The Last Starfighter
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An alien recruits a whiz kid at the video game Starfighter to fight real outer-space wars to save the universe.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
Widescreen version
Special features include: retrospective documentary, making-of documentary, image gallery, feature commentary
DVD Dolby 5.1 surround
English language track with English, Spanish, and French subtitles
SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing)
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Summaries
By today’s CGI blood n’ guts standards, The Last Starfighter might seem a little tame. Consider, however, that it was made in 1984 – it was one of the first movies to use modern computer animation – and this little gem of a science fiction movie holds up pretty well. It is a classic story: a young man named Alex has big dreams and is desperate to escape his small town life. He has a particular talent with an arcade videogame called Starfighter, and once he beats the game, his destiny comes to call - in a tricked-out Lamborghini. But the game was actually a test, revealing Alex’s gift as a gunner, and before you can say “Centauri” the car turns into a space-ship that whisks him off to fight in an actual intergalactic war, one that threatens the future of Earth as well.
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The Last Starfighter trailer
Other than the mild swearing from the ten-year-old, this film is a sweet-natured adventure, and is suitable for the entire family. This edition includes lots of bonuses, including interviews with its former teenage stars, now 25 years older.
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I thought it was a fun movie to watch. Love story and hero story all tied up in a tongue in cheek kinda way
Classic Scifi movie. Bad 80's special effects, but cool costumes.