---
title: 'The Last Starfighter (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nick Castle'
released: '1984-07-13'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-starfighter-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087597/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last Starfighter (1984)

1984 · PG · 100 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Last Starfighter is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan, 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. It also features Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Robert Preston in his final role in a theatrical film. The character of Centauri, a "lovable con-man", was written with Preston in mind and was a nod to his most famous role as Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man (1962).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nick Castle](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-castle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Craig Safan](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-safan)
- **Producer:** [Gary Adelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-adelson)
- **Director of Photography:** [King Baggot](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-baggot-2)
- **Editor:** [Carroll Timothy O'Meara](https://cinepixo.com/people/carroll-timothy-o-meara)

## Cast

- [Peter Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-nelson)
- [Barbara Bosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-bosson)
- [Lance Guest](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-guest)
- [Suzanne Snyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-snyder)
- [Kay E. Kuter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-e-kuter)
- [Wil Wheaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/wil-wheaton)
- [Catherine Mary Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-mary-stewart)
- [John O'Leary](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-o-leary)
- [Meg Wyllie](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-wyllie)
- [Cameron Dye](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-dye)
- [Norman Snow](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-snow)
- [Dan O'Herlihy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-herlihy)
- [Geoffrey Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-blake)
- [Chris Hebert](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-hebert)
- [Vernon Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-washington)

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