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Charles Martin Smith: (Regarding working with director
Charles Martin Smith: (Regarding Starman (1984)) I've always wanted to do a picture that had at least some elements of science fiction. Even though Starman is a romantic-adventure, there are some aspects of the film that are sci-fi. I've always wanted to get in there with the special effects and the space ships coming down. It looked like a lot of fun to me, and I had a great time doing it.... (more Charles Martin Smith quotes)
In American Graffiti (1973), when Charles Martin Smith's character Terry is introduced and drives up on his scooter, he has trouble parking it. This actually happened because Charles Martin Smith did not know how to drive a stick shift.
Charles Martin Smith's father, Frank Smith VI, is a film cartoonist and animator.
In 2004, Charles Martin Smith won The Method Fest Independent Film Festival's Audience Award for Best Feature for his film The Snow... (more Charles Martin Smith trivia)