Grig, Alex, and Centauri from "The Last Starfighter." (Image credit: Universal Pictures) The legendary Robert Preston of "The Music Man" fame delivers a pitch-perfect performance as Centauri.

The Last Starfighter, mostly only because it was released in 1984, was accused of ripping off Star Wars by critics at the time.But, that could be said of almost every sci-fi movie released after ...

For a whole generation of video-game-playing kids, The Last Starfighter represents a special kind of wish-fulfillment: a down-on-his-luck kid becomes a ...

“Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada.” For those of you who remember seeing director Nick Castle’s sci-fi gem in ...

American actor Lance Guest was in his early 20s when he became known for playing Alex Rogan in the 1984 sci-fi film "The Last Starfighter." Guess what he looks like now!

The 1984 movie The Last Starfighter focused on a lonely teenage boy, Alex, whose only real pleasure was found in playing a video game named “Starfighter.” Alex excelled at it, beating every ...

Screenwriter Gary Whitta shared on Twitch on Thursday afternoon the latest details regarding the long-awaited sequel to the vastly underrated 1984 sci-fi adventure and said, "We're very, very close.

Where The Last Starfighter soars is in its humor, in its view of life in the trailer park — that is its strongest force. — Duane Byrge, originally published on July 9, 1984. Read More About: ...

The Last Starfighter Through December 17 at Blank Canvas Theatre, 78th Street Studios, 1305 West 78th St., Suite 211, 440-941-0458, www.blankcanvastheatre.com . Tags: ...