A teenager in a California trailer park has big dreams of going to college and leaving his hometown behind, and taking his girl with him. Only, plans chains when he busts the record on the canteen's Starfighter machine. Recruited by the Star League, Alex must come to grips with his self-doubt, and become the greatest Starfighter in Rylan history, even if he's the only one left! This was Mr.Robert Preston's last theaterical film performance. His last performance was in The HBO TV movie "Finegan Began Again!"with Mary Tyler Moore and Sam Waterson in 1985.