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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Jonathan R. Betuel (written by)
Release Date:
13 July 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
In his wildest dreams Alex never suspected that tonight he would become...The Last Starfighter more
Plot:
A videogaming boy, seemingly doomed to stay at his trailer park home all his life, finds himself recruited as a gunner for an alien defense force. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Alien
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Trailer Park
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Arcade Game
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Planet
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Space Battle
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Awards:
4 nominations
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(16 articles)
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Its not the plot or effects, its the characters that work...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lance Guest | ... | Alex Rogan / Beta Alex |
| Dan O'Herlihy | ... | Grig |
 | Catherine Mary Stewart | ... | Maggie Gordon |
| Barbara Bosson | ... | Jane Rogan |
| Norman Snow | ... | Xur |
| Robert Preston | ... | Centauri |
| Chris Hebert | ... | Louis Rogan |
 | John O'Leary | ... | Rylan Bursar |
| George McDaniel | ... | Kodan Officer |
| Charlene Nelson | ... | Rylan Technician |
| John Maio | ... | Friendly Alien |
| Robert Starr | ... | Underling |
| Al Berry | ... | Rylan Spy |
| Scott Dunlop | ... | Tentacle Alien |
| Vernon Washington | ... | Otis |
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:10 |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Norway:11 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
The "Star Car" that Centauri drives is based on the DeLorean automobile, including its gull wing doors and its stainless steel construction.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Grig is trying to restore power shortly after using the Death Blossom, there is a cable for a 9-volt battery attached to the circuit board in his hand.
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Quotes:
Rylan Bursar:
Return the money, Centauri.
Centauri: Return the money! Are you delirious? Do you know how long it took to invent the games? To merchandise them? To get them in the stores by Christmas?
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Centauri: Return the money! Are you delirious? Do you know how long it took to invent the games? To merchandise them? To get them in the stores by Christmas?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "South Park: Best Friends Forever (#9.4)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Satisfy The Night
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FAQ
Has there ever been a "Starfighter" game released?more
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None of the other reviews of this film (at least those that I have seen) understand what makes this movie so wonderful. This is one of the few movies I can recall that treat teenagers with some respect, instead of as cartoon characters. Alex has the same kinds of dreams and problems we all had at the age of 18, but he really does try to do the right thing, even when it goes against his desires. The film does not show the generation gap as a battlefield, but as a fact of life that Alex has to live with, and not one that is entirely negative.
This film is totally driven by the characters. The plot, and even the CGI, while groundbreaking for the day, are not the real magic here. It is the characters.