1984

The Last Starfighter is an American science fiction / adventure film from 1984 directed by Nick Castle.

1980

The Last StarFighter AMIGA OCS/ECS is a Tribute to the movie from 1980 by Nick Castle.

1985

Written by Jonathan Betuel and starring newcomers Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stewart, as well as seasoned actors like Robert Preston and Dan O’Herlihy, The Last Starfighter was a landmark film of its time in regards to what what managed to accomplish with CGI graphics and quickly became my personal Star Wars once I discovered what in late 1985 on VHS.

in October 2004

The Last Starfighterwas first presented at the Storm Theatre in New York City in October 2004.

one of the more celebrated Science Fiction releases to come out of the 1980's

I could be wrong, but I think The Last Starfighter is one of the more celebrated Science Fiction releases to come out of the 1980's.

about a kid ( named Alex Rogan played by Lance Guest) who gets really good at an arcade game where you pilot a spaceship to defend an area of

The Last Starfighter, a 1984 sci-fi adventure film, is about a kid named Alex Rogan (played by Lance Guest) who gets really good at an arcade game where you pilot a spaceship to defend an area of.

by Nick Castle and (who originally played Michael Meyers/The Shape in the first Halloween movie as well as writing Escape from New York) stars Lance Guest (from Halloween 2)

The Last Starfighter, is a cult classic 1980’s science fiction adventure movie directed by Nick Castle (who originally played Michael Meyers/The Shape in the first Halloween movie as well as writing Escape from New York) and stars Lance Guest (from Halloween 2).

Other alien themed movies from the late seventies/ early eighties designed for kids

Other alien themed movies from the late seventies/early eighties designed for kids include The Last Starfighter (1984), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and Flight of the Navigator (1986).

one of the quintessential films that demonstrates practically everything audiences loved about films from the 1980's

The Last Starfighter remains one of the quintessential films that demonstrates practically everything audiences loved about films from the 1980's.

Among the hit films of the 1980s

Among the hit films of the 1980s is The Last Starfighter, a favorite among science-fiction fans in particular.

about a trailer-park dwelling teenage boy () with video-game prowess Lance Guestgetting involved in an interstellar war between the Rylan Star League and wicked Ko-Dan forces

The Last Starfighter (1984) was about a trailer-park dwelling teenage boy (Lance Guest) with video-game prowess getting involved in an interstellar war between the Rylan Star League and wicked Ko-Dan forces.

Scott Dunlop The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006) and The Real Housewives of Miami (2011)

Scott Dunlop is known for The Last Starfighter (1984), The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006) and The Real Housewives of Miami (2011).

in May of 1983, when Wheaton would've been just ten years old

According to IMDB, The Last Starfighter was filmed in May of 1983, when Wheaton would've been just ten years old, a couple of months shy of Louis Rogan's eleventh birthday.

in May 2004

The operational service of the Starfighter ended with the Starfighter's retirement by the Italian Air Force in May 2004.

in the mid-1980s

The Starfighter remained in service until replaced by the CF-18 Hornet in the mid-1980s.

2005

a 2005 American epic space-opera film is the final installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the third chapter in the Skywalker saga and the sixth Star Wars film to be released overall.

an 80's movie

The Last Starfighter is an 80's movie, and a film that couldn't have been quite the same beast made at any other point during movie history.

following the groundbreaking Tron (1982), to make substantial use of computer-generated visual effects

The Last Starfighter was one of the first films, following the groundbreaking Tron (1982), to make substantial use of computer-generated visual effects.

in 1986

Following two decades of supersonic glory, the starfighter was retired in 1986.

in 2001

Starfighter came out in 2001 and told the story of the Lok Revenants, a band of pirates mercenaries scoundrels led by Davy Jones lookalike Nym.