Battle beyond the stars behind the scenes, making the movie. 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. She appeared in a number of films during the 1980s. 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. Battle beyond the stars was created in 1980 and two years later horner would compose star trek ii which would catapult his. Staring julia duffy, marta kristen, sam jaffee and jeff corey. Battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t.
Battle beyond the stars is fueled on pure makeitwork imagination and this sorta stuff lights up everything in my brain that resembles joy. 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. 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. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. 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. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth.
James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars. 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. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. Battle beyond the stars 1980 was one of the many scifi shootemups to be released in the wake of george lucas star wars 1977. Battle beyond the stars was released in theatres on september 8, 1980.
Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a script by john sayles. 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. 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. 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. Undoubtedly, battle beyond the stars was a response to the. Your sister is a werewolf 1985, and reform school girls 1986. 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. Battle beyond the stars 1980 hcf rewind science fiction. Her first film role was in roger cormans space opera cult classic, battle beyond the stars 1980, which helped to established her as a bmovie actress.
Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a. After star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline. Richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, darlene fleugel, sybil danning 1980, 104 minutes, directed by. A french language version of this pack issued for the canadian market. James horner battle beyond the stars original motion.
Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Battle beyond the stars scifi adventure about seven space warriors who do battle to save a peaceful planet from a ruthless conqueror. Roger cormans belated entry into the 70s scifi craze with a script by john sayles his third for corman, including 1978s piranha. The film was released on dvd on february 6, 2001, by new concorde. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. 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. Battle beyond the stars 1980 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars 1980 posters the movie database. Battle beyond the stars special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey.
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. Legendas battle beyond the stars legendas portuguese br. Watch battle beyond the stars prime video amazon uk. With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. 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. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth.
Apr 20, 20 battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. The seven samurai has been remade and recontextualized and homaged many, many times. Commentary by writer john sayles and roger corman, commentary by producer gale ann hurd, theatrical trailers, production stills, widescreen. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. 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. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars amazon. 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. Battle beyond the stars is a highly ambitious bfeature that surprises by actually being somewhat engaging and funny. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. Chained heat 1983, hercules 1983, malibu express 1985, howling ii.
Battle for the planet of the apes century fox, one sheet x science fiction. When sador claims the peaceful farming planet of akir as a colony, young shad volunteers to take sapient ship nell and seek out. Battle beyond the stars was producer roger cormans cheapie answer to star wars. 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. Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. 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. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a nice little low budgeter it was. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from. A battle beyond time, beyond space a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 shout factory theatr.
Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Similar to the 1978 cormanproduced jaws copyparody piranha, 1980s star warsinspired battle beyond the stars. Released by bootleg album in 1999 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. The special effects look rather crummy today and the acting is rather bad. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. 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. Sador herrscher im weltraum th november 1980 cinema.
Epic space saga in the vein of the seven samurai with a script by john sayles and special effects by. 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. 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. 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.
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