The Starfighters (1964)

User Rating:

1.4/10   

Director:

Will Zens

Writer:

Will Zens (writer)

Release Date:

25 March 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The blazing adventure of the men and planes who rocket to the very edge of outer space!

Plot:

A young Air Force lieutenant falls in love with fighter planes while his father, a Congressman and war hero, yearns for him to fly heavy bombers.

Plot Keywords:

Fighter Plane | Aerial Refueling | Refueling | Gatling Gun | Aviation

Cast

Robert Dornan	...	Lt. John Witkowski
Richard Jordahl	...	Maj. Stevens
Shirley Olmstead	...	Mary Davidson
Richard Masters	...	Col. Hunt
Steve Early	...	Lt. York
Robert Winston	...	Lt. Lyons
Carl Rogers	...	Congressman Witkowski
Ralph Thomas	...	Capt. O'Brien
Joan Lougee	...	Betty Lyons

Runtime:

78 min | USA:84 min (original running time)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

George Air Force Base, Victorville, California, USA

Company:

Will Zens Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Starfighters (#7.12)" (1994)

It's the Poopy Suit!

Honestly, that's a line in the movie, if you can call this a movie. It's mostly stock footage of jets flying, landing, bombing, and roughly ten hours of refueling footage. The "plot" revolves around some leather-faced Air Force pilots training in new jets. That's it. Tedious doesn't come close to describing this film. Literally NOTHING happens. Nothing.Oh, and everyone in this movie has third degree sunburns and disturbingly lumpy faces. "Top Gun" it isn't. This is just a really bad movie. Be sure to look out for the Poopy Suit, a suit that somehow keeps you from drowning if you crash a jet into the ocean (not that that happens, because THAT would be interesting). The only way this is watchable is the Mystery Science Theater version, it's hilarious.