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Overview

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6.4/10   9,408 votes
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Director:
Nick Castle
Writer:
Jonathan R. Betuel (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 July 1984 (USA) 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
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Silly, enjoyable, fun more

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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Additional Details

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

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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:
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. more
Quotes:
Lord Kril: Damage report!
Kodan Officer: Guidance system out. Auxiliary steering out.
Lord Kril: Divert! Divert!
Kodan Officer: She won't answer the helm! We're locked into the moon's gravitational pull. What do we do?
[sound of Lord Kril's eyepiece swinging over left eye]
Lord Kril: We die.
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Soundtrack:
Incommunicado more

FAQ

Has there ever been a "Starfighter" game released?
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25 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Silly, enjoyable, fun, 18 September 1999
6/10
Author: stills-6 from california

Granted, I'm a child of the 80s, so there's some nostalgia at work here, but I'm surprised at how interesting and enjoyable this movie is. It sounds like a turkey when you read the main plot line, but it's very well-done and charming for what it is. Sure, it has its problems, but it never claims to be anything other than teenage sci-fi. A good ride.

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