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Battle Beyond the Stars

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5.4/10 • 203

1980-09-081h 44m

Science FictionActionAdventure

A battle beyond time, beyond space.

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Directors
Jimmy T. Murakami
Editors
R.J. Kizer

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  1. Richard Thomas

    Richard Thomas

    Shad

  2. Robert Vaughn

    Robert Vaughn

    Gelt

  3. John Saxon

    John Saxon

    Sador

  4. George Peppard

    George Peppard

    Cowboy

  5. Darlanne Fluegel

    Darlanne Fluegel

    Nanelia

  6. Sybil Danning

    Sybil Danning

    St. Exmin

  7. Sam Jaffe

    Sam Jaffe

    Dr. Hephaestus

  8. Jeff Corey

    Jeff Corey

    Zed

  9. Morgan Woodward

    Morgan Woodward

    Cayman

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CinemaSerf

Jun 7, 2023

6/10

This looks every inch the low budget affair it actually was - but it almost comes off as a fairly engaging sci-fi rip off of the "Magnificent Seven" - complete, even, with Robert Vaughn! "John-Boy" himself, Richard Thomas ("Shad") lives on one of those simple, peaceful, planets threatened by a megalomanic with a big laser cannon (John Saxon) who demands their harvest. "Shad" decides to try and rustle together some mercenaries to defend their home from this evil conqueror and so recruits a disparate band including George Peppard ("Cowboy") and a collection of inter-galactic misfits to help with their cause. Probably most notable for James Horner's score, this is an enjoyable enough sci-fi action adventure with plenty going on and not too much tedious philosophising; the special effects do their job fine, too.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
$11,000,000.00
Keywords
hitmanclonespace battlemercenaryspacespace westernrobotexplosionspace operaspace adventurespaceshipgood versus evil