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Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
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Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

2010
Directed byDaniel Griffith
1h 58m

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.

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Ron Cobb
Himself (voice)
Jack H. HarrisHimself
Cookie KnappHerself
Douglas KnappHimself
Brian NarelleHimself
Dan O'BannonHimself (Archival Footage)
Bill TaylorHimself
Tommy Lee WallaceHimself
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DocumentaryScience Fiction
STATUSReleased
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4.6

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