Rachael-5

I was quite young when I first saw the film, which I have seen a total of about 4 to 5 times. Hope Lange has always played a great suffering character, and she's in one of her best examples of that here. Really the one thing about the film that has always stuck with me, right to this day, was how terrifying the "stoning" scene was at the end of the movie. I felt each stone placed on top of her, and with each stone I could feel the breath forced out of my lungs. The absolute mastery of the film was in its ability to manipulate the viewer to experience how painful it is to foreshadow disaster and be unable to get someone, anyone to believe you.

I concur with the other comment(s), and would add that Karen Allen puts on an excellent supporting performance as Jenny Hayden. Starman enables us to look upon our world and ourselves with fresh eyes, and we know as we are watching this film that despite our intentions to the best, that we would undoubtedly exploit an alien lifeform much as we exploit each other and the animal kingdom with which we share the Earth. It sends a message also about healing and grieving, and is all around one of Carpenter's best.

She's 15 and at an age that is just so much more complicated when you're fat. Rita discovers that she has telekenetic powers and can seek revenge against those who are cruel to her. Good performances by Lee Grant and a young Helen Hunt. Bostock is downright chilling in the role. Some excellent special effects for this type of movie, and the end scenes are quite scary, actually. Most of all, a good message about teenagers. Sometimes they can be witchy and seem like aliens, but what they need most of all is love.