As a new magnificent seven remake hits theatres, lets revisit one you really need to see roger cormans battle beyond the stars a blatant attempt by b movie mastermind roger corman to cash in on the success of star wars, 1980s battle beyond the stars essentially takes akira kurosawas seven samurai which had, of course, already been remade for the west in the magnificent seven and. From producer roger corman and written by john sayles with art direction by james cameron, the movie sets the plot of akira kurosawas seven samurai, and later the magnificent seven, in a largescale battle in outer space and is amusingly entertaining for it. Battle beyond the stars grows monotonous during its volatile conclusion. Battle beyond the stars putlocker movie online best free. Watch battle beyond the stars online movie streaming duration 104 minutes and broadcast on 19800908 mpaa rating is 7. In 1980, as george lucas was sending his threeyearsinthemaking sciencefantasy masterpiece the empire strikes back around the earth, roger cormans knockofffactory new world pictures was rushing the threemonthsinthemaking battle beyond the stars into the regional drivein circuit. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing battle beyond the stars near you.
I remember watching battle beyond the stars when i was a teenager during the early 1980s and i liked it then and i like it now. This movie would today be considered pretty cheesy but in 1980 it was a pretty good flick with lots of stars. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. However, while george lucass iconic classic was loosely inspired by akira kurosawas the hidden fortress, this one took its cue from another of his films, seven samurai, as well as the latters hollywood remake the magnificent seven. Its best known remake is of course the western the magnificent seven, but pretty much every go put together a group of mercenaries to save the hometown story is probably based on seven samurai. Released may 11th, 2009, battle beyond the stars stars richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, darlanne fluegel the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of.
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George peppard, john saxon, richard thomas, robert vaughn, darlanne fluegel, sybil danning. It tells of the space race of two future nations competing to become the first to land a spacecraft on the planet mars. Roger corman takes on star wars in this immensely fun, laserhappy ripoff set in a galaxy not all that far, far away from that other 70s scifi blockbuster, featuring an intergalactic farm boy played by richard thomas, aka john boy walton and his quest to recruit a gang of space mercenaries wholl help. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t.
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Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. Scripted by john sayles, battle beyond the stars rips off all sorts of nice genre items including a feistytalking computer and a russ meyerish valkyrie with. Shad, 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. Rent battle beyond the stars 1980 on dvd and bluray dvd. Biography sybil danning originally born as sybille johanna danninger was born on may 24th, 1952 in wels, austria. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. The seven samurai has been remade and recontextualized and homaged many, many times. Sybil danning is an actress known for her horror and b movie roles, in films like battle beyond the stars, hercules, amazon women on the moon, halloween 2007, and others.
Rent battle beyond the stars 1980 on dvd and bluray. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. Intended as a magnificent seven in outer space, and based on the magnificent seven in which vaughn also appeared. Onedimensional evil cosmic bad guy threatens a planet of peaceloving types. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch. It was one of the movies trying to capitalize on star wars. Even though the film was thought of as a flop, this design of vessel. A battle beyond time, beyond space a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi.
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