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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   9,903 votes
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Director:
Nick Castle
Writer:
Jonathan R. Betuel (written by)
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Release Date:
13 July 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi more
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
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Juvenile Space Opera Fun more (107 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
Peter Nelson ... Jack Blake

Peggy Pope ... Elvira
Meg Wyllie ... Granny Gordon
Ellen Blake ... Clara Potter
Britt Leach ... Mr. Potter
Bunny Summers ... Mrs. Boone
Owen Bush ... Mr. Boone
Marc Alaimo ... Hitchhiker
Cameron Dye ... Andy

Geoffrey Blake ... Gary
Kimberly Ross ... Cheerleader II

Wil Wheaton ... Louis' Friend
Bob Kenaston ... Uncle Bob
Ed Berke ... Cop #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kay E. Kuter ... Enduran
Dan Mason ... Lord Kril
Bruce Abbott ... Rylan Sargent (uncredited)
Suzanne Snyder ... Cheerleader (uncredited)
Lee E. Stevens ... Bogati (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nick Castle 
 
Writing credits
Jonathan R. Betuel (written by) (as Jonathan Betuel)

Produced by
Gary Adelson .... producer
Edward O. Denault .... producer
John Whitney Jr. .... associate producer (as John H. Whitney Jr.)
Robert Swanson .... consulting producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Craig Safan 
 
Cinematography by
King Baggot (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Carroll Timothy O'Meara  (as C. Timothy O'Meara)
 
Casting by
Irene Mariano 
Barbara Miller 
 
Production Design by
Ron Cobb 
 
Art Direction by
James D. Bissell 
 
Set Decoration by
Linda Spheeris 
 
Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher 
 
Makeup Department
Lance Anderson .... mechanical effects makeup
Werner Keppler .... technical makeup
Audrey Levy .... key hair stylist
Terry Smith .... design makeup
Gerald Solomon .... assistant hair stylist (as Gerald Salomon)
Rick Stratton .... makeup lab sculptor (uncredited)
Brian Wade .... makeup effects technician: Greg Cannom (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Kim C. Friese .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Denault .... second assistant director
Brian E. Frankish .... first assistant director
Sharon Gerhard .... dga trainee
 
Art Department
Carl Aldana .... illustrator
Richard J. Bayard .... construction coordinator
Beverli Eagan .... set designer (as Beverli Egan)
Tracy Farrington .... property master
Don High .... set designer
Robert Inklekofeer .... leadman
John L. Jensen .... production illustrator (as John L. Jenson)
William James Teegarden .... set designer (as Jim Teegarden)
Michael Wiegand .... assistant props
Lee N. Sforza .... propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Michael Walsh .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bub Asman .... sound editor
Fred J. Brown .... supervising sound editor
Juno J. Ellis .... assistant sound editor
David W. Gray .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as David Gray)
Robert L. Hoyt .... sound re-recording mixer
Margie O'Malley .... foley artist (as Margie Denecke)
Lauren Palmer .... adr editor
B. Tennyson Sebastian II .... sound re-recording mixer
Michele Sharp .... sound editor
Jack Solomon .... production sound mixer
John J. Stephens .... sound re-recording mixer
James Thompson .... cable person (as James E. Thompson)
Al Yaylian .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
James Camomile .... special effects (as James Dale Camomile)
Michael Lantieri .... special effects
Kevin Pike .... special effects supervisor
Darrell Pritchett .... special effects (as Darrell D. Pritchett)
Joseph C. Sasgen .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Peggy Baker .... digital post-production coordinator: Digital Productions
Fred Bradford .... software developer: Digital Productions
Allison Brooks .... digital editorial: Digital Productions
Michael Busch .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Philip Chen .... software developer: Digital Productions
Andy Davidson .... software developer: Digital Productions
Brad deGraf .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Gary Demos .... technical executive: Digital Productions
Ken Dozier .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Tom Earnist .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Michelle Feraud .... software developer: Digital Productions
Kathleen Fisken .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Noah Gans .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Gordon Garb .... software developer: Digital Productions
Walter Gish .... software developer: Digital Productions
Jack Green .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Erin Rae Hoffer .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Brad Hunt .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Paul Isaacs .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Bob Kensinger .... digital editorial: Digital Productions
Michael Kory .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Shelley Lake .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Beth Leitner .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Larry Luther .... software developer: Digital Productions
Stephanie Mardesich .... assistant to production executive: Digital Productions
Sherry McKenna .... production executive: Digital Productions
Malcolm McMillan .... software developer: Digital Productions
Mary Ann Morris .... software developer: Digital Productions
Ron Moszkowski .... technical manager: Digital Productions
Emily Nagle .... software developer: Digital Productions
Jeffrey A. Okun .... visual effects coordinator
Kevin Rafferty .... senior drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
David Ruhoff .... software developer: Digital Productions
Jim Rygiel .... senior technical mananger: Digital Productions
Stephen Skinner .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Donald Smith .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Claudia Sumner .... visual effects supervisor: Digital Productions
John Tilton .... drafter/encoder: Digital Productions
Larry Yaeger .... software developer: Digital Productions
Roger Dorney .... optical supervisor (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon .... Vistavision scan plate cinematography: Kenimation/Digital Productions (uncredited)
Rexford L. Metz .... visual effects director of photography (uncredited)
Dennis Michelson .... visual effects: Digital Productions (uncredited)
Michael Douglas Middleton .... visual effects still photographer (uncredited)
John Scheele .... visual effects consultant (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunt coordinator (as Glen Wilder)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard J. Beban .... second assistant camera (as Richard Beban)
Stephen E. Bridge .... camera operator (as Stephen Bridge)
Roger Gebhard .... first assistant camera
Marlin Hall .... key grip
Charles Hatcher .... dolly grip (as Chuck Hatcher)
George Holmes .... gaffer
Larry Keys .... best boy electric
Rodney Veto .... best boy grip
Richard Clark .... video playback supervisor (uncredited)
Wynn Hammer .... still photographer (uncredited)
Joe Kelly .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Bronson .... wardrobe: men
Maritza Garcia .... wardrobe: women
James Linn .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Conrad M. Gonzalez .... assistant film editor
Frank E. Jimenez .... apprentice film editor
 
Music Department
David Franco .... music supervisor
Daniel J. Johnson .... music editor (as Dan Johnson)
Ken Johnson .... music editor
Alf Clausen .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Wayne R. Campbell .... transportation captain (as Wayne Campbell)
Bill Cresant .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Bea Blondell .... production auditor
Faye Brenner .... script supervisor
Linda Foster .... assistant: Nick Castle
Gary Gero .... animal handler
Don Hamblen .... craft service
Gwen Johnson .... animal handler
Susan Kobata .... secretary to E. O. Denault
Jack Lyons .... unit publicist
Linda Poster .... assistant: Nick Castle
Geoffrey Ryan .... location manager
Carole Sherman .... secretary to Gary Adelson
Debbie Smith .... production coordinator
Maureen White .... production liaison
Craig Miller .... marketing consultant (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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
Filming Locations:
9411 Soledad Canyon Rd., Canyon Country, California, USA
Company:
Universal Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The voice of the video game that Alex plays at the trailer park is done by Robert Preston, who also played Centauri. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Centauri is driving the Star Car and removes Robert Preston's face to reveal an alien face, the glow of its eyes casts no reflection on the windshield nor the passenger partition. more
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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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Satisfy The Night more

FAQ

Has there ever been a "Starfighter" game released?
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User Comments

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13 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Juvenile Space Opera Fun, 19 August 2003
7/10
Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

This video game/ STAR WARS inspired space opera epic is more fun than it probably has any right to be. While there is an instant or two where the film suffers greatly from a case of the "cutes", the great casting here makes this one remain worthwhile. In particular Dan O' Herlihy, with his performance as Alex Rogan's alien friend Grig, absolutely steals this movie and gets to deliver most of the best lines. And when he's not stealing the picture, another veteran character actor named Robert Preston (Centauri) is. Good stuff especially suitable for teenage sci-fi fans but even as an adult I cannot help but have a soft spot for this cast...even Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stuart do alright here.

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