The ending to this film is one of if not the most perfect ending of all time for me. What person? WHAT PERSON watching their loved one leave them for the last time... to never be seen again... could possibly take their eyes off that ship until they couldn't see it anymore. John Carpenter's choice to focus on Karen Allen's eyes and not the ship was perfect. This was her chance to say goodbye to her dead husband. It was her chance to have closure. It was the most important point of the whole movie in just a couple minutes at the end. I have been to that crater. And I had tears falling on my cheeks as I was there... This scene impacted me from the day I saw this in the theater until even now so many years later...
It was pretty much Carpenter's answer to ET after the film was sort of the reason why The Thing failed. Carpenter was just like "Alright, you fuckers want a positive alien movie, here ya fucking go" and it is one of his best films.
@@legofan370which in itself is also ironic because now John Carpenter's The Thing is probably one of the greatest sci-fi horror films of all time! To this day it hasn't really been topped.
@@sethraelthebard5459 It's my favorite movie of all time. It's his magnum opus. It's one of if not the greatest sci-fi horror film of all time. But they weren't ready for it in 1982, that's for sure.
This film has it all. Carpenter is a genius. Starman's 3 day jourmey on Earth is a microcosm of our journey on Earth. We are born into it through it's elements, experience life on it, and finally move on leaving a legacy behind. Taking nothing with us, not even our bodies when we leave. Only the soul memory.
@@stevessports4717 im going to have to watch it again it was maybe 20yrs since I watched it and I was young, i just thought it was a stranded alien didnt realise bout the husband
An absolute travesty that this film doesn't get the recognition it deserves..Imo an absolute masterpiece, along with the soundtrack..my 2nd all-time favourite film ❤️
@@shanelderbyshire4907 You have the best taste in films!! That’s probably my favorite all time as well! There’s been many great films, but Dances With Wolves is just amazing on so many levels.
"Now, tell me again how to say goodbye." Starman is my favourite film of all time. A beautiful love story, made by the same man responsible for Halloween, The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, etc. Thank you, John Carpenter, for making me cry in a wonderful way
I love how after he says they will never see each other again she looks deeply into his eyes for a moment, then says "I love you". She was making it clear that she was not talking to Scott but to Starman directly. She loves them both 😢
Utterly beautiful. But you know that. Thank you. (The double sparks in Karen Allen's eyes - honestly, wonderful). A Carpenter movie through and through - but with a beating heart. Who would have thunk it back in 84? Genuinely an incredible movie - needs to be shared with everyone you can. I shall do also.
That moment where Jenny Hayden is mentally torn between the awe of the spectacle she was currently witnessing and the emotional feelings of losing her love again, amazingly thought out by the crew and acted out by Ms. Allen.❤️
Just seen for the first time in about 25 years and forgotten how brilliant a film it is. Two perfect lead performances, a sumptuous score and a genuinely moving script. A must see.
There’s been many, many films with a music score that totally elevates them, but not like this one. I was 14 or 15 when I first saw this movie when it got released on VHS “back in the day.” This movie and ending still does to me what it did back then in my eyes welling up. It has to be the most incredible feeling for the people involved in the making of a movie to watch the final product (especially a great one like this) and realize they absolutely nailed it. Why this movie didn’t do better at the box office is one of life’s great mysteries. I know it was timing and competition from other films (Dune and 2010) when it was released, but usually word of mouth can carry a movie too. I never have not talked to anyone that watched it that did not love it, that’s what makes it perplexing.
@Jonathan Renfro It kind of got "lost in the shuffle" when it was originally released... Beverly Hills Cop had only been open a week and was dominating the Box Office (...I think it was no.1 for about 14-15 weeks!). And some people may have automatically thought John Carpenter = horror and not given the movie a chance. In later years though, it seems to have found an audience and become a much-respected cult classic 🙂.
This score is in my top 5 favorite film scores of all-time. It's haunting & uplifting at the same time. I can't think of another film score that's like it.
I was 12 when this came out. My family saw it in the theater, and when it was over, we all walked out rubber-legged and misty-eyed. We couldn’t believe what we’d just seen. It still feels like that.
I think Ghost borrowed a lot from this ending. How they say goodbye and he steps into the light and the camera pans in on her. Swayzee and Bridges are even dressed similarly. They are both powerful and emotional endings!!
Best movie ending ever . . . Thanks so much for posting this. I've been waiting a long time for someone to post the entire ending to this amazing movie !
Even as a kid this ending with the music the visuals and the whole telling her their having a kid had me in tears it's such a shame it doesn't get bought up with the other popular 80s movies that changed us
Jeff Bridges performance in this film is absolutely outstanding and imo flawless. Not taking anything away from Karen Allen, but playing an alien, learning about us, how to talk and behave.... he does it soooo very well.
Both actors excel, individually and in their chemistry. Allen's portrayal of grief, romance in grief and closure is very difficult to achieve without overacting or falling short. The casting is one of the elements that make this movie work so well.
This movie is a masterpiece that Carpenter ever made! I’m glad the Starman came to Earth just to spread peace but not destroy anything, and the one who fell with love with Jenny.
I remember watching this movie with my Dad when I was a young child. It was one of his favourite movies. I still love it and one day will walk down the aisle to this instrumental. So moving.
I saw the TV series continuation with Robert Hays as Starman finally meeting and journeying with his son to find Jenny. I liked it even if it couldn't be quite as appealing as the movie.
Excellent movie that stood out in a year of heavy weight movies. I mean Dune and 2010 were both out in 84 in theaters at the same time as Starman. What a year....
So pleased you let the music continue flowing through the end credits. Other clips on TH-cam come to an abrupt finish when the scene fades out, cutting short its intended emotional response. I watched Starman when it first landed in theaters and like me a lot of folks remained seated as credits rolled, feeling the lingering impact of the last frame slowly subside, which the music openly invited. Carpenter knows how to steer his audience, no question. Everyone I speak to who's seen this film agree it's far better than ticket sales suggested.
Seeing this in retrospective, I think that the greatest sin commited by John Carpenter was to make movies with similar themes to those made by Steven Spielberg at the same time. The thing and Starman are both way deeper than ET, and the subtext is more subtle. Carpenter is a way underrated composer and director, and in my opinion one of the smartest.
I remember watching this when I was young and thinking it feels far more real than it’s contemporaries of the time. Now as a 46 year old I connect with this film so much and Jenny’s loss …..what a film 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Life is so short and it is so scary to know how small we are. How little time we have and lives just keep coming and going. Some people live a lifetime in the void. And do we humans want to explore space so much when we are just a glimpse of the whole universe? In the meantime we forget what the true meaning of life is. To live in the moment, to love others while there is still time.
The movie is ultimately about the power of love and how beautiful and beneficial it is..... love this movie and its different take on the alien phenomenon.
I think about this film all of the time. The chemistry between Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen is incredible. The music is perfect. The cinematography is perfect. It is an utter masterpiece. Jeff Bridges deserved an Oscar for his performance and John Carpenter deserved at least a nomination for best director.
Is anyone else shocked I MEAN SHOCKED that this is the SAME MAN that gave us Christine and THE THINS? And CHARLES MARTIN SMITH AND RICHARD JAECKEL were both GTEAT!
I wish I could find more discussion on the ship itself. 1: I noticed that in the beginning his ship seemed to come from the mother ship as if it was already traveling through space. 2: why did it cause it to snow? Was it to ward off the attack?
I always assumed it was an atmospheric effect caused by the ships propulsion system, kind of like how ice forms on rockets being launched because of the liquid hydrogen. I don't think they would need a defense because they de- powered all the helicopters and weapons so they didn't work anyway
I've seen this movie when I was too young to understand it fully, but as I can remember, it wasn't really love, but stockholm syndrome. 😬 I have to watch it again.
I'm old so, thanks to Karen And Jeff, they might give me the OK to use their first names. This was the most dramatic scene I've ever experienced in my youth.
Is it just me or is there a version of the end where it focuses on Jenny's face while the ship takes off a lot longer than this version. Also the camera didnt pan up, it just focused dead on her face and she stared into the camera.That was always the memorable part for me.
This ending is perfect. My only note would be to have the Starman's energy being form emerge from Jeff Bridges' back around 2:22 with his physical body dropping to ground like a puppet with its strings cut. The Starman, resembling a spirit, rises up to its space ship leaving the physical form behind. Even with the cloned corpse of her dead husband lying there, Jenny Hayden still knows where to look and her gaze follows the spirit as it ascends to ship and then as the ship departs.
She said goodbye to her husband and he gave her a child. Then he leaves forevermore. So sad. But closure is better
The ending to this film is one of if not the most perfect ending of all time for me. What person? WHAT PERSON watching their loved one leave them for the last time... to never be seen again... could possibly take their eyes off that ship until they couldn't see it anymore. John Carpenter's choice to focus on Karen Allen's eyes and not the ship was perfect. This was her chance to say goodbye to her dead husband. It was her chance to have closure.
It was the most important point of the whole movie in just a couple minutes at the end. I have been to that crater. And I had tears falling on my cheeks as I was there... This scene impacted me from the day I saw this in the theater until even now so many years later...
This movie was basically E.T. for grown-ups. It is SERIOUSLY underrated and one of the few truly excellent science-fiction/romance films.
I totally agree. It is a more emotional and better ending than E.T. if you are an adult.
It was pretty much Carpenter's answer to ET after the film was sort of the reason why The Thing failed. Carpenter was just like "Alright, you fuckers want a positive alien movie, here ya fucking go" and it is one of his best films.
@@legofan370which in itself is also ironic because now John Carpenter's The Thing is probably one of the greatest sci-fi horror films of all time! To this day it hasn't really been topped.
@@sethraelthebard5459 It's my favorite movie of all time. It's his magnum opus. It's one of if not the greatest sci-fi horror film of all time. But they weren't ready for it in 1982, that's for sure.
F*ck E.T, this is wayyy better than that film
This film has it all. Carpenter is a genius. Starman's 3 day jourmey on Earth is a microcosm of our journey on Earth. We are born into it through it's elements, experience life on it, and finally move on leaving a legacy behind. Taking nothing with us, not even our bodies when we leave. Only the soul memory.
Wow. Good summary
Wow that's poetic.. I'm getting emotional already.. why...
John Carpenter reunites a woman with her dead husband for a proper goodbye.
The sci-fi universe has quite often given us the most heartfelt messages about closure and healing.
@@stevessports4717 im going to have to watch it again it was maybe 20yrs since I watched it and I was young, i just thought it was a stranded alien didnt realise bout the husband
That's beautiful, the way you said that. Thank you.
An absolute travesty that this film doesn't get the recognition it deserves..Imo an absolute masterpiece, along with the soundtrack..my 2nd all-time favourite film ❤️
What’s your favorite?
@@redskins2434 Dances with Wolves...My favourite film and soundtrack.
@@shanelderbyshire4907 You have the best taste in films!! That’s probably my favorite all time as well! There’s been many great films, but Dances With Wolves is just amazing on so many levels.
@@redskins2434 Much appreciated...Blew me away when I first watched it and it still does now.
Jeff Bridges did get an Oscar nomination for Best Actor but lost to the guy from Amadeus. I think that was a mistake
"Now, tell me again how to say goodbye." Starman is my favourite film of all time. A beautiful love story, made by the same man responsible for Halloween, The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, etc. Thank you, John Carpenter, for making me cry in a wonderful way
I love how after he says they will never see each other again she looks deeply into his eyes for a moment, then says "I love you". She was making it clear that she was not talking to Scott but to Starman directly. She loves them both 😢
“Take me with you”
“I cannot”
“Please”
“You will die there”
“I don’t think I care”
“…I care”
Seen this as a little kid. I was like "holy cow that's what love is like?". Blew my mind....a five year old crying to a love movie
Utterly beautiful. But you know that. Thank you. (The double sparks in Karen Allen's eyes - honestly, wonderful). A Carpenter movie through and through - but with a beating heart. Who would have thunk it back in 84?
Genuinely an incredible movie - needs to be shared with everyone you can. I shall do also.
That moment where Jenny Hayden is mentally torn between the awe of the spectacle she was currently witnessing and the emotional feelings of losing her love again, amazingly thought out by the crew and acted out by Ms. Allen.❤️
The "sparks" in her eyes was the reflection of the ship which was a giant silver ball. Tremendous attention to detail to put it in her eyes like that
Just seen for the first time in about 25 years and forgotten how brilliant a film it is. Two perfect lead performances, a sumptuous score and a genuinely moving script. A must see.
Jenny saying goodbye to "Scott" and to her husband Scott as she finally let's him go.
whenever i get sad i look at this movie as the ultimate message in the universe as peace and acceptance
Such a stunning film. The ending is just... wow. That end with Karen Allen staring to the sky..... Incredible. Thanks for posting this.
There’s been many, many films with a music score that totally elevates them, but not like this one. I was 14 or 15 when I first saw this movie when it got released on VHS “back in the day.” This movie and ending still does to me what it did back then in my eyes welling up. It has to be the most incredible feeling for the people involved in the making of a movie to watch the final product (especially a great one like this) and realize they absolutely nailed it. Why this movie didn’t do better at the box office is one of life’s great mysteries. I know it was timing and competition from other films (Dune and 2010) when it was released, but usually word of mouth can carry a movie too. I never have not talked to anyone that watched it that did not love it, that’s what makes it perplexing.
@Jonathan Renfro It kind of got "lost in the shuffle" when it was originally released... Beverly Hills Cop had only been open a week and was dominating the Box Office (...I think it was no.1 for about 14-15 weeks!). And some people may have automatically thought John Carpenter = horror and not given the movie a chance.
In later years though, it seems to have found an audience and become a much-respected cult classic 🙂.
This score is in my top 5 favorite film scores of all-time. It's haunting & uplifting at the same time. I can't think of another film score that's like it.
Agreed. It is very underrated. Buuut jeff bridges got best actor nod for this.
I was 12 when this came out. My family saw it in the theater, and when it was over, we all walked out rubber-legged and misty-eyed. We couldn’t believe what we’d just seen.
It still feels like that.
Thumbs up if Starman is your favorite movie.❤
It was my favorite for many years but was surpassed by Titanic. Right now I think they are tied as my favorite
Just finished watching it again. What a film and what a score
I think Ghost borrowed a lot from this ending. How they say goodbye and he steps into the light and the camera pans in on her. Swayzee and Bridges are even dressed similarly.
They are both powerful and emotional endings!!
Probably the best movie from John Carpenter, and the music score is incredible!
"Take it easy"
"Up yours", not literally of course, but I know you get it, LOL.
Take it easy, up yours
Saw this when it came out. Tears in my eyes now watching this.
This is Carpenter at his peak. It’s a shame it’s not talked about more
The song and the ending are a masterpiece. John Carpenter is good at making the endings.
He certainly is. It was The Thing’s ending that earned my best respect for him in that regard.
Best movie ending ever . . .
Thanks so much for posting this. I've been waiting a long time for someone to post the entire ending to this amazing movie !
It's beautiful. Thanks for your recognition! Good lad Tim. :)
I remember watching this movie long time ago but, it still hits hard when he has to leave 😭😭😭😭
Even as a kid this ending with the music the visuals and the whole telling her their having a kid had me in tears it's such a shame it doesn't get bought up with the other popular 80s movies that changed us
Jeff Bridges performance in this film is absolutely outstanding and imo flawless. Not taking anything away from Karen Allen, but playing an alien, learning about us, how to talk and behave.... he does it soooo very well.
Both actors excel, individually and in their chemistry. Allen's portrayal of grief, romance in grief and closure is very difficult to achieve without overacting or falling short. The casting is one of the elements that make this movie work so well.
Simple beautiful believable story with a score that accentuates all the good. A wonderful 80’s masterpiece.
This movie is a masterpiece that Carpenter ever made! I’m glad the Starman came to Earth just to spread peace but not destroy anything, and the one who fell with love with Jenny.
Fantastic movie and the most beautiful music.
One of the best film i've seen on my time on Earth.
I remember watching this movie with my Dad when I was a young child. It was one of his favourite movies. I still love it and one day will walk down the aisle to this instrumental. So moving.
I saw the TV series continuation with Robert Hays as Starman finally meeting and journeying with his son to find Jenny. I liked it even if it couldn't be quite as appealing as the movie.
Most beatiful love scene I have ever seen. I think there will be many of you that think the same.
Excellent movie that stood out in a year of heavy weight movies. I mean Dune and 2010 were both out in 84 in theaters at the same time as Starman. What a year....
So pleased you let the music continue flowing through the end credits. Other clips on TH-cam come to an abrupt finish when the scene fades out, cutting short its intended emotional response. I watched Starman when it first landed in theaters and like me a lot of folks remained seated as credits rolled, feeling the lingering impact of the last frame slowly subside, which the music openly invited. Carpenter knows how to steer his audience, no question. Everyone I speak to who's seen this film agree it's far better than ticket sales suggested.
Beautiful post...beautiful movie...beautiful ending...beautiful music...best upload ever...thanks a lot for this masterpiece!!
the music at the end of the movie sets the tone for starman leaving Jenny and it fills your heart with emotion.
The final shot of Jenny’s face is so beautifully timeless and especially thanks to the music.
Seeing this in retrospective, I think that the greatest sin commited by John Carpenter was to make movies with similar themes to those made by Steven Spielberg at the same time.
The thing and Starman are both way deeper than ET, and the subtext is more subtle.
Carpenter is a way underrated composer and director, and in my opinion one of the smartest.
This moive still makes me cry everytime I watch it and I can't even explain why.
As a kid, this scene didn't do anything for me. As an adult, I love it.
I cried as a toddler haha can't contain emotions so good when lil
I remember watching this when I was young and thinking it feels far more real than it’s contemporaries of the time. Now as a 46 year old I connect with this film so much and Jenny’s loss …..what a film 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
STARMAN - Such a beautiful work of art!!!
Still is one of the best endings i ever see in my life!
Man this ending gets me everytime…nooo I’m not crying I’m not crying I swear it’s the onions
💜 the beauty of this gets me every time 😢😢😭(goosebumps, heart swells & tears) - from the first time I heard this in 1985 to today (June 09, 2023) 💜
What a beautiful haunting melody in closing scene
Thanks John Carpenter 👍 😊
Ahhh, the 80s...
Was 13 when i warched this classic. Still a brilliant, kind, film.
Who would have thought that this movie was directed by the same guy who did Halloween. Pretty remarkable.
Life is so short and it is so scary to know how small we are. How little time we have and lives just keep coming and going. Some people live a lifetime in the void. And do we humans want to explore space so much when we are just a glimpse of the whole universe? In the meantime we forget what the true meaning of life is. To live in the moment, to love others while there is still time.
this scene gets my heart and never gets old this is her grandson paul sayin so.
What a beautiful and sad movie
This is a real tear jerker.
The movie is ultimately about the power of love and how beautiful and beneficial it is..... love this movie and its different take on the alien phenomenon.
Is it crazy that I see Jeff Bridges in this movie as the middle point between John Ritter and Roddy Piper based on them all resembling each other?
I simply love this movie!
This is by far John carpenter’s best film,which is ironic as he is mainly known for horror!
Here. ..June 2024....I love you all......*/*
A film about loss & learning to let go more than anything else.
Such deep meaning.
Ridiculously underrated
I think about this film all of the time. The chemistry between Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen is incredible. The music is perfect. The cinematography is perfect. It is an utter masterpiece. Jeff Bridges deserved an Oscar for his performance and John Carpenter deserved at least a nomination for best director.
it may sound like a cliche but it's true .. they don't make them like they used to
Absolutely charming
The music 🥹
Sublime.
Is anyone else shocked I MEAN SHOCKED that this is the SAME MAN that gave us Christine and THE THINS? And CHARLES MARTIN SMITH AND RICHARD JAECKEL were both GTEAT!
That's to his credit.
I fucking love that final shot
Highly recommend reading ian west's letterboxd review if you want a good cry to accompany the ending music. It's the top rated one for starman
I wish I could find more discussion on the ship itself. 1: I noticed that in the beginning his ship seemed to come from the mother ship as if it was already traveling through space.
2: why did it cause it to snow?
Was it to ward off the attack?
I always assumed it was an atmospheric effect caused by the ships propulsion system, kind of like how ice forms on rockets being launched because of the liquid hydrogen. I don't think they would need a defense because they de- powered all the helicopters and weapons so they didn't work anyway
Favorite movie of all time...❤
I strongly recommend the novelization by Alan Dean Foster. He did a fantastic job.
I hope I can find a copy! I loved his adaptation of the Star Trek Animated Series from 1973
I CARE 😢
Amazing movie...
1 the best films i ever saw and the ending is powerful ®️
I've seen this movie when I was too young to understand it fully, but as I can remember, it wasn't really love, but stockholm syndrome. 😬
I have to watch it again.
This score sounds similar to the movie Heat ending.
Great observation, I kind of agree they have an airy similarity to them - th-cam.com/video/3tI1pu5rfZw/w-d-xo.html
He will know ,🥰🥰🥰
Her face witnessing a miracle
I'm old so, thanks to Karen And Jeff, they might give me the OK to use their first names. This was the most dramatic scene I've ever experienced in my youth.
Saddest goodbye in movie history 😢
M83 was born…
Is it just me or is there a version of the end where it focuses on Jenny's face while the ship takes off a lot longer than this version. Also the camera didnt pan up, it just focused dead on her face and she stared into the camera.That was always the memorable part for me.
Hmmm... I've not seen it, but maybe it could have been an alternate TV version or deleted scene?
I’d give her an Oscar for that finale stare
Awesome movie. Did Jenny get arrested after he left?
I don't think so... the movie ended straight after he left though.
Saddest goodbye ever 😁😁😁😁😁🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
If ever they remake this iwant to be in it
Buena película.
This ending is perfect. My only note would be to have the Starman's energy being form emerge from Jeff Bridges' back around 2:22 with his physical body dropping to ground like a puppet with its strings cut. The Starman, resembling a spirit, rises up to its space ship leaving the physical form behind. Even with the cloned corpse of her dead husband lying there, Jenny Hayden still knows where to look and her gaze follows the spirit as it ascends to ship and then as the ship departs.
So basically she has to bury her dead husband again ? Oh thanks Mr starman.
'You will die there' (meaning my alien wife will kill you, you can't come')
I've always felt the Strokes ripped off the music theme for their hit Last Nite.
Without a doubt they did except the ripoff is Electricityscape.
If this is....the last.....thing...i see....on this.....Blue 💎 Gem....of a Marble.......I'll try.....harder....
Next.
TIME....^_^
Karen so beautiful in the final seen watching go 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
😥
😭😭😭😭💔
Love all of carpenter’s movie music. Star Man is still a great movie.
What credits were haunting?
??? The end credits
@@SteveHulkUK what I meant was what was haunting?
@@ywmpg The music... I think it's very haunting
@@SteveHulkUK The title states,
‘haunting end credits.’
@@ywmpg Yes, because the music is very haunting... not sure what your issue is? Lol
Jeff bridges left !
Mary loved God
Were you expecting David Bowie?
The music is literally 7 notes, and its one ot the most hauntingly beautiful pieces ever. Jack Nitzsche nailed it.
Highly advanced alien race and FTL ships and she couldn't go BULLSHIT .
Yes he could they so highly advanced she could have gone with him writing sucked at that point 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁