Battle Beyond the Stars

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Battle Beyond the Stars

PG

Released Aug 10, 1980

1h 44m

Sci-Fi

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Shad of Akir (Richard Thomas) recruits a space cowboy (George Peppard) and other warriors to defend his planet from a barbarian's army.

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Matt Brunson

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Cheesy fun with the usual quotient of Corman cheesecake.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 10, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...there's a degree of knowing wit in the dialogue that makes Battle Beyond the Stars a guilty pleasure...

Rated: 3/5

Sep 19, 2021

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R.L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

An enjoyably inventive low-budget B-movie filled with action and interesting characters.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 29, 2012

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Sean Axmaker

Turner Classic Movies Online

John Sayles manages to work some offbeat science-fiction ideas around the edges of an otherwise derivative plot...

Aug 3, 2011

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Happy to distract the viewer with chase sequences and extended invasion showdowns, also using Danning's sex bomb appeal to keep attention away from the budgetary limitations. Why pay for explosions when there's spandex?

Rated: B-

Jun 20, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Oct 1, 2005

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Michael Antony A

Mikey’s Movie Review: Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) A right of passage for most (especially) boys growing up post Star Wars, BBTS is filled with some great lines and a host of memorable, quirky characters. George Peppard (The A-Team) and Robert Vaughn (Man From U.N.C.L.E) bring the cool, charm and class, while Sybil Danning heaves her mighty bosom! Some future behind-the-camera stars got their big break too - James Horner (Titanic) scored the film, John Sayles (The Secret Of Roan Inish) wrote the script and James Cameron (The Terminator) worked his magic on the cheap and cheerful FX. It was Corman’s most expensive feature costing $2 million, but earned $11 million at the Box Office… I was 9 years old when this came out and I fondly remember seeing this many times, in the cinema as well as on TV… after 45 years it still retains its creaky, campy, naïve charm🤩 Mikey’s Rating: 3/5* or 5/5* (depending on alcohol level😅👌)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Cees T

Star Wars / Seven Samurai ripoff.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Samuel G

A fairly memorable, decent Corman effort.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Garrett B

Didn’t like it at all. Underdeveloped characters, unoriginal plot, tacky visual effects and no sense of joy at all

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Chuck M

I’m 40 minutes in and I don’t know how anybody made it through this ridiculous Star Wars knock off.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Chris O

One of the best B-movies of all time! Go in with low expectations and you won't be disappointed. If you liked Flash Gordon (1980), I think this has a similar over the top vibe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Synopsis

Shad of Akir (Richard Thomas) recruits a space cowboy (George Peppard) and other warriors to defend his planet from a barbarian's army.

Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
Producer: Ed Carlin
Screenwriter: John Sayles
Distributor: New World Pictures
Production Co: Orion Pictures, New World Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 44m

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