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The Last Starfighter Movie Review Summary

Actors: Lance Guest Robert Preston Dan O'Herlihy

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Alex Rogan is a young man growing up in a trailer park who is looked to by the residents to help out with all their problems, which often gt the way of his relationsip with his one true love, Maggie. He longs to escape to something bigger and better. One night night Alex breaks the record on an arcade machine and everyone celebrates, Alex is elated until he finds that his plns for the future have fallen through. He thinks that all is lost and then he recieves a visit and invitation from an alien named Centauri. Centauri explains to Alex that the arcade machine was actually a test in which alex passed in flying colours.Alex is then whisked off into space to try an save Earth and countless other planets from alien invasion.
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The review of this Movie prepared by Chris Carr




The Last Starfighter has always been my favorite. The story follows the line that all Sci-Fi fans wish, “I wish this was real”. For Alex Rogan, it became real, and it pioneered new techniques in special effects and computer graphics.

In a nutshell: the plot is intriguing, the special effects are dazzling, and the actors play their parts to perfection. This movie has already crossed generations in our family. I love it, and now my children can't get enough of it either.

The review of this Movie prepared by photoweborama




Alex Rogan (Guest) is recruited via video arcade game to fight in a distant space battle. Very enjoyable thanks to great special effects and good acting by cast. I sci/fi hit from the 80s!
The review of this Movie prepared by Alan



Script Analysis of The Last Starfighter

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 43.3%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle 33.3%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 23.3% **Fantasy or Science Fiction?**    -   science fiction story Coming of age    -   Yes he'll/she'll become:    -   great warrior Promotions/training story    -   Yes Working up the ranks of...    -   armed forces Invasion from human defender POV?    -   overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens) War and Invasion    -   Yes Major kinds of combat:    -   spaceship battles

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   student Age:    -   a teen Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

Earth setting:    -   20th century (1970's to Present) Spaceship setting:    -   alien spaceship    -   a space station Takes place on Earth?    -   Yes Planet outside our solar system?    -   Yes Takes place in spaceship?    -   Yes

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Kinds of F/X    -   exploding bombs    -   exploding spaceships    -   exotic spaceships    -   exotic aliens    -   exotic alien landscape

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