Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth. Battle beyond the stars 1980 hcf rewind science fiction. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. 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. George peppard, john saxon, richard thomas, robert vaughn, darlanne fluegel, sybil danning show embed code. 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. Battle beyond the stars 1980 posters the movie database.
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 is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. 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. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. 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. A battle beyond time, beyond space a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. 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. Battle beyond the stars 1980 the image could not be loaded. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman.
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. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc. Released by bootleg album in 1999 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. 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. 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. 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. James horner, alan howarth 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 magnificent seven and. James horner battle beyond the stars 1980, vinyl discogs. 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 reuses material from other films space raiders, starquest ii, dead space and bachelor party.
Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. 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 30th anniversary special edition. Battle beyond the stars 1980 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars is an enjoyable cult movie with a story based on seven samurai and its remake the magnificent seven but in space.
Battle beyond the stars was producer roger cormans cheapie answer to star wars. Battle beyond the stars 1980 yify download movie torrent. Inclusive the akira is a tribute to akira kurosawa. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. 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. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. 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.
Battle beyond the stars 1980 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. After star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline. George peppard, john saxon, richard thomas, robert vaughn, darlanne fluegel, sybil danning. 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. Commentary by writer john sayles and roger corman, commentary by producer gale ann hurd, theatrical trailers, production stills, widescreen. 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 for the planet of the apes century fox, one sheet x science fiction. The movie, heavy metal, produced by the great roger corman, featuring a script by john sayles. 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 1980 was one of the many scifi shootemups to be released in the wake of george lucas star wars 1977. 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. 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.
Apr 20, 20 battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. 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. If youre after more trivia then get the dvd, it has not one but two commentary soundtracks to it, one with john sayles screenplay and story and roger corman co producer who instead of commenting on each scene, they talk more about the background of creating battle beyond the stars and other films back in the early 80s which is quite fascinating, and another soundtrack with gale anne. Battle beyond the stars 1980 the movie database tmdb.
Battle beyond the stars on bluray 826663116618 from shout factory. Battle beyond the stars was released in theatres on september 8, 1980. The film was released on dvd on february 6, 2001, by new concorde. Catala english suomi francais bahasa indonesia italiano bahasa melayu portugues simple english. James horner, alan howarth battle beyond the stars amazon. Battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars 1980 the image could not be loaded. Battle beyond the stars 1980 full movie download full hd. James horner battle beyond the stars original motion. Richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, darlene fleugel, sybil danning 1980, 104 minutes, directed by. But warring factions of apes led by a militant gorilla general as well as.
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. 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. The special effects look rather crummy today and the acting is rather bad. 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 special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. Watch battle beyond the stars prime video amazon uk. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. There was a time that i had the bootleg of horners much beloved battle beyond the stars in my possession. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a nice little low budgeter it was.
Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. 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. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. Download battle beyond the stars 1980 yify torrent for. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch. 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. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. 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. 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 soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner. 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. Catala deutsch francais bahasa indonesia italiano bahasa melayu. With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by.
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. Battle beyond the stars trailer 1980 video detective. The seven samurai has been remade and recontextualized and homaged many, many times. 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.
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