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A kid (Lance Guest) lives in the camp and sets a record on a Starfighter game, and a Star League recruiter (Robert Preston) whisks him into outer space to join the battle against the evil race of Ko-Dan. At first the kid is a little reluctant.
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While The Last Starfighter is clearly derivative of other sci-fi franchises, its boundary-pushing visual effects and lovably plucky tone make for an appealing adventure. Read Critics Reviews
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- Nick Castle
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- Lance Guest
The Last Starfighter, a kind of intergalactic Alice in Wonderland, comes fully loaded: glowing performances, director Nick Castle's fine sense of balance and restraint, and Jonathan Betuel's...
Jul 13, 2022 · The Last Starfighter is a fight science-fiction adventure that may prove a summer tonic to young viewers whose heads swirl with notions of alien planets, forces and intergalactic warriors....
'The Last Starfighter' is a film for children made in the early 1980s which copies off of the successful 'Star Wars' trilogy. The star of the film is a young man who is very good at playing video games, and since he is good at the game, he is recruited to defend the galaxy.
Jul 13, 2024 · In 1984, 'The Last Starfighter' took a fantastic premise and made it even better. Here's how this cult classic has aged so well, 40 years later.
The Last Starfighter is a well-made movie. The special effects are competent. The acting is good, and I enjoyed Robert Preston's fast-talking The Music Man reprise (we've got trouble, right here in the galaxy) and the gentle wit of Dan O'Herlihy's extraterrestrial.