The Last Starfighter (1984)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with guest Dave Mandel about the cult classic film The Last Starfighter and touches on political themes leading up to the 2028 elections.

It’s the return of the host of the movie prop podcast, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of , and showrunner of Veep, Dave Mandel ! We start out with a quick pass around the wheel of where things stand politically as mid-term primary contests start and look forward to 2028 and beyond. Then, we officially kick off the SUMMER OF JASON - where Jason gets to pick all the movies we cover, with his longstanding request for the 1984 cult sci-fi classic, The Last Starfighter! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:19:59) The Last Starfighter Roundtable (00:40:57) Your Letters (01:35:57) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now . Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server ! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here . Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn ! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts , alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion…

People in this episode

Host: Haitch

Guest: Dave Mandel

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• film review
• politics
• cult classic
• movie discussion
• 2028 elections

Keywords

• The Last Starfighter
• Dave Mandel
• sci-fi classic
• politics
• film review
• Escape Hatch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Escape Hatch, TAPEDECK Podcasts, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, Veep

Books & works: The Last Starfighter

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