The film was released on dvd on february 6, 2001, by new concorde. The seven samurai has been remade and recontextualized and homaged many, many times. 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 the movie database tmdb. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a nice little low budgeter it was. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. Dec 12, 2010 battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date.
Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. 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. 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. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai.
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. Staring julia duffy, marta kristen, sam jaffee and jeff corey. 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. 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. Battle beyond the stars special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. 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. 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. 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. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by. 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 on dvd 736991220997 from new concorde home entertainment. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. 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 widescreen on movies unlimited.
And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. Battle beyond the stars lands on bluray with a very nice if only slightly troubled avcencoded picture. 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 dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc 4. Internet movie poster awards one of the largest collections of movie poster images online. Battle beyond the stars 1980 was one of the many scifi shootemups to be released in the wake of george lucas star wars 1977. Similar to the 1978 cormanproduced jaws copyparody piranha, 1980s star warsinspired battle beyond the stars. 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. 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 1980 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc.
Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. 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. Battle beyond the stars, dvd, widescreen, scificontemporary, 826663116601. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. Battle beyond the stars was producer roger cormans cheapie answer to star wars. Battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t.
Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. 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. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 shout factory theatr. Battle beyond the stars scifi adventure about seven space warriors who do battle to save a peaceful planet from a ruthless conqueror. Battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date. Battle beyond the stars behind the scenes, making the movie.
Battle beyond the stars is a highly ambitious bfeature that surprises by actually being somewhat engaging and funny. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. 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. 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. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a. 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 1980 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars. 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. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a script by john sayles. After star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline.
With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. Undoubtedly, battle beyond the stars was a response to the. 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. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. 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. A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from. Battle beyond the stars 1980 posters the movie database. 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. James horner battle beyond the stars wolfen cd discogs. 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. Apr 20, 20 battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. Roger cormans belated entry into the 70s scifi craze with a script by john sayles his third for corman, including 1978s piranha.
Richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, darlene fleugel, sybil danning 1980, 104 minutes, directed by. 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. Sador herrscher im weltraum th november 1980 cinema. Commentary by writer john sayles and roger corman, commentary by producer gale ann hurd, theatrical trailers, production stills, widescreen. Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars amazon. 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.
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