#last starfighter

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"Greetings, Starfighter. You have been selected by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada."

Happy 40th Anniversary to the Last Starfighter (1984) directed by John Carpenter protégé Nick Castle.

Beginning as a scifi update of Arthurian Legend, with an arcade machine instead of a sword from a stone, the Last Starfighter is about a kid in a trailer park who discovers that a video game he achieved a high score on was actually an Excalibur-esque test to determine if who could make it as a real life star pilot, and is recruited to defend an interstellar civilization.

It's amazing how much of this movie stands out in the memory. Grig, the starfighters' "gung ho iguana" sidekick, played by warm character actor Dan O'Herilhy (the main villain of Halloween III: Season of the Witch). Rylos, the planet where men and women alike have male pattern baldness. The silent, sober menace of the Ko-Dan barbarians contrasted against the Caligula-esque madness of Xur. The fact that it was set in a trailer park, where the palpable hopelessness and desperation (but also joy and community) were in contrast to the bucolic suburbia seen in most 80s movies. "Death Blossom." There are so-called "better" movies that nobody remembers as well as this.

Called a "Star Wars ripoff," there are actual Star Wars movies that weren't as good as this.

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Please reblog for a larger sample size and a more cursed cake!

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[naughtygirl286]

We picked up our first Arrow Video 4K remaster the Limited Edition UHD The Last Starfighter it was a bit pricey for like $60+ for it so I don't think we'll be buying alot of these Arrow Video 4K remasters becasue of the cost it will have to depend on the movie but I did pick up this one. which I'm happy with and if you haven't seen the movie I would recommend you give it a watch.

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[groundrunner100]

Happy Black History Month, Star Wars homies!

[ultrakillblast]

THE LAST STARFIGHTER (1984)

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THE LAST STARFIGHTER dir. Nick Castle Released: July 13th, 1984

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The Last Starfighter (1984) Hitchhiker

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Various comic books adapted or inspired by movies.

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[stardestroyer81]

⭐ Strike a taunt, Star! ⭐

As promised in my previous Star Tower post, here is a handful of taunt frames I've drawn of yours truly! The second one in particular is a completely original pose I came up with myself, though here are the references for the first, third and fourth ones! 💙✨

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[sixaratm]

E.T. Arcade / A trailer park in Acton, CA - 1984

“This game was $1.75 and different from all the others.”