The last starfighter [videorecording] / a Lorimar presentation, a Universal release ; produced by Gary Adelson and Edward O. Denault ; written by Jonathan Betuel ; directed by Nick Castle.
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FilmPublisher number: 61106400 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]Edition: 25th anniversary edDescription: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Last starfighter (Motion picture).
- Music, Craig Safan.
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Northport Library | DVD | SF/FANT Last sta | Available | 33111007845304 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Trailer-park teenager Lance Guest regularly escapes from his humdrum existence by playing the video game Starfighter . His expertise at this recreational endeavor attracts the attention of affable stranger Robert Preston. Before he knows what's happening, Guest is whisked by Preston into the outer reaches of the galaxy! It turns out that the Starfighter game is being played in deadly earnest in outer space, and that Guest is expected to join Preston's Star League, then do battle with the wicked Kodan forces. Guest's principal ally is the lizardlike Grig (Dan O'Herlihy--and we didn't recognize him either). His great rival is the traitorous Xur (Norman Snow). The contrast between Guest's earthbound life as the son of single-mother Barbara Bosson and his new position as Starfighter is daunting at first, but soon the boy is manning a spacecraft and zapping the baddies as though he's been doing it all his life. The Last Starfighter was clearly designed with "sequel" in mind: giveaways include the resurrection of a "dead" character and the surprisingly casual escape of the villain. While the film didn't stir up enough business to warrant a sequel, the Starfighter video game remained a much-sought-after commodity by joystick-happy "warriors" all over the country. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: "Heroes of the screen:" all-new retrospective documentary with the cast and crew as they revisit the scripting, casting and groundbreaking computer effects; "Crossing the frontier: making The last Starfighter:" an original documentary on the creation of the film and its innovative visual effects; image gallery; feature commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb.
Music, Craig Safan.
Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston.
Alex is an 18-year old Earthling who has an extraordinary talent for video game wizardry and conquers the Starfighter game. He is then recruited by alien Centauri to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park existence, he heads to the outer regions of space. Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds, including Earth.
MPAA rating: PG.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer, NTSC.
English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.