The Last Starfighter --what a great movie. It still is.
You could have named something “Star Turd” in the early- to mid-80s and I would have loved it. ( Spacehunter 3-D , anyone?)
I like how it approached video games--there was always a story. In fact, the simplest games had the best stories. Today's games are too much--no imagination. It was more fun to think of the backstory while you were playing an old game.
When he looked at the mobile of the planets--that was just a perfect cinematic moment.
The character Otis says, “When your chance comes, you gotta grab on with both hands and hold on tight.” If I were ever approached, I’d be gone.
Wil Wheaton was in it, billed as “Louis’ Friend.”
I still think they’re A+ special effects. And I just love Grig and his laugh.
To be approached, taken into space…I mean, I’ve been dreaming about this since I was born. This movie, coming after Star Wars , Star Trek , Battlestar Galactica , and a slew of others, fed into that