I adore science fiction movies from the early 80s! I just watched The Last Starfighter last night, which has made it onto the Some of Crystal’s Favorite Movies list. It is truly a masterpiece of sci-fi cheesiness, and it is both funny and very uplifting. Please note that Centauri, the space alien, is played by Richard Preston, who played Harold Hill in The Music Man! Sweet!
My favorite part of the movie was The Death Blossom. I won’t tell you what that was, so you can be surprised!
Here’s the plot summary, from Netflix:
Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) lives in a trailer park and spends his days playing the Starfighter video game. Upon meeting an alien (Robert Preston) who convinces him to use his skills in real combat, Alex heads to space to protect the galaxy from invasion. He gets to the Starfighter base station before deciding the trailer park wasn’t so bad, but returns home to find he’s being stalked by an alien beast — and the planet’s future is in his hands.
