Fittingly, for Episode #51, the Pavement Pounders discuss an alien abduction movie, as Centauri kidnaps Alex Rogan in his intergalactic Predator Van to make him fight Xur and his Ko-Dan Armada.
Yes, it’s another April Fool’s “Reverse Adaptation,” as we discuss the 1984 film The Last Starfighter and its Alan Dean Foster novelization. It’s a bit late for April Fool’s Day, but wasn’t that part of the joke?
Will we ever get out of 1984? Tune in next time and see!
Rankings!:
James:
Colin:
Seth:
Also of note is that between the Heasley and Kuskie offspring, we were 0-3 on kids liking the movie. We have failed as parents.
Notes:
GoodBad Flicks Exploring The Last Starfighter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8sIx4KBYqk
The Last Starfighter Retrospective/Review:
https://youtu.be/aFwclYnJoeY
Crossing the Frontier: Making the Last Starfighter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLCcokmr5lg
AMC Movie News: Last Starfighter Reboot:
https://youtu.be/h0VC2JX7gOg
Modern Trailer for the movie:
https://youtu.be/l55LwfcPfWM