I was 13 when I first saw this movie in the theater, coming on the heels of Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, and every other sci-fi film or show that had kids dreaming of flying around space in a fighter and blowing baddies to smitherines! Sometimes, when we rode our bikes, we also imagined we were flying around in a spacecraft.
The late 70s and early 80s was truly the launching of science fiction. Yes, there had been Star Trek and 2001, but Star Wars truly kicked the genre into a major player. Oh, what a time to be a kid!
The Last Starfighter's special effects are certainly dated, and the story is a simple one and a bit far-fetched. But so what! The point was that Alex Rogan represented every kid who had the dream.
The film has a good cast in Lance Guest, Dan O' Herlihy, and Robert Preston, not to mention a very awesome musical theme that anyone would love to blast while hurtling through space!
Kids today aren't likely to like or appreciate this film. But kids of my generation will always have a fond place in their hearts and a soft spot for The Last Starfighter.
The late 70s and early 80s was truly the launching of science fiction. Yes, there had been Star Trek and 2001, but Star Wars truly kicked the genre into a major player. Oh, what a time to be a kid!
The Last Starfighter's special effects are certainly dated, and the story is a simple one and a bit far-fetched. But so what! The point was that Alex Rogan represented every kid who had the dream.
The film has a good cast in Lance Guest, Dan O' Herlihy, and Robert Preston, not to mention a very awesome musical theme that anyone would love to blast while hurtling through space!
Kids today aren't likely to like or appreciate this film. But kids of my generation will always have a fond place in their hearts and a soft spot for The Last Starfighter.