Battle Beyond the Stars
A battle beyond time, beyond space.
Overview
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $11,000,000
- Production
- New World Pictures
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Cast
Richard Thomas
Shad
Robert Vaughn
Gelt
John Saxon
Sador
George Peppard
Cowboy
Darlanne Fluegel
Nanelia
Sybil Danning
St. Exmin
Sam Jaffe
Dr. Hephaestus
Jeff Corey
Zed
Morgan Woodward
Cayman
Marta Kristen
Lux
Julia Duffy
Mol
Earl Boen
Nestor 1
John Gowans
Nestor 2
Lynn Carlin
Nell
Lara Cody
Kelvin
Lawrence Steven Meyers
Kelvin
Kathy Griffin
Alien Extra (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Jimmy T. Murakami
- Writers
- John Sayles,Anne Dyer,John Sayles
- Producers
- Roger Corman,Ed Carlin
- Cinematography
- Daniel Lacambre
- Composer
- James Horner
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CinemaSerf
June 7, 2023
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 dispar…
Wuchak
August 26, 2024
**_Star Trek and Star Wars are met together (on a lower Corman budget)_** When the planet Akir is threatened by a galactic tyrant (John Saxon), a young man with no experience in warfare (Richard Thomas) ventures into space to enlist the aid of several mercenaries (George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, Morgan Woodward, etc.). "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980) meshes the space-oriented science-fiction of Star Trek (the Original Series and the 1979 movie) with the space fantasy of Star Wars for a col…
Sierbahnn
June 16, 2026
Rebel Moon - but good Obviously Rebel Moon I & II are pretty much exactly this story, but this movie has characters, actual drama, and some excitement. It is just a superior movie. Yes, obviously it has aged, as it was made in 1980, but it does more than enough with what it has to be exciting. It was made to copy Star Wars (again, obviously), and the opening shot is just A New Hope with another ship, but that sort of homage is to be expected. I enjoyed this movie, and with its star-stu…