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13 July 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
In his wildest dreams Alex never suspected that tonight he would become...The Last Starfighter morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreUser Comments:
A "gem" from the 80's moreCast
(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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101 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
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:PGFilming Locations:
9411 Soledad Canyon Rd., Canyon Country, California, USAFun Stuff
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Atari actually programmed games for its 5200 SuperSystem and 400/800 series home computers as a tie-in with this movie. The games never went past the prototype phase (though extant copies do survive). Also, the game was nothing like the arcade machine Alex played in the film - the technology did not exist at the time to produce real-time 3-D polygonal graphics on a home machine. Rumor also has it that Atari produced one prototype Last Starfighter arcade machine, but it since has been lost. An early Atari 2600 program was revamped into the game released as "Solaris". moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the Centauri-Creature takes its face off, the glow of its eyes does not reflect either off the inside of the star-car's windshield or off the star-car's passenger partition. moreQuotes:
Centauri: I must congratulate you on your virtuoso performance, my boy. Centauri is impressed. I've seen 'em come, and I've seen 'em go, but you're the best, my boy. Dazzling! Light years ahead of the competition! Centauri's got a little proposition for you. Are ya interested? moreSoundtrack:
Red Eyes moreFAQ
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This is a lost gem of a movie from the generation of "E.T.", Indiana Jones, Star Wars, etc...
When a friend showed it to me on VHS in 1984 I loved it for its originality, warmth & humor, as well as being impressed with the first-time computer-generated special effects for this kind of sci-fi film.
When I saw the 'special edition' DVD in Widescreen I snatched it right up and found that I enjoyed it as much as I did 20 years ago! The movie's special effects still looked good to me, especially the "Star Car" (my personal favorite).
But the special effects are not the centerpiece of this film. It has plenty of charm of its own to offer in plot, story, warmth, humor & good performances. Craig Safan's music score for this film is one of my all-time favorites. It almost outsizes this movie but it fits just the same.
"Starfighter" is a real gem from the 80's I will treasure in my movie collection.