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The Last Starfighter Movie Review

Starring: Lance Guest Robert Preston Dan O'Herlihy
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"Alex Rogan is a young man growing up in a trailer park who is looked to by the residents to help out with all their problems, which often gt the way of his relationsip with his one true love, Maggie. He longs to escape to something bigger and better. One night night Alex breaks the record on an arcade machine and everyone celebrates, Alex is elated until he finds that his plns for the future have fallen through. He thinks that all is lost and then he recieves a visit and invitation from an alien named Centauri. Centauri explains to Alex that the arcade machine was actually a test in which alex passed in flying colours.Alex is then whisked off into space to try an save Earth and countless other planets from alien invasion. "
Chris Carr, Resident Scholar

"The Last Starfighter has always been my favorite. The story follows the line that all Sci-Fi fans wish, “I wish this was real”. For Alex Rogan, it became real, and it pioneered new techniques in special effects and computer graphics. In a nutshell: the plot is intriguing, the special effects are dazzling, and the actors play their parts to perfection. This movie has already crossed generations in our family. I love it, and now my children can't get enough of it either. "
photoweborama, Resident Scholar

"Alex Rogan (Guest) is recruited via video arcade game to fight in a distant space battle. Very enjoyable thanks to great special effects and good acting by cast. I sci/fi hit from the 80s!"
Alan, Resident Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 43.3%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 33.3%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 23.3%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Coming of age Yes
he'll/she'll become: - great warrior
Promotions/training story Yes
Working up the ranks of... - armed forces
Invasion from human defender POV? - overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens)
War and Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - spaceship battles

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive - caring - happy - introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male Alien
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - dictator
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
Hair color - bald
Hair style - (man) bald
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Intelligence - Average Intelligence
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Spaceship setting: - alien spaceship - a space station
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside our solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - exploding bombs - exploding spaceships - exotic spaceships - exotic aliens - exotic alien landscape
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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