Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

1h 58m
DocumentaryScience Fiction
4.6

Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from first feature film. From its humble beginnings as a USC student film, to its modern day status as a cult masterpiece. It also offers a rare glimpse inside the creative minds of two USC film students... who would eventually go on to change the way horror films are made.

Cast

Jeff Burr
Himself
John Carpenter
Himself (voice)
Ron Cobb
Himself (voice)
Jack H. Harris
Himself
Cookie Knapp
Herself
Douglas Knapp
Himself
Brian Narelle
Himself
Dan O'Bannon
Himself (Archival Footage)
Bill Taylor
Himself
Tommy Lee Wallace
Himself

Crew

Daniel Griffith
Director, Editor, Producer
Gary Crutcher
Executive Producer

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