Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Directed by
- Jimmy Murakami, Roger Corman
- Genre
- action film, adventure film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 229 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man from a peaceful farming planet recruits a group of mercenaries to defend his home from a tyrannical warlord. They assemble a ragtag team of alien heroes each with unique skills and spaceships.
adventurousretrolightheartedfast-pacedcampynostalgicimaginative
What happens
Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 American space opera film directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, produced and distributed by Roger Corman's New World Pictures. It is a science fiction-themed interpretation of The Magnificent Seven (1960; itself a Western film version of Seven Samurai; 1954) in outer space. The film stars Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning, Darlanne Fluegel, Sam Jaffe, Jeff Corey, Morgan Woodward, Earl Boen, and Lynn Carlin. In keeping with Corman's longstanding cultivation of emergent talents, the screenplay was written by John Sayles (then transitioning from an aborted literary career under the producer's aegis), with an early score from James Horner and special effects designed by nascent filmmaker James Cameron. The film was theatrically released by New World Pictures on July 25, 1980. It was a decent box office success, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. It was nominated for five Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Special Effects, with Sybil Danning winning a special award for Outstanding Achievement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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