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The last starfighter

Castle, Nick, (film director.). Adelson, Gary, (film producer.). Denault, Edward O., (film producer.). Betuel, Jonathan, (screenwriter.). Guest, Lance, 1960- (actor.). O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005 (actor.). Stewart, Catherine Mary, (actor.). Preston, Robert, 1918-1987 (actor.). Safan, Craig, (composer (expression)). Lorimar Pictures, (production company.). Universal Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston. (Cast).

Alex is an 18-year old Earthling who has an extraordinary talent for video game wizardry and conquers the Starfighter game. He is then recruited by alien Centauri to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park existence, he heads to the outer regions of space. Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds, including Earth.

DVD  - 2009
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Genre
Video recordings.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Drama.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition 25th anniversary ed.
  • Publisher Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: "Heroes of the screen:" all-new retrospective documentary with the cast and crew as they revisit the scripting, casting and groundbreaking computer effects; "Crossing the frontier: making The last Starfighter:" an original documentary on the creation of the film and its innovative visual effects; image gallery; feature commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb
GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note: Special features: "Heroes of the screen:" all-new retrospective documentary with the cast and crew as they revisit the scripting, casting and groundbreaking computer effects -- "Crossing the frontier: making The last Starfighter:" an original documentary on the creation of the film and its innovative visual effects -- Image gallery -- Feature commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music, Craig Safan ; director of photography, King Baggot ; editor, C. Timothy O'Meara.
Participant or Performer Note: Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
This DVD disc is copy protected.
Language Note:
English dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.