I remember watching this movie at a drive-in theater when I lived in Azusa, CA. I thought it was quite interesting. One thing I wondered about, was that they never showed how Jeff Bridges goes up into that round spaceship. Also, I think Carpenter could easily made a sequel to this, showing Starman's son, and what things he would do.
I may be wrong, but I think Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in this movie; but didn't win. I don't remember what movie got best picture in 1984. That Mustang was a cool car; not so much the Cadillac. It would be so nice to go to Vegas and win that kind of money he was able to get.