The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter
by Nick Castle

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Actor: Barbara Bosson, Catherine Mary Stewart, Dan O'Herlihy, Lance Guest, Robert Preston
Director: Nick Castle
Brand: Universal
Cinematographer: King Baggot
Editor: Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Producer: Edward O. Denault
Producer: Gary Adelson
Producer: John H. Whitney Jr.
Producer: Robert Swanson
Writer: Jonathan R. Betuel
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios

DVD Reviews of The Last Starfighter

DVD Review: Yes,heroes are made of this...point!
Summary: 5 Stars

What makes the true quality of a movie is ...did it leave a long lasting positive message in people's mind? This movie did! it is clean fun,got a great adventure but also reminds us that one person can make a difference and not a small one...simple message but true! Enjoy that movie again because at the end of the day,from its music score to the story,it will make you feel empowered for the day for sure! And if I am French and can dig that (I spent more than twelve years in the USA) then I know you will too...Au revoir...

DVD Review: A modern fairy tale.
Summary: 4 Stars

A fairy tale for the latter half of the 20th century, I bought this as I remembered how charming it was as a science fantasy fable and for its (at the time) leading edge use of CGI for the starship effects. Although by today's standards everything looks very "shiny" it stands up remarkably well and for the most part was as entertaining and fun as I remembered.

DVD Review: Haven't been able to watch
Summary: 2 Stars

Even though it says that it can still play on a normal dvd player, it does not work on our play station 2. Hopefully it would play on a regular dvd player like it says.

DVD Review: the last starfighter
Summary: 5 Stars

fantastic, great condition and price. quick delivery and great movie.
recommend them to anyone purchasing a product. i will certaintly be looking for them in future purchases.

DVD Review: Great movie when young
Summary: 5 Stars

I'm glad to have grown up with this great fantasy movie. I loved the story that you could actually be called up into the reality that the game is just hinting at. This even has a liking to Ender's Game in that regard. A fun video.

Description of The Last Starfighter

Contains: feature commentary with director nick castle crossing the frontier: the making of the last starfighter documentary with a look at the groundbreaking computer generated visual effects plus behind-the-scenes footage and production photographs. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/12/2003 Starring: Lance Guest Kay E. Kuter Run time: 101 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Nick Castle

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. --Sam Sutherland

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