Description
“Greetings Starfighter! You have been recruited by Arrow Video to experience the 1984 sci-fi classic as you’ve never experienced it before! Directed by Nick Castle, the man behind the Michael Myers mask in the original Halloween, The Last Starfighter tells the story Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), an arcade game whizz-kid whose wildest dreams come true when he finds himself enlisted to fight in an interstellar war.
Now newly restored from a 4K scan of the original negative and featuring a 4.1 mix originally created for the film’s 70mm release, The Last Starfighter arrives loaded with exclusive and archival bonus features. Strap yourself in: the Ultra HD adventure of a lifetime is about to begin!
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negativeÂ
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)Â
• Uncompressed 2.0 stereo, 5.1 DTS-HD MA and 4.1 audioÂ
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingÂ
• Audio commentary with star Lance Guest and his son Jackson GuestÂ
• Audio commentary with Mike White of The Projection Booth podcastÂ
• Archival audio commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron CobbÂ
• Maggie’s Memories: Revisiting The Last Starfighter – interview with actor Catherine Mary StewartÂ
• Into the Starscape: Composing The Last Starfighter – interview with composer Craig SafanÂ
• Incredible Odds: Writing The Last Starfighter – interview with screenwriter Jonathan BetuelÂ
• Interstellar Hit-Beast: Creating the Special Effects – interview with special effects supervisor Kevin PikeÂ
• Excalibur Test: Inside Digital Productions – interview with sci-fi author Greg Bear on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last StarfighterÂ
• Greetings Starfighter! Inside the Arcade Game – an interview with arcade game collector Estil Vance on reconstructing the Starfighter gameÂ
• Heroes of the Screen – archival featuretteÂ
• Crossing the Frontier: The Making of The Last Starfighter – archival 4-part documentaryÂ
• Image galleriesÂ
• Theatrical and teaser trailers
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson
• Collector’s booklet featuring writing by Amanda Reyes and sci-fi author Greg Bear’s Omni magazine article on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter
• Limited Edition slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson”
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