Just found out about it last year. Took me a while to finally check it out till this evening, and let me tell ya’, I’m so in love with it! The plot is is bittersweet and utterly beautiful. ❤
I always loved the music of Starman, and one of favorite scenes of this film was when the scientist finally meets Starman and Starman explains why Humanity is at its finest.
Thanks, Minty! I've loved Starman since it came out in the theater. 🥰 And I still think that's one of the very best roles that Jeff Bridges ever played. 💚
When I was a child my dad, with a raspy voice, used to say to me "Look at that star, there's your mum...". I understood it not late; of course my mother wasn't a star or an alien, but my father had that romantic concept about what a star could mean if you look it while thinking about the beloved person that once left you... Looks like John Carpenter knows that feeling when he made Starman; he have never been a sentimental director, but for some reason he understood the concept of romance and to be romantic, beyond the Hollywood's love stories stereotypes, that use to be more sentimental than romantic... The concept of love, life and death goes beyond that in Starman. That's the reason the emotional scenes of the two main characters never look fake, and how easily can move your heart, and, if you drop the guard, it could end being shattered. One of these moments, especially, is the confession about the forthcoming baby...it really breaks you
Starman is a classic from my adolescence as with Big Trouble in Little China. They're in my most cherished list. That type of John Carpenter flick is best to me!
I'm a SPED teacher in San Diego and show my students, many of whom have ASD, your videos and they are so inspired! You've definitely got a ton of new middle school fans here in California!!! Keep up the great work. My guys and I think you're the best! :)
It's a story about the human condition...Jeff Bridges alien is showing us a pure loving logical being in contrast to frightened confused destructive humans...it's a parable.
For most of us Starman will remain in our heart while others will have ET! At the end the acting and story of Starman is out of this world that we all earthing can relate!
When I was 14 we were driving on I-40 in Northern Arizona. We were making our way from Nevada back to Texas. Dad who was an Aeronautical Engineer, as a treat stopped at the Meteor Crater. As we were winding our way to the visitors center I looked out and saw all of these Army choppers and gunships. For a 14 y/o boy that was awesome. Then later that year Starman came out and all of those choppers were in the movie....
One of my top ten films! Although I did not watch the television show, I remember there was an article in T.V. Guide about why Karen Allen did not reprise her role. She was busy making a film called, "Until Septemember." T.V. Guide said wrote that "they got the next best thing," Erin Gray. I suppose she was "the next best thing" because she co starred in another science fiction television show, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
One of those 80s movies I saw in the theater with my dad when I was a kid. Actually a good movie for a dad and son. Not-too explicit thrills, narrative novelties and as pointed out, a lot of heart.
Karen Allen’s character Jenny Hayden had so much depth that she was actually my first crush as a kid. I had dreams about this movie. Such a great flick!
Thanks for making this video. I remember seeing it in the theater when I was a kid with my best friend. We were both trying to hide are tears at the end. I love carpenter movies. The musical score was always one of my favorites. I've heard it used in other movie trailers too, and I did watch the series, and was pissed when they cancelled it without an ending.
In my case it's my 25 most favorite movies. I just binged Minty's videos on some of those and his next is somehow this, which is also one of the 25. :)
When I first saw this as a kid, probably about 8/9, the scene when the baby turns into a man freaked me out & it stuck with me for a while; I did really enjoy the movie.
TY for doing these non-blockbuster movies like other YTers you hit me in the feels many times, as a kid that lived off VHS rental tapes when they existed.
The gas station scene was shot less than a mile from my house when I was a kid. Of course, I was too young to go watch the filming. The gas station was taken out by a tornado in the early 2000's.
My wife and I Enjoyed both the movie and the TV series. Now that she is among the stars, I do occasionally binge watch my DVD copy of both the movie and TV series.
Btw.. about the TV show. We did get to see Jenny, it just wasn't Karen Allen. Jenny had become a painter, using the alias Karen Isley (I think. That is from memory). Pretty sure I remember it being Erin Gray playing her.
Excellent Choice. Top Notch Research, and Superb Entertainment and Nostalgia value, as Always. I totally forgot about the t.v. series until you spotlighted it, but I definitely remember watching that 1 season. Keep up the Excellent work Minty. I'll keep tuning in.
My mum and dad forced me to watch this. I didn't appreciate it at the the time. I wanted to watch the thing but having watched it a few years later and it was a great movie.
Starman will always be one of many special movies to me and be on my movies to come back to and watch because me and my dad used to watch it alot back when I was a pup, so the movie always reminds me of him and I, after rewatching it recently I still say it is one of many amazing movies out there, it is a gem to the collection, the music track in it was fantastic and Jeff was amazing too. The TV series I remember very much and funny enough me and my dad did enjoy that show, sure it was not like the movie, but it still was fantastic to watch, but if anyone is to ask me is the movie and show is worth watching I would say yes for sure
Starman and The Thing were two of my favorite childhood movies (though I still can't sit through that dog kennel scene). Carpenter was a well-rounded director. I even liked the tv series and was heartbroken when it was not renewed, especially when Jenny Hayden showed up in the form of Erin Gray/Wilma Deering. Probably wouldn't hold up upon rewatching, but it lives on in a cherished place in my memory.
I rewatched it a few weeks ago on Crackle; it holds up! Such a lovely show. They don't make kind-hearted tv shows like that any more. I wish someone would reboot this series. :)
I agree that They Live was his masterpiece. It seems as though no matter your personal beliefs, politics, etc., you're able to identify in some way with the movie. You may not like the movie but I bet there's something you can identify with while watching it.
The only things I can identify with is that Keith David REALLY hates sunglasses and Roddy Piper is essentially a mass murderer. I always felt that "what if the sunglasses made you paranoid and see things"? That he _was_ really killing people and it was all a delusion?
Minty keep doing what you’re doing. Love your videos, always entertaining and through your uploads I’ve gone on to watch some of the movies you covered that I had forgotten about.
Excellent breakdown. Quality commentary. I watched this movie when I was probably 7 years old. A handful of scenes, and phrases from this movie stayed with me for about 20 years after I watched it. It. One just popped in my head the other day and I just had to look back at this movie to see what was going on. I can't believe it was directed by John Carpenter AND Jeff Bridges was in it.
Still here 2024. When real movies were made with emotions love funny no dark meanings. Just a movie you could watch with the hold family. ❤ remember watching this as a kid
The reason they recorded All I Have To Do Is Dream is because they sang it in the movie. It was on the home movies Jenny was watching at the beginning of the film.
I love this movie and the tv series. I always wished the series had gotten a longer run. If anyone wants to reboot it, I'd be interested in seeing a kind show like this brought back.
Starman has similarities with both Terminator (a man travels across time and space in the opening scene, arrives naked, awkwardly learns his way around, the woman is the man's whole focal point, travels cross country across the U.S with the woman, the woman eventually falls in love with the man) and E.T. (the benevolent alien, pursued by air force). Jeff Bridges had a,much tougher role to play than Micheal Biehn did in the Terminator and he definitely deserved an Oscar.
I love the movie, and if you will be in NY in museum of moving art they have the props from that amazing transformation scene in the beginning of the movie, totally amazing!
The Starman TV show was great. When I met Robert Hays a few yrs ago at a Con, he mentioned he really enjoyed working on that show & was disappointed that it was canceled.
Wow I've known about this classic movie for 23 years since I was a teenager and never knew all these behind scenes movie trivia except for the TV series which I own. Thank you.
Regarding #8 and the song the 2 stars sang; my dad used to listen to the original when I was a kid, he loved oldies. If I remember correctly it was sung by the Everly Brothers, they also sang songs like Wake Up Little Suzy and Cathy's Clown. Now I'm feeling nostalgic and wanna listen to those song hehe
Thank You Minty! I adore this movie! Even today, I can't listen to The Rolling Stones without envisioning scenes from Starman and Jumping Jack Flash. Long live 80's awesomeness!!
I was 14 when this gem came out in theaters,I must have seen it a hundred times when it was shown on HBO-I absolutely loved it-now I am married to a man who looks alot like Jeff Bridges did when he made this movie-my hubby even has a plaid jacket just like Starman wore!
Starman is one of my favorite films of all time and one of the best sci fi films in my opinion. I remember that cinema year well from my youth as 2010 is also one of my favorites and I think better than the original 2001. I love to watch old clips and read about Starman. I actually visited Meteor Crater in Arizona and I sat right where Jeff Bridges sat when he ate his pie in the general store/diner. The structure was still there in about 1998 or so when I went. It was a round/geodesic shape so I asked if the diner was gone and they said that was the diner, but they had just dressed up the outside for the movie. The lady working there told me "Jeff Bridges ate his pie right where you are sitting". I always kind of hoped there would be sequel, but alas, all we got was that *terrible* tv series that was cancelled in the first year I think? In the 90's?
💞💕❤💓💗💖👼💖💗💓❤💕💞 wow excellent. My father would be very happy if he was in this density. But he is here spiritually so he will enjoy it with us together. Thank you very much for making this. I will take much joy love to you my friends.
Starman was one of the movies I remember watching in the theater with my father before he died. It has always been special to me.
I still get goose pimples and a little teary eyed at certain points in this film. To this very day it still gets me in the feels. Love this film
It gets me several times. It really makes one feel vulnerable.
Love Starman. Can't believe how many people have never heard of it.
Just found out about it last year. Took me a while to finally check it out till this evening, and let me tell ya’, I’m so in love with it! The plot is is bittersweet and utterly beautiful. ❤
Such a great movie. I watch this every once in a while and it never gets old!
I always loved the music of Starman, and one of favorite scenes of this film was when the scientist finally meets Starman and Starman explains why Humanity is at its finest.
@Edgar Poe Actually, Carpenter didn't do the soundtrack. It was done by Jack Nitzsche.
Yep, that is one of the best scenes in the movie!
Thanks, Minty! I've loved Starman since it came out in the theater. 🥰 And I still think that's one of the very best roles that Jeff Bridges ever played. 💚
Starman is probably my favorite movie of all time, it has something for everyone, just beautiful
My favourite JC movie, Jeff Bridges just so amazing in this role, and Karen Allen so staggeringly beautiful. A truly perfect Sci-Fi movie!
I love Starman. It really pulls my heart strings every time. And has me crying at the end.
When I was a child my dad, with a raspy voice, used to say to me "Look at that star, there's your mum...". I understood it not late; of course my mother wasn't a star or an alien, but my father had that romantic concept about what a star could mean if you look it while thinking about the beloved person that once left you...
Looks like John Carpenter knows that feeling when he made Starman; he have never been a sentimental director, but for some reason he understood the concept of romance and to be romantic, beyond the Hollywood's love stories stereotypes, that use to be more sentimental than romantic...
The concept of love, life and death goes beyond that in Starman. That's the reason the emotional scenes of the two main characters never look fake, and how easily can move your heart, and, if you drop the guard, it could end being shattered. One of these moments, especially, is the confession about the forthcoming baby...it really breaks you
This was such a tearjerker for me, a beautiful movie. Don't make em like this no more.
Great movie. I watched this just a few months ago & it has aged quite well. And Karen Allen is just lovely.
This movie makes me cry. It's so good. My mom loves this movie too. It's a kinda different alien movie. Total tear jerker like cocoon.
Should have spoke about that beautiful, uplifting soundtrack!.. VERY underrated in my opinion!
Great! Starman is both an understated and underrated Sci-Fi classic. Very similar in tone to ET.
Starman is one of the best movies of all time!!!!
Star man was one of those movies that defined the eighties!
Aaaron yehnthis of of John carpenters lesservknown films
Starman is a classic from my adolescence as with Big Trouble in Little China. They're in my most cherished list. That type of John Carpenter flick is best to me!
Sasquatch helped me fix my grandad's tractor back in 86. I was only 7 then.
Big Trouble in Little China was my favorite movie as a kid.
Well, he destroyed my cousins Christmas tree in 85, so he was due.
This movie shows the good and bad side of humanity, and does it so beautifully! One of my favorite Carpenter flicks!
I love this movie and you did it justice for taking ha behind the scenes. Thank you.
I'm a SPED teacher in San Diego and show my students, many of whom have ASD, your videos and they are so inspired! You've definitely got a ton of new middle school fans here in California!!! Keep up the great work.
My guys and I think you're the best! :)
STARMAN is great, one of Jeff Bridges best films.
Don’t forget “The Last Picture Show” & “The Big Lebowski”
Also remember Crazy Heart!
TRON nuff said (drop) 🎤 lol 😆
The Starman theme song always brings me to tears, it's such a beautiful song.
Yeah me too
Sampled in a pop song a few years back.
It's a story about the human condition...Jeff Bridges alien is showing us a pure loving logical being in contrast to frightened confused destructive humans...it's a parable.
Agreed.
The TV theme song was great as well.
My family and I loved the Starman television series! We were so sad it didn't get renewed.
Agreed! I wished it'd run longer.
For most of us Starman will remain in our heart while others will have ET! At the end the acting and story of Starman is out of this world that we all earthing can relate!
When I was 14 we were driving on I-40 in Northern Arizona. We were making our way from Nevada back to Texas. Dad who was an Aeronautical Engineer, as a treat stopped at the Meteor Crater. As we were winding our way to the visitors center I looked out and saw all of these Army choppers and gunships. For a 14 y/o boy that was awesome. Then later that year Starman came out and all of those choppers were in the movie....
One of my top ten films! Although I did not watch the television show, I remember there was an article in T.V. Guide about why Karen Allen did not reprise her role. She was busy making a film called, "Until Septemember." T.V. Guide said wrote that "they got the next best thing," Erin Gray. I suppose she was "the next best thing" because she co starred in another science fiction television show, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
One of those 80s movies I saw in the theater with my dad when I was a kid. Actually a good movie for a dad and son. Not-too explicit thrills, narrative novelties and as pointed out, a lot of heart.
Karen Allen’s character Jenny Hayden had so much depth that she was actually my first crush as a kid. I had dreams about this movie. Such a great flick!
Thanks for making this video. I remember seeing it in the theater when I was a kid with my best friend. We were both trying to hide are tears at the end. I love carpenter movies. The musical score was always one of my favorites. I've heard it used in other movie trailers too, and I did watch the series, and was pissed when they cancelled it without an ending.
You are bringing back such great memories of my childhood. Thank you, Minty!
Dune, 2010, Starman love love love
Enemy Mine, Tron, The Last Starfighter, They Live. Best era for Science Fiction movies.
In my opionion, Enemy mine and Dune are shit.
@@jackprescott9652Never argue with a basement genius troll.
you need to watch 'the orville'.
@@jamesduff6937 seen it
I love Star Man and Jeff, one of my favorite actors.
Loved the movie. Watched in the theater when i was 9.
What the hell MINTY, Are you reviewing my HOME DVD collection ? LOL
Not only yours!!!! :)
@@marcodelpeep7765 Me too. Minty is hitting on all-cylinders ain't he?
In my case it's my 25 most favorite movies. I just binged Minty's videos on some of those and his next is somehow this, which is also one of the 25. :)
I have literally 90% of every movie minty has done on DVD. Including they live
@@tammy6610 when minty reviewed DROP DEAD FRED I was like WOW I never here about this movie
I loved that series for Starman! Thank you for reminding me me of yet another classic from my childhood.
Good call Minty. I have loved this movie since it first came out.
Jeff Bridges’ best performance IMHO..
Wonderful movie. Very underrated. Glad you decided to cover it.
When I first saw this as a kid, probably about 8/9, the scene when the baby turns into a man freaked me out & it stuck with me for a while; I did really enjoy the movie.
Lol same
TY for doing these non-blockbuster movies like other YTers you hit me in the feels many times, as a kid that lived off VHS rental tapes when they existed.
The gas station scene was shot less than a mile from my house when I was a kid. Of course, I was too young to go watch the filming. The gas station was taken out by a tornado in the early 2000's.
Where is that?
@@jackprescott9652 Hwy 41 at I-24 exit 105 south of Manchester, TN. :) The red building seen next door is still there.
Such a great movie that is often overlooked.
The TV show was actually pretty good and deserved a 2nd season. Robert Hayes was great in the role and the concept was solid. Great 80s TV show.
I think I'll give the TV show a whirl.
Living in Northern California and dealing with the fires. This helped to take mind of things. Thank you Minty!!
Best line…
“the baby will know”…
This movie checks off so many of our boxes: SciFi, RomCom, Road Trip, and it never hurts having a Mustang Cobra thrown in. 👍👍
My mom and I watched this one morning on the movie channel when I was about 6. I remember it like it was yesterday
My wife and I Enjoyed both the movie and the TV series. Now that she is among the stars, I do occasionally binge watch my DVD copy of both the movie and TV series.
Btw.. about the TV show. We did get to see Jenny, it just wasn't Karen Allen.
Jenny had become a painter, using the alias Karen Isley (I think. That is from memory). Pretty sure I remember it being Erin Gray playing her.
One of the greatest movies ever to underperform at the box office.
Excellent Choice. Top Notch Research, and Superb Entertainment and Nostalgia value, as Always. I totally forgot about the t.v. series until you spotlighted it, but I definitely remember watching that 1 season. Keep up the Excellent work Minty. I'll keep tuning in.
One of the best sci fi movies ever :)
I read somewhere that Jeff Bridges learned his Starman walk from watching his son that was just learning how to walk.
My mum and dad forced me to watch this. I didn't appreciate it at the the time. I wanted to watch the thing but having watched it a few years later and it was a great movie.
Thanks for doing this. Starman had always been one of my favorites.
I like the fact that you did my three favorite John Carpenter movies. The other two being The Thing and Escape from New York.
Havent seen in 30 years. Time for a rewatch.
Holy shit! I remember that tv show
It was decent really. I remember loving it as a kid.
Beautiful movie! Jeff Bridges should of won The Oscar for Best Actor in this role!
Starman will always be one of many special movies to me and be on my movies to come back to and watch because me and my dad used to watch it alot back when I was a pup, so the movie always reminds me of him and I, after rewatching it recently I still say it is one of many amazing movies out there, it is a gem to the collection, the music track in it was fantastic and Jeff was amazing too.
The TV series I remember very much and funny enough me and my dad did enjoy that show, sure it was not like the movie, but it still was fantastic to watch, but if anyone is to ask me is the movie and show is worth watching I would say yes for sure
Starman and The Thing were two of my favorite childhood movies (though I still can't sit through that dog kennel scene). Carpenter was a well-rounded director. I even liked the tv series and was heartbroken when it was not renewed, especially when Jenny Hayden showed up in the form of Erin Gray/Wilma Deering. Probably wouldn't hold up upon rewatching, but it lives on in a cherished place in my memory.
I rewatched it a few weeks ago on Crackle; it holds up! Such a lovely show. They don't make kind-hearted tv shows like that any more. I wish someone would reboot this series. :)
I agree that They Live was his masterpiece. It seems as though no matter your personal beliefs, politics, etc., you're able to identify in some way with the movie. You may not like the movie but I bet there's something you can identify with while watching it.
The only things I can identify with is that Keith David REALLY hates sunglasses and Roddy Piper is essentially a mass murderer.
I always felt that "what if the sunglasses made you paranoid and see things"? That he _was_ really killing people and it was all a delusion?
I never looked at it that way. It kind of makes the whole thing that more hilarious now. Thanks!
Yup. They Live.
I have always loved the film star man it is one of my all-time favorite films
Hey! You put this video out on my birthday! Yes, Carpenter should have done more science-fiction movies.
Minty keep doing what you’re doing. Love your videos, always entertaining and through your uploads I’ve gone on to watch some of the movies you covered that I had forgotten about.
Excellent breakdown.
Quality commentary.
I watched this movie when I was probably 7 years old. A handful of scenes, and phrases from this movie stayed with me for about 20 years after I watched it. It. One just popped in my head the other day and I just had to look back at this movie to see what was going on. I can't believe it was directed by John Carpenter AND Jeff Bridges was in it.
Still here 2024. When real movies were made with emotions love funny no dark meanings. Just a movie you could watch with the hold family. ❤ remember watching this as a kid
Whoo hoo you've picked a definite classic, I so love this movie 😍😍
The music in the movie is truly unique.
Speaking of Jeff Bridges, can you please do TRON (1982)?
Chandler Chamberland please please please please please !!!!!!!!!!!
Oh good choice, Tron is a masterpiece.
Just watched Ralph breaks the internet and was overjoyed when they do the light cycle match in the Tron Arcade game!
@@Moochtv Sasquatch helped me fix my grandad's tractor back in 86. I was only 7 then.
And he did! Thanks Minty!
A heartwarming story with good everything. Emotions are not the enemy ! This is in my top ten movies ever made ! nuff said !
1984 was an amazing year for movies.
The reason they recorded All I Have To Do Is Dream is because they sang it in the movie. It was on the home movies Jenny was watching at the beginning of the film.
My wife and I watched every episode of Starman as they came out and really enjoyed it! A shame that it didn't become more popular.
Always look forward to you posting. It's 6am here and these are great for getting ready. Thanks, Minty!
I love this movie and the tv series. I always wished the series had gotten a longer run. If anyone wants to reboot it, I'd be interested in seeing a kind show like this brought back.
Star man is a terrific movie and we'll worth a look if you haven't seen it .
Starman! Great choice, Minty!
Who doesn't love you this movie???
One of carpenters best
I think this is my first Jeff Bridges movie. I developed a crush on him when I was a teenager.
Spies Like Us!
Yes please!
Starman has similarities with both Terminator (a man travels across time and space in the opening scene, arrives naked, awkwardly learns his way around, the woman is the man's whole focal point, travels cross country across the U.S with the woman, the woman eventually falls in love with the man) and E.T. (the benevolent alien, pursued by air force). Jeff Bridges had a,much tougher role to play than Micheal Biehn did in the Terminator and he definitely deserved an Oscar.
I love the movie, and if you will be in NY in museum of moving art they have the props from that amazing transformation scene in the beginning of the movie, totally amazing!
The Starman TV show was great. When I met Robert Hays a few yrs ago at a Con, he mentioned he really enjoyed working on that show & was disappointed that it was canceled.
Wow I've known about this classic movie for 23 years since I was a teenager and never knew all these behind scenes movie trivia except for the TV series which I own. Thank you.
Regarding #8 and the song the 2 stars sang; my dad used to listen to the original when I was a kid, he loved oldies. If I remember correctly it was sung by the Everly Brothers, they also sang songs like Wake Up Little Suzy and Cathy's Clown. Now I'm feeling nostalgic and wanna listen to those song hehe
In the TV series they did eventually find Jenny Hayden. She was played by Erin Gray, aka Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers.
Thank You Minty! I adore this movie! Even today, I can't listen to The Rolling Stones without envisioning scenes from Starman and Jumping Jack Flash. Long live 80's awesomeness!!
An NES video game from 1986 called Pro Wrestling had a character called Starman. Starman was literally everywhere!
I love starman,the movie and the tv series,rip robert hayes.
you had me at "AN ALIEN WHO KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE HIS BALLS!" LMAO!!!!!!!!
Nice one Minty. Really enjoyed this one. *:)*
wow.. Jeff really studies his roles. I actully saw the starman show as a kid, I got in to it and it made me look for the starman movie.
I was 14 when this gem came out in theaters,I must have seen it a hundred times when it was shown on HBO-I absolutely loved it-now I am married to a man who looks alot like Jeff Bridges did when he made this movie-my hubby even has a plaid jacket just like Starman wore!
8:55 I see Stryker overcame his drinking problem.
But that's not important, we gotta land that 767!
He'll never get over Macho Grande
I sure picked a hell of a day to stop sniffing glue.
Surely you can't be serious?
Oliver Hopkins I am very serious and please stop calling me Shirley.
Absolutely love Starman (both the movie and the TV series).
Starman is one of my favorite films of all time and one of the best sci fi films in my opinion. I remember that cinema year well from my youth as 2010 is also one of my favorites and I think better than the original 2001. I love to watch old clips and read about Starman. I actually visited Meteor Crater in Arizona and I sat right where Jeff Bridges sat when he ate his pie in the general store/diner. The structure was still there in about 1998 or so when I went. It was a round/geodesic shape so I asked if the diner was gone and they said that was the diner, but they had just dressed up the outside for the movie. The lady working there told me "Jeff Bridges ate his pie right where you are sitting". I always kind of hoped there would be sequel, but alas, all we got was that *terrible* tv series that was cancelled in the first year I think? In the 90's?
I LOVE Starman before my childhood
Starman, beautiful sweet movie. Love it!
💞💕❤💓💗💖👼💖💗💓❤💕💞 wow excellent. My father would be very happy if he was in this density. But he is here spiritually so he will enjoy it with us together. Thank you very much for making this. I will take much joy love to you my friends.