Dark Star - Hyperdrive Edition DVD

John Carpenter's pulp science fiction classic - this brilliantly clever and funny parody of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, follows a warped intergalactic mission to blow up unstable planets. Four bored astronauts fill in time between missions catching up on their tans with the help of a sun-lamp, playing with a suspiciously plastic-looking alien mascot they are taking back to Earth and conversing with their female version of Hal. Things start to go horribly wrong as the spaceship computer misfires and a 'smart bomb' thinks it is God. Ultimately only one crew member - an ex-surfer - makes it back to Earth surfing on an improvised board... Dark Star was originally intended to be a 68 minute student film but Hollywood producer Jack Harris managed to convince the film-makers to shoot 15 minutes of extra footage and released the expanded version theatrically. This DVD contains the original shorter version, the longer theatrical release and is packed full of brand new extra features!

Special Features
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey Of 'Dark Star'. An All New, Feature-Length Documentary Exploring The Controversial Making Of The John Carpenter (Halloween) And Dan O'Bannon (Allen) Student Film. Includes Exclusive Interviews With Actor Brian Narelle, Cinematographer Doug Knapp, Art Director Tommy Lee Wallace, Visual Effects Artist Greg Jein, Voice Artist Cookie Knapp, Film Director Jack Harris, Diane O'Bannon, USC Alumni/Director Jeff Burr, As Well As Archival Interviews With John Carpenter And Many More! Plus The Final Interview With Dan O'Bannon, Directed By Daniel Griffith 2010, Interview With Sci-Fi Author Alan Dean Foster, Interview With Brian Narelle - 'LT. Doolittle', 3D Guide To The Dark Star Ship, Full Length Audio Commentary By 'Super-Fan' Andrew Gilchrist, Written Intro By Dan O'Bannon, Trivia, Both Version Of The Film, Original Trailer, English Subtitles, Spanish Subtitles