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Movie with Zoltar in a trailer park named Paradise and a boy playing a video game then being recruited by aliens to fight in space
Late 1980s-1990s book about a kid trapped in a video game found on his front porchHelp identifying story set in 2020 Italy about a boy and his Net-Plugged Games heterochromic magic characterCyberpunk Web SeriesKids help family of aliens get to spacestory about an undercover agent investigating a super powerful games-playing human-like alienBook about a boy who plays a video game that turns out to be a job interviewBook ID: Boy plays a video game and has to to solve different tasks (the last being a maze that's an IQ test)Book About an AI Video Game Manipulating High SchoolersShort story about a guy who plays a computer game that destroys actual alien shipsAnimated movie about space farmers and BIG blue aliens that had more then one eye and were taught how to do kung-fu by protagonists father
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The movie starts out in a trailer park named Paradise. A boy plays a video game and then is recruited to help fight in space for Aliens.
story-identification movie
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The movie starts out in a trailer park named Paradise. A boy plays a video game and then is recruited to help fight in space for Aliens.
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If you remember more details please add such as year when you watch it, Language any recognizable actor. That will help others to answer.
– HBhatia
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wasn't the trailer park called "Starlight Star Bright"?
– Jim
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@Jim Yes, although I'm not sure it wasn't "Starlite Star Brite" or some other variant spelling of either word, often used in business names.
– Monty Harder
Jun 25 at 21:18
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Hello Marilyn, do you think you can remember some more details? For instance, when did you see it? Where? In what language? Please see this checklist, perhaps something will jog your memory.
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The movie starts out in a trailer park named Paradise. A boy plays a video game and then is recruited to help fight in space for Aliens.
story-identification movie
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The movie starts out in a trailer park named Paradise. A boy plays a video game and then is recruited to help fight in space for Aliens.
story-identification movie
story-identification movie
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If you remember more details please add such as year when you watch it, Language any recognizable actor. That will help others to answer.
– HBhatia
Jun 25 at 5:04
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wasn't the trailer park called "Starlight Star Bright"?
– Jim
Jun 25 at 18:17
1
@Jim Yes, although I'm not sure it wasn't "Starlite Star Brite" or some other variant spelling of either word, often used in business names.
– Monty Harder
Jun 25 at 21:18
14
Note to editors: DO NOT remove information from the question, you have no idea if it is a conflated memory, erroneous information or is actually correct. Just because you think you know the answer here doesn't mean you do. There might be a The Last Starfighter/Big mix film with elements from either. On top of that incorrect information can help others who also remember the incorrect elements to find their answer.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:30
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Hello Marilyn, do you think you can remember some more details? For instance, when did you see it? Where? In what language? Please see this checklist, perhaps something will jog your memory.
– SQB
Jun 26 at 8:55
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If you remember more details please add such as year when you watch it, Language any recognizable actor. That will help others to answer.
– HBhatia
Jun 25 at 5:04
3
wasn't the trailer park called "Starlight Star Bright"?
– Jim
Jun 25 at 18:17
1
@Jim Yes, although I'm not sure it wasn't "Starlite Star Brite" or some other variant spelling of either word, often used in business names.
– Monty Harder
Jun 25 at 21:18
14
Note to editors: DO NOT remove information from the question, you have no idea if it is a conflated memory, erroneous information or is actually correct. Just because you think you know the answer here doesn't mean you do. There might be a The Last Starfighter/Big mix film with elements from either. On top of that incorrect information can help others who also remember the incorrect elements to find their answer.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:30
2
Hello Marilyn, do you think you can remember some more details? For instance, when did you see it? Where? In what language? Please see this checklist, perhaps something will jog your memory.
– SQB
Jun 26 at 8:55
1
1
If you remember more details please add such as year when you watch it, Language any recognizable actor. That will help others to answer.
– HBhatia
Jun 25 at 5:04
If you remember more details please add such as year when you watch it, Language any recognizable actor. That will help others to answer.
– HBhatia
Jun 25 at 5:04
3
3
wasn't the trailer park called "Starlight Star Bright"?
– Jim
Jun 25 at 18:17
wasn't the trailer park called "Starlight Star Bright"?
– Jim
Jun 25 at 18:17
1
1
@Jim Yes, although I'm not sure it wasn't "Starlite Star Brite" or some other variant spelling of either word, often used in business names.
– Monty Harder
Jun 25 at 21:18
@Jim Yes, although I'm not sure it wasn't "Starlite Star Brite" or some other variant spelling of either word, often used in business names.
– Monty Harder
Jun 25 at 21:18
14
14
Note to editors: DO NOT remove information from the question, you have no idea if it is a conflated memory, erroneous information or is actually correct. Just because you think you know the answer here doesn't mean you do. There might be a The Last Starfighter/Big mix film with elements from either. On top of that incorrect information can help others who also remember the incorrect elements to find their answer.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:30
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– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:30
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2
Hello Marilyn, do you think you can remember some more details? For instance, when did you see it? Where? In what language? Please see this checklist, perhaps something will jog your memory.
– SQB
Jun 26 at 8:55
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The Last Starfighter (1984)
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
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Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
Jun 25 at 12:56
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Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
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Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
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I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
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Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
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HorusKol’s answer is correct. However, The Last Starfighter had no character named Zoltar. Similar sounding names that were in the film may be Xur played by Norman Snow or the bounty hunting Zando-Zan.
Zoltar was the name of a coin-operated fortune telling machine in Big (1988). Tom Hanks played the lead role of Josh Baskin, aged 12 or 13 at the beginning of the story. Josh is humiliated at a carnival in front of a cute girl from school for not being tall enough to safely ride one of the rides. He sulks away to find a Zoltar machine and wishes to be big. The next morning, Josh wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old man. For a few weeks, he enjoys the “easy” life of an adult, has a few awkward experiences that his youthful naïveté blind him to but that are humorous to the audience, and variously impresses or incites jealousy in his workmates with his refreshing outlook.
In the end, Josh gets homesick and decides he had it better as a kid.
Watch the entire trailer below.
answered Jun 25 at 17:48
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@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
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good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
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@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
13
It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
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Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
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The Last Starfighter (1984)
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
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Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
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Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
2
Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
2
I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
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Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
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The Last Starfighter (1984)
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
edited Jun 25 at 8:49
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Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
Jun 25 at 12:56
3
Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
2
Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
2
I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
1
Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
add a comment |
The Last Starfighter (1984)
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
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The Last Starfighter (1984)
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
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Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
Jun 25 at 12:56
3
Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
2
Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
2
I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
1
Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
add a comment |
39
Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
Jun 25 at 12:56
3
Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
2
Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
2
I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
1
Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
39
39
Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
Jun 25 at 12:56
Damn, the first time I ever recognized a film from the title alone, and the question is already answered - kudos
– Jimmery
Jun 25 at 12:56
3
3
Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
Man I love this movie!
– Mathaddict
Jun 25 at 17:16
2
2
Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
Didn't we all dream something like this for virtually every computer game we played? ;-)
– DevSolar
Jun 26 at 12:02
2
2
I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
I'd love a modern remake of this, but I don't know how anyone could redo Robert Preston's Centarui, and it would almost be an act of vandalism to try. So they'll just have to make Earnest Cline's Armada instead. (Universal is working on a script)
– T.E.D.
Jun 26 at 16:31
1
1
Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
Modern remake: Jack Black plays Centauri, don't know about Alex Logan. Maybe one of the actors from Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard or Gaten Matarazzo?
– RobertF
Jun 27 at 21:27
add a comment |
HorusKol’s answer is correct. However, The Last Starfighter had no character named Zoltar. Similar sounding names that were in the film may be Xur played by Norman Snow or the bounty hunting Zando-Zan.
Zoltar was the name of a coin-operated fortune telling machine in Big (1988). Tom Hanks played the lead role of Josh Baskin, aged 12 or 13 at the beginning of the story. Josh is humiliated at a carnival in front of a cute girl from school for not being tall enough to safely ride one of the rides. He sulks away to find a Zoltar machine and wishes to be big. The next morning, Josh wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old man. For a few weeks, he enjoys the “easy” life of an adult, has a few awkward experiences that his youthful naïveté blind him to but that are humorous to the audience, and variously impresses or incites jealousy in his workmates with his refreshing outlook.
In the end, Josh gets homesick and decides he had it better as a kid.
Watch the entire trailer below.
answered Jun 25 at 17:48
Greg BaconGreg Bacon
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@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
30
good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
17
@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
13
It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
8
Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
|
show 3 more comments
HorusKol’s answer is correct. However, The Last Starfighter had no character named Zoltar. Similar sounding names that were in the film may be Xur played by Norman Snow or the bounty hunting Zando-Zan.
Zoltar was the name of a coin-operated fortune telling machine in Big (1988). Tom Hanks played the lead role of Josh Baskin, aged 12 or 13 at the beginning of the story. Josh is humiliated at a carnival in front of a cute girl from school for not being tall enough to safely ride one of the rides. He sulks away to find a Zoltar machine and wishes to be big. The next morning, Josh wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old man. For a few weeks, he enjoys the “easy” life of an adult, has a few awkward experiences that his youthful naïveté blind him to but that are humorous to the audience, and variously impresses or incites jealousy in his workmates with his refreshing outlook.
In the end, Josh gets homesick and decides he had it better as a kid.
Watch the entire trailer below.
answered Jun 25 at 17:48
Greg BaconGreg Bacon
4613 silver badges5 bronze badges
27
@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
30
good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
17
@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
13
It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
8
Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
|
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HorusKol’s answer is correct. However, The Last Starfighter had no character named Zoltar. Similar sounding names that were in the film may be Xur played by Norman Snow or the bounty hunting Zando-Zan.
Zoltar was the name of a coin-operated fortune telling machine in Big (1988). Tom Hanks played the lead role of Josh Baskin, aged 12 or 13 at the beginning of the story. Josh is humiliated at a carnival in front of a cute girl from school for not being tall enough to safely ride one of the rides. He sulks away to find a Zoltar machine and wishes to be big. The next morning, Josh wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old man. For a few weeks, he enjoys the “easy” life of an adult, has a few awkward experiences that his youthful naïveté blind him to but that are humorous to the audience, and variously impresses or incites jealousy in his workmates with his refreshing outlook.
In the end, Josh gets homesick and decides he had it better as a kid.
Watch the entire trailer below.
answered Jun 25 at 17:48
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HorusKol’s answer is correct. However, The Last Starfighter had no character named Zoltar. Similar sounding names that were in the film may be Xur played by Norman Snow or the bounty hunting Zando-Zan.
Zoltar was the name of a coin-operated fortune telling machine in Big (1988). Tom Hanks played the lead role of Josh Baskin, aged 12 or 13 at the beginning of the story. Josh is humiliated at a carnival in front of a cute girl from school for not being tall enough to safely ride one of the rides. He sulks away to find a Zoltar machine and wishes to be big. The next morning, Josh wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old man. For a few weeks, he enjoys the “easy” life of an adult, has a few awkward experiences that his youthful naïveté blind him to but that are humorous to the audience, and variously impresses or incites jealousy in his workmates with his refreshing outlook.
In the end, Josh gets homesick and decides he had it better as a kid.
Watch the entire trailer below.
answered Jun 25 at 17:48
Greg BaconGreg Bacon
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answered Jun 25 at 17:48
Greg BaconGreg Bacon
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answered Jun 25 at 17:48
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answered Jun 25 at 17:48
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@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
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good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
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@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
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It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
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Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
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@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
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good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
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@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
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It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
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Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
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@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
@DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi It sure is about Zoltar, though.
– kingledion
Jun 25 at 18:29
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good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
good answer because OP has conflated a couple of features from two movies, so this answer is addressing one of those items @DJSpicyDeluxe-Levi
– NKCampbell
Jun 25 at 19:17
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@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
@K-H-W The title was edited by a third party to remove information and that should not have happened. I have edited Zoltar back in for this reason, we shouldn't assume things on the OP's behalf. For all we know there is a movie out there that is a combination of both of these and so isn't actually either. This answer is fine as it is.
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 26 at 8:28
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It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
It could have been a little known fan edit, the biggest starfighter
– Yakk
Jun 26 at 15:09
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8
Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
Battle of the Planets would have been a better guess. Not only is there a 'Zoltar', it also involves aliens.
– mcalex
Jun 27 at 2:27
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If you remember more details please add such as year when you watch it, Language any recognizable actor. That will help others to answer.
– HBhatia
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wasn't the trailer park called "Starlight Star Bright"?
– Jim
Jun 25 at 18:17
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@Jim Yes, although I'm not sure it wasn't "Starlite Star Brite" or some other variant spelling of either word, often used in business names.
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Note to editors: DO NOT remove information from the question, you have no idea if it is a conflated memory, erroneous information or is actually correct. Just because you think you know the answer here doesn't mean you do. There might be a The Last Starfighter/Big mix film with elements from either. On top of that incorrect information can help others who also remember the incorrect elements to find their answer.
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Hello Marilyn, do you think you can remember some more details? For instance, when did you see it? Where? In what language? Please see this checklist, perhaps something will jog your memory.
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