*Starman* (1984) MOVIE REACTION | JOHN CARPENTER NEVER FAILS!!| First Time Watching

[@AngelGroves]

Enjoy the *Starman* reaction and, as always, leave a comment below! I feel like I'm running out of John Carpenter movies to watch I haven't seen...:( I need more suggestions! I've missed you all! I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK!! My "short break" from recording turned into quite an unexpected long break (moved to my new place! & many other unexpected life events happened... plus panic attacks.. no fun) More detailed update videos coming soon!

[@notjustforhackers4252]

"Escape from New York", "Christine" and "Big Trouble in Little China"..... three essential John Carpenter movies.

[@robertnichol3669]

John Carpenter's Vampires is campy bad ass fun....about a group of vampire hunters coming up against a group of vampires that are just as bad ass as them...great flick

[@TheMikeman1971]

Well hate to burst every ones bubble but Aliens are not what you -all want them to be ! I think Mr carpenter knew this , did you see how it floated around and was a ball of light also how he healed the deer ! You really think aliens can do that ?

[@Shoomer1988]

'Big Trouble in Little China' is a fun John Carpenter cult classic. Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall vs magic Kung fu demons with crazy hats. What's not to like?

[@deanroddey2881]

If you'd like to see a really good Jeff Bridges movie, which you would love, check out "The Fabulous Baker Boys."

[@drakocarrion]

Always loved this movie & never understood why it's not brought up more often when discussing Carpenter's work. It's the same thing with Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Another of Carpenter's underappreciated movies.

[@Madbandit77]

Starman and Memoirs Of An Invisible Man are the most optimistic films in Carpenter's filmography, which is full of cynicism, dread and scary shit.

[@AngelGroves]

Yeah, it's terrific, and Memoirs of an Invisible Man is on my list now. It's one of the few of his I haven't seen of his yet/ good recommendation!

[@brianboye8025]

The best part for me was that the main characters acted like real people. Their choices were so reasonable in what was an unreal situation.

[@BenChanNYC]

Definitely an underrated John Carpenter film! The leads carried the movie and it's a shame Karen Allen hasn't gotten a ton more work over the years. By the end, I realized you pointed out one of the themes of this movie -- there were so many helpful people willing to extend compassionate hand to someone in need! They demonstrated the best in humanity as a counterpoint to the military commander who acted from fear.

[@AngelGroves]

Yesss! I agree; I wish people talked about it more! Karen Allen really is amazing is everything I've seen her in, and I absolutely love the show of humanity throughout the film. Thanks so much for the comment!

[@tsogobauggi8721]

This is a beautiful movie. Great acting by Jeff bridges and also by Karen Allen. And I really like the music. :)

[@miller-joel]

So underrated and basically unknown. Why?

[@michaelshafer5192]

I love Karen Allen . She is so real and believable in every role.

[@AngelGroves]

It really, really is such a beautiful movie. :)

[@AngelGroves]

Seriously!!

[@AngelGroves]

Yes, Karen Allen is incredible! :)

[@semperconstance]

To be a teenager in the 80s watching John Carpenter's films was a revelation. He was so interesting and diverse in the movies he took on. His soundtracks were always amazing and memorable. And his films followed no typical Hollywood pattern. As you watched them, you literally never knew how the movie would end. So different from 99% of the regurgitated, formulamatic stuff we see in theaters today.

[@bryangibson1497]

My favorite movie of all time ❤️❤️

[@Psilocybin77]

The voice you hear at the beginning is famed astronomer Carl Sagan. I recommend his novels "The Demon Haunted World", and "Dragons of Eden", and of course his foundational series "Cosmos". The world could use intelligent men of peace like him right now.

[@AngelGroves]

That's awesome, and I took a screenshot of your comment; thanks for the recommendations! I look forward to reading them.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Those aren't novels, are they? They're books about human psychology and the desire to find religious significance in nothing but background static. Contact was a novel of his, though, made into a much better film with Jodie Foster about 1999.

[@Psilocybin77]

This was a very emotional reaction for me, as I should have expected. I was going through some real struggles a few years ago; and by luck, or a twist of fate, "Starman" began playing on the movie channel. This entire movie film is a reminder that while there is great evil and loss; there is also kindness, beauty, and love in the world. It was a message I needed in that moment, and I really do believe it set me on a different path. "Love is when you care more for someone else than you do yourself", is such a powerful and true sentiment. It was so appropriate then, when Boo appeared because it reminded me of my best friend Swif T. Justice III Esq. (Swifty for short); my beloved Tuxedo cat, who passed over a year ago now. Every day his memory helps me live a better life, and I hope Boo does the same for you. Swifty was there when I watched this movie, those years ago, and he is gone, but I will cherish always that cold winter day we snuggled up watching "Starman". Even in my darkest hours; I had his love, and I cared more for him, than I did myself. Some might find this all a little maudlin, but I'm a sensitive soul and I wanted to share my very human experience with this film. While John Carpenter has made some amazing, scary, and outrageously fun movies, I think "Starman" is his crowning achievement. Some movies are a gift to us all, and "Starman" ranks up there with the best of them. Thank You so much for your reaction to this under appreciated classic.

[@AngelGroves]

Thank you so, so much for your comment and sharing. I'm very sorry for your loss of sweet Swifty (Swif T. Justice III Esq.). Doesn't matter if it's been a year, or a day, I know it still hurts. Your comment actually made me cry, and my thoughts are with you, truly. Boo is like my kid and I can't even think about anything like that (as well as with my new kitten..videos coming soon). I actually had even "unofficially" adopted this one cat that roamed around my new place (a tuxedo cat!) about 9 months ago. I fell in love with him (he appeared to be young) and he would come to mine and Boo's new porch every day to hang out and eat, and eventually began sleeping on the porch every night too. He had become my other little kitty kid (named him Nibbler). I was planning on taking him to the vet to get everything/anything needed done for him, but 4 days before Christmas, he went missing....I believe he got sick and went off as passed away somewhere. I honestly don't know and spent a lot of Christmas crying. It's been really tough the last couple of months without him, and he was just this random outside cat that I've only known for such a short time...so that's why I can honestly only imagine what it was like for you. I like you pointed out that quote from the movie; it's one of my favorites as well. This whole movie is really beautiful, and it now means a lot to me too. I'm so glad you are here and watched the reaction. I'm sure Swifty had the best possible life with you and couldn't have been happier, and is even better off than we are now! But I'm still so sorry for your loss. He was a very lucky cat to have you! Thanks again for sharing about Swifty and what this movie means to you. I really appreciate comments like this and appreciate you being a part of the channel. I'll see you soon for the next reaction! Take care.

[@LordVolkov]

Welcome back Angel! I love Starman with all my heart. It's such a beautiful love story, and the moment when he brings back the deer never fails to make me cry. Also, my early driving lessons came from Starman 😅 🚦

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

Your early driving lessons came from starman ? Meaning: you can start a carengine with the tip of your finger ? Impressive! ^^

[@LordVolkov]

@@PygmalionFaciebat Red light - stop green light - go yellow light - go very very fast 😅

[@AngelGroves]

Thank you!! So happy to be back and happy you're here! Yes; this one really surprised me with just how beautiful it is. And LOL, that's hilarious.

[@AngelGroves]

LOL

[@Wolvorine]

@@LordVolkov I still drop that quote, 40 years later, whenever I can. Almost no one ever gets it. 😆

[@TolstoyPlastic]

Starman is my favourite John Carpenter movie and I always chuckle when so called John Carpenter fans have not heard of this movie

[@kennethdavis3736]

Welcome back Angel. You were missed. Thanks for watching Starman. It is an amazing and underrated movie. You've already watched my favorite John Carpenter movie, The Thing. I suggest that you watch another Carpenter classic, Big Trouble in Little China or if you have seen that then perhaps Escape From New York for a future episode.

[@lordhumungus77]

Nice to see someone react to this great Carpenter movie.

[@AngelGroves]

I wish more people talked about it/ wish I'd heard about it before recently! Thanks for watching and for the comment. :)

[@lordhumungus77]

@@AngelGroves Another great underrated sci fi movie from the eighties that gets little attention is Enemy Mine.

[@RonnieG]

​@@lordhumungus77yes! Loved that movie. Inner Space is a funny comedy from around the same era as well...

[@cleonmagabeefy8500]

One of the most beautiful movies ever made with one of the most beautiful reactions ever made... Thank you sooo much😊😊😊

[@AngelGroves]

Awww. Wow. So nice. Thank you, and I agree, the movie is so, so beautiful. I feel at peace when I think about it. A movie with great energy. Thanks for the comment!

[@ronfehr7899]

As of now Voyager 2 is still traveling through interstellar space, so if something like this was ever to happen, it would be in the distant future. I agree with other comments that I've read. Great acting by Jeff Bridges.

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

Also, the pioneer probes back when they made Starman, were much more further away in the solarsystem, than the voyager probes where. And also the pioneer probes carried golden plates with messages to aliens. Although the voyager probes were the ones with voice recordings on it. But still,.. it would be a little bit more logical to take the pioneer probes for the movie. But you are right... even the pioneer probes are only few dozends astronomical units away from our sun. Thats literally nothing against the nearest stars which are tenthousands of astronomical units away.

[@AngelGroves]

Thanks for the comment! That makes sense. Also, yes, his acting is phenomenal!

[@ianhill8345]

Great reaction to a john carpenter classic

[@jasonskywalker2023]

My favourite movie of all time.

[@adaddinsane]

As a 65 year old man - I love this movie. Jeff Bridges is outstanding - and so is Karen Allen.

[@AngelGroves]

They really, really are! Such a great movie. Thanks for being here and for commenting!

[@andrewmize823]

I was four years old when Starman came out, so I couldn't make a great deal of sense out of it at the time, but having seen it many times since I was a teenager, I can honestly say it's one of the best sci-fi movies from my lifetime.

[@AngelGroves]

Yeah, it's one of those that if I'd seen at four and then as an adult, it would mean A LOT more as an adult, for sure. Such a beautiful, well made movie. Thanks for the comment!

[@rogermorris9696]

Welcome back.Jeff Bridges was asked how he got into his role.e said he just followed his four year and tried to copy the wonder and innocene about the world.

[@AngelGroves]

Oh my gosh. Awww. Well, that makes a lot of sense! That's cool. I love Jeff Bridges. :) Thanks for the comment!

[@zmani4379]

@@AngelGrovesI remember him also speaking of a movement coach and modeling some of this on how birds move; now that I think about it, birds really do have this odd, stop-motion quality when they move, esp very small birds

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

There was more to this story. In 1987, ABC ran a one season TV series called "Starman", a sequel series in which Robert Hayes I"Airplane!") played Starman who returns fifteen years later to find that Jenny Hayden had to give up her son, Scotty. Scotty Hayden is now searching for his mom Jenny, and Starman joins him in searching for her every week. A good follow up to this film.

[@X-Gen-001]

I saw it in 1984. It's a beautiful love story. Despite being exclusively a sci-fi, comedy, horror, suspense only movie fan this movie really moved my heart and still does.

[@MLJ7956]

Welcome back Angel...this was such a great heartwarming movie. Both Jeff Bridges & Karen Allen are so good in this...and Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in this film & it shows doesn't it 😉.

[@xPersonguyyx]

This is one of my favorites films of all time! Thank you so much for reacting to this underrated masterpiece.

[@justgjt]

I always wished they had made a sequel to this storyline.

[@Dunlop-hg2ql]

Yeah, Carpenter made a horror movie about a malevolent and disgusting alien (The Thing) AND the antithesis of THAT - a tender love story about a kind and friendly alien. That's versatility for sure!

[@robertnichol3669]

I don't know why this one runs under the radar for most people...was a brilliant take of an alien encounter, and one possible event between man and alien life.

[@brianshepherd9740]

Welcome back, #AngelGroves. Thanks so much for uploading this awesome movie reaction. I love your content so much because it's absolutely amazing, and I'm still continuously supporting you because I really enjoy watching your reactions to different movies and tv shows.

[@AngelGroves]

That is so kind; thank you for your comment! I appreciate you being here and your support a lot, and I'm very, very happy to be back! Thanks, again, and see you soon for the next reaction!

[@christopheryochum3602]

I've told reactors to do this movie, and they never do. Really enjoyed! This is such a SWEET movie! I only wished you left one line in the edit, which is a killer line from Mark Shermin: "As much as I hate to stoop to symbolism..." after which he blows smoke in Fox's face. I loved that.

[@philrob1978]

A beautiful movie, and hugely underappreciated. Carpenter wouldn't have chose to make this if he couldn't make something of it. Jack Nitzsche's score is majestic, he's definitely adjusting his style for Carpenter though. Rather like Morricone did for The Thing. Jeff Bridges should have won all the awards for this performance, and Karen Allen is just perfect. An unforgettable partnership here.

[@firegod001]

Thanks for the great reaction!

[@wesgriffin9666]

Love this movie. My favorite carpenter movie. My dad sat me down when I was a kid and was like your watching this 😆

[@TrentRidley]

Such a beautiful exploration of the human experience, the human condition. I love this film.

[@KevDaly]

Jeff Bridges does an amazing job in this.

[@Madbandit77]

He earned his first Oscar nomination here.

[@SubZeroCommander]

Good to see you back, Angel ! 🙂 One of my favourites with Jeff Bridges!

[@AngelGroves]

So glad to be back! I see why this is one of your favorites with him...it's one of my favorites with him too, now! haha Great movie, and I appreciate you being here and for the comment! :) See you soon for the next video!

[@brianvernon249]

Yes! Good job selecting this one.😊

[@ChristopherAnders-dd4hd]

Karen looked so beautiful in the final shot omg 😲 😍

[@da40flyer]

Fun fact: The final shot of the movie was supposed to be much more elaborate. But the budget had run out of money for specisl effects so that simple shot is what was used. And it was perfect.

[@Unitopia117]

I never knew that was the reason behind it. I absolutely agree. One of the most powerful shots of the movie. I can't imagine it ending any other way.

[@TrentRidley]

Serendipity at work.

[@andrewmccormack4295]

Angel,so glad you reviewed this film,it's been a good 30 or so years since I've seen it and it was good to see it again with you,great reaction.Regards from N.Z.

[@hfsjfc8111]

Thank you for returning. Every time I look at my subscription list, I see the reactors that have taken hiatus(es) and I always hope to see them return because I really enjoy the reactions. Keep up the great work and as a Carpenter pick, I always suggest Christine, if you haven't already been chased down by furious, Fury fire.

[@AngelGroves]

I'm glad you mentioned Christine; I had forgotten about it, but it's one I def want to see, and thanks so much for being here and your kind comment! I'm really happy to be back. :)

[@miguelvelez7221]

Glad you came back. I adore this movie and am very happy you gave it a little spotlight here. Honestly this or THING are my top Carpenter.

[@AngelGroves]

Thank you; I'm very happy to be back!! Yes, this movie deserves more spotlight on it, for sure. I wish I'd heard of it before! Love, love, love The Thing!

[@user-ol4qz1cx3j]

I haven’t seen this movie in years. I loved it as a kid. Great reaction.

[@markoconnor995]

Great reaction to a classic. Karen Allen was also in Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and a Superman movie. Jack Nitschke also did the music for Razors Edge, which was Bill Murray's first dramatic role, based on the novel by Somerset Maugham.

[@Levi-it8jl]

Really excited your back on KZbin! I love your reactions! Can't wait for more!

[@AngelGroves]

Aw, thank you! Made me smile! :) I'm so happy to be back, and I'll see you soon for the next reaction!!

[@Levi-it8jl]

@@AngelGroves that makes me so happy! Thank you! Thanks also for introducing me to some awesome movies

[@Rolandb48]

Angel my friend I read your “Welcome” letter and I seriously thought you were round 22 or 24. Time has been good to you. I loved your reaction. I saw this movie in the theatre when theatres would get filled to capacity to watch movies. Back then people would applaud the feel good scenes in the movie and booed villains.

[@carn9507]

aw cool you returned with a great film choice too. The underappreciated Starman :D

[@ghostterminal5127]

So glad to have you back Angel. Missed your reactions. Hope you are doing well. Great movie btw.

[@AngelGroves]

Heyyy, thanks so much for your comment; I'm happy you're here and so happy to be back as well! I hope you're doing well also, and yes, this movie was really great. :) loved it.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Bridges and Allen... that music... that last shot, indeed... a very, very underrated Carpenter movie (I'll never make it my FAVORITE of him, though ^^;). Great reaction, girl.

[@AngelGroves]

I agree, it's absolutely incredible, and I also agree, I couldn't quite name it my favorite of his. haha Not when my other favorites of his are pretty much untouchable. lol Thanks so much for watching and for your comment! :) I'm really happy to be back.

[@wolviespartan]

So glad you're back, missed watching your reactions :) EDIT: I'm so happy you're felling better. I loved this reaction and this movie, I saw it in the movie theatre as a kid and is one of my fondest memories. Just hearing the music is enough to make me tear up a little. There was also a TV show that was really good from what I remember but I don't think it had a proper ending. I didn't realise that it was a John Carpenter film until today.

[@AngelGroves]

Aww, that's so kind. I really missed everyone, and I'm so happy to be back! Thank you SO much for being here!

[@smavtmb2196]

Good movie, and I really enjoyed your heartfelt reaction. A couple light hearted goofy fun 80's sci-fi movies that you might enjoy are Short Circuit and Flight of the Navigator Both are from 1986.

[@flicksforfans133]

She's back! I forgot that every time you cry it makes me well up. Great reaction Angel.

[@AngelGroves]

Aww. haha. Thank you, and thanks for being here!!! I'm so happy to be back!

[@johnzelinka5684]

Angel, Glad you are back!

[@theshakyproject2971]

Thank you. I forgot how good this movie is.

[@AngelGroves]

It was my pleasure..such a fun, beautiful movie to watch and discuss. Thanks for being here!

[@zmani4379]

Lovely reaction - there's something reassuring about genre - in this case, the premise is so resonant and deeply human, and the film just aims at the core of this premise, and brings 2 magnificent actors - and then the genre mechanics just kick into play, and it's like the vehicle drives itself - there's a disarming, understated simplicity to it, as tho they don't need to try because they're already aiming at the right target - this is the Classical Hollywood craftsman approach of Carpenter - Howard Hawks is his role model, I think HOWARD HAWKS - Hawks is IMO the finest director of the studio system, and To Have and Have Not is IMO the finest film of Classical Hollywood - it's a wartime thriller, adapted from Hemingway, and yet it's so laid back and breezy, with the sense that everyone is just having such a good time doing this, that the film turns into something hypnotic - this devil-may-care attitude combined with such masterful craftsmanship - Hawks is the greatest, IMO, because he did such varied films in so many different genres, and yet in each genre he's generated at least one film that's regarded as an all time classic for that genre - Big Sleep for film noir; Red River and Rio Bravo for Western; His Girl Friday and Bringing Up Baby for screwball comedy; The Thing for sci fi horror (yes, the one Carpenter remade); plus this one I mentioned, among others - his onscreen counterpart might be Cary Grant, another breezy figure who never takes himself seriously, yet someone with astonishing, almost supernatural, invisible technique, who can do virtually anything - JEFF BRIDGES At the time Starman was made, Jeff Bridges was regarded in the same way as DeNiro - excitement around each new film re what this great actor would do with this next role - he's an actor who feels like he's spent a lifetime inside the body of each different character, so this role was novel, playing a character not at home inside his own body - it's wonderful how he conveys this, and then gradually shows him settling into this body, quietly changing as he absorbs the emotional experiences - other great Bridges roles include O'Neill's great play Iceman Cometh; Last Picture Show; the magical Last Unicorn; Jagged Edge; Fabulous Baker Boys; Fisher King; American Heart; Fearless; Wild Bill; Arlington Road; Iron Man; Crazy Heart; True Grit KAREN ALLEN Karen Allen is also superb, but sadly IMO the question w her is whether a given project would even be worthy of her; this happens so much w many fine actors, especially women; aside from this film, and her stint in Raiders of the Lost Ark, her other great showcase is in Glass Menagerie, the effervescent classic play from Tennessee Williams, in a luminous film directed by Paul Newman himself, also starring John Malkovich and Joanne Woodward (btw - everyone needs to see Williams' Streetcar Named Desire) - another astonishing film that nobody talks about is Shoot the Moon, where Allen is less central, but the performances in this piercing family drama by Albert Finney and Dianne Keaton ought to be legendary by now CHARLES MARTIN SMITH I should add a comment about Charles Martin Smith - who brings in solid support here - during the 80s he was cast in a very specific way across several films - as a boyish liberal scientist shrugging off officious bureaucracy in the face of a wondrous encounter; the man who became a scientist out of this childlike sense of wonder, who's the point of identification w the audience, the one who bears witness - see this in Starman; Never Cry Wolf; Iceman (edit: I was wrong about Iceman, where Timothy Hutton plays a role it seems tailor made for Smith - it has something to do with this 80s notion of science and wonder, and this new Lucas-Spielberg approach of appealing to the overgrown adolescent in all of us) - also see Smith in The Untouchables, playing a subtly comic supporting role, still drawing on his easy affectionate connection w the audience CLASSICS OF SCI FI AND ROMANCE If you like sci fi romance, the ultimate example of this is La Jetee, sheer poetry onscreen - La Jetee is like an unofficial sequel to Hitchcock's Vertigo, so see Vertigo first and then watch La Jetee for a complex and magical experience - another example of a masterpiece of romance followed up by a sci fi sequel is In the Mood for Love, followed by 2046 - for another transcendent sci fi experience, see the Giorgio Moroder version of Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis - for beautiful romance, I'll make some suggestions from before 1950 - Sunrise; L'Atlante; Casablanca; Philadelphia Story; Red Shoes; Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast

[@paulschuckman6604]

Yay! You're back and with maybe my favorite Jeff Bridges movie.

[@AngelGroves]

Yesss! :) I'm really excited to be back, and I LOVE Jeff Bridges so much! A terrific movie.

[@paulschuckman6604]

@@AngelGroves growing up my parents watched Starman and The Abyss probably more than any other movies. I finally found out a scene from Buckaroo Bonzai with Peter Weller gave me nightmares for years as a kid. I'd also recommend Legend (1985) if you haven't seen it.

[@zmarko]

Omg...Angel and Boo are back!! Yay!!! So good to see you again!

[@-Sherri-]

There are so many selfless acts of kindness from random characters in the film. It’s a beautiful theme throughout ❤

[@brandonflorida1092]

Before I even watch your reaction, welcome back!!!!!!! We were afraid something might have happened to you. You've been missed! Now, on to the reaction....

[@AngelGroves]

Awww. I appreciate that so much!

[@flortristanw]

Thank God! I literally thought you got kidnapped or something... Happy to see you again!

[@AngelGroves]

Oh no. hahaha. Not funny, I know, but I can't help it, your comment made me giggle. lol I'm so happy to be back (and won;t cause you worry like that again)! :) Thank you SO much for being here and for your comment!

[@snowfort77]

The Fisher King 1991

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Phenomenal

[@gboy1973]

"Well, I was born yesterday" - Vision

[@AngelGroves]

Aww.

[@johnnie2638]

Wow, I forgot how much I enjoyed this movie. I saw this in the theater and have only seen in a couple of times over the years since. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@AngelGroves]

That's so cool you saw it in theaters...I would have loved that. It's so beautiful. Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@RonnieG]

I've been requesting every reactor I sub to to react to this for years. Don't know why they haven't. A hidden gem. Jeff Bridges best acting of his career by far. Played an alien in a human body so well. And of course as a kid I had a huge crush on Jenny Hayden. Thought she was so cute. Great story. Thank you for reacting to this!

[@SillyPom]

What an unexpected multilayered treat to come home to. ~ Yaaay you're back! And reacting to what I always will say is an absolute gem of a movie ever since I first saw it on one of several HBO free previews at my grandparents' house in the 80's. And, of course, wholly giving it the genuine heartfelt (and heartwarming) reaction that only you can give which is always such a delight to see. I'm never not going to shake my head at those who dismiss this movie as shmaltzy or a mere product of its time. The fact is that this was one of several other films in 1984 ("The Last Starfighter" and "2010: The Year We Make Contact") that looked to space and its possibilities with a genuine sense of hope. One that carries through on repeat viewings. Although "Starman" just may be the more touching thanks to its simple yet profound introspective look at humanity from, to quote Shel Silverstein, the outside lookin' in. Yeah, there's a reason the love theme holds a very special place in my heart and always will. Thank you as always for your reactions, and it truly is so good to have you back. Also, HAHH! ^ _ ^ The moment that we first see the flouff pop up onscreen in this video? Gives us the butt immediately. This is why we love them. :)

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Yeah! Welcome back!

[@AngelGroves]

Yay! haha Thank you; I'm so happy to be back and glad you're here!

[@mamalannightshyaman]

She’s back!

[@thunderstruck5484]

One of my favorites , Karen has never been so adorable as she was in this, Jeff Bridges has been in so many great movies, Charles Martin Smith! Great actors across the board, thank you!

[@AngelGroves]

Aw, thank YOU! I appreciate you watching and the comment! I see why it's one of your favorites; it's such an incredibly beautiful movie, and like you said, with amazing talent!

[@BigGator5]

"Okay?" "Okay? Are you crazy? You almost got us killed! You said you watched me, you said you knew the rules!" "I do know the rules." "Oh, for your information pal, that was a YELLOW light back there!" "I watched you very carefully. Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast." Karen Allen in panties! 😍 Fun Fact: Jeff Bridges hired a dancer to help him with Starman's naïve movements. Automobile Enthusiast Fact: The vintage hotrod seen briefly in a car chase with the cops was a black 1930s Ford V8 Roadster Hot Rod. Location Location Fact: The rendezvous crater location where the Starman (Jeff Bridges) was to meet and return to the mother ship is a place situated just outside of Winslow, Arizona. According to National Geographic, the site is one mile wide, 570 feet deep, and about 49,000 years old. Movie Magic Fact: When Jeff Bridges walks outside the house naked and uses a 'marble' his hair seems to stand on end. This effect was actually created by shooting Bridges hanging upside-down and then matting the shot onto the background the right way up to give him a surreal look. Ornithology Fact: Actor Jeff Bridges studied ornithology and the behavior of birds to prepare for his role as an alien in human form for this movie. Bridges particularly used the sudden jerky head movements, amongst other nuances and mannerisms, of birds for his Starman character. Bridges figured that the alien would not have human characteristics and, being encased in a human body, would act with base primitive animal instincts.

[@ohnoitsstevo]

Good to see you're back.

[@davemchard1530]

Great to see you back. Brilliant movie choice for your return, I haven't seen it since it came out, forgot how good it is. Terrific reaction. A little late but Happy New Year 🎉, hi Boo.

[@AngelGroves]

I appreciate your comment so much; thank you! I'm really, really, happy to be back. Also, never too late; Happy New Year to you as well! haha. I'll tell Boo when he wakes up. We both appreciate you being here! :)

[@arstropica]

Glad you’re back!

[@AngelGroves]

Aww. Thank you! I'm SO happy to be back!

[@dangchanneldeg6948]

Walking late into Starman 1984 and E.T. 1982 and The Goonies 1985. Funny memories.

[@AngelGroves]

Haha. Those sound like they'd be some good memories, just from the movies you were going to see!

[@JW666]

I missed you, Angel! =D So happy you're back! =) You and Boo ;)

[@AngelGroves]

Awww. This made me smile so big! Thank you; Boo and I are so happy to be back and are so happy you're here! =)

[@JW666]

@@AngelGroves Since I'm subscribed to your channel I was happily suprised to see a notification on this video & that you were back. Hope you're feeling better 🙂

[@stephenniehaus8635]

So pleased you reacted to this beautiful, underrated, almost forgotten film

[@thunderstruck5484]

Saw at the theater with my wife! So many great movies were coming out nearly every week back then, thanks

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Was in AZ in the end of '96 and on the return flight I saw the crater filled with water after a rain. Wish I had a better camera, it was an autofocus and focused on the glass. Still can make it out.

[@Psilocybin77]

I just rewatched a brilliant and beautiful psychological, mindbender called "The Jacket", with Adrien Brody and Kiera Knightley. It's a wonderful and unexpected love story with amazing music and a beautiful twist that I won't spoil. While it may not be "reaction" material, I hope you will watch it for your own enjoyment.

[@dewaynechapman8970]

there was a short lived tv series that continues the story where he comes back to help and teach his son

[@Ken-r4v]

La acabo de ver y ya es una de mis favoritas. Masterpiece del señor carpenter

[@openfor45]

Starman is definitely a classic Sci-Fi Romance. Glad you were able to watch this gem. Another Sci-Fi Romance is 'Forever Young' - 1992 film.

[@AngelGroves]

Oh nice, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation, and yesss, this one was such a good one. :)

[@hoodwinkiez]

Doubt you can find it, but this movie spawned a spin off television show where the Starman comes back after passes away. The Starman and his son go on adventures all the while the government tries to find them.

[@Madbandit77]

I think it's streaming somewhere and the complete series is on DVD.

[@AngelGroves]

Oh, cool. I took a screenshot so I don't forget to try to look it up later! I'd watch that for fun (even if I didn't react to it). Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@jessemoore7081]

Beautiful film.

[@gboy1973]

one of my favorite movies.....

[@AngelGroves]

For good reason..what an awesome movie.Thanks for being here and for the comment!

[@squarewave808]

One of my favorites from the 80s, and a bit of a sleeper hit too. Very nice reaction, and I like that you take notes 👍🏻 I think you’d really like this one: Time Bandits (1981)

[@AngelGroves]

Time Bandits won on a poll over on Patreon so I'll be watching it really soon! Yay! Thanks for the comment!

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

"Define Love"

[@Klausete]

Angel! im so GLAD to have you back!!!!!! You made my Day! Love from Germany

[@AngelGroves]

Oh, wow. you made MY day! Thank you so much for your comment; I am SO happy to be back!! Thank you for watching (from Germany) ! :)

[@terryhughes7349]

great pick for a movie. Was made very gentle and very warm. Great reaction!

[@AngelGroves]

Absolutely; it's such a great movie, and thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction, and I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@jodieturner6350]

Great job! Thanks! ✌❤✌

[@johndavidhenderson3640]

One my favorite movies beautiful film!! I ran into your channel today and You & Boo are great. Your reaction and movie passion is great to see. Subscribed in the first minute by the genuine essence of your reaction. Anyway looking forward to looking through you videos to find others to watch. Highlander is another Favorite of mine.with the most awesome Queen soundtrack!!! U and Boo get settled in Your new home, Take Care, JD

[@AngelGroves]

JD, thank you so much for your comment and for being here! I'm really happy you ran into the channel; you're so kind! The next video will be out soon, but oh my goodness, I love you mentioned Highlander. That's probably my favorite thing I've watched on the channel so far...although, there are so many other ones that are right up there as well. Boo and I appreciate you, and we'll see you soon for the next reaction!

[@stevenprice8253]

Seeing as how you're a Jeff Bridges fan, I highly recommend "The Fabulous Baker Boys", costarring Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff's older brother Beau. Thanks for the "Starman" reaction. Great job!

[@AngelGroves]

I literally JUST added The Fabulous Baker Boys to my list a couple minutes ago. haha That's perfect. :) Thanks for the kind comment, recommendation, and for watching the reaction!

[@chrisleebowers]

Criminally under-appreciated, one of both John Carpenter's and Jeff Bridges' better movies but isn't really remembered as much as it should be. "ET" for grown-ups

[@bruinbro23]

Welcome back, reaction to one of my favorites. Another Jeff movie in same 1984, Against All Odds, with James Woods and Rachel Ward. And 10 years later Blown Away, with Tommy Lee Jones and Forrest Whitaker. And 3rd, 1985 Jagged Edge, with Glenn Close. All 3 are thrillers. If course Karen Allen is most known in Raiders of the Lost Ark as Marion, and younger in 1978 Animal House, with John Belushi and Tom Hulce.. She's Katy. Good John Carpenter is also 1984 The Philadelphia Experiment, with Michael Pare', from Eddie and the Cruisers movies and Steets of Fire. It's a Sci-Fi/Thriller. Looking as beautiful as ever, 💕💋💕

[@AngelGroves]

Thanks so much for watching and the comment! I've actually never seen the first three movies you mentioned, so I'll have to give those a watch sometime, for sure. But yes, this one was incredible, and John Carpenter is absolutely amazing.

[@LordVolkov]

John Carpenter has another take on sci-fi romance in Memoirs Of An Invisible Man, with Chevy Chase & Darryl Hannah

[@Madbandit77]

Another underrated film from Carpy. It made me fall in love with Sam Neill, who plays the villain.

[@LordVolkov]

@@Madbandit77 I love that Sam can be incredibly charming or downright scary. Fantastic range and what a great voice. He works with Carpenter on In The Mouth Of Madness too 👍

[@Madbandit77]

@@LordVolkov "Do you read Sutter Cane?" 😃

[@GregInHouston2]

This was great. So was the TV series.

[@johnv61]

Jeff Bridges was in another great film “Seabiscuit” from 2003. The movie is fantastic, a real feel good, underdog type story with many touching story lines

[@chefskiss6179]

Can't tell you how wonderful it is to have you back. Glad yer settling in to yer new place. Lovin' this watchlaong with ya, will count down to the day you get to one of my fave gem's with Jeff, 1989's Fabulous Baker Boys, with his brother and Michelle Pfeifer. And I know you'll love it.

[@AngelGroves]

I just took a picture of your comment that way it will be on my list, and I won't forget! Thank you so much for your comment; I'm so happy to be back and getting to chat with everyone again! I appreciate you being here and look forward to watching Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).

[@chefskiss6179]

@@AngelGroves Wonderful!

[@X-Gen-001]

Oh I miss my little poody poody poody! He was a ginger cat just like yours. His name was Shelly. He died at 17 from thyroid cancer. I miss my fat little baby boy.

[@jeffsmith1344]

I hadn't seen this movie in so long, forgot how great it was. I think you'd like Dark City (1998), very stylish sci-fi noir from the director of The Crow.

[@holgerschwabedissen486]

You are one of the best and most important people on KZbin, your Videos are absolutely cult👍👍

[@AngelGroves]

Aww. haha. You're too kind; I'm happy you're here and happy to be back!

[@thewurm9177]

This tough old toad has watched this movie several times over the years (one of my favs) and it still makes me sob each time dammit!