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Battle Beyond the Stars

  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
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Sybil Danning, George Peppard, Richard Thomas, Lara Cody, Darlanne Fluegel, Lawrence Steven Meyers, and Morgan Woodward in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
9.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,442
797
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    • Directors
      • Jimmy T. Murakami
      • Roger Corman(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Sayles(screenplay by)
      • Anne Dyer(story by)
    • Stars
      • George Peppard
      • Robert Vaughn
      • Richard Thomas
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Jimmy T. Murakami
      • Roger Corman(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Sayles(screenplay by)
      • Anne Dyer(story by)
    • Stars
      • George Peppard
      • Robert Vaughn
      • Richard Thomas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Sybil Danning, Richard Thomas, Darlanne Fluegel, and Marta Kristen in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
    Morgan Woodward in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
    Sybil Danning, Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, and Darlanne Fluegel in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
    Sybil Danning and Jeff Corey in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
    Sybil Danning in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
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    Sybil Danning in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
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    George Peppard
    George Peppard
    • Cowboy
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Gelt
    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • Shad
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Sador
    Darlanne Fluegel
    Darlanne Fluegel
    • Nanelia
    Sybil Danning
    Sybil Danning
    • St. Exmin
    Sam Jaffe
    Sam Jaffe
    • Dr. Hephaestus
    Morgan Woodward
    Morgan Woodward
    • Cayman
    Earl Boen
    Earl Boen
    • Nestor 1
    John Gowans
    John Gowans
    • Nestor 2
    • (as John Gowens)
    Steve Davis
    • Quopeg
    Lawrence Steven Meyers
    • Kelvin
    • (as Larry Meyers)
    Lara Cody
    Lara Cody
    • Kelvin
    Lynn Carlin
    Lynn Carlin
    • Nell
    • (voice)
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Zed
    Marta Kristen
    Marta Kristen
    • Lux
    Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy
    • Mol
    Eric Morris
    Eric Morris
    • Fen
    • Directors
      • Jimmy T. Murakami
      • Roger Corman(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Sayles(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Anne Dyer(story by)
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    • Trivia
      A young Bill Paxton worked on the sets as a carpenter and painter in between jobs on the recommendation of good friend, art director and future collaborator James Cameron.
    • Goofs
      During Saint Exmin's final battle against Sador a crewmember can be seen on the left-side of the screen (over Sybil Danning's right shoulder). The crewman is visible during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cut to her during the battle. The crew person appears to be sitting just behind the wall immediately behind Sybil.
    • Quotes

      Saint-Exmin: I am Saint Exmin of the Valkyrie. It's been a very enjoyable fight.

      [She explodes her ship]

      Shad: [quoting Saint-Exmin, mesmerized by her action] "Live fast, fight well, and have a beautiful ending."

    • Alternate versions
      In the original ending a faction of pacifists leave Akir, feeling that their society has now become part of the violent universe. The sequence was scrapped after the fx shop delivered poor shots of their spaceships departing from the planet.
    • Connections
      Edited into Astron Belt (1983)

    User reviews118

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    A GOOD Roger Corman film? Amazing!
    Roger Corman was executive producer for this enjoyable and wonderfully campy sci-fi version of `The Magnificent Seven'. It even features Robert Vaughn as the same lost-his-nerve gunslinger he played in the original! John Sayle's script is loaded with fine humor. Director Jimmy T. Murakami obviously knew his film history, since the planet being attacked is called `Kira' -- a tribute to director Akira Kurasowa of `Seven Samurai', the inspiration for the original of this interesting trio of films.

    Richard Thomas, star of TV's rustic melodrama `The Waltons', plays the brave young man who leaves his besieged home world to find mercenaries to fight against planet-conquering John Saxon. George Peppard plays `Cowboy', a space-going gunrunner with a Western fixation (another tribute to `Mag 7'). Sybil Danning is a feisty female warrior with a costume that defies description.

    The special effects look a bit dated now, but that isn't the film's fault. Sam Jaffe (`The Day the Earth Stood Still') has a great part. Darlene Flugel is the attractive romantic interest for Thomas. James Horner's rousing score is a golden plus. When the movie was first released, sci-fi fans considered it a rip-off because it was released between `Star Wars - A New Hope' and `The Empire Strikes Back' -- tough competition.

    Watch this movie as a double feature with `The Magnificent Seven' and you're guaranteed a good time. I've done, and it works just fine . ..

    Let me know if it works for you, okay?
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    • Bruce_Cook
    • Oct 30, 2001

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sador - Herrscher im Weltraum
    • Filming locations
      • Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • New World Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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