About This Episode
Four decades ago, young Alex Rogan got the highest score ever on his favorite game: Starfighter. He’s shocked to find out the game was a training & recruitment tool for actual intergalactic pilots, and his performance has earned him entry into an elite space force! Now, on its fortieth anniversary, we are remembering and celebrating the landmark GenX sci-fi adventure film, The Last Starfighter!
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Show Notes
- Watch the original trailer » youtu.be/UwZ-kdHgTi8?si=qsMKOLc0gTWAwxpe
- Roger Eberts original review (1984) » www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-starfighter-1984
- Rotten Tomatoes Review » www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_last_starfighter
- Is The Last Starfighter 2 Still Happening, Or Is It Game Over? » bit.ly/3IqhSQ8
- 38 Facts about the movie The Last Starfighter » bit.ly/48Fr65V
- 39 Years Ago, One Heartwarming Sci-Fi Classic Quietly Changed Everything » bit.ly/3uZrD4N
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Generation X. If you grew up in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, you know just how cool it was to be a kid back then. We had the greatest music, movies, games, technology, and pop culture of any generation, and though we've grown older, we have refused to outgrow our love of everything GenX. GenXGrownUp looks at yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers who have refused to grow up
