Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

118 mins | Documentary, Science Fiction | Oct. 26, 2010

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.

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

118 mins | Documentary, Science Fiction | Oct. 26, 2010

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Directors Daniel Griffith
Writers

Cast

Jeff Burr

as Himself

John Carpenter

as Himself (voice)

Ron Cobb

as Himself (voice)

Cookie Knapp

as Herself

Douglas Knapp

as Himself

Brian Narelle

as Himself

Bill Taylor

as Himself

Tommy Lee Wallace

as Himself

Dan O'Bannon

as Himself (Archival Footage)