Doctor Who Reference Last Starfighter

[PorthosShadow]

I was watching the 25th aniversery edition DVD of "The Last Starfighter" yesterday and I noticed this interesting billboard in the last part of the movie...

Now, obviously this can be seen as a coincidence but given this is a science fiction movie and the spelling of Dalek isn't very common it could be a Doctor Who reference. A friend of mine did point out that it's not spelled the same way but never the less it did stand out to me. Oh and finally, in the audio commentary it wasn't mentioned. So I just wanted to know if anyone else had seen this.

 

[wamdue]

I dont see it

 

[PorthosShadow]

The image it's self or the reference? If it's the reference then it's kind of obvious. Dalek comprises the first five letters of the name.

 

[wamdue]

the reference, it is "Dalek's" I might agree.

 

[Chaos Descending]

The image it's self or the reference? If it's the reference then it's kind of obvious. Dalek comprises the first five letters of the name.

No it doesn't. Dalek comprises the first FOUR letters, skip one, and then the sixth.

Besides, it's not a "fake" surname anyway.

http://www.google.com/search?q=dale...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

I vote for 100% coincidence.

 

[Checkmate]

I think someone in the movie said the word "who" a few times, too. Clearly that was a reference to Doctor Who. There were also lots of screaching sounds and, in at least one scene, a screwdriver sitting on someone's table in the background. Again, another clear reference to the Doctor's sonic screwdriver!

Yeah...

No.

 

[PorthosShadow]

I think someone in the movie said the word "who" a few times, too. Clearly that was a reference to Doctor Who. There were also lots of screaching sounds and, in at least one scene, a screwdriver sitting on someone's table in the background. Again, another clear reference to the Doctor's sonic screwdriver!

Yeah...

No.

Hey, there is no need to be a smart ass about it. I saw the word Dalek in the billboard and thought there could be a connection. If there isn't then fine but I wasn't reading in between the lines.

 

[Chaos Descending]

But you didn't see the word "Dalek" in the billboard.

 

[TemporalFlux]

The hijinks in this thread remind of that old Adam West Batman movie.

Batman - "That shark was...pulling my leg."

Robin - "Like a joke."

Batman & Robin - "THE JOKER!"

 

[23skidoo]

Hey, there is no need to be a smart ass about it. I saw the word Dalek in the billboard and thought there could be a connection. If there isn't then fine but I wasn't reading in between the lines.

Don't take it so hard. There seems to be an attitude of "permanent snark" on this board from time to time.

Me, i saw it right away (and if someone else can come up with a better origin for the name Dalecki's, feel free). That said, I'm more inclined to file it under coincidence then an intentional homage.

THAT SAID, if I recall correctly, Last Starfighter was made at the time the rights holders to the Dalek name were being particularly anal, so it could have been munged accordingly for the 5 or 10 people in the film's target audience who'd catch it.

Alex

 

[Chaos Descending]

...and if someone else can come up with a better origin for the name Dalecki's, feel free...

The fact that it's a real surname, and not something made up to sound like "Dalek".

 

[Stevil2001]

Next thing I know, you'll be telling me that The Last Starfighter's Centauri wasn't named after The Curse of Peladon's Alpha Centauri!

 

[Chaos Descending]

^^^ OMG!!! HOW DO WE NO IT WASNT.