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Overview

User Rating:
2.3/10   35,089 votes
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Director:
Roger Christian
Writers (WGA):
Corey Mandell (screenplay) and
J.D. Shapiro (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 May 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Prepare For Battle more
Plot:
After enslavement & near extermination by an alien race in the year 3000, humanity begins to fight back. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
9 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Suspension of belief overload! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Travolta ... Terl

Barry Pepper ... Jonnie Goodboy Tyler

Forest Whitaker ... Ker

Kim Coates ... Carlo
Sabine Karsenti ... Chrissy
Michael Byrne ... Parson Staffer
Christian Tessier ... Mickey
Sylvain Landry ... Sammy

Richard Tyson ... Robert the Fox
Christopher Freeman ... Processing Clerk
John Topor ... Processing Clerk / One-Eyed Guard / Teleportation Supervisor
Shaun Austin-Olsen ... Planetship

Tim Post ... Assistant Planetship / Psychlo Guard
Earl Pastko ... Bartender
Michel Perron ... Rock
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Battlefield Earth (USA) (short title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi action.
Runtime:
118 min | USA:119 min (video version) | South Korea:95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Malaysia:U | Finland:K-12 (2000) (theatrical) | Finland:K-15 (2001) (DVD) (revised version) | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Africa:10V | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37411) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:12

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Listed among the Top Ten Best Bad Films ever made in "The Official Razzie Movie Guide", by Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: In the remains of Denver, ruined for 1000 years, Johnnie finds books in good condition despite being in the open air, cars with still-pressurized tires and wrecked buildings with completely intact plate glass windows. more
Quotes:
Terl: Crap-lousy ceiling! I thought I told to get some man-animals in here and fix it. more

FAQ

Was this movie just propaganda for Scientology?
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99 out of 128 people found the following comment useful:-
Suspension of belief overload!, 11 December 2004
1/10
Author: whstrock from Southeast Georgia

This monster flop has an interesting story outline filled with garbage. The aliens have weaknesses that make even the non-rocket scientist in the audience wonder "how did these guys survive long enough to conquer anyone?" The next question I found myself asking is this, "How long would certain things (books, computer-dependent machinery, combustion engines) last and still be of any use to anyone?" Too many things you see in the movie are simply beyond belief. But this is science fiction you say? Of course. The point is that the basic story could have been told without any of these ridiculous questions bugging the viewer if the people making it had just thought things out for an hour or two. I understand that suspension of belief is a requirement of sci-fi fans but you have to limit it to just what is necessary to tell the story you are trying to tell.

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