Neil marshall is a genre filmmaker from the north of england. This quintessential new world picture from producer roger corman features a jawdropping array of behind the scenes talent including a score from james horner, a script from john sayles and art direction from james cameron. 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. 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. 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.
Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Battle beyond the stars special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. Undoubtedly, battle beyond the stars was a response to the space opera. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a. A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. The picture limps to a finale, but its not a rough landing, sustaining a good vs. 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.
There is no way to describe the fever dream that lasts from the time you press play until you see the name cowboy as an official character in the credits. 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. I recommend this dvd with the richard thomas interview and commentary tracks if you are a genxer who grew up on star wars. Mar 27, 2012 1980s battle beyond the stars was his biggest production to date, but it was a familiar story. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars. 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. Murakami, and starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, sybil danning and darlanne fluegel.
Dec 12, 2010 battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date. Starring richard thomas, the supporting cast is equally impressive, including turns from sam jaffe, sybil danning, george peppard, john saxon and robert vaughn. Battle beyond the stars grows monotonous during its volatile conclusion. His features include dog soldiers, the descent and centurion. 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. Intended as a magnificent seven in outer space, and based on the magnificent seven in which vaughn also appeared. Battle beyond the stars widescreen on movies unlimited. Find movie and film cast and crew information for battle beyond the stars 1980 jimmy t.
And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. 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. Battle beyond the stars, roger cormans take of the star wars saga, is a film justly recognized as a cult classic. 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. Battle beyond the stars is fueled on pure makeitwork imagination and this sorta stuff lights up everything in my brain that resembles joy. 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. Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. Battle beyond the stars 1980 letterboxd social film. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars amazon. Film facts for the 1980 scifi movie starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, john saxon more cast.
With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. 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 dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that.
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. The video source was the films original internegative, resulting in outstanding resolution for such a low budget feature. 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 1980 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. This cheesy 1980 scifi effort was made by movie producer roger corman of death race 2000 and piranha fame to cash in somewhat belatedly on the popularity of star wars. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc 4. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory.
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. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Battle beyond the stars 1980 the movie database tmdb. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. Screenwriter john sayles turned to akira kurosawas seven samurai for inspiration, which, of course, had already been remade as a western, the magnificent seven, by john sturges. 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.
There was a time that i had the bootleg of horners much beloved battle beyond the stars in my possession. 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. Richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, darlene fleugel, sybil danning 1980, 104 minutes, directed by. When the production manager was let go, cameron took chargewith the blessing of the crewand delivered the film s numerous sets, multiple space ships and huge number of. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a script by john sayles. There are only so many intense closeups of actor faking space flight one can take before it all starts to lose impact. Battle beyond the stars on bluray 826663116618 from shout factory. He directed the blackwater episode of game of thrones, and the first episode of the michael bay produced pirate show black sails.
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. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. Battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. Battle beyond the stars is what star wars could have been if it had zero expectations for its release and a paper bag full of spray paint provided for each member of the cast and crew. 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.
Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. The story, lifted wholesale from akira kurosawas seven samurai 1954. Battle beyond the stars 1980 was one of the many scifi shootemups to be released in the wake of george lucas star wars 1977. After star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline. Battle beyond the stars 1980 topics 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 mercenaries who are willing. Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch. Battle beyond the stars movie filming locations the 80s.
The entire film was shot in the studio that corman built in the former hammond lumber buildings that he bought in venice, ca. Most recently hes directed episodes of constantine, hannibal, timeless, westworld and the revamped lost in space. Sador herrscher im weltraum th november 1980 cinema. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Battle beyond the stars connected to niskerone jan 23, 20 at 12. The video source was the film s original internegative, resulting in outstanding resolution for such a low budget feature. Battle beyond the stars, dvd, widescreen, scificontemporary, 826663116601. The real stars of battle beyond the stars, though, are two young upstarts named james cameron and james horner, who both use every trick available to them to make this seem like a far grander and more expensive film than it really is cameron who was hired after impressing corman with his short film, xenogenesis does an incredible job with the limited resources available to him as the. 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 is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. Now that is history, the sad thing about the bootleg is that is was a downloaded version of the internet and that there were 2 tracks not fully complete cowboy and the jackers and love theme. Battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date.
Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. 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. Shot in his new studio the paint was still wet, corman has joked, in just five weeks, on a budget that would have paid for one of george lucas effects, the end result is proof that with the right talent, anything is possible. Commentary by writer john sayles and roger corman, commentary by producer gale ann hurd, theatrical trailers, production stills, widescreen letterbox format.
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