Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Practical Effects
Puppet aliens that look like Muppets had a baby with Jim Henson
Visual Effects
Early CGI so charmingly janky it loops back to iconic
Acting
Robert Preston's final film role, clearly having the time of his life
Director
Nick Castle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of the first films to use extensive CGI for spaceship scenes — the 'Gunstar' sequences were rendered on a Cray X-MP supercomputer that cost more than the film's entire budget.
Robert Preston basically reprised his Music Man con-man energy as Centauri, and it's widely believed the character was written specifically for him after he turned down similar roles for decades.
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