"Starman" (1986) TV series 1986-1987

Directors:

Robert Chenault
Bob Dahlin
(more)

Writers:

Mike Gray (developer)
Mike Gray (writer)
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 September 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

A TV series sequel to the theatrical released film Starman which starred Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen...

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Spin Off | Based On Film | Cult Favorite | Extra Terrestrial

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Robert Hays	...	Paul Forrester / ... (22 episodes, 1986-1987)
Christopher Daniel Barnes	...	Scott Hayden (22 episodes, 1986-1987)
Michael Cavanaugh	...	George Fox (22 episodes, 1986-1987)
Patrick Culliton	...	FSA Agent Wylie (11 episodes, 1986-1987)

Series Directed by
Bill Duke		(2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles S. Dubin		(2 episodes, 1986)
Nick Marck		(2 episodes, 1987)
Robert Chenault		(unknown episodes)
Bob Dahlin		(unknown episodes)
Mike Gray		(unknown episodes)
Robert Hays		(unknown episodes)
Nancy Malone		(unknown episodes)
Bob Sweeney		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Michael Marks		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Mike Gray		(unknown episodes)
John Mason		(unknown episodes)
Randall Wallace		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Wayne Hanks	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1987)
Jeanne Byrd	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Joel Chernoff	....	co-producer / consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Douglas	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mike Gray	....	producer (unknown episodes)
James S. Henerson	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
James G. Hirsch	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
John Mason	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Leon Tokatyan	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Dana Kaproff		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Eric D. Andersen		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Jack Harnish		(1 episode, 1986)
Art Stafford		(1 episode, 1986)

Series Casting by
Dick Dinman		(2 episodes, 1986)
Sally Lear		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Ross Bellah		(unknown episodes)
Robert Purcell		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Audrey A. Blasdel		(unknown episodes)
Deborah Siegel		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Grady Hunt		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Linda Leiter Sharp	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 1986)
Don Marando	....	makeup supervisor (unknown episodes)
James R. Scribner	....	makeup supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
James A. Dennett	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Lansbury	....	second assistant director (22 episodes, 1986-1987)
James Griffin	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1986)
Nick Marck	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1986)
Joseph Adamson	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Joel Chernoff	....	second unit director (unknown episodes)
John Slosser	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
John Sexton	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Hank Stonecipher	....	supervising construction coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
G. Michael Graham	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1986)
Mark Friedgen	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Tom Overton	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Steve Purcell	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts (1 episode, 1986)
Rick Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Hank Baumert	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Andy Gill	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Barry Wexler	....	key grip (22 episodes, 1986-1987)
John C. Moulds	....	first assistant camera (11 episodes, 1986)
Kevin McGill	....	assistant camera (8 episodes, 1987)
Glenn Corbett	....	best boy (unknown episodes)
Dale E. House	....	pilot: camera helicopter (unknown episodes)
Jud Kehl	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: props (unknown episodes)
Scott Spencer	....	chief lighting technician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Tim Flack	....	executive in charge of casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
David McGough	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Wayne Hanks	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 1986-1987)
Maria Cady	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Geoffrey Fischer	....	executive script consultant (unknown episodes)
Michael Hamilton	....	title designer: main titles (unknown episodes)
Lars Hedman	....	aviation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Tom Lazarus	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Maria Lease	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Television (in association with)
• Henerson/Hirsch Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1986-1987) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Other Companies

• Echo Film Services  sound editing (as Echo Film Services)
• F-Stop Film & Video  titles and opticals
• Noteworthy  music editing

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Acton, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Starman (1984)

worthy TV sequel to a theatrical film

This show picks up 14 years after the movie left off. The alien returns to earth to find the woman he had met during the movie and the child he had fathered. He finds the son, now a teenager, and together they search for the mother, while being hounded by a government agent. In the movie, the woman helped Starman (who apparantly had no corporal form of his own and assumes the body of a photographer who has just died in a helicopter accident in the show) learn about earth customs; in the tv show, the son does the same.

All in all, I thought this was a decent television show and a worthy companion to one of my favorite movies of all time.