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The Last Starfighter--The Musical!

Posted by samzenpus on from the death-blossom-mode dept.

nomadic writes "Yes, seriously. Some people have decided to remake everyone's favorite obscure 1980's Star Wars ripoff into musical form. Definitely sounds like a Troy McClure role..."

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  1. Re:Come on... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree with the other guy. It's not a Star-Wars ripoff.

    I don't know why EVERYTHING with a well-armed
    space hotrod in it has to be considered a Star-Wars ripoff.

    Geezus Christ.. Is STAR WARS all the SF you people know?
    Get a life.. wait.. on second thought, maybe you HAVE a life
    and that's why you don't know anything about SF.

    Ok. GET RID of your life.. Cancel those party plans and
    stay home reading E.E. "Doc" Smith "Lensman" novels. Then
    play some "SpaceWar" and rethink the StarWars ripoff question.

  2. Re:Come on... by Jason1729 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Star Wars is very much based on Dune.

    • Tattoine is a clone of Arrakis
    • The Moisture Farm the Lars' run is right out of Dune.
    • Luke is a dumb whiny kid at the beginning who grows up to be a leader in the rebellion and overthrows the evil emperor; Paul is a dumb whiny kid at the beginning who grows up to lead the Fremen and overthrow the evil emperor.
    • Luke finds Obi-Wan in the desert and learns the ways of the Jedi from him; Paul finds Stilgar in the desert and learns the ways of the Fremen from him.
    • Paul's Voice; Luke's Jedi Mind tricks. Paul's mental Sight; Luke's Jedi Vision. Paul's weirding ways, Luke's jedi fighting. Crysknife - a knife from a worm's tooth; Light Saber - like a saber-toothed tiger
    • Do you really think the sandworm in RoJ isn't from Dune?
    There is almost nothing in SW that isn't taken right out of Dune.