Battle beyond the stars stock photos and images alamy. 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 a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman. 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 special edition 6th february 2001 dvd 1. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Released by bsx records in 2011 bsxcd8888 containing music from battle beyond the stars 1980. And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that belies. If you like second rate star wars knockoffs more than star wars itself, battle beyond the stars is the film for you. The akirians decide to find themselves some mercenaries as defenders. Download battlebeyond the stars 1980 torrent at torrentfunk. Staring julia duffy, marta kristen, sam jaffee and jeff corey. 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. James horner battle beyond the stars wolfen cd discogs. 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. Completely different title a curiously clever example. Battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t.
Battle beyond the stars reuses material from other films space raiders, starquest ii, dead space and bachelor party. Shad richard thomas of akir recruits space cowboy george peppard to save planet. It was horners first real score, and remains a favorite of mine. Battle beyond the stars todays feature is the bmovie space epic, battle beyond the stars. 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. 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 armada of aggressors.
James cameron and gale anne hurd met on this film and decided they wanted to work together the deal was that cameron would direct and hurd would produce trope namer. 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. It also generated spaceship footage that roger corman is still recycling and recutting. 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. 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. Screenwriter john sayles had originally envisioned cayman. 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. Murakami, and starring richard thomas, robert vaughn, george peppard, john saxon, sybil danning and darlanne fluegel. 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. Intergalactic bully, sador, makes himself unpleasant to the inhabitants of the peaceful planet akir. For the few years between 1977 and 1989 cinema was filled with clones of star wars. Battle beyond the stars behind the scenes, making the movie.
Dont get me wrong, battle beyond the stars or bbts, for brevity i know, i know, brevity should be a foreign concept to me is a fun little movie, and it allowed many fine actors to pay their rent that month. A battle beyond time, beyond space a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. Download battle beyond the stars yts yify movies torrents download. With george peppard, robert vaughn, richard thomas, john saxon. Jul 18, 2011 battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. Find the perfect battle beyond the stars stock photo. Battle beyond the stars nell sculpted by stephen kundrat of haunted pen studio september 9, 2011 posted in james cameron, karl southcott, miscellaneous selections, stephen kundrat i have the great pleasure of introducing another great talent to this gallery artist stephen kundrat of haunted pen studio. The original sound design gets a big boost thanks to a new 5.
Battle beyond the stars listen and stream free music. The miniature for sadors battleship was reused for the film emanuelle in space romance on the set. Among the mercenaries are space cowboy, a spacegoing truck driver from earth. James horner battle beyond the stars original motion. 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. 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. Gelt, a wealthy but experienced assassin looking for a place to hide. In the opening battle, despite skillfully destroying several of sadors ships, gelts ship is badly damaged by enemy fire. The spaceship fight scenes created for battle beyond the stars were used in more than a couple of other later films ive personally seen some of the spaceship fight scenes used in battle beyond the stars in the film prison ship star slammer. Battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition. Battle beyond the stars, roger cormans take of the star wars saga, is a film justly recognized as a cult classic. After star wars hit it big in 1977, scifi was in again, and studios scrambled to get outer space adventure films into the pipeline.
And though empire remains the vastly superior product, battle beyond the stars has a charm that. Sybil danning is an actress known for her horror and bmovie roles, in films like battle beyond the stars, hercules, amazon women on the moon, halloween 2007, and others. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. 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. Its got lasers, spaceships, a naive young hero, a few grizzled rogues with hearts o gold, a glowering evil overlord, robots with likable personalities and alien races with unlikable personalities. 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. Sybil danning originally born as sybille johanna danninger was born on may 24th, 1952 in wels, austria. Battle beyond the stars is a 1980 american space opera film produced by roger corman, directed by jimmy t. 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. It even takes after george lucass penchant for horizontal wipes to transition. Download battle beyond the stars 1980 yify torrent for. For me the ultimate of these was roger cormans production of battle beyond the stars, from the score, cast, effects, story and even jim camerons model work it was the low budget tribute to films like that.
For this 1980 space extravaganza roger corman followed george lucas lead. Films like star crash cashed in on the star wars craze, even battlestar galactica which had ralph mcquarrie did come to work on that series, and the threeparter turned into a feature, and even the effects team behind it all for me the ultimate of these was roger cormans production of battle beyond the. 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 is a highly ambitious bfeature that surprises by actually being somewhat engaging and funny. Intended as a magnificent seven in outer space, and based on the magnificent seven in which vaughn also appeared. The screenplay for battle beyond the stars was written by writerdirector john sayles, whose credits include piranha, alligator, the howling, the brother from another planet, and lone star, among others. 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. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Battle beyond the stars s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. 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 topics science fiction. Battle beyond the stars connected to niskerone jan 23, 20 at 12. The seven samurai has been remade and recontextualized and homaged many, many times. Battle beyond the stars 1980 battle beyond the stars. Battle beyond the stars soundtrack from 1980, composed by james horner, alan howarth. But i think battle beyond the stars is also guilty of stealing from other sources because some. 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. 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.
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 12, 2011 battle beyond the stars 30th anniversary special edition film scifi. To advance beyond that, you will need to subscribe or add game time. We have 19 battlebeyond the stars 1980 movie torrents for you. Inclusive the akira is a tribute to akira kurosawa. Battle beyond the stars was directed by jimmy murakami humanoids. Battle beyond the stars is fueled on pure makeitwork imagination and this sorta stuff lights up everything in my brain that resembles joy. Battle beyond the stars on dvd 736991220997 from new concorde home entertainment. Battle beyond the stars lands on bluray with a very nice if only slightly troubled avcencoded picture. Apr 20, 20 battle beyond the stars is an american 1980 science fiction film directed by jimmy t. Undoubtedly, battle beyond the stars was a response to the space opera. I actually had not seen it since the 1980 release and had forgotten what a. Battle beyond the stars 2009 shad of akir richard thomas recruits a space cowboy george peppard and other warriors to defend his planet from a barbarians army.
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