Episode 88: The Last Starfighter

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English - July 02, 2019 02:06 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Bust out the quarters because we're aiming to break some high scores with our discussion of The Last Starfighter from the summer of 1984. Listen as we reminisce about our video game-infused childhoods, point out the unmistakable influence of Star Wars on this arcade-era space opera, and comment on the film's groundbreaking computer effects. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and heteronormative space aliens.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.