The Last Starfighter (1984)

The Last Starfighter (1984)

The Last Starfighter (1984)

The fundamental premise, or inspiration of the movie, was simple enough - the expansion and popularity of video-gaming across the United States and elsewhere in the 1980s. The central character, Alex Rogan (played by Lance Guest), could be a teenager living in a rundown desert trailer park with his mother and brother.

Operating because the park's live-in handyman most of his leisure time is taken up with taking part in a dusty video game arcade machine, 'Starfighter', successfully advancing to the sport's highest levels and becoming its highest scorer. Shortly once achieving this he is approached by a man claiming to be the sport's inventor by the name of Centauri (played by the wonderful Robert Preston in one amongst his last roles) and invited to require a ride with him. From there a series of unimaginable adventures follow, taking Alex into a true interstellar war, and changing his life.

This storyline allowed the movie's makers to fully utilize the up-and-coming back CGI capabilities of the era. While looking somewhat primitive currently, and usually close to the computer games that impressed them, the effects still postponement, and have a charm all of their own. And whereas the film was driven, and advertised, on the idea of its unbelievable effects, the story itself was still satisfactory enough in terms of drama, humour and wry observations on life, to thoroughly appeal to the wish-achievement fantasies of its audience (I apprehend as a result of long ago I was one among them). Despite a mixed reaction from critics the movie was a modest success and remains fashionable to the current day, and is usually seen on television.

So if you saw this recent classic the first time around, don't worry, not like a lot of else from the Eighties this one still works and will readily take you back in time if you watch it - think 'Goonies' and you get the idea. A much improved digitally remastered version is now out there on DVD and Blu-ray and should be at the high of your next cult looking list. Enjoy.

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