Starman Author:Alan Dean Foster From the screenplay by Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon. In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all life forms in the universe to visit our planet. Get Ready. Company's Coming. — THE STRANGER He came to observe life on earth -- that's what happens when a peace-loving alien takes the friendly invitat... more »ions we send into space seriously. But the U.S. Air Force shot down the starman's ship, and now he has to clone the body of a human being just to stay alive. Armed with a smattering of earthly lore (how to say hello in Chinese, the Stones' "Satisfaction") collected from Voyager II, as well as his own mind-boggling extraterrestrial powers, he will set off with a beautiful young earth woman on what will become the greatest adventure of their lives -- a dangerous flight across America into the unexplored territory of interplanetary love...« less