The Last Starfighter

Starring: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, et al.

Product Description

Directed by Nick Castle, the man behind the Michael Myers mask in the original Halloween, The Last Starfighter tells the story Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), an arcade game whizz-kid whose wildest dreams comes true when he finds himself enlisted to fight in an interstellar war.

• Format: Blu-ray
• Language: English
• UPC: 760137408987
• Release Date: October 2020
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Arrow Video
• Director: Nick Castle
• Starring: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Barbara Bosson, Norman Snow
• Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: anamorphic
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

"You can still go to City College with your friends.”

In the tradition of "TRON" (1982), we have the classic challenge. This formula movie is a bit technically challenged due to being released in 1984. However, this is one "rite of passage" tale that would have interested Joseph Campbell, author of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) is stuck in a small trailer community, and it looks like he will be going to City College. He dreams of being more. Due to a misplaced video game (a game? No, a test), he gets the opportunity to more than fulfill his dream and save The Star League from Xur (Norman Snow) and the KO-DAN armada as the last starfighter. This film has well-selected actors as if the parts are written for them; this especially includes Robert Preston of "Music Man" fame. This was Robert Preston’s last movie. Also, watch Catharine Mary Stewart, who has appeared in episodes of "The Outer Limits." Can he do it? In the meantime, who is looking out for his girl? Recently applied to Blu-ray to keep up with the transfer from tape to DVD to Blu-ray to whatever is next. ------------------------------------------ Advantages and disadvantages of Blu-ray. The voice-over commentary by director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb fills in the information that is only implied in the movie. It is like having someone pointing out that your shoe is untied. However, you now know what to notice the next time around. The 1984 graphics after the Blu-ray treatment look sharper and cartoony. Luckily, the film is a classic, and you overlook the CGI. The Blu-ray disc contains all the standard goodies, such as a D-box option, voice-over, and sketches of the various actors.