Battle beyond the stars 1980 in yet another film patterned on the seven samurai, a band of diverse heroes in outer space are assembled to defend a planet of peaceful colonists from an armada of aggressors. Battle beyond the stars 1980 fullhd movie online free no download battle beyond the stars 1980 fullhd movie online free battle beyond the stars 1980 fullhd movie online gorillavid. 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 dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc 4. 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. For this 1980 space extravaganza roger corman followed george lucas lead. Twentyfirstcentury science fiction fans accustomed to specialeffects orgies like the matrix may snigger at the quaint, flash gordonlike spaceships in battle beyond the stars.
Battle beyond the stars 1980 the movie database tmdb. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Battle beyond the stars is a highly ambitious bfeature that surprises by actually being somewhat engaging and funny. Staring darlanne fluegel, julia duffy, marta kristen and jeff corey. 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.
Big top evil teaser trailers and release details, fearhouse360 release details, and a look at the little vvomen sketch. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. 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 special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. 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. Created by ashley and robert sidaway, the part docuseries culttastic.
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 george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. 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. Jul 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. 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. Elenco richard thomas robert vaughn john saxon george peppard 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. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 736991220997 from new concorde home entertainment.
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 battle beyond time, beyond space a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. Movie music by composer james horner, alan howarth. Roger corman takes on star wars in this immensely fun, laserhappy ripoff set in a galaxy not all that far, far away from. Roger corman crossed star wars with the seven samurai. A total of 19 of these competitions were held between 1976 and 1988, all of which were aired by abc.
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. The film was released on dvd on february 6, 2001, by new concorde. Sybil danning, battle beyond the stars, 1980 stock photo. The story, lifted wholesale from akira kurosawas seven samurai 1954. Battle beyond the stars dvd 1980 region 1 us import ntsc. Similar to the 1978 cormanproduced jaws copyparody piranha, 1980s star warsinspired battle beyond the stars allowed screenwriter john sayles to. 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.
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. But executive producer roger cormans belated entry into the 70s scifi craze surpasses expectations with sharp performances and a witty script by john sayles his. Sybil danning, battle beyond the stars, 1980 ry3p9t from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. The video source was the films original internegative, resulting in outstanding resolution for such a low budget feature. 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. Internet movie poster awards one of the largest collections of movie poster images online. 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 released in theatres on september 8, 1980. Battle beyond the stars 1980 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. 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 1980 pg 0908 1980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Sador herrscher im weltraum th november 1980 cinema. According to deadline, the two companies are looking to develop remakes and other new content opportunities from the library of titles, which includes the likes of piranha, bloodfist, black scorpion, battle beyond the stars, galaxy of terror, the slumber party massacre, forbidden world, eat my dust. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 826663116601 from shout factory. Cameron had come to italy to see a rough cut of piranha ii. 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 pg 09081980 us science fiction 1h 44m user score. Its a bit cheesy but the characters are likeable and the story is pleasant to watch.
Jun 02, 2010 if you like second rate star wars knockoffs more than star wars itself, battle beyond the stars is the film for you. Much better technically than the dozens of uberschlocky italian knockoffs that. Battle beyond the stars listen and stream free music. Apr 20, 20 battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. Factory tv has announced its first original series. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. 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. 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. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. Rent battle beyond the stars 1980 starring george peppard and robert vaughn on dvd and bluray. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner. 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. After 1980s the beast in space, brescia continued to make.
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. 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 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.
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. Aug 02, 2011 battle beyond the stars remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Download battlebeyond the stars1980 torrent at torrentfunk. Tales from the trenches with roger and julie corman will premiere on november 15th. Rent battle beyond the stars 1980 on dvd and bluray. 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 retrospective of italys star warsinspired film industry and the inspirations of george lucas. 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. 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. Darlanne fluegel battle beyond the stars 1980 bp7d1k from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock.
Roger cormans belated entry into the 70s scifi craze with a script by john sayles his third for corman, including 1978s piranha. James horner battle beyond the stars original motion. Staring julia duffy, marta kristen, sam jaffee and jeff corey. The special effects look rather crummy today and the acting is rather bad. Dec 12, 2010 battle beyond the stars starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, and darlanne fluegel release date. Darlanne fluegel battle beyond the stars 1980 stock. 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. Released by bootleg album in 1999 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980.
Galaxy of terror, forbidden world, and battle beyond the stars. Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. Richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, darlene fleugel, sybil danning 1980, 104 minutes, directed by. Jun 6, 2015 is providing you free access to all the latest.
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