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 1954. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. 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. 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. Battle beyond the stars 1980 scifi weekend duration. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. Similar to the 1978 cormanproduced jaws copyparody piranha, 1980s star warsinspired battle beyond the stars allowed screenwriter john sayles to.
George peppard, john saxon, richard thomas, robert vaughn, darlanne fluegel, sybil danning. 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 and is amusingly entertaining for it. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a nice little low budgeter it was. Battle beyond the stars 1980 hcf rewind science fiction.
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 an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. Dec 12, 2010 battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date. Commentary by writer john sayles and roger corman, commentary by producer gale ann hurd, theatrical trailers, production stills, widescreen letterbox format. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch. 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. Country germany format cd release date german bootleg. 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 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. 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 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 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. Pg 1h 44min action, adventure, scifi november 1980 west germany. 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. 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 the movie database tmdb. Once youve seen battle beyond the stars, you will never forget it. 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. With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. 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 yify download movie torrent.
Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc. 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 battle beyond the stars 1980 the image could not be loaded. Watch battle beyond the stars prime video amazon uk. Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai. Battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars 1980 the image could not be loaded. The biggername cast contributed to battle beyond the stars relatively higher budget for a corman production, although given the publics ravenous appetite for all things star warsstoked even further by the release of the empire strikes back a few months earlierthe investment was fairly safe. 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. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars amazon. 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.
And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. 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. 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 is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. Battle beyond the stars special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. Battle for the planet of the apes years after conquering the earth, ape leader caesar wants the ruling apes and enslaved humans to live in peace. James horner battle beyond the stars wolfen cd discogs. The seven samurai has been remade and recontextualized and homaged many, many times. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. 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.
A total of 19 of these competitions were held between 1976 and 1988, all of which were aired by abc. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. 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 1980 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner. The special effects look rather crummy today and the acting is rather bad. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack details soundtrackcollector. Battle beyond the stars was released in theatres on september 8, 1980.
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. Battle beyond the stars behind the scenes, making the movie. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a. Battle beyond the stars scifi adventure about seven space warriors who do battle to save a peaceful planet from a ruthless conqueror. 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. 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. Space raiders, also known as star child, is a 1983 space western film written and directed by howard r. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a script by john sayles. 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. Mar 16, 2014 battle beyond the stars scifi adventure about seven space warriors who do battle to save a peaceful planet from a ruthless conqueror. George peppard, john saxon, richard thomas, robert vaughn, darlanne fluegel, sybil danning show embed code. Battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date. 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.
Sador herrscher im weltraum usa 1980 battle beyond the. 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. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. The film was released on dvd on february 6, 2001, by new concorde. But warring factions of apes led by a militant gorilla general as well as. Richard thomas robert vaughn john saxon george peppard darlanne fluegel sybil danning sam jaffe morgan woodward earl boen john.
Undoubtedly, battle beyond the stars was a response to the space opera. Battle beyond the stars is a highly ambitious bfeature that surprises by actually being somewhat engaging and funny. Battle beyond the stars was producer roger cormans cheapie answer to star wars. The film was made during the time when many studios were releasing space opera films following the success of star wars, however, the film was panned by critics, especially for its reuse of special effects footage and music composed by james horner taken. Battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability.
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 trailer 1980 video detective. 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 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. I recommend this dvd with the richard thomas interview and commentary tracks if you are a genxer who grew up on star wars. For this 1980 space extravaganza roger corman followed george lucas lead, swiping from mythology, westerns, and samurai films. Epic space saga in the vein of the seven samurai with a script by john sayles and special effects by. Battle beyond the stars on bluray 826663116618 from shout factory. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Battle for the planet of the apes century fox, one sheet x science fiction. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 shout factory theatr.
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. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a. Released by bootleg album in 1999 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. 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.