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Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) 5.2
A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by an evil tyrant and his armada. Director:Jimmy T. Murakami |
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Cast
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| Richard Thomas | ... | ||
| Robert Vaughn | ... | ||
| John Saxon | ... | ||
| George Peppard | ... |
Cowboy
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| Darlanne Fluegel | ... |
Nanelia
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| Sybil Danning | ... |
St. Exmin
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| Morgan Woodward | ... |
Cayman
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| Earl Boen | ... |
Nestor 1
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| John Gowans | ... |
Nestor 2
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Steve Davis | ... |
Quopeg
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Lawrence Steven Meyers | ... |
Kelvin
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Lara Cody | ... |
Kelvin
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Lynn Carlin | ... |
Nell
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Zed
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A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries in outer space to defend his peaceful planet from the evil tyrant Sador and his armada of aggressors. Among the mercenaries are Space Cowboy, a spacegoing truck driver from Earth; Gelt, a wealthy but experienced assassin; and Saint-Exmin, a Valkyrie warrior looking to prove herself in battle. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Rebels. Outlaws. Mercenaries. Seven magnificent warriors join to fight the... Battle Beyond the Stars. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 November 1980 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Batalha Além das Estrelas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 2,027,999 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Shad: [sternly] Nell, shut up.
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Gelt is modeled closely after the character Lee from The Magnificent Seven, on which this film was based (Robert Vaughn played both). Some of Gelt's dialogue is lifted almost verbatim from The Magnificent Seven. See more »Goofs
During Saint Exmin's final battle against Sador a crewmember can be seen on the left-side of the screen (over Sybil Danning's right shoulder). The crewman is visible during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cut to her during the battle. The crew person appears to be sitting just behind the wall immediately behind Sybil. See more »Quotes
Nell: Terrific! Now I've got TWO babies to sit for.Shad: [sternly] Nell, shut up.
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I first saw this in the summer of 1981, just before I was due to go back to school for my second year in senior school (around the age of 12-13)
Nowadays, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS is more familar to audiences as the film which helped launch the careers of James Cameron and James Horner, but the success of the film is more down to John Sayles excellent screenplay, one of the earliest he did along with PIRANHA for Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
Sayles does some very creative things with the dialogue and Sybil Danning is the standout performance as the Valkyrie warrior St. Exmin. Darlanne Fluegel as Nanelia and Morgan Woodward as Cayman of the Lambda Zone provide adequate support to Richard Thomas and Robert Vaughn.
As with Howard Shore and his LOTR scores, Horner's early works were to be found in low-budget film. The limited-edition soundtrack recently released also has the soundtrack to HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP. I have followed Horner's career from BATTLE, through to his music for 48 HRS, BRAINSTORM and GORKY PARK, but BATTLE is undoubtedly one of the best scores he has ever done. As with John Williams' music for STAR WARS, it added a dimension to the film and gave me goosebumps when I first saw it.
The FX and design of the film do heighten the experience of watching this low-budget offering in a similar way to how ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 knew the limits of its setting.
Worth catching at any time!