Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
13 Nov 1980 ● English ● 1 hr 44 mins
Shad, a farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries in outer space to defend his peaceful planet from the evil tyrant Sador.
Cast: George Peppard, Robert Vaughn
Crew: Jimmy T Murakami (Director), Roger Corman (Director), James Cameron (Director of Photography)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release Dates: 13 Nov 1980 (India)
Did you know? This film was intended to be a "Magnificent Seven in outer space", and based on The Magnificent Seven (in which Vaughn also appeared), the 1960 Western remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. Read More
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Director
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Remake of: Seven Samurai (Japanese)
Trivia:
This film was intended to be a "Magnificent Seven in outer space", and based on The Magnificent Seven (in which Vaughn also appeared), the 1960 Western remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai.
There are some inside jokes for Jewish viewers of this movie. For example, the name of Robert Vaughn's character, Gelt, translates in Yiddish into 'gold' or 'money'. The written language which appears on Malmori screens is Hebrew.
Future director James Cameron and future producer Gale Anne Hurd met on this film, which led to their future partnership. This led to the making of The Terminator (1984), their marriage in 1985 before they did Aliens (1986), and their divorce from both marriage and creative partnership during the making of The Abyss (1989).
There are some inside jokes for Jewish viewers of this movie. For example, the name of Robert Vaughn's character, Gelt, translates in Yiddish into 'gold' or 'money'. The written language which appears on Malmori screens is Hebrew.
Future director James Cameron and future producer Gale Anne Hurd met on this film, which led to their future partnership. This led to the making of The Terminator (1984), their marriage in 1985 before they did Aliens (1986), and their divorce from both marriage and creative partnership during the making of The Abyss (1989).
