• Released: 1984-12-13
• Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 1,053 votes

Directed by John Carpenter.

Top cast

• Jeff Bridges as Starman / Scott Hayden
• Karen Allen as Jenny Hayden
• Charles Martin Smith as Mark Shermin
• Richard Jaeckel as George Fox
• Robert Phalen as Major Bell
• Tony Edwards as Sergeant Lemon
• John Walter Davis as Brad Heinmuller
• Ted White as Deer Hunter
• Dirk Blocker as Cop #1
• M.C. Gainey as Cop #2

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Starman

• United States: stream on Hulu; watch free on Xumo Play; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Channel 4 Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Starz Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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