pghmoe Review of Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

"Live Fast, fight well, and have a spectacular ending!"

[19 December 2000]

When I first saw this in theatres I was under the impression that you could do a good space opera with a mega budget. How wrong I was! Here is a film that manages to overcome it's budget limitations with good writing, direction, performances, music and art direction. Part of the fun is looking over the cast and credits and seeing where they have gone since, another facet of the Roger Corman legacy.