Remember those long hours spent playing space invaders on your Atari, without imagining you might one day be called upon to save the planet? "Alex" (played by Lance Guest), a teenager living in a trailer park and working odd jobs, could turn out to be that person. At least, that's what "Centauri" (Robert Preston) believes. He orchestrates a scheme involving a convincing android duplicate and enlists Alex to stop the …

It's an acceptable movie, though not particularly impressive. The 1980s were defined by arcade games and the rise of personal computers and information technology, and how these things could impact everyday life. I’m not entirely convinced about the quality of the films that came out of this period, however. The film starts with a teenager obsessed with an arcade game. After mastering it, he's whisked away in a…

I hadn't seen this film before, despite knowing about it for a while, but I decided to watch it recently and really enjoyed it, even considering its dated, video-game style visuals. It was quite entertaining, and I thought Lance Guest did a good job as the main character. I can easily see myself wanting to watch it again sometime. **3.75/5**

You’ve been enlisted by The Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada. The Last Starfighter is directed by Nick Castle and written by Jonathan R. Betuel. It stars Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Catherine Mary Stewart, Dan O'Herlihy and Norman Snow. Craig Safan composed the music, and King Baggot was in charge of cinematography. The story follows Alex Rogan, a typical teenage boy who, after…