STARMAN opens. Directed John Carpenter, from a screenplay by Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon and Dean Riesner. After crash landing whilst on a goodwill visit to Earth, a friendly alien seeks help from a lonely widow by assuming the form of her late husband. Affectionate, E.T.-themed sci-fi/road movie effortlessly buoyed by Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. With Charles Martin Smith and Richard Jaeckel.