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He's essentially a normal guy who suddenly finds himself living out Star Wars. Alex has to use all his gaming skills to fight real enemies. This 1984 Nick Castle-directed movie starts off as a fun flick about the love of video games, then becomes a solid outer space adventure. Because Alex is so good at it, he's recruited to go into space, where he flies a real spaceship in a real conflict against invading aliens. This leads to the stunning revelation that Centauri created the game as a training exercise. He gets to meet the game's designer, Centauri (Robert Preston). He's especially partial to one specific arcade game that involves flying and fighting in a spaceship. Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) is an expert video game player. The Last Starfighter imagines every kid's fantasy - or at least every kid in the 1980s.