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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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Jan 5, 2010

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03/26/09
Variety

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.

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08/26/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Thankfully this Star Wars rip-off doesn't take itself seriously.

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06/08/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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07/24/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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10/31/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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05/27/04
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Overlooked sci-fi tale. Great fun.

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04/13/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

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02/11/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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02/25/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

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08/16/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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10/05/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

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.

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05/24/09
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

A children's movie. Good visuals...plot no so good.

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12/12/02
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

A cult classic long overdue its proper respect!

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02/02/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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08/18/04
Mark Sells
Mark Sells
Oregon Herald

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04/13/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Charmingly hokey...takes the suburban-working-class-folks-meet-space-aliens paradigm of early Spielberg and marries it to Lucas' Star Wars. [Blu-ray]

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08/12/09
Peter Canavese
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