Battlefield Earth (2000)

After enslavement and near extermination by an alien race in the year 3000, humanity begins to fight back.

Director:

Roger Christian

Writers:

Corey Mandell (screenplay), J.D. Shapiro (screenplay)

Stars:

John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper

Bottom Rated Movies #50 | 10 wins & 2 nominations.

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

Storyline

In the year 3000, humanity is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the seductive and powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth of its resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has reverted to a primitive state, believing the invaders to be demons and technology to be evil. After humanity has all but given up any hope of freeing themselves from alien oppression, a young man named Tyler decides to leave his desolate home high in the Rocky Mountains to discover the truth, whereupon he is captured and enslaved. It is then that he decides to fight back, leading his fellow man in one final struggle for freedom.

---

Plot Keywords:

alien | voyager golden record | pulp fiction | resistance fighter | battle | 

---

Taglines:

On May 12, We Fight Back.

---

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi action

Details

Official Sites:

Author Services Author Services (DVD news)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battlefield Earth

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$44,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,548,898 (USA) (12 May 2000)

Gross:

ESP 258,210,904 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Morgan Creek Productions, Franchise Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min 119 min (video)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Travolta had both a sequel and an animated series planned even before the film was released.

---

Goofs

When any characters wear "masks", they inevitably breathe through their mouths.

---

Quotes

Terl: You will soon be relocated to a new mining site, and if any of you get any bright ideas about escaping, just keep in mind that although you know nothing about firearms, I certainly do. I graduated top marksman in my class and I can kill any one of you at over a thousand paces.
[to Jonnie, who is the only human who understands the Psychlo language]
Terl: Tell them what I've said.
Jonnie Goodboy Tyler: [to the other humans] We try to run, he'll kill us.
Terl: That's it?

---

Connections

Featured in Nostalgia Critic: The Dark Age of Movies (2015)

User Reviews

Suspension of belief overload!

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.