Written By: Jonathan R. Betuel
The story was brilliant: teenage arcade all-star Alex Rogan is recruited by aliens to save their civilization using his finely-honed skills. One of the first films to use extensive computer effects, Nick Castle's The Last Starfighter was a dream come true for anyone who ever pumped quarter after quarter into an arcade cabinet in the hope that someday, somehow, it would all matter.
Unfortunately, whatever credit scriptwriter Jonathan Betuel earned was spent on his next film, My Science Project (1985) - and fully exhausted when he went on to write, executive produce and direct Theodore Rex starring Whoopi Goldberg and a man in a T-Rex suit.
We can't say why Betuel felt that film deserved such an overwhelming dedication, but we applaud his effort. After that, his credits came to an end. The only bright spot: the name his follow-up film was released under in Sweden, in order to take momentum from both Ghostbusters and Back to the Future: TimeBusters.