The Last Starfighter
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High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was more than just a game, it was a test, so he is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters.
Cast
- Kay E. Kuter
- Dan Mason
- Lance Guest
- Dan O'Herlihy
- Catherine Mary Stewart
- Barbara Bosson
- Robert Preston
- Chris Hebert
- John O'Leary
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- Oct 22, 2024
Finally got around to see one of those movies I’ve heard almost my entire life. Especially its reputation as an 80s sort of classic. And it doesn’t take that long for you to realize why. It possesses all the characteristics of a classic; it's a film that embodies the…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineAfter my first viewing of this film as kid, I came away with three things: 1) I wanted to live in a trailer-park, 2) Catherine Mary Stewart was all I would really need to be happy in life and 3) I wanted to fly that damn ship. The Last Starfighter, directed by Nick…
CinemonsterIf you're going to rip off Star Wars, at least do it right. This film does.
Marc N - Jun 23, 2020
(2020 Summer Blockbuster Series) Well, I guess you could say these Play Station 2 level graphics ... were way ahead of their time in 1984. "Things change. Always do. You'll get your chance! Important thing is, when it comes, you've got to grab with both hands, and…
Justin PetersonMay 17, 2023"The Last Starfighter" is a 1984 science fiction/ fantasy film directed by Nick Castle. Although the film was older than myself upon release of things, this was an endearing film that I enjoyed from my childhood from time to time in all its thick 80's laden glory.…
Blake Bergman "Various Spaghetti"Jul 26, 2023I knew that the Gran Turismo movie seemed familiar
Justin LaLiberty - Mar 30, 2026
I was thinking this is a movie that could do well if it was remade.
Mos CoMay 1, 2020Picked this one to watch with the family last night and three times I had to yell at my wife to wake up. I told her it reminded me of the time Jesus was praying in Gethsemane and asked Peter, James, and John to please stay awake. Three times he got up from his prayers to…
Christian RyanJul 11, 2022Pretty funny that this movie begins with the kid being denied a student loan, that'd never happen today! Debtors prison or possible death from the Ko-Dan Armada? Brother, I'll take death every time.
Eric Szyszka
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- Garthy lovedThe Last Starfighter
Loved this as a kid Has the special effects ahead well? No, but this was a low budget 80’s film…..don’t expect miracles But what this does film have is good acting, a unique plot, good alien ‘make up’, heart warming story and a sense of belonging Don’t watch for the sci-fi special effect, but…
James New likedThe Last StarfighterJumanji meets The Wizard of Oz in a Star Wars skin. The effects have aged faulty poorly but that’s no fault of the film. Very Star Wars-sounding score which was cool and a great sci-fi vibe. Alien makeup is good and I can tell I would’ve loved this as a younger human
Orlando Ramone likedThe Last StarfighterA really cool action/adventure movie about a local video game wizard who’s recruited to fight a real life Star War in outer space by “Michael Myers” himself (Nick Castle is famous for playing “The Shape” in John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978).
- Jonny is "meh" onThe Last Starfighter
By today’s standards very cheesy. But I can see how enjoyable it would’ve been in the mid 80s.
Mcfly1202 lovedThe Last StarfighterThis movie deserves a sequel, continuation or a reboot. It was that good
Kazi lovedThe Last StarfighterChildhood classic. I also loved playing Galaga
- Griffin likedThe Last Starfighter
That kid need some discipline!
KelJen likedThe Last StarfighterWatched it in the 80s
Caedon Blough lovedThe Last StarfighterA classic 9.2/10
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Metacritic
A sweet, unabashedly corny, matinee-friendly science-fiction adventure starring Lance Guest as a trailer-park videogame prodigy, and Robert Preston as the alien who recruits him to save the day from some space-baddies.
Keith Phipps
The A.V. Club
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. But the final spark was missing, the final burst of inspiration that might have pulled all these concepts and inspirations and retreads together into a good movie.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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