One of the few successful Spielberg clones, administering the usual routine of aliens and mouth-agape wonder with friendly determination and a perfect, just perfect, game boy screenwriting hook.
The Last Starfighter (1984)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:19
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Teenager Alex Rogan lives and works in the trailer-park that his mother owns. His life consists of contemplating his rather bleak future, and waiting for word on his college loan application to... Teenager Alex Rogan lives and works in the trailer-park that his mother owns. His life consists of contemplating his rather bleak future, and waiting for word on his college loan application to arrive. One night all this changes forever. Alex possesses an extraordinary skill at video games, and when this skill attracts a space-travelling recruiter looking for pilots to protect the galaxy from outside forces, he suddenly finds himself on another planet in the middle of an inter-galactic war. It seems that his game-playing abilities are an invaluable military asset to the embattled "Star League of Planets." [More]
Starring: Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Suzanne Snyder
Starring: Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Suzanne Snyder
Director: Nick Castle
Director: Nick Castle
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Release:
Aug 4, 2009
Blu-ray Disc Features:
- Region [unknown]
Audio:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles - English, SDH, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary: Director Nick Castle and Production Designer Ron Cobb
Trailer:
- 1. Theatrical Trailer
- 2. Teaser Trailer
Featurette:
- 1. Heroes of the Screen
- 2. Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Image Gallery
Reviews for The Last Starfighter
The simplistic plot and simple story work thanks to the energy and light touch of director Nick Castle.
Charmingly hokey...takes the suburban-working-class-folks-meet-space-aliens paradigm of early Spielberg and marries it to Lucas' Star Wars. [Blu-ray]
the rousing kind of kid flick that inspires ten-year-old boys to grab broomsticks, storm the neighborhood hill, and go nuts on pretend aliens with ridiculous faux karate moves.
Definite "Star Wars" influenced, this trailer park adventure takes off, succeeds on own.
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