The Last Starfighter
1984 · TMDB 6.6
Directed by Nick Castle
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.
Why it matters
A teenager discovers that his high score in an arcade game is actually a recruitment test for an interstellar war.
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Released
- 1984-07-13
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.6
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