The Last Starfighter

An episode of the Alienating the Audience podcast, hosted by Andrew Heaton, Brett Weaver, titled "The Last Starfighter" was published on July 8, 2025 and runs 71 minutes.

July 8, 2025 ·71m · Alienating the Audience

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In "The Last Starfighter" (1984) a young man has his sword-in-the-stone moment playing an arcade game which propels him into heroic intergalactic adventure. Brett Weaver joins to discuss the movie, the Hero's Journey, and to talk about what a sequel or remake would look like.

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