Continuity mistake: As Pinback puts the fruit down in front of the alien, its feet and spots change position. (00:28:50)

Dark Star (1974)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: Dan O'Bannon, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dre Pahich
The ship is destroyed when Bomb explodes itself in the bomb bay. The surviving astronaut uses a piece of ship debris for a surfboard and burns up on reentry riding into the planet's atmosphere.
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Question: On the death of Commander Powell, wouldn't Lieutenant Doolittle have been promoted to commander?
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Answer: Just because he was forced to take command doesn't guarantee him a promotion.
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