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Battle Beyond the Stars( 1980)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Thomas

      Shad

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      Robert Vaughn

      Gelt

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      John Saxon

      Sador

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      George Peppard

      Cowboy

    5. cast image

      Darlanne Fluegel

      Nanelia

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      Sybil Danning

      St. Exmin

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      Sam Jaffe

      Dr. Hephaestus

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      Jeff Corey

      Zed

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      Morgan Woodward

      Cayman

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      Marta Kristen

      Lux

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      Julia Duffy

      Mol

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      Earl Boen

      Nestor 1

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      John Gowans

      Nestor 2

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      Lynn Carlin

      Nell

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      Lara Cody

      Kelvin

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      Lawrence Steven Meyers

      Kelvin

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      Eric Morris

      Fen

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      Kathy Griffin

      Alien Extra (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 07 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 disparate band including George Peppard ("Cowboy") and a collection of inter-galactic misfits to help with ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2000000.00

    Revenue

    11000000.00

    Keywords

    • hitman
    • clone
    • space battle
    • mercenary
    • space
    • space western
    • robot
    • explosion
    • space opera
    • space adventure
    • spaceship
    • good versus evil