Woody Allen

Stardust Memories is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring himself, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault and Sharon Stone in Sharon Stone's film debut.

by Matthew Vaughn

Directed by Matthew Vaughn (in a bit of a departure from his previous movie, Layer Cake), Stardust tells of Tristan (Charlie Cox), an adventurous shop boy who crosses over the wall from Charlie Cox's mortal world into the enchanted land next door, to retrieve a fallen star in order to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), a silly, snooty girl who's unfortunately rather more keen on the pompous and important Humphrey.

in 1980

Stardust Memories (1980) features Sandy Bates, a successful filmmaker played by Allen, who expresses resentment and scorn for Allen's fans.

in Stardust, a wonderful, underrated live-action fairy tale that helped introduce American audiences to director Matthew Vaughn

In 2007 they starred together in Stardust, a wonderful, underrated live-action fairy tale that helped introduce American audiences to director Matthew Vaughn.

Woody Allen’s 10th film in which Nat King Cole acted and directed

“Stardust Memories” (1980) was Woody Allen’s 10th film in which Nat King Cole acted and directed.

by UK film-maker Matthew Vaughn

Directed by UK film-maker Matthew Vaughn, Stardust features more than a few familiar faces from British TV, including Inspector Lynley actor Nathaniel Parker, Ricky Gervais, and Hotel Babylon's Dexter Fletcher.

the youngerAsian brother of Top Gun, , a popular Tom Cruise film which capitalized on booze, babes, planes and Val Kilmer

Stardust Memory is the younger, Asian brother of Top Gun, a popular Tom Cruise film which capitalized on booze, babes, planes and Val Kilmer.

Dan Jardine's crisis of faith

Dan Jardine Woody Allen's altar is the art of filmmaking, and Stardust Memories is Dan Jardine's crisis of faith.

Sandy Bates, a film director in creative crisis

Perhaps one of Allen's most Felliniesque films, STARDUST MEMORIES finds Sandy Bates, a film director in creative crisis.

director Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable at the time for directing Macross Plus and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083:

The leader of the series' creative team was director Shinichirō Watanabe, most notable at the time for directing Macross Plus and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.

Federico Fellini

Allen imitated the style of Italian director Federico Fellini (1920–1993) in Allen's next film, Stardust Memories (1980).

by Sir Ian McKellen

Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, Stardust is the story of young Tristan Thorn (Charlie Cox), who lives in the English village of Wall (so named because of the giant wall nearby) but dreams of bigger things.

by Alexander Whitover

Stardust is directed by Alexander Whitover and produced by Alterea Inc. (www.altereainc.com).

Stanely Kubrick

Stanely Kubrick was making The Shining (at Elstree Studios, next door to The Empire Strikes Back). …and was beginning production on Stardust Memories.

by David Roussève

Choreographed, written and directed by David Roussève, Stardust follows an African American gay urban teenager’s dreams, misgivings and challenges.

director Peter Jackson

You will also know director Peter Jackson from Stardust, and all the X Men Movies including X Men: Days of Future Past.

Edwards

On top of all that, Edwards directed Stardust, which a lot of people found themselves liking more the Neil Gaiman’s original book.

a fascinating Allen film that exists at the halfway point between Julie Kirgo's broad comedies and Julie Kirgo's artier, more serious-minded films

Stardust Memories is a fascinating Allen film that exists at the halfway point between Julie Kirgo's broad comedies and Julie Kirgo's artier, more serious-minded films.

Katsuhiro Otomo

This film was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo in 1987 and if you have seen Memories a teenager is really similar in the style of story telling, minus dialogue.

This light, romantic comedy shot in color by the legendary Gordon Willis

This light, romantic comedy shot in color by the legendary Gordon Willis, came on the heels of the legendary Gordon Willis's sere, existential black-and-white trilogy Interiors (1978), Manhattan (1979) and Stardust Memories (1980).