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2 | [[caption-width-right:230:Yes, this is the actual cover. And no, he's not the main character.]] |
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4 | Star Games is a 1997 DirectToVideo film and the final movie directed by Greydon Clark, the man behind ''Film/{{Joysticks}}'' and ''Film/FinalJustice''. Starring Creator/DaranNorris, Creator/TonyCurtis and Greydon Clark's own sons, Trevor and Travis. After getting lost in the woods during a family camping trip, the diabetic and video game-addicted Brian (Trevor) meets Kirk (Travis): a boy who just so happens to be an alien prince on the run from the sinister GalacticConquerer Lugos. Friendship blossoms, adventures ensue and, and... Let's just cut to the chase: it's a ''bad'' movie. |
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6 | Now available to watch for [[https://youtu.be/i2a4-3nn3LM free]] thanks to ''Podcast/RiffTrax''. |
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8 | !!This movie contains examples of: |
9 | * AliensAreBastards: Lugos, seeing how he's the only one that's clearly an alien. |
10 | * ArcSymbol: Triangles and pyramids are liberally scattered throughout the film. And it's never explained ''why.'' |
11 | * BearsAreBadNews: Brian, Kirk and eventually the villains are threatened by wild bears in the forest. |
12 | * BigBad: Lugos, who is bent on galactic domination. |
13 | * CasualInterstellarTravel: All Kirk has to do is hop in his mother's spaceship and tell Happy to set a course for Earth. So yes, ''very'' casual. |
14 | * CreepyChild: Kirk - albeit an unintentional example. |
15 | * DigitalAvatar: Happy the Clown, who inhabits the computer onboard Kirk's spaceship. He also takes the form of a lawyer, a soldier and [[Film/TaxiDriver Travis Bickle.]] |
16 | * EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: Lugos and his robot soldiers are outmatched and outwitted by two children. It makes you wonder how he's even a credible threat to the universe. |
17 | * EnergyWeapon: Used regularly by both the good and bad guys. And they always look like translucent plastic tubes or coathangers for some reason. |
18 | * FeudalFuture: Implied to be the case for the rest of the galaxy. |
19 | * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Happy freaks Brian out when the two first meet. Happy then decides to shift into a lawyer, but changes back when that proves to be even creepier (somehow). |
20 | * TheGoodKing: Kirk's grandfather, Findel. |
21 | * HumanAliens: The only alien ever seen is Lugos; everyone else is human. |
22 | * HumansAreWhite: Good luck finding a single minority in the entire film. |
23 | * InsistentTerminology: Kirk insists on calling planets by their "correct" name. For example, Mars' real name is supposedly "Furdik." |
24 | * InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves: Earth is regarded by Kirk's kingdom as a violent, ugly place. |
25 | * MilitarySalute: Lugos' robotic henchmen have a [[ThoseWackyNazis very unfortunate]] looking one. |
26 | * MedicalMonarch: Kirk is able to heal Brian's wounded hand instantly. |
27 | * NonIronicClown: Happy is an ''attempted'' example, but at least he's got a fairly amicable personality. |
28 | * APlanetNamedZok: In spades: Alriscon, Furdik, Zandez, Nurwan, Skutenesh, etc. |
29 | * SapientShip: Kirk's spaceship, thanks to Happy. |
30 | * SpaceBattle: In the opening scenes. Though it looks more like a poorly-rendered LSD trip. |
31 | * SpaceRomans: Kirk's homeworld and culture is lifted straight out of medieval Europe. |
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