The Last Starfighter

1984 • 100 minutes
4.6
732 reviews
76%
Tomatometer
PG
Rating
Eligible
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"Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Kodan Armada." So begins an adventure of galactic proportions in The Last Starfighter. After Earthling Alex (Lance Guest) conquers the Starfighter video game, he is recruited by alien Centauri (Robert Preston) to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park home for the outer regions of space, Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds - including Earth. The Last Starfighter is the ultimate video game fantasy come true!
Rating
PG

Ratings and reviews

4.6
732 reviews
Sam Rothermel
April 2, 2014
From the ridiculous 80s computer effects to the dumbly hummable theme, this is fantastic sci-fi fantasy from the age when it was all the rage. I will admit that my love for this movie comes from a definite sense of what I remember about it (it's really not that great).
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long so
January 17, 2016
This movie, just like the original tron was a cut above all else when it came to the computer effects. Very impressive when I saw this as a kid at the theatrical release, and still love it now.
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Jeffrey Doak
May 20, 2018
This wonderful science fiction movie was a milestone. It was the next step from Tron in the development of CGI while the effects are cheesy by today's standards, they set the groundwork for realistic Graphics effects. The movie is itself, a wonderful Escapist, popcorn munching, fun time. If you have not seen it, you have been deprived
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