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The Last Starfighter
starring: Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason (III), Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart
directed by: Nick Castle

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783230566
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783230567
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 08, 1999
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 880
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 13, 1984

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At the time of its original release in 1984, this modestly budgeted sci-fi excursion had the distinction of offering some of the first examples of purely computer-generated animation, an apt (and frugal) special-effects solution for a movie with a plot line rooted in computer games. Both the computer-generated visuals and the arcade game now look quaint, but writer-director Nick Castle's affable, good- hearted adventure holds up nicely, thanks to a clever premise--the title game is actually a test for prospective starship pilots, planted by embattled aliens under siege from an evil invader. When a restless teenager (Lance Guest) racks up an impressive score, he finds himself spirited away to the besieged planet and thrust into the midst of an intergalactic war. Apart from Castle's skill at contrasting his extraterrestrial settings with the mundane details of his hero's earthbound life, the movie gets lift-off from two thorough pros, Robert Preston, who makes the alien recruiter, Centauri, a planet-hopping cousin to The Music Man's Harold Hill, and Dan O'Herlihy, the alien copilot, who suggests a scaly Walter Brennan. Older fans will snicker, but kids and young teens will find this rite of passage absorbing, while their folks will savor Preston's brash charm. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- I call this a classic for any sci-fi collection.
if you like sci-fi, this is one to be in your collection. It was well written and has characters you can believe in. The special effects may not be up to today's standards but they are believable. You can really get into this movie and wished you were the main character. By this one new, you will want to watch it over and over again.

Rating:

- Still a fantastic movie
An older title, but the HD version does make the early-generation computer graphics a bit better. One of my favorite movies made better.

Rating:

- Classic 80's Sci-fi
This movie will take you back to the 80's when video games were king and kids couldn't put enough quarters in them. The movie is pretty good considering the time period. It has that kind of TRON feel to it, the way most of the Sci-fi movies of the time were. Overall, I recommend it to add to your collection if your trying to round out your 80's movie collection.

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- Awesome
My son and I have watched this movie several times, and we enjoy it just as much as the first time.

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