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The Last Starfighter is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan ( Lance Guest ), a teenager who, after winning the high score in an arcade game that's secretly a simulation test, is recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war.
The Last Starfighter may also refer to the following, all based on the 1984 film: The Last Starfighter (soundtrack) , the score and soundtrack album The Last Starfighter (Atari video game) , a cancelled video game for the Atari VCS, 2600 and 8-bit computers, released in modified form as "Star Raiders II"
Star Raiders II is a space combat simulator released in 1986 for Atari 8-bit computers as a sequel to 1979's Star Raiders, which was the killer app for the system. The game was originally developed as part of a tie-in with the movie The Last Starfighter, which featured an arcade game of the same name as part of its plotline. [2]
On July 13, 1984, Universal debuted Nick Castle’s sci-fi actioner The Last Starfighter in theaters. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, headlined “‘Starfighter’ summer tonic for ...
[3] [4] He also had a cameo as Myers in Halloween (2018). Castle also co-wrote Escape from New York (1981) with Carpenter. [ 5 ] After Halloween , Castle became a director, taking the helm of films such as The Last Starfighter (1984), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), Dennis the Menace (1993), and Major Payne (1995).
Mindscape purchased a license to release a game based on the film The Last Starfighter. [3] Rather than program a new game, however, Mindscape decided to take an easier route by recycling an older, relatively obscure game. The title screen, sprites, and soundtrack were modified, but the levels and gameplay were identical.
Craig Safan (born December 17, 1948, in Los Angeles, California) is an American composer for film and television, [1] whose biggest scores include The Last Starfighter, Angel, Mr. Wrong, Stand and Deliver, Fade to Black, Major Payne, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, and music to the TV series Cheers, for which he won numerous ASCAP awards.
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