Battle beyond the stars was released in theatres on september 8, 1980. Internet movie poster awards one of the largest collections of movie poster images online. Elenco richard thomas robert vaughn john saxon george peppard sybil danning. Battle of the network stars is a series of competitions in which television stars from abc, cbs, and nbc would compete in various sporting events. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. Created by ashley and robert sidaway, the part docuseries culttastic. Commentary by writer john sayles and roger corman, commentary by producer gale ann hurd, theatrical trailers, production stills, widescreen letterbox format. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc 4. I recommend this dvd with the richard thomas interview and commentary tracks if you are a genxer who grew up on star wars. Battle beyond the stars 1980 the movie database tmdb. 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. Feb 02, 2017 a young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant sador and his armada of aggressors. Produced and codirected uncredited by indie master roger corman, the film was an unapologetic knockoff of akira kurosawas 1954 action classic seven samurai and its 1960 american adaptation, the magnificent 7, all set in a farfuture outer space.
Today, while my cranial hard drive has downloaded and upgraded. Sador of the malmori and his crew of mutants roam the galaxy in a huge spaceship armed with a stellar convertor, the most powerful weapon in the universe. A total of 19 of these competitions were held between 1976 and 1988, all of which were aired by abc. Big top evil teaser trailers and release details, fearhouse360 release details, and a look at the little vvomen sketch. Battle beyond the stars connected to niskerone jan 23, 20 at 12. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, darlene fleugel, sybil danning 1980, 104 minutes, directed by. Similar to the 1978 cormanproduced jaws copyparody piranha, 1980s star warsinspired battle beyond the stars allowed screenwriter john sayles to. Download battlebeyond the stars1980 torrent at torrentfunk. Battle beyond the stars 1980 was one of the many scifi shootemups to be released in the wake of george lucas star wars 1977. Mar 27, 2012 after star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline. Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980.
Battle beyond the stars 1980 in yet another film patterned on the seven samurai, a band of diverse heroes in outer space are assembled to defend a planet of peaceful colonists from an armada of aggressors. Forbidden world 1982 znanstvena fantastika, horor on planet xarbia, an experimental life form, subject 20, has been created by an elite group of researchers in hopes of preventing a galactic food crisis. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. The highdef capabilities of the bluray format are given a good work out here as the video portion of battle beyond the stars sports excellent picture quality. The story, lifted wholesale from akira kurosawas seven samurai 1954. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a nice little low budgeter it was. Rent battle beyond the stars 1980 starring george peppard and robert vaughn on dvd and bluray. Battle beyond the stars came out toward the end of cormans heyday as an nurturer of young talent, after the likes of francis ford coppola, peter bogdanovich, martin scorsese, jonathan demme, joe dante, and ron howard had all come and gone. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Battle beyond the stars 1980 in yet another film patterned on the seven samurai, a band of diverse heroes in outer space are assembled to defend a planet of. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. When the production manager was let go, cameron took chargewith the blessing of the crewand delivered the films numerous sets, multiple space ships and huge number of.
Twentyfirstcentury science fiction fans accustomed to specialeffects orgies like the matrix may snigger at the quaint, flash gordonlike spaceships in battle beyond the stars. The video source was the films original internegative, resulting in outstanding resolution for such a low budget feature. Roger corman takes on star wars in this immensely fun, laserhappy ripoff set in a galaxy not all that far, far away from. Released by bootleg album in 1999 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. Sybil danning, battle beyond the stars, 1980 ry3p9t from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. Apr 20, 20 battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. Sador herrscher im weltraum th november 1980 cinema. Battle beyond the stars listen and stream free music. According to deadline, the two companies are looking to develop remakes and other new content opportunities from the library of titles, which includes the likes of piranha, bloodfist, black scorpion, battle beyond the stars, galaxy of terror, the slumber party massacre, forbidden world, eat my dust. I remember watching battle beyond the stars when i was a teenager during the early 1980 s and i liked it then and i like it now. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant sador and his armada of aggressors. Jun 6, 2015 is providing you free access to all the latest.
When sador claims the peaceful farming planet of akir as a colony, young shad volunteers to take sapient ship nell and seek out mercenaries who are willing. Battle beyond the stars is a highly ambitious bfeature that surprises by actually being somewhat engaging and funny. The special effects look rather crummy today and the acting is rather bad. Murakami, and starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, sybil danning and darlanne fluegel intended as a magnificent seven in outer space, and based on the magnificent seven in which vaughn also appeared, the 1960 western remake of akira kurosawas. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Much better technically than the dozens of uberschlocky italian knockoffs that. 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 bmovie 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. Factory tv has announced its first original series. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai. Cameron had come to italy to see a rough cut of piranha ii.
Undoubtedly, battle beyond the stars was a response to the space opera. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant sador and his. Tales from the trenches with roger and julie corman will premiere on november 15th. We have 19 battlebeyond the stars1980 movie torrents for you. Darlanne fluegel battle beyond the stars 1980 bp7d1k from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner. 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. I went into battle beyond the stars hoping to discover some unseen craptastic scifi epic in the vein of starcrash or the last starfighter the latter actually being a pretty wellmade film. Jun 02, 2010 if you like second rate star wars knockoffs more than star wars itself, battle beyond the stars is the film for you. With all the talent aboard youd expect battle beyond the stars to be better than it ultimately is, but in addition to ripping off the plot of seven samurai, the movie also steals any poststar wars sf cliche s it can lay its hands on. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score.
James horner battle beyond the stars original motion. Sybil danning, battle beyond the stars, 1980 stock photo. 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. Darlanne fluegel battle beyond the stars 1980 stock. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. After 1980s the beast in space, brescia continued to make.
For this 1980 space extravaganza roger corman followed george lucas lead. But executive producer roger cormans belated entry into the 70s scifi craze surpasses expectations with sharp performances and a witty script by john sayles his. A retrospective of italys star warsinspired film industry and the inspirations of george lucas. Battle beyond the stars region 2 import plays in english a young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant sador and his armada of aggressors. Roger cormans belated entry into the 70s scifi craze with a script by john sayles his third for corman, including 1978s piranha. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 736991220997 from new concorde home entertainment. Battle beyond the stars 1980 fullhd movie online free no download battle beyond the stars 1980 fullhd movie online free battle beyond the stars 1980 fullhd movie online gorillavid. Galaxy of terror, forbidden world, and battle beyond the stars. With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth.
Battle beyond the stars was cormans most expensive production to that time and he was building a studio and a special effects unit while the picture was being prepared. James horner the new world pictures studio headed by roger corman was at the height of its ambitions in 1980, determined to not just fill the screen with brate science fiction and horror trash but actually compete with the major blockbuster franchises already established in cinema at the time. 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 special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. Battle beyond the stars 1980 topics science fiction. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman sador of the malmori and his crew of mutants roam the galaxy in a huge spaceship armed with a stellar convertor, the most powerful weapon in the universe. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. Staring julia duffy, marta kristen, sam jaffee and jeff corey.
Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. The film was released on dvd on february 6, 2001, by new concorde. Rent battle beyond the stars 1980 on dvd and bluray. The film, intended as a magnificent seven in outer space, is a pastiche of the magnificent seven, the western remake of akira kurosawas film seven samurai.
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