The Last Starfighter (1984)
Overview
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $28,733,290.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.993 |
Directed By
Nick Castle
Crew
Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Nick Castle
Craig Safan
Jonathan R. Betuel
Gary Adelson
Edward O. Denault
Mark Mueller
King Baggot
Claudia Sumner
Ron Cobb
Brian E. Frankish
James D. Bissell
Robert Fletcher
Barbara Miller
Jack Solomon
Fred J. Brown
George Holmes
Marlin Hall
Stephen E. Bridge
Linda Spheeris
Al Yaylian
Rodney Veto
Kim C. Friese
James Linn
Don High
Richard J. Beban
Michael Wiegand
Larry Keys
Tracy Farrington
Irene Mariano
Richard Denault
Beverli Eagan
Robert Inklekofeer
William James Teegarden
Roger Gebhard
Debbie Smith
Charles Hatcher
Faye Brenner
John Whitney Jr.
Bub Asman
Jeffrey A. Okun
David Franco
Wayne R. Campbell
Ken Johnson
Geoffrey Ryan
Glenn R. Wilder
Lauren Palmer
Darrell Pritchett
Kevin Pike
Conrad M. Gonzalez
Michele Sharp
Bill Cresant
Michael Lantieri
Daniel J. Johnson
John L. Jensen
James Camomile
Richard J. Bayard
Werner Keppler
TOP CAST
Lance Guest
Alex Rogan
Robert Preston
Centauri
Chris Hebert
Louis Rogan
Kay E. Kuter
Enduran
Dan Mason
Lord Kril
Dan O'Herlihy
Grig
Catherine Mary Stewart
Maggie Gordon
Barbara Bosson
Jane Rogan
Norman Snow
Xur
John O'Leary
Rylan Bursar
George McDaniel
Kodan Officer
Charlene Nelson
Rylan Technician
John Maio
Friendly Alien
Robert Starr
Underling
Al Berry
Rylan Spy
Wil Wheaton
Louis' Friend
Marc Alaimo
Hitchhiker
Vernon Washington
Otis
Bunny Summers
Mrs. Boone
Peggy Pope
Elvira
Peter Nelson
Jack Blake
Suzanne Snyder
Cheerleader
Meg Wyllie
Granny Gordon
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