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Battle Beyond the Stars
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Overview

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5.0/10   2,233 votes
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Writers:
John Sayles (story) &
Anne Dyer (story) ...
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Release Date:
13 November 1980 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
A battle beyond time, beyond space. more
Plot:
Seven futuristic mercenaries are assembled to defend a helpless farm colony from an evil overlord. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Josh Hartnett to Star in Post-Apocalyptic Western
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 11 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)

Details on new Roger Corman documentary
 (From Fangoria. 22 October 2008, 9:36 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
When Battlefield Earth is released on video, watch it back to back with this film. more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Thomas ... Shad

Robert Vaughn ... Gelt
John Saxon ... Sador

George Peppard ... Cowboy

Darlanne Fluegel ... Nanelia

Sybil Danning ... Saint-Exmin
Sam Jaffe ... Dr. Hephaestus
Jeff Corey ... Zed
Morgan Woodward ... Cayman
Marta Kristen ... Lux
Earl Boen ... Nestor 1
John D. Gowans ... Nestor 2 (as John Gowens)
Steve Davis ... Quopeg
Lawrence Steven Meyers ... Kelvin 1 (as Larry Meyers)
Lara Cody ... Kelvin 2
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:12 (2005, DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 (1989) (uncut version) | Finland:K-12 (1980) (cut version)

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Trivia:
Most of the model shots were reused Space Raiders (1983). more
Quotes:
["Hammerhead" returns to Akir but cannot find Kalo and Tembo]
Sador: Could we POSSIBLY be out of range?
Yago: Not at all, Sir. Something must be wrong...
Sador: [disgusted] What's WRONG is that I have an army full of GENETIC MISTAKES! Why can't my minions be sophisticated or intelligent, like... well, like ME?
Yago: Well, you can't expect ALL of us to measure up to YOU, Sir.
Sador: Oh, don't flatter me!... Those two probably slammed their ship into an asteriod or something.
Yago: Or they MAY have been shot down.
Sador: Shot down? How? Akir has nothing to put in the air!
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
When Battlefield Earth is released on video, watch it back to back with this film., 5 August 2000
Author: roarshock from Oregon USA

I really enjoy these types of films. When they work it's because of their sheer flamboyance. They aren't afraid to steal from any source, EVERYTHING goes into the pot as long as it's got sparkle, splash, and action. This particular film works real well and I absolutely fell for it when I heard a phrase of music lifted directly from "Alexander Nevsky". It's pure, simple (repeat, simple) fun. The producers of "Battlefield Earth" could have learned something about making entertaining SF movies from repeated viewings of "Battle Beyond the Stars."

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