The Last Starfighter
1984 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · 72% critics
After mastering a popular arcade game, a small-town teen is whisked off-world and learns the game was actually a recruitment test. Suddenly drafted into an interstellar conflict, the reluctant rookie must rise to the challenge while trying to keep life back home from falling apart.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-07-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (766 votes)
- Box office
- $28,733,290
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a family-friendly, arcade-fueled space adventure with humor and a big wish-fulfillment vibe, in the spirit of Starman or Moonraker; Not for you if dated effects and corny acting are deal-breakers.
Pros: playful 80s sci-fi charm; simple, sweet adventure; memorable one-liners | Cons: dated computer effects; thin, predictable plot; uneven characters and villain
Themes
- android
- flying car
- space marine
- trailer park
- laser gun
- shapeshifting
- fighter pilot
- alien
- game
- 1980s
- arcade game
- universal translator
Cast & crew
Lance Guest
as Alex Rogan
Robert Preston
as Centauri
- CH
Chris Hebert
as Louis Rogan
- KK
Kay E. Kuter
as Enduran
- DM
Dan Mason
as Lord Kril
Dan O'Herlihy
as Grig
Catherine Mary Stewart
as Maggie Gordon
Barbara Bosson
as Jane Rogan
Norman Snow
as Xur
- JO
John O'Leary
as Rylan Bursar
Directed by Nick Castle