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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. Troy! by mfh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such other nature films as "Earwigs, Ew." and "Man Vs Nature... The Road To Victory".

    Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such other medical films as "Mommy, What's On That Man's Face?" and "Alice Doesn't Live Anymore".

    Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such self-help videos as "Smoke Yourself Thin", and "Get Confident, Stupid.".

    Welcome to the Knowledgeum, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such automated information kiosks as "Welcome to Springfield Airport" and "Where's Nordstrom?" While you're enjoying our Hall of Wonders, your car unfortunately will be subject to repeated break-ins and... [Fades]

    Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such educational films as "Two Minus Three Equals Negative Fun" and "Firecrackers: The Silent Killer".

    I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such TV series as "Buck Henderson, Union Buster" and "Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory". Today I'm here to tell you about "Spiffy.", the 21st century stain remover. Let's meet the inventor, Dr. Nick Riviera.

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    1. Re:Troy! by FuzzyBad-Mofo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ooh, I love legitimate theater!

  2. Obscure? by NMerriam · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I thought the Last Starfighter was a pretty groundbreaking film -- IIRC, it was the first film to have totally computer-generated space sequences.

    I can't help but think it would make a pretty kickass space sim, now that we have the GPU power to render in real-time even higher quality than they had originally. The one arcade game I remember didn't compare well to the classic Star Wars 3D polygon arcade game in terms of sheer fun (damn that game was fun).

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    1. Re:Obscure? by BTWR · · Score: 5, Informative
      IIRC, it was the first film to have totally computer-generated space sequences

      Star Trek II was the first CGI scene (the genesis project filmette). Young Sherlock Holmes was the first to have cgi in a live action shot (the stained glass window knight)

  3. On learning of the musical... by PDHoss · · Score: 5, Funny


    Storm theatre serious artist #1: Damage report!

    Storm theatre serious artist #2: Our credibility is shot! Our theatre is a laughing stock! What do we do now?

    [dramatic pause]

    Storm theatre serious artist #1: We die.

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  4. Re:Ripoff by kgbspy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Centauri shoots first.

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  5. 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.

  6. Re:Ripoff? by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny
    I liked that movie!

    Me too.

    It was a decent movie, but what really brings back the memories is that...

    ...I got my first kiss ever after watching a replay of it...

    ...at a science fiction convention...

    ...while dressed as a "medieval" priest...

    ...from a girl I'd met the day before by going up to her and "blessing" her.

    Yes, I am an unrepentant geek.

    That was, what, some nineteen years ago.
    And as an unrepentant geek, I hope one day to get my second kiss. ;)


    In all seriousness though, Sandi Lynn E., here's to you, wherever you are after all these years.

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  7. I watched it 5 times in a month! :-P by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Still, the story differs a lot from Starwars. In starwars, Luke is the descendant of a race of supernatural warriors.

    In Last Starfighter, the guy is simply a good space pilot because he trained (read: videogame addict :-P )

    Some elements were kinda unrealistic, but I still liked the movie. Maybe because it portrays the fantasy of every teenager: You play videogames, and now you have the chance to save the universe.

    (somehow reminds me of typical teen fantasies in anime shows like Love Hina, Tenchi, Chobits etc - is that why these shows are favorites? fulfilling a secret fantasy?)

  8. 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.