One of exploitation producer roger cormans most expensive efforts, battle beyond the stars is worth the price of a rental only to see the incredible outfit worn by busty sybil danning. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a nice little low budgeter it was. Battle beyond the stars behind the scenes, making the movie. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai. In 1980, as george lucas was sending his threeyearsin the making sciencefantasy masterpiece the empire strikes back around the earth, roger cormans knockofffactory new world pictures was rushing the threemonthsin the making battle beyond the stars into the regional drivein circuit. The video source was the film s original internegative, resulting in outstanding resolution for such a low budget feature. Never one to leave a hollywood trend alone, producer roger corman decided to assemble his own star wars space opera cash machine with battle beyond the stars, a lowbudget of course take on lucasian matinee mayhem. Dec 12, 2010 battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Produced and codirected uncredited by indie master roger corman, the film was an unapologetic knockoff of akira kurosawas 1954 action classic seven samurai and its 1960 american adaptation, the magnificent 7, all set in a farfuture outer space. For this 1980 space extravaganza roger corman followed george lucas lead. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. Battle beyond the stars is a film directed by jimmy t. Murakami, and starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, sybil danning and darlanne fluegel.
Battle beyond the stars has been ranked 5653 times, wins 36. Murakami that stars richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, sybil danning, and darlanne fluegel. Battle beyond the stars 1980 streaming ita film completo. Johnboy walton must leave the farm and seek help when aliens invade. Released by gnp crescendo in 2001 8075 containing music from humanoids from the deep 1980, battle beyond the stars 1980. Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. Find similar and related movies for battle beyond the stars 1980. George peppard robert vaughn james cameron john sayles film science fiction fiction movies 80s movies sybil danning classic sci fi movies. Includes all material relating to the film battle beyond the stars 1980 found on the database. Battle beyond the stars 1980 the peaceloving inhabitants of the small planet akir are threatened by a genetically deficient and vicious band of marauders led by the evil sador john saxon, who is armed with his stellar converter a weapon which turns a planet into a star. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai film. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi.
Murakami with richard thomas, robert vaughn, john saxon, george peppard, year. Battle beyond the stars 1980 official trailer youtube. Everything you need to know about battle beyond the stars 1980. I heard about this movie through my friends, when i was about 9 or 10. Battle beyond the stars has a number of positive attributes especially considering the budget and experience of most people involved on the film at the time, it has a number of reasons to be proud, and it most definitely has a number of charms that surpass its truckload of flaws. It was one of the movies trying to capitalize on star wars. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars. Buy battle beyond the stars movie posters from movie poster shop. Epic space saga in the vein of the seven samurai with a script by john sayles and special effects by james cameron. A battle beyond time, beyond space a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. To us, this was another great space epic, along the lines of star wars. Find movie and film cast and crew information for battle beyond the stars 1980 jimmy t. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. Battle beyond the stars, intended as a magnificent seven in outer.
In 1980, as george lucas was sending his threeyearsinthemaking sciencefantasy masterpiece the empire strikes back around the earth, roger cormans knockofffactory new world pictures was rushing the threemonthsinthemaking battle beyond the stars into the regional drivein circuit. But, battle beyond the stars is an excellent bad movie. Battle beyond the stars lands on bluray with a very nice if only slightly troubled avcencoded picture. After star wars, the theaters were flooded with bad ripoffs made with ridiculous budgets that tried to get some left over money from the audiences on the star wars genre craze. Con george peppard, richard thomas, robert vaughn, john saxon, darlanne fluegel, sam jaffe. I magnifici sette nello spazio battle beyond the stars. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Ambitiously expensive by new worlds standards, the film concerns a pacifist planet attacked by a bunch of bad guys.
Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. This soundtrack not only contains horners score, but it also contains a bunch of sound effects that horner helped engineer for the film, as. Battle beyond the stars roger cormans cult classics for sale. Mar 27, 2012 after star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline. A young man must enlist the help of seven mercenaries and their deadly spaceships to defend his home planet. Battle beyond the stars 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Battle beyond the stars new world, international one sheet x science fiction. Of course, seeing that battle beyond the stars came out around 1980, i was expecting this to be a star wars ripoff so my interest was also balanced with a healthy dose of trepidation. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. The special effects look rather crummy today and the acting is rather bad.
Sador of the malmori and his crew of mutants roam the galaxy in a huge spaceship armed with a stellar convertor, the most powerful weapon in the universe. With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. Battle beyond the stars 1980 the movie database tmdb. Battle beyond the stars 1980 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman and directed by jimmy t. Battle beyond the stars 1980 in yet another film patterned on the seven samurai, a band of diverse heroes in outer space are assembled to defend a planet of peaceful colonists from an armada of aggressors. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. The 8th saturn awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the academy to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror in 1980. Battle beyond the stars 1980 streaming ita a 20170504t19. The special effects were directed by james cameron, and the film was intended as a magnificent seven of space. Murakami, and starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, sybil danning and darlanne fluegel intended as a magnificent seven in outer space, and based on the magnificent seven in which vaughn also appeared, the 1960 western remake of akira kurosawas 1954. Le film battle beyond the stars 1980 vostfr admin 20170710t19. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 736991220997 from new concorde home entertainment.
Personne ne communiquait avec personne, cetait le chaos le plus complet. Battle beyond the stars movie trailer hd 1980 plot synopsis. Jul 28, 2014 battle beyond the stars cant really compete with the a list space adventures in the star wars or star trek franchises, but you can tell they were trying. With all the talent aboard youd expect battle beyond the stars to be better than it ultimately is, but in addition to ripping off the plot of seven samurai, the movie also steals any poststar wars sf cliche s it can lay its hands on.
Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Find similar and related movies for battle beyond the stars 1980 jimmy t. Find free games, movies, and much more at balzertown. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. With a plot based on the magnificent seven and the seven samurai, this. Released in the wake of star wars in 1980 amidst a slew of other imitators, battle beyond the stars set itself apart from the other films with a charming and clever script that was equal parts star wars and akira kurosawa s seven samurai, sprinkled with the magnificent 7. Battle beyond the stars yify torrent magnet, yify movies with battle beyond the stars yify subtitles synopsis. Boasting quite good production values for a roger corman film, this was fun at the time but time has not been kind and the cheesy factor looms large these days. The name actor in this flick is someone who had a decadeslong career in film and television, and is almost reprising his role from the magnificent seven to boot. People from another star full length scifi movie english hd 720p. The highdef capabilities of the bluray format are given a good work out here as the video portion of battle beyond the stars sports excellent picture quality. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. This movie would today be considered pretty cheesy but in 1980 it was a pretty good flick with lots of stars.
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Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman sador of the malmori and his crew of mutants roam the galaxy in a huge spaceship armed with a stellar convertor, the most powerful weapon in the universe. I went into battle beyond the stars hoping to discover some unseen craptastic scifi epic in the vein of starcrash or the last starfighter the latter actually being a pretty wellmade film. Speaking of the millennium falcon, robert vaughns character is a complete han. Battle beyond the stars 1980 full movie download full hd. Jun 02, 2010 if you like second rate star wars knockoffs more than star wars itself, battle beyond the stars is the film for you.
Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant sador and his armada of aggressors. Thinly disguised scifi remake of the seven samurai akir akira kurosawa, gettit. The 1980 science fiction film battle beyond the stars was a space operastyle movie produced by roger corman. The film was made during the time when many studios were releasing space opera films following the success of star wars, however, the film was panned by critics, especially for its reuse of special effects footage and music composed by james horner taken from cormans 1980 film battle beyond the stars.
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