The Last Starfighter Trailer 1

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.

Starring: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Barbara Bosson, Norman Snow, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason, Bruce Abbott, Marc Alaimo, Ed Berke, Al Berry, Ellen Blake, Geoffrey Blake, Owen Bush, Maggie Cooper, Cameron Dye, Chris Herbert, Britt Leach, John Maio, George McDaniel, Charlene Nelson, John O'Leary, Peggy Pope, Kimberly Ross, Suzanne Snyder, Robert Starr, Bunny Summers, Vernon Washington, Wil Wheaton, Meg Wyllie, Bob Kenaston, Peter Nelson

Director: Nick Castle

Producer: Edward O. Denault , Gary Adelson

Studio: Universal Pictures

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