Blasting off on Broadway

'The Last Starfighter', the Musical, Beams Down Into World Premiere in NYC
Anyone remember "The Last Starfighter?" It was a cheesy 1984 scifi movie about a teenager who mastered a videogame, only to have it turn out that the videogame was placed there by aliens looking to recruit fighter pilots to help defend their world. Yes, it was as silly as it sounds (but I was 13 then, so I thought it was kind of cool at the time).

Anyway, it is about to debut as an Off-Broadway musical.

All I can think of is that "Friends" episode where in Joey is in the play that ends with him leaving Earth on space ship. That was played for laughs, as a play that was supposed to be serious but was entirely silly. I can't believe anyone thought a musical about "The Last Starfighter" was a good idea!

Thanks Joe Video