The Last Starfighter (1984)

Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) is a teenage boy living in a rural trailer park, who would rather spend time trying to get the highest score on a the "Starfighter" arcade game than pay any attention to his cute neighbor (Catherine Mary Stewart). Alex's dreams come true when Centauri (Robert Preston) - a visitor from another dimension troubled by war seeks him out to become a starfighter pilot and help save the galaxy. The film was shot north of Los Angeles. 

The "Starlite Starbrite" trailer court is located at 9411 Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. The small store that Alex's mother owns (and where he plays "Starfighter") is Rio Cafe & Groceries which survives but looks different today.

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