Join Living Computers for their Blockbuster Movie Series featuring box office hits of the 1980s. Part of the museum's First Thursday festivities, this series runs from July through September. From loveable aliens and time travelling cars to intergalactic video game challenges, you’ll love going back in time with these geeky family favorites. Plus, drinks and snacks will be included to give you the ultimate movie experience.
$5 | Free for Members
All Ages
TONIGHT: The Last Starfighter (1984)
Inspired by the classic game Space Invaders, The Last Starfighter follows a video game expert who finds himself transported to another planet and recruited to join a real team of starfighters. Drinks and snacks included.
“All shots of spacecraft and space were generated on a Cray X-MP computer.” – IMDB
“Atari programmed games for its 5200 SuperSystem, and 400 and 800 series home computers, as a tie-in with this movie. The games never went past the prototype phase (though copies do survive). Also, the game was nothing like the arcade machine Alex played in the film. The technology did not exist at the time to produce real-time 3-D polygonal graphics on a home machine. Rumor also has it, that Atari produced one prototype Last Starfighter arcade machine, but it since has been lost. An early Atari 2600 program was revamped into the game released as "Solaris".” – IMDB
