The Last Starfighter (1984)

Catherine Mary Stewart: Maggie Gordon

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Quotes 

• [aboard the Kodan command ship] 

  Maggie Gordon : Termination agent sent one message.

  [on Earth] 

  Beta : There he is. When I give the signal, we're gonna jump, okay?

  Maggie Gordon : What do you mean jump?

  Beta : We're gonna ram him.

  Maggie Gordon : [shocked]  What?

  Beta : Are you ready? Jump!

  Maggie Gordon : Alex!

  [She jumps off the truck; aboard the Kodan ship] 

  Kodan Officer : "Last... Starfighter..."

  [on Earth] 

  Beta : [smiles grimly]  You owe me one, Alex.

  [He squeezes his eyes shut and plows the truck into the assassin's ship, sacrificing himself] 

  Maggie Gordon : Alex!

  [aboard the Kodan ship] 

  Kodan Officer : Transmission ended at source, Commander.

  Lord Kril : "The Last Starfighter..."

  Xur : ...Is dead!

  [They both look at him] 

  Xur : "The Last Starfighter is dead!" Ahead full, to Rylos!

• Maggie Gordon : [as Alex is leaving, She is unsure if she should go with him]  Granny?

  Granny Gordon : [nods]  Be sure to write... or whatever it is they do up there.

  Maggie Gordon : [kisses Granny]  Alex! Wait! Alex!

  [runs and joins him on the Gunstar] 

• [aboard the Gunstar, Alex looks at a photo of himself with his family and friends, focusing on Maggie's face. On Earth, Maggie looks at the burning remains of Beta and the truck, then looks up at the night sky] 

  Maggie Gordon : I love you, Alex Rogan.

  [aboard the Gunstar] 

  Grig : Six...

  Alex Rogan : Heads-up display, check!

  Grig : Five...

  Alex Rogan : Lasers, check!

  Grig : Four...

  Alex Rogan : Particle beams, check!

  Grig : Three...

  Alex Rogan : Proton bombs, check!

  Grig : Two...

  Alex Rogan : Chair control, check!

  Grig : One...

  Alex Rogan : Let's do it.

  [the Gunstar takes off and flies at the Kodan command ship] 

• Alex Rogan : [calling out]  Maggie! You're never going to believe this!

  Maggie Gordon : [slaps him, angrily]  I told you, Alex! Me and my, how did you put it, "strange sexual urges" aren't talking to you anymore!

• Maggie Gordon : Alex in space? Is this for real?

  Beta : Yes! That's what I'm trying to tell you, it's *all* for real!

  Maggie Gordon : Well then, don't talk, *drive*!

• Maggie Gordon : [as Alex checks the mail for a loan approval letter]  Alex, did it come yet?

  Alex Rogan : Uh... no, I don't think so.

  Andy : What's it this time, Rogan? You joining the Foreign Legion?

  Jack Blake : Yes, sir, folks, step right up! Meet boy adventurer Alex Rogan, on the last leg of his worldwide tour... to nowhere!

  [everyone laughs but Alex and Maggie] 

  Alex Rogan : Funny, Blake. You guys think I'm gonna hang out here, watch you shine your pickup, go to the drive-in, get drunk and throw up every Saturday night, go to City College like everybody else? Forget it, man. I'm doing something with my life.

  Jack Blake : [mockingly]  Oh ho! Mr. Serioso!