Benson Arizona - Lets have some music in here, Boiler

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  • Опубліковано 8 гру 2024
  • I was going through my old DVD's and found a copy of John Carpinter's movie Dark Star. This was John Carpenter's first movie he made as a film student at USC that he made on a shoestring budget of $60,000. I have always like the title song for this movie. The lyrics were written by Bill Tayler and music by John Carpenter and sung by John Yager this is a clever country western song about a lonely space traveler being torn apart from his lover by relativity. Here are the lyrics. Enjoy!
    Doolittle: Let's have some music in here, Boiler.
    Boiler: Sure thing!
    A million suns shine down
    But I see only one
    When I think I'm over you
    I find I've just begun
    The years move faster than the days
    There's no warmth in the light
    How I miss those desert skies
    Your cool touch in the night
    Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there
    Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I
    Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there
    Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I
    Now the years pull us apart
    I'm young and now you're old
    But you're still in my heart
    And the memory won't grow cold
    I dream of times and spaces
    I left far behind
    Where we spent our last few days
    Benson's on my mind
    Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there
    Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I

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  • @Shauma_llama
    @Shauma_llama 5 місяців тому +64

    Anyone else, like me, come back and listen to this because you actually like it? 😊

  • @waynesWyrdWorld
    @waynesWyrdWorld 8 років тому +345

    The inspiration for Red Dwarf, the blueprint for Alien, the start of Carpenter's career... One truly important movie.

    • @KlunkerRider
      @KlunkerRider 8 років тому +53

      Don't forget Dan O'Bannon's career. Alien was 100% his creation and was a direct offshoot from the Beachball in Dark Star

    • @macbethpkyiv
      @macbethpkyiv 6 років тому +43

      Dan O'Bannon died too young, of Crohn's Disease, an intestinal disorder that makes you feel as if something is bursting out of your abdomen. According to Mr. O'B, this inspired the alien in "Alien."

    • @Jazz-dc6tf
      @Jazz-dc6tf 5 років тому +3

      Red Dwarf! 3> or wha

    • @Agora42069
      @Agora42069 4 роки тому +4

      What's red dwarf?

    • @pauloneill5980
      @pauloneill5980 4 роки тому +9

      @@Agora42069 British cult classic tv series from 1988 to 1999 on BBC and then Dave channel took over and brought it back in 2009 until present. It spans over 12 series and one tv film and is one of the greatest series of all time. Sci-fi comedy sitcom and if you have never seen it you are in for a treat :)
      My favorite series of all time is Twin Peaks just for the record and Riget (mini series remade into Kingdom hospital by Steven King ), Buffy the Vampire slayer and Utopia make up the rest of my top 5. With highly honorary mentions going to The Fringe/ Press Gang/ Spaced/ Coupling amongst many others :)

  • @soylentteal
    @soylentteal 2 роки тому +74

    The grateful town of Benson renamed one of its major streets “Dark Star Road.”

    • @Hodad3000
      @Hodad3000 10 місяців тому +8

      What a great piece of trivia.

    • @That_tofu_ghost
      @That_tofu_ghost Місяць тому

      Im affraid i cant let you do that...
      DAVE

  • @jizzosh1233
    @jizzosh1233 7 років тому +165

    This film is a cult favorite among my family. Not many people know about or appreciate this little gem.

    • @rjonzun5828
      @rjonzun5828 6 років тому +2

      Agreed. Joel Caine's Phantom of the Movies guide turned me onto it in the early 90's.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 4 роки тому +5

      I knew absolutely nothing about this movie...just went to the drive in as it was the thing to do. This became a cult classic and certainly a favorite of mine.

    • @madzak9847
      @madzak9847 3 роки тому +1

      Да , фильм эпичный ) особенно концовка

    • @madfeldor
      @madfeldor 3 роки тому +2

      My dad used to rewind this movie on vhs cassette just for this music :) Cheers...

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 2 роки тому +2

      @@madfeldor One of my favorite replays.

  • @albertoruckholdt8359
    @albertoruckholdt8359 5 років тому +106

    A shoestring can go a long way if a genius ties the string. The conversation with the bomb blew me away :)

    • @macbethpkyiv
      @macbethpkyiv 3 роки тому +9

      The ice cube trays used for the control panel.

    • @andrewbrattan2464
      @andrewbrattan2464 3 роки тому +1

      more or less the script for Alien .

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 3 роки тому +1

      Pretty much blew everyone away

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 3 роки тому

      A bomb can sound quite profound when properly programmed....and mentally outmaneuver Einstien.

    • @freedomvigilant1234
      @freedomvigilant1234 2 роки тому +5

      @@blackholeentry3489 Let there be light...

  • @velcroman11
    @velcroman11 3 роки тому +77

    My biggest thrill on my trip through southern USA. I went to Benson Arizona and drove down the main street playing this song.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 2 роки тому +4

      Beyond cool! I've been in every state in the USA, mostly via my motorcycle, but have never made it to Benson, AZ.

    • @Texaca
      @Texaca 2 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's hysterical! hope you had fun doing it 👍🏼 ...and you didn't get harassed by anyone

    • @ProfessionalPregumin
      @ProfessionalPregumin 2 роки тому +4

      Can't say it's all that impressive and there's not a whole lot here but I guess I can't talk too much shit because i live there

    • @edmund184
      @edmund184 Рік тому +1

      were the locals rather amazed?

    • @ProfessionalPregumin
      @ProfessionalPregumin Рік тому +2

      @metalhead6526 It's a good place to sleep and not have your house broken into. Its not all that depressing

  • @iansands8607
    @iansands8607 Рік тому +35

    I first saw Dark Star on the BBC in the late 70s and thought a country and western song playing over the opening credits was pure genius, and when Pinback accidentally kills the beachball alien with the tranquilizer gun I nearly choked on my cheese and ham sarnie. I'm 64 now and when ever I watch this flik that scene still has the same effect on me so there's no chewing on a cheese and ham sarnies, just to be on the safe side...

  • @SoloPilot6
    @SoloPilot6 3 роки тому +48

    This film was a staple at science fiction conventions in the 1970s. You haven't lived until you've heard a few hundred fen singing this along with the soundtrack, now and at the end of the film. In 1997, I visited Benson -- the kid at the convenience store didn't know about the song, the manager grinned.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 Рік тому +6

      I have been in ALL 50 states and visited six continents....but have not yet been to Benson, AZ.
      My wife wants to visit the UFO museum at Roswell and when we do that will definitly swing through Benson.

  • @pauloneill5980
    @pauloneill5980 4 роки тому +45

    This tune will still be relatively fresh in a couple thousand years

    • @tlatosmd
      @tlatosmd 4 роки тому +6

      The years pull you apart, the song's still young and now you're old.

  • @Vaporvice84
    @Vaporvice84 2 роки тому +46

    Finally saw this flick a few months ago, and this song has been stuck in my head almost every day since. Now Benson Arizona is always on my mind too.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 Рік тому +7

      My wife wants me to take her to the UFO museum in Roswell, NM. Think we'll arrange to also visit Benson.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 Рік тому +4

      @@bshaw71 That's alright....have a great car for it...an 88 Pontiac Fiero V6 5-speed....only true mid-engine car ever made in USA.

    • @theosprey7111
      @theosprey7111 2 місяці тому

      No. You need a Plymouth Satellite that’s faster than the speed of light to take you to Benson AZ and then on to Planet Claire.

  • @KlunkerRider
    @KlunkerRider 8 років тому +95

    A million stars shine down
    But I see only one
    I think I’m over you
    I find I’ve just begun
    The years move faster than the days
    There’s no warmth in the light
    How I miss those desert skies
    Your cool touch in the night
    Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there
    Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them you and I
    Now the years pull us apart
    I’m young but now you’re old
    But your still in my heart
    And the memory won’t grow cold
    I dream of times and spaces
    I left far behind
    Where we spent our last few days
    Bensons on my mind
    Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there
    Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them you and I

    • @rob16248
      @rob16248 7 років тому +8

      I only wish I could give you more than one thumbs up.

    • @rabbitfootedkitty1339
      @rabbitfootedkitty1339 6 років тому +8

      A million suns shine down
      But I see only one
      Try to think I’m over you
      I found I’ve just begun
      The years go faster than the days
      There’s no warmth in the light
      And how I miss those desert skies
      Your cool touch in the night
      Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
      My body flies the galaxies
      My heart longs to be there
      Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
      But they seem so much kinder when we watch them, you and I
      Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
      My body flies the galaxies
      My heart longs to be there
      Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
      But they seem so much kinder when we watch them, you and I
      Now the years pull us apart
      I’m young and now you’re old
      But you’re still in my heart
      The memory won’t go cold
      I dream of times and spaces
      I left far behind
      Where we spent our last few days
      Benson’s on my mind
      Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
      My body flies the galaxies
      My heart longs to be there
      Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
      But they seem so much kinder when we watch them, you and I
      That’s what I think it is, anyways

    • @JGLewis-jn2km
      @JGLewis-jn2km 5 років тому +3

      Nice refinement, Rabbit. I love this mock tribute by John Carpenter to Benson Arizona....! Oh, let's go to Benson.

    • @icook1723
      @icook1723 3 роки тому +3

      You forgot, lets gets some music in here, Boiler

    • @hopefuldave
      @hopefuldave 3 роки тому +6

      @@JGLewis-jn2km you know there's s Dark Star Road in Benson Arizona, I hope?

  • @widgetfilms
    @widgetfilms 6 років тому +46

    Just saw the movie. The bomb is the best character.

    • @MacEwanMouse
      @MacEwanMouse 4 роки тому +9

      Let there be light.

    • @AmperSand666
      @AmperSand666 4 роки тому +1

      And bomb's voice... priceless :))))

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 4 роки тому +2

      Talk about SMART bombs!

    • @turbopokey
      @turbopokey 3 роки тому +1

      Yea, love how Bomb just got exasperated with them and eventually was totally done with their sh!t.

    • @obadiahnormal8070
      @obadiahnormal8070 3 роки тому

      It's predictive programming like most fantasy movies. Predictive programming for the Elite's Hoax Alien threat to create a new world order and new religion that suits the needs of the Elite. In the hoax, angels will be reimagined as fictional "Alien Greys", and God as an indestructible, unassailable ancient alien artificial intelligence judging man. So we get stories of A.I. brining an apocalypse or some other threat like terminator or the Matrix. Telling children the story so as adults they'll think it's possible.

  • @paleryda7230
    @paleryda7230 6 місяців тому +8

    After all this years, more than 40, I love this movie like no other. The ship's voice is my hidden love, the voice of Nr. 20 is Shakespeare. Now I'm 63, I have never forgotten this masterpiece.📺

  • @Setebos
    @Setebos 3 роки тому +17

    For the "Dark Star" completists in the audience, the comic Pinback is reading is issue #119 of DC's "Falling in Love". Released in November of 1970.

    • @qhviananan-laul5159
      @qhviananan-laul5159 3 роки тому

      Wow that is the most unique piece of trivia, thanks and can't wait to use it.
      Hey do you know who is preforming the song and the famous author, who's short story was also an influence in the final scene of the film.

    • @TheSscriven
      @TheSscriven Рік тому

      This might be my favorite ever UA-cam comment. Talk about deep cut!

  • @markusalcudia
    @markusalcudia 6 років тому +22

    A couple of beers, a spliff and this movie. Priceless.

    • @planetdisco4821
      @planetdisco4821 2 роки тому +2

      That’s exactly what I did last night dude!

  • @chuckthebull
    @chuckthebull 4 роки тому +23

    One of my favorite films of all time! and what a great song

  • @Workerbee-zy5nx
    @Workerbee-zy5nx 3 місяці тому +4

    Very strong messages and interesting plot. Loved that film.

  • @raggersragnarsson7994
    @raggersragnarsson7994 3 роки тому +8

    I was so stoned when I first watched this. 30 odd years later I feel it again. I taped the film audio and listened to it on my Walkman. I listened to it as I walked about and worked during the day. I played this over and over again.

    • @awshnap
      @awshnap 2 роки тому +1

      That’s me today after hearing/seeing this film for the first time

  • @davidmoore1743
    @davidmoore1743 2 місяці тому +2

    Introduced to me by my Dad - it was on the BBC probably as part of sci fi films season to coincide with the release of Star Wars circa 1978 ish. We loved it, full circle time going to introduce it to my kid this weekend.

  • @mannypardo1080
    @mannypardo1080 3 роки тому +12

    Still a John Carpenter classic. Despite its age, this film outshines several of his more modern works. It's brimming with experimentation and exploration- elements that would define his career.

  • @jaenmartens5697
    @jaenmartens5697 2 роки тому +12

    One of my ALL TIME favorite movies 💕👍

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 Рік тому

      I've been a sci/fi fan since the 50's, but this movie to me has always been an offbeat cut above all of the others....I mean truly intelligent bombs one can actually have a philosophical discussion with!

  • @whizwart1
    @whizwart1 5 років тому +25

    One fun fact i don't see talked about much with this film is that Nick Castle, whose credited as the Camera assistant, is the same Nick Castle who played Michael Myers and co-wrote Escape from New York. He also voices the beach ball alien, so if you ever wanted to see Alien vs Michael Myers, this is as close as you're gonna get.

  • @ohhyesitsonlyme
    @ohhyesitsonlyme Рік тому +6

    Truly brilliant movie made on a shoestring budget. Inspiration for many films that follow

  • @franzmittner6395
    @franzmittner6395 6 років тому +17

    A moment of movie perfection enjoy every second of this great film.

  • @LordZontar
    @LordZontar 4 роки тому +13

    A very humble beginning for some people who went on to do great things in just a very few years afterward, and one of the most memorable science fiction movies ever made. I loved this movie the first time I saw it at a sci-fi con in '81 and never missed it whenever it came up at the local rep cinema.

  • @ShotgunTony
    @ShotgunTony 8 років тому +22

    ...it's amazing how the juxtaposition of the onscreen imagery with the song works so perfectly when, by all rights, it probably shouldn't.

  • @x-raycat323
    @x-raycat323 Рік тому +4

    I really love this song

  • @americancitizen748
    @americancitizen748 7 років тому +27

    Dan O'Bannon acted in this. He later went on to write Alien and Total Recall.

    • @pauloneill5980
      @pauloneill5980 4 роки тому

      Lest not forget The Resurrected :)

    • @blindleader42
      @blindleader42 4 роки тому +5

      He was also responsible for the jump to light speed star smearing effect used in Dark Star and later in Star Wars, which he also worked on. Not so spectacular today, but no one had ever figured out how to portray mind boggling speed effectively before.

    • @Watcher3223
      @Watcher3223 3 роки тому

      Blue Thunder, too.

  • @billthehat6973
    @billthehat6973 2 роки тому +13

    ...anyone who enjoys this bit of underrated cinema is an unusual person. I certainly qualify. I am among the few people who first read the book ( not even knowing it had been done as a film ) back in the early 70's. I knew from reading it that it was a masterpiece. Then I caught the film at the old Biograph Theatre in DC, double featured with "Dr Strangelove". It is one of the few movies I have seen that is even better than the book. The acting is a disarming mix of slap stick, dead pan, deeply serious reflection, loneliness, wit, pathos, irony. I find parts of the movie profoundly moving, especially where it touches on loneliness. If you haven't seen it yet, I envy you- you're in for a treat! Not a good first date movie, mind you--but a good weed-out movie to take someone you are thinking about getting serious about to see how they react to the whole phenomenological discussion with bomb #20.
    Fkg brilliant!

    • @williamcrowe2576
      @williamcrowe2576 Рік тому +1

      Point of interest; the novelization was written by Alan Dean Foster, the author of the Star Wars book "Splinter in the Mind's Eye".

  • @jasonmurray9380
    @jasonmurray9380 5 років тому +90

    Pinback: There's a 98% probability of intelligent life in the Horsehead Nebula sector!
    Dolittle: Who cares.

    • @macbethpkyiv
      @macbethpkyiv 3 роки тому +10

      I wanna blow something up!

    • @Setebos
      @Setebos 3 роки тому +2

      What wouldn't you give to hear that exchange on a Star Trek episode?

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 3 роки тому

      @@Setebos When compared to Dark Star, I think Star Trek sucked with its predictable and boring milquetoast plots. My oldest son could never understand my total lack of enthusiasm regarding Star Trek and one day told him...Star Trek is "Bonanza in Space".

    • @Setebos
      @Setebos 3 роки тому

      @@blackholeentry3489 Interesting that my own son and I are in the process of going through the original episodes and discussing them. Despite our love for the franchise we're having a difficult time slogging through the third season.

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 3 роки тому +3

      @@Setebos I grew up in the 50's when some sci/fi shows were broadcast via radio and I used to listen to them on my old dome topped Atwater/Kent radio. Namely, X minus one and Tom Corbet...long time before Star Trek. By today's standards, they were pretty tame, but, at the time I found them riveting.
      Lucky you. Even though I raised two sons, neither had any interest in sci/fi...and still don't.
      I've also been an active astronomer, have several large telescopes, but truthfully, the town where I live has quadrupled in size with the accompanying light pollution, so it has been about 15 years since I have done any real observing. For years I had an observation site on a 3500' ridge 110 miles away and used to go down there every summer for at least a week, but I am nearing 81 and haven't done this for several years. Instead, I take long trips on my motorcycle. Six years ago I took a long ride around the USA on a mission to 'bag' the 16 states I had never been in....all east of the MS River. Six weeks later and a motel bill over $4,000, I did.
      BHE

  • @NoahSpurrier
    @NoahSpurrier 7 місяців тому +3

    The years move faster than the days…

  • @dochollliday7452
    @dochollliday7452 10 років тому +19

    I worked in Benson and the nites are Beautiful

  • @oxmys
    @oxmys 11 років тому +40

    I always thought Star Trek Enterprise should have had a drunken Trip and Reed singing this as a homage in "Shuttlepod One".

    • @logandarklighter
      @logandarklighter 8 років тому +7

      With T'Pal passing by with a padd doing inventory, doing the Vulcan "Fascinating Eyebrow" thing at the slightly off-key caterwauling, then shaking her head slightly and moving down the corridor. XD

    • @futurepig
      @futurepig 5 років тому +5

      That would have been awesome

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 4 місяці тому

      I always thought this movie left Star Trek in the dust.

  • @micronautseven
    @micronautseven 3 роки тому +4

    This was a helluva movie, some great ideas here

  • @blackholeentry3489
    @blackholeentry3489 3 роки тому +4

    Simply because of this song, several years ago while on a motorcycle trip, I rearranged my scheduled trip and rode to and through Benson.

  • @loriwelker365
    @loriwelker365 2 роки тому +3

    Oh wow there Is a song about the town I was born and raised in.

  • @MetamorphicWonders
    @MetamorphicWonders 4 місяці тому +1

    one of my best films..🎉🎉

  • @tjbarnum5257
    @tjbarnum5257 7 років тому +6

    Been a big fan of this movie sin I first saw it on The Movie Channel back in 1979/80 always wanted to hear the full song (Benson,Az.). Now I can. Love It!

    • @rjy8960
      @rjy8960 7 років тому +1

      I just found a remake (I think) of Benson - www.amazon.com/Assault-Precinct-music-Motion-Pictures/dp/B00TW0S5E2/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1514855843&sr=8-12&keywords=dark+star+soundtrack
      Been playing it back-to-back on Spotify :)

  • @casual_t2158
    @casual_t2158 5 років тому +12

    Alex Patterson just played this to close The Orb's 30 year anniversary show here in Phoenix. I imagine he played it just for us Arizonians even though most of the audience didn't know what it was ("why are they playing a country song?")

  • @bryanfreeman5239
    @bryanfreeman5239 3 роки тому +4

    And, so so SO glorious when the chill astronaut surfs aboard driftwood to his death at the end to this song!

  • @Jake-23
    @Jake-23 2 роки тому +2

    this version of benson, arizona, directly from the movie is my favorite... all 96 kbps of it.

  • @quartzhillfreak
    @quartzhillfreak Рік тому +3

    I remember going to the theater stoned out of my head to watch this movie, laughed so hard when the Beachball came up I’ll never forget

  • @awshnap
    @awshnap 2 роки тому +6

    Why does this song slap so insanely hard tho

  • @solracer66
    @solracer66 2 роки тому +2

    One of my two most-favorite (and probably the only) songs about time dilation along with '39 by Queen...

  • @maricrist6536
    @maricrist6536 5 років тому +2

    Watched this 5 times this week. Its john carpenter month for me. I plan to watch it 10 more times before Sunday.

  • @BeesWaxMinder
    @BeesWaxMinder 4 місяці тому +5

    Here in Benson!
    'Thanks'(🙄)to a GreyHoundBus
    Been 40years BUT
    I made it 😂!!

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 4 місяці тому +1

      Still on my Bucket list....and, I've visited ALL 50 states and six continents.

    • @BeesWaxMinder
      @BeesWaxMinder 4 місяці тому

      @@blackholeentry3489 don't worry, you'll make it!
      (Just don't burn up on re-entry!)

  • @williamjohnson7659
    @williamjohnson7659 2 роки тому +1

    Had lunch in Benson Arizona yesterday.....7/17/2022

  • @wbeaty
    @wbeaty 9 років тому +38

    Now the seasons spin on by, like seconds on the Ship.
    And I'll take another pull
    from the flask that's at my hip.
    The mighta-beens and the never-weres can drive a man insane
    So I think I'll stay out in the Void
    'cause Benson's not the same...

    • @bohican
      @bohican 9 років тому +1

      +wbeaty Godsdammit man, that's good. Is that a Who reference in there?

    • @wbeaty
      @wbeaty 9 років тому +7

      +Bat Bohican Spacetime relativistic never-can-go-home C&W. Above is the "lost stanza" not used in the movie, search the Joe Bethancourt version on YT. (Either that, or this one above is known, and there's yet a fourth besides!)
      B-18 on that same juke:
      If you miss the ship I'm on, then you'll know that I am gone.
      You can see the fusion-flare, a billion miles.
      One billion miles, two billion miles, three billion miles, four billion miles...
      Lord I'm five billion miles away from home.
      Got no suit on my back, not one Credit to my name.
      Lord I can't go a-home thisaway...

  • @joeroberts2481
    @joeroberts2481 3 роки тому +3

    This song is the best part of this movie.

  • @madfeldor
    @madfeldor 2 місяці тому

    My dad loved this music. I love this also, and the movie. Cheers... Dum de dum, wish I... yes. Thank you for this poster and everyone.

  • @matthewcrome
    @matthewcrome Місяць тому +1

    It's crazy to think we may not have had any of the Alien franchise without this film. Or any of the classic Carpenter films (e.g. The Thing, Halloween series, In The Mouth of Madness, Escape From New York, They Live, Big Trouble in Little China). Or even Total Recall (1990)! Dark Star indirectly changed film forever. Dan O'Bannon met with Ron Shusett because the latter was impressed with the former's work on Dark Star and they came up with the Alien script/pitch together. O'Bannon was also disappointed with his work on this movie and that was a huge part of his motivation to write a horror movie. He also met HR Giger on the set of Jodorowsky's Dune which was never realized, and of course Giger became essential to Alien. RIP Dan O'Bannon. He was a one of a kind.

  • @arion_zeno
    @arion_zeno 7 місяців тому +2

    if only this version was on spotify...

  • @Andrew-13579
    @Andrew-13579 3 роки тому +2

    Who’s here watching this in Fall of 2021, and noticing how the domed window at 1:45 looks a lot the like domed window on the SpaceX Dragon capsule used for the Inspiration 4 mission?
    …hello? Anyone? Is anybody there? …crickets…

  • @Elrond_Hubbard_1
    @Elrond_Hubbard_1 3 роки тому +8

    When I was little we'd drive out to visit my granddad who lived in the country and we'd usually stay a few days.
    Apart from the majestic beauty and natural splendour, it was boring as fuck. Literally the only entertainment was a TV that only had access to hilariously low budget rural TV stations, and also a VCR. The only tapes he had were a bunch of random crap he'd recorded off the TV and _this_ movie for some reason. So really the only thing to do was watch Dark Star a bunch of times, which I did.
    Still has one of my favourite sci-fi comedy ideas which is a crew member arguing with a bomb that has sentient AI about whether it should explode or not. And I love that that's how they ended the movie (spoilers I guess), with the bomb finally coming to the conclusion that it should explode because it has no other function so it does and that's it, everyone dies, the end. No film studio on Earth would let you make shit like this anymore.

  • @fredjones554
    @fredjones554 3 роки тому +1

    Where we spent our last few days, Benson's on my mind. Beautiful

  • @AtlatlMan
    @AtlatlMan 19 днів тому

    The whole thing has the feel of sitting in a beatup old Ford in the desert, with a beer and a cigarette at two in the morning, with this playing out of an 8 track...

  • @krashpass
    @krashpass Рік тому +1

    Just did CWRU Sc-Fi Marathons in Cleveland last weekend. Been doing their Marathon design for 45 years :) This year for donations they chopped up old un-usable prints of 2001 and Dark Star and I grabbed the whole last reel of Dark Star :)

  • @Geekman333
    @Geekman333 Рік тому +1

    I love this movie. I've seen it at least 100 times.

  • @Fallkhar
    @Fallkhar 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the very insightful description

  • @stephenpowell5912
    @stephenpowell5912 2 роки тому +1

    Got this classic on Blu ray,A Classic 48 years later ❤️🎼🎵🎸🥁

  • @SloanStreetStAndrews
    @SloanStreetStAndrews Рік тому +1

    There is a road in Benson, Az, called Dark Star Road.

  • @meme9492
    @meme9492 3 роки тому +2

    At 0:43, if you look at the shoulder patch he's wearing, that's my old unit. 40th IBCT I know, I know, no one cares, but I never thought I'd see that patch in a cult classic sci fi movie.

  • @logannewman4532
    @logannewman4532 3 місяці тому

    Grew up 45 minutes from Benson. We are screening this movie tonight and we were all shocked.

  • @celonsus
    @celonsus 11 років тому +4

    Anytime I play any space game... I must reference this.

  • @timonsolus
    @timonsolus 4 роки тому +4

    A million suns shine down
    But I see only one
    Try to think I’m over you
    I find I’ve just begun
    The years move faster than the days
    There’s no warmth in the light
    And how I miss those desert skies
    Your cool touch in the night
    Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxies
    My heart longs to be there
    Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I
    Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxies
    My heart longs to be there
    Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I
    Now the years pull us apart
    I’m young and now you’re old
    But you’re still in my heart
    The memory won’t go cold
    I dream of times and spaces
    I left far behind
    Where we spent our last few days
    Benson’s on my mind
    Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
    My body flies the galaxy
    My heart longs to be there
    Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
    But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I.

  • @SidB94
    @SidB94 3 роки тому +1

    Love this movie.. I originally stumbled across it as a VHS rental years ago....

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 9 місяців тому

      Saturday night.....going to the movie was just the THING to do. Was quite shocked when this played and have watched it many times since. Did the same thing with Easy Rider....finally, at age 84, just gave my 'last' motorcycle to my youngest son.

  • @L0LWTF1337
    @L0LWTF1337 8 років тому +35

    Pinback it is about time that you feed the alien!

    • @KlunkerRider
      @KlunkerRider 8 років тому +6

      Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...i dont wanna do that

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 4 роки тому

      @x D3G3N3R8 NATION x Pinback...."That Alien is Evil and LUSTS after my Broom!"

    • @colinmoore5991
      @colinmoore5991 3 роки тому

      May I remind you, Sgt. Pinback, that it was your idea to bring the alien onboard. If I may quote you; you said the ship needed a mascot.

    • @theneondarkness1579
      @theneondarkness1579 3 роки тому

      that fkin beach ball with hands XD

  • @ZeranZeran
    @ZeranZeran 2 роки тому +2

    A random youtube comment quoting this brought me here.
    I love it.

  • @Trinity6277.
    @Trinity6277. 5 років тому +3

    I always love this movie!!!!

  • @jimwheeler4482
    @jimwheeler4482 4 роки тому +1

    When I heard it was going to start playing at the Carolina Theater in Chapel Hill on a Thursday, I made plans to go see it the next Saturday night.
    When I got to the theater on Saturday, they'd already pulled it!
    It was 4 years later that I got to see it on HBO...by renting a motel room in Greensboro, NC.

  • @johnappleby405
    @johnappleby405 9 місяців тому

    Brilliant movie really inspired just shows what can be done with imagination and off the wall humour

  • @Ceceoh
    @Ceceoh 2 роки тому +1

    I was watching episode 5 of Book of Boba Fett. The minute I saw the new ship I started singing “Benson, Arizona”. Nice Easter egg!

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 5 місяців тому

    Pretty good song actually. I always loved this film. About time for a rewatch I think.

  • @neilmclanaghan4980
    @neilmclanaghan4980 3 роки тому +1

    I so love song

  • @blackholeentry3489
    @blackholeentry3489 5 років тому +2

    My all time favorite 'Cult' sci/fi movie.

  • @rob16248
    @rob16248 7 років тому +3

    These particular hippies are so uncool. I love 'em!

  • @planetdisco4821
    @planetdisco4821 2 роки тому +5

    Watched it last night for the first time in maybe 40 years and utterly loved it! The alien and the elevator scene are hilarious and clearly a massive inspiration for a certain Ridley Scott movie we all know 👍

    • @billthehat6973
      @billthehat6973 2 роки тому +2

      same here! caught it on the Movie channel.

  • @dr.fergus3224
    @dr.fergus3224 3 роки тому +1

    This movie is so good

  • @Archiewinter920
    @Archiewinter920 2 роки тому +1

    Damn, I love this film.

  • @petermoore1201
    @petermoore1201 7 років тому +3

    Same stars in the sky but they seemed so much kinder as we watched them you and i.

  • @UALHVY
    @UALHVY 11 місяців тому +1

    Ha…. I grew up in Benson.

  • @michaelcliffe6545
    @michaelcliffe6545 5 років тому +1

    One of my favourite films, it was shot on 16mm home movie cameras.

  • @markiangooley
    @markiangooley 3 роки тому +1

    I have driven through Bensin, Arizona in a rental car with all the windows down singing this. A Scrabble tournament and a desire to see the giant rose bush in Tombstone made it inevitable…

  • @steamsearcher
    @steamsearcher 4 роки тому +1

    Returning because I may take up living in the Garage during our EXTENDED 3 WEEKS LOCKDOWN.
    David and Lily in Reading England.

  • @ryanh5746
    @ryanh5746 4 роки тому +3

    I live in benson Arizona haha

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 3 роки тому +1

      This hit song put Benson on the map! …or maybe not. 😆. But the song plays in my head every time I see the road sign along I-10, as I pass by.

  • @tnimbus
    @tnimbus 6 років тому +2

    Work of genius

  • @Hunne2303
    @Hunne2303 5 місяців тому

    I have an unerie need to watch the whole movie now.

  • @DementedCaver
    @DementedCaver 5 років тому +3

    Best alien that looked like a beach ball ever. ;)

  • @julieharris227
    @julieharris227 Рік тому

    Spinal Tap in Space..... Brilliance!

  • @steve1978ger
    @steve1978ger 4 роки тому +2

    still Carpenter's most enjoyable movie

  • @fhajji
    @fhajji 3 роки тому +5

    The missing Third Verse is the key to unlocking the real meaning of Benson, Arizona:
    The seasons spin on by
    Like seconds on this ship
    But I'll take another pull
    From the flask that's at my hip
    The might-have-beens and the never-weres,
    Can drive a man insane,
    So I think I’ll stay out in the void,
    ‘Cause Benson’s not the same.
    From Joe Bethancourt's version: ua-cam.com/video/xjvNQJ8Rd9g/v-deo.html

    • @JGLewis-jn2km
      @JGLewis-jn2km 3 роки тому

      You know... I am not sure the song was a mock send-up of Benson or not.
      Perhaps it is to be more accurately viewed as serio-comic.

    • @fairportfan2
      @fairportfan2 2 роки тому

      Isn't that "slip on by"?

    • @fairportfan2
      @fairportfan2 2 роки тому +1

      when all has come full circle
      and time and space are one
      when the youngest star has faded
      and all my tasks are done
      then i guess i’ll turn my ship about
      to the planet of my birth
      and you and i can begin again
      ’mid the cool green hills of earth
      fourth verse,by me.

  • @ewancummins1931
    @ewancummins1931 2 роки тому

    One of my favorites!

  • @janetcraft
    @janetcraft 7 місяців тому

    I love this song :)!

  • @andyc8412
    @andyc8412 3 роки тому +1

    If Bomb was still around he would love this song

  • @weswolever7477
    @weswolever7477 7 років тому +2

    My next bike trip is going be a trek to benson az

  • @davidechiappetta
    @davidechiappetta 11 років тому +1

    beauiful, great Carpenter

  • @mrbojangles7577
    @mrbojangles7577 Рік тому

    No 7 No on my top 10 list of favourite films ❤

  • @richarnold5323
    @richarnold5323 Рік тому +1

    I have another exasperating big of trivia: As you approach Benson, AZ heading east on I-10, on the north side of the junction with Highway 90, the road was renamed "Dark Star Road" as a tribute to the film. No Phoenix asteroids, though...

  • @jfc213
    @jfc213 2 роки тому

    LET THEIR BE LIGHT BRILLIENT

  • @nnm35
    @nnm35 2 роки тому

    i love the chorus so much, I hadn't paid much attention to the verses. Thanks so much for posting them, now this song is another order-of-magnitude better!
    Incidentally, the Movies! TV network ran this movie today during the Saturday afternoon segment called Popcorn movies. Keep an eye out for it, its' very likely to return)