• Director(s)

    Mike Gray

  • Production Year

    1986

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Science Fiction

  • Cast

    Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh

TV Show

Starman

STARMAN is a sci-fi drama TV series; in this episode, a man visits his mother at Christmas.…

STARMAN is a sci-fi drama TV series; in this episode, a man visits his mother at Christmas.

  • Director(s)

    Mike Gray

  • Production Year

    1986

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Science Fiction

  • Cast

    Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh

brief bloody images
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are brief bloody images in the aftermath of a helicopter crash.
additional issues
A boy has a nightmare in which he recalls surviving a fatal vehicle collision. Another scene involves a fatal helicopter crash. A man and woman are interrupted whilst canoodling under bedclothes, and there are some verbal references to the man's reputation for promiscuity. There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell', 'God'), and comic violence. A man refers to a woman as a 'bimbo'.
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
There is a scene in which two teenagers have a close encounter with a wild mountain cat that has been shot at by hunters. There is also very mild bad language ('God', 'damn', 'hell').
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'God'). There are some scenes in which characters find themselves in perilous situations, such as vehicle collisions and flights aboard dangerous aircraft.
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
A law enforcement agent aims a gun at a prisoner. There is very mild bad language ('God', 'damn').
brief bloody images, mild sex references
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are mild verbal sex references, and a scene in which a teenage boy makes excuses to his father when he is caught staring at swimsuit models in a magazine.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
There is mild comic violence; for instance, a man is slapped by a woman and slaps her back, believing this to be a form of greeting. There are also scenes in which guns are brandished, but nobody comes to any harm. There is very mild bad language ('hell').
brief bloody images, mild sex references
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Sex workers are discreetly depicted in a city street scene.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
There are scenes of very mild threat such as people being pursued, and a teenager being locked in a room.
brief bloody images, discrimination
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
discrimination
An athletics coach pejoratively addresses his male students as 'girls'.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
A news report makes reference to a murder, and a body bag is seen being carried from a crime scene. There are very mild verbal sex references, and there is very mild bad language ('God', 'damn', 'hell', 'jerk' and 'butt'). A man tries to drive while drunk, but his friend prevents him from doing so.
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
There are very mild verbal sex references, and very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn'). Scenes of very mild threat include a man having a nightmare in which a falconry rufter hood is placed over his face.
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images.
additional issues
There are scenes of very mild violence and threat. Very mild bad language includes 'God' and 'hell'.
mild violence, bloody images, discrimination
Classified Date:
09/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Mild violence includes a scuffle between two colleagues, with one pinning the other against a wall before being overpowered.
discrimination
There is a scene in which a teenager boy makes a disparaging remark about female bodybuilders.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence includes brief bloody images. There is also medical detail such as a blood transfusion, and scenes in which a man collapses.
additional issues
There is mild innuendo, and very mild bad language ('hell'). There is also a passing reference to drug misuse.
upsetting scenes, brief bloody image
Classified Date:
20/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is brief sight of a limited amount of blood on a man's hand.
theme
There are references to terminal illness, which include a death scene. There are also associated scenes in which people cry.
additional issues
There is also very mild bad language ('damn'), scenes in which people argue, and a brief scene in which a man threatens another man.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A man in a jail cell brags in undetailed, comic terms about his activities running a string of sex workers.
additional issues
There are brief bloody images. There are undetailed references to a murder. There is very mild bad language (‘hell’, ‘God’).
brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man touches a woman's face and grabs her around the waist, ignoring her protests, though he is quickly stopped by another person intervening.
additional issues
Two men briefly engage in a fist fight, punching each other to the ground. There is brief sight of a man's bloodily injured hand after a helicopter crash. A woman's burn injury is also seen following a scene of threat involving an accident with acid. Very mild bad language ('God', 'hell') is used. Very mild sex references occur infrequently. There are very mild upsetting scenes.
mild bloody images, sex references, threat
Classified Date:
21/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Characters, including a teenage boy, are forced to run away after the police and military try to detain them.
sex
A woman asks a man to spend the night with her and they kiss passionately.
injury detail
There is brief sight of a man's bloodily injured hand after a helicopter crash.
additional issues
References are made to a man dying in a car crash. Use of very mild bad language includes 'hell', 'damn' and 'God'.
moderate threat, sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
21/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man becomes aggressive with his estranged wife and pushes her into a chair whilst they argue with each other. She subsequently repeatedly hits and shouts at him whilst he is holding their infant child. Characters attack a woman and a teenage boy, slapping and hitting them.
threat and horror
A gang of men surround a woman, grab her and push her onto a bonnet, threatening her with violence. A woman is thrown out of a moving car into the middle of nowhere.
sex
A woman implies she was going to sleep with men for money but changed her mind at the last minute resulting in them being aggressive with her. In a misunderstanding, a woman believes two men are trying to pick her up in a car for sex.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a man's bloody hand after a vehicle crash. Use of very mild bad language occurs ('God' and 'hell').
mild threat, violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is hit hard on the back of the neck causing him to fall to the ground.
threat and horror
Sequences include mild threat from a malevolent gang of people smugglers. A man and a pregnant woman are bundled into a car and held captive.
injury detail
There is brief sight of blood on the back of a man's hand and on the ground next to him.
additional issues
A wealthy woman expresses disdain for poorer people, a sentiment she later regrets.
mild threat, bloody images
Classified Date:
22/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include car chases and a man and a teenage boy are chased by a malevolent gang of government officials.
injury detail
There is brief sight of a man's bloody injured hand which is dripping onto the ground.
additional issues
Use of very mild bad language occurs (for example, 'God', 'damn' and 'hell').
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
02/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A billboard outside a strip club shows a cartoon image of a woman wearing skimpy underwear and a reference to a “topless love act”. At a stag night, a woman in revealing lingerie jumps out of an outsize cake and dances suggestively. There are also verbal references to “X-rated movies”.
additional issues
There are brief bloody images, as well as infrequent mild threat and violence. There is very mild bad language (‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘damn’).
mild violence, brief bloody images
Classified Date:
21/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In one scene, two teenage boys briefly fight. However, blows are masked and undetailed.
injury detail
There is brief sight of a limited amount of blood on the back of a man's hand and on the ground.
additional issues
Brief scenes of emotional upset include one in which people argue. There is also very mild bad language ('God', 'damn', 'hell').
brief sexual harassment
Classified Date:
02/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
An unsympathetic character roughly grabs a woman's arm after she turns down his advances. However, another character quickly intervenes and the perpetrator's behaviour results in negative consequences.
additional issues
The opening credits features brief sight of a man's bleeding hand. There is also sight of blood on a wounded man's forehead in the aftermath of an accident, however, this is minimal. A jeep swerves and crashes during a scene of mild threat. A character recovers the unconscious driver from the vehicle and carries him to safety. There is also a scene of mild gun threat. A man pushes another to the ground. There is use of very mild bad language ('hell', 'screwed up') and a pair of characters kiss.
mild threat, violence, bloody images, sex references
Classified Date:
27/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A pair of characters are shot with a tranquiliser gun. A character uses a fantastical orb to blast a laboratory worker to the ground.
threat and horror
Characters are pursued and captured by the military. During a scene of gun threat, a man experiences a heart attack, however, he is subsequently revived. Scenes of mild threat take place within a sci-fi context and result in reassuring outcomes.
sex
A man begins to remove a woman's clothing and they kiss.
injury detail
There is brief sight of blood on a man's hand, and on a wounded man's forehead.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('hell', 'screwed up', 'damn'). Infrequent verbal references are made to a woman's deteriorating mental state following her husband's death. These references to bereavement are dealt with sensitively.
scenes of bullying
Classified Date:
02/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
theme
There are scenes of school bullying in which a teenage boy punches his classmate in his stomach and hits him in the face with a basketball, resulting in a bloody nostril and bruising beneath his eye. On one occasion, another character intervenes using extraterrestrial powers to hit the bullies with tennis balls. Bullying is clearly condemned and the issue is ultimately resolved.
additional issues
There is brief sight of blood on a man's hand. A character is chased by a government agent during a mild scene of threat. There is a very mild passing reference to a 'spin the bottle' kissing game.
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  • Classified date

    20/12/2023

  • Distributor

    Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE

  • Language

    English