Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars
Credits
Title:	Battle Beyond the Stars
Genres:	Sci-fi Action
Directed by:	Jimmy T. Murakami Roger Corman [1]
Written by:	John Sayles Anne Dyer
Produced by:	Ed Carlin; Roger Corman; Mary Ann Fisher
Music by:	James Horner
Cinematography:	Daniel Lacambre
Edited by:	Allan Holzman; R.J. Kizer
Production
Distributed by:	New World Pictures Orion Pictures
Released:	September 8th, 1980
Rating:	PG
Running time:	104 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$2,000,000 [2]
Gross:	$1,700,000 (US) [3]
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Battle Beyond the Stars is an independent American feature film of the science fiction and action genres. Chalk this one up as another low-budget cheezy fun-fest courtesy of the 1980s. The movie was directed by Jimmy T. Murakami and written by John Sayles with additional writing by Anne Dyer. It was produced by Roger Corman and his company New World Pictures and released through Orion Pictures. It premiered in New York City, New York on September 8th, 1980 and enjoyed limited theatrical release.

Battle Beyond the Stars stars The Walton actor Richard Thomas as the protagonist Shad with John Saxon as his antagonist foil, the warlord Sador. Other stars include Robert Vaughn as Gelt, George Peppard as a space cowboy, Darlanne Fluegel as Nanelia, Sam Jaffe as Doctor Hephaestus and Sybil Danning as the ever-buxom Saint Exmin.

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• Akir
• Hephaestus space station

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• Harmonica
• Ray gun
• Robot
• Stellar converter

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1980s Sci-fi films

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