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	Filmtracks: Battle Beyond the Stars (James Horner)
		Battle Beyond the Stars/Humanoids from the Deep: (James Horner) Imagine, for a moment, a time when film music collectors listened to James Horner's music in the theatres and not one of them compared that music to a previous Horner score.
		Horner was lucky enough to be noticed by Roger Corman for use in the films represented on this album, and it is Battle Beyond the Stars which directly caused Horner's employment on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and an acquaintence with Battle Beyond the Stars art director James Cameron.
		Nevertheless, the score for Battle Beyond the Stars is a riot.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/battle_beyond.html (1156 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars and Humanoids from the Deep by James Horner
		Battle Beyond the Stars, as well as Humanoids, was molded in classic Corman-style, and Horner's score features many of, what would become, early Horner trademark techniques.
		While the score for Battle Beyond the Stars holds its own against most other sci-fi film's of it's era, and even though it desperately sought to ride the wave that Star Wars, in particular, created, it is unfair to compare it to John Williams' or Jerry Goldsmith's stellar scores.
		All artwork from Battle Beyond the Stars and Humanoids from the Deep is exclusive property of GNP Crescendo Records (c) 2001.
	www.tracksounds.com /reviews/battle_humanoids.htm (783 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Battle Beyond the Stars -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		It is also a compedium of the (A trite or obvious remark) cliches that came to dominate sci-fi films following (Click link for more info and facts about Star Wars) Star Wars including giant spaceships, "cute" robots, exotic aliens and the finale of a suicidal assault on a space fortress.
		At the time of its release, Battle Beyond the Stars was the most expensive film produced by (Click link for more info and facts about Roger Corman) Roger Corman.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_beyond_the_stars.htm (242 words)

	Science Fiction Movie and TV Reviews
		Battle Beyond The Stars is also fondly remembered by a startling number of Hollywood heavyweights who worked on it early in their careers.
		Battle Beyond The Stars isn't as slick and sophisticated as Star Wars, but for my money it does an even better job of evoking the feel of those old science fiction serials that inspired George Lucas in the first place.
		Battle Beyond The Stars is a key film in the Roger Corman canon, and the DVD has gotten a pretty lush treatment with plenty of extras.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue211/screen2.html (754 words)

	Battle Beyond The Stars/Humanoids From The Deep by James Horner @ Cinemusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Most of BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS is militaristic action scoring, punctuacted with continuous brass flourishes ("Cowboy and The Jackers") and several colorful elements (an instrument known as The Beam, and plenty of exotic percussion) added to make things interesting.
		Track 3, "The Battle Begins" is one of the most athletic cues of the score and features the infamous "Beam" (15-foot beam with piano strings) effect from Goldsmith's STAR TREK: TMP score.
		BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS/HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP is essential for any Horner fan who wants to pinpoint the nucleus of his compositional ideas -- they're all planted here and would manifest themselves in each score since - KRULL right on through to SNEAKERS, believe it or not.
	www.cinemusic.net /reviews/2001/battle_beyond_the_stars.html (816 words)

	Scifilm -- Reviews, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS is a science fictional take on the "Seven Samurai" scenario.
		BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS suffers quite a bit during the space battle scenes.
		The special effects here are markedly inferior to STAR WARS and even TV's "Buck Rogers." Often the action resembles a primitive video game of the time and the grating sound effects that accompany the energy weapons don't help things much.
	www.scifilm.org /reviews3/battlebeyondstars.html (1221 words)

	GreenCine \| product main - Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
		Produced by Roger Corman and scripted by John Sayles, Battle Beyond the Stars is a cheerfully blatant imitation of The Seven Samurai (or at least the American remake The Magnificent Seven).
		A deft blend of standard sci-fi action and knowing "inside" humor, Battle Beyond the Stars was one of Corman's biggest hits of the 1980s-not to mention an endless supply of stock footage for future New World Productions.
		There are moments in "Battle" that are just downright hysterical, especially my personal favorite, a visit with aliens who describe their lifestyle.
	www.greencine.com /webCatalog?id=181 (365 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle Beyond the Stars is a Roger Corman produced science fiction film, directed by Jimi Muramaki and released in 1980 in order to exploit the popularity of the Star Wars series.
		At the time of its release, Battle Beyond the Stars was the most expensive film produced by Roger Corman.
		Battle Beyond the Stars at the Internet Movie Database
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars (241 words)

	Battle Beyond The Stars
		Star Wars that had Han Solo and Chewie recruiting spacers on some backwater world to fight some bandits riding air motorcycles.
		Mind you, violence is forbidden by the Varda, the scriptures that the natives of Akir live by, but when you’ve only got seven risings of the planet’s star in which to comply, that motivates a lot of understanding from Varda scholars.
		But we’re all here for the battle sequences, which are not too badly done, considering their source.
	www.stomptokyo.com /otf/BattleBTS/BattleBTS.htm (3766 words)

	Sound Space: Science Fiction Audio Reviews
		The first 16 cues, all culled from Battle Beyond the Stars, exhibit a remarkably broad emotional range.
		When listening to Battle Beyond the Stars and Humanoids From the Deep, it is admittedly easy to hear similarities between these cues and the composer's subsequent contributions to pictures such as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, Wolfen and, to a limited extent, Aliens.
		Still, the themes from Battle Beyond the Stars and Humanoids From the Deep provide die-hard Horner-philes with a rare chance to hear some of the earliest professional efforts of a bona fide film-score wunderkind.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue237/sound.html (426 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, Roger Corman's 'take' of the STAR WARS saga, is a film justly recognized as a cult classic.
		BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS would have a 'look' and a 'sound' unlike any 'B'-movie ever made.
		Roger Corman has called BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS one of his favorite films, and he has every right to be proud...the movie is a terrific SF adventure!
	us.imdb.com /Title?0080421 (505 words)

	SoundtrackNet : Battle Beyond The Stars / Humanoids From The Deep Soundtrack
		And for the New World Pictures' genre quickies Battle Beyond The Stars and Humanoids From The Deep, legendary low-budget producer Roger Corman had a genuine diamond in the rough right under his nose.
		The "Main Title" for Battle should be familiar enough to a lot of collectors (Corman admits to slapping it and other pieces here onto a dozen more of his Z-grade space epics), with echoplexing brass that faintly recalls Goldsmith's Patton.
		"The Battle Begins", "Shad's Pursuit", and "Destruction Of Hammerhead" are all vintage Horner action work, and should please his die-hard fans to no end.
	www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database?id=2971 (827 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars - DVD
		Battle's final showdown is somewhat anticlimatic, but the surprisingly stellar cast (which includes Sam Jaffe and Darlanne Fluegel) and the indie spunk of Sayles' script, with its light meditations on death and honor, will charm newcomers and repeat audiences alike.
		"Battle Beyond the Stars" is one of the cheesiest films I've ever seen, and that's saying something.
		Fortunately, "Battle Beyond the Stars" contains plenty of action, the sort of do or die dialogue every action film ought to have, and Sybil Danning in an outfit that must have sent the young pre-teen males in the audience into a dither--or therapy.
	www.wensstyle.com /product/B000055ZF1.html (2324 words)

	ipedia.com: George Peppard Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Peppard was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the son of an opera singer and a building contractor.
		He starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), although he is probaby more famous among younger viewers for his role as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith in the cult 1980s television show The A-Team where he's the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squadron.
		He had also the leading role in the TV series Banacek, (part of the NBC Mystery Movie series of the 1970s), and played in Doctor's Hospital, in 1975, and in several other television films, which became in the later part of his career his major dedication.
	www.ipedia.com /george_peppard.html (211 words)

	AbsoluteAvP - Aliens, Predators, Humans...We Help You Stay Alive! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Starring Andrew McCarthy and directed by Anderson, the pilot episode was broadcast in 2000 to high ratings in both the U.K. and the U.S. It was FX’s top rated original drama.
		Starring Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez, and filmed on location in Berlin, it was the first project to be produced by both Impact and Constantin.
		Gillis’ first professional job was in 1980 on Roger Corman’s low-budget science fiction film "Battle Beyond the Stars." He went on to attend UCLA’s esteemed film school and, after graduation, began working for some of the industry’s top names in make-up effects, most notably Stan Winston.
	www.absoluteavp.com /sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=112 (2968 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars: A Movie Ripe for Rediscovery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When this film debuted in the summer of 1980, little note was made of it other than being a ripoff of "Star Wars".
		However, long after its initial release, this film has had a renaissance of sorts, and is being rightly rediscovered as not only paying homage to "Star Wars" but a great many other films as well.
		The purpose of this website is to focus on every aspect of this film and to celebrate the work of all the people (and aliens) who made "Battle Beyond the Stars" a film that is, as time has proven, ripe for rediscovery.
	geo_lit.tripod.com (187 words)

	Review for Battle Beyond the Stars
		Bred in a warrior society, she revels in the excitement of battle, even when her own end comes.
		In the original we know why the bandits were demanding a huge portion of the farmer's harvest: food was a precious commodity (it still is of course, but starvation is rare in developed countries).
		Inevitably the battle does come and, though hopelessly outmatched by their enemies, the ad hoc force puts up a splendid defense.
	www.badmovies.org /movies/battlebeyond (1629 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Battle Beyond the Stars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Roger Corman-produced Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) translates The Seven Samurai and bits of The Magnificent Seven as a space adventure, which may sound clever, but the film never gels into a good B-picture.
		Animator-turned-director Jimmy Murakami returned to animation after this effort, and while the direction is never clumsy, it's far too tame, though screenwriter John Sayles (in his early Corman period before he became an indie darling) milks the story for all it's worth.
		Sayles and Corman provide a commentary track that is more interesting than the film itself, revealing some of the low-budget secrets and tricks (Corman aficionados know that the effects in Battle Beyond the Stars showed up in at least three of his other films).
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/b/battlebeyondthestars.q.shtml (294 words)

	Battle Beyond The Stars
		So they all meet back at the space ranch and stage a really crappy fight, the effects in this movie are poor.
		Even though the Star Wars movies have too much special effects in them nowadays, movies like this make you realize that they could do far far worse.
		But there were a few things that stuck in my mind, Viking chick placing body parts in camera for long close ups, where ever the hell she came from anyway, I don’t remember her getting “found" but when the crew meet up at the end for the battle she is there.
	www.geocities.com /shlntv/battlebeyondthestars.html (483 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Battle Beyond the Stars at Epinions.com
		Because Battle Beyond the Stars is truly a B-movie extraordinaire.
		She hails from a race of fierce warriors, whose strengths obviously lie in their massive overflowing breasts and their prediliction for screaming like banshees during space battle.
		Motivation: To die in a glorious battle and display cleavage that could house a young dwarf.
	www.epinions.com /content_12017241732 (1183 words)

	ook - movie capsules - a-d
		Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman (1958) Lovely Allison Hayes stars as a woman sadly mistreated by her gold-digging, sleaze-bag husband, a diamond-thieving alien giant and patriarchal lawmen.
		Glenn Ford stars as a police detective driven over the line in his battle with gangsters and official corruption.
		Stars Peter Cushing as Dr. Frankenstein and Christopher Lee as the creature.
	ookworld.com /moviecaps1.html (3721 words)

	DVD Empire - Item - Battle Beyond The Stars / DVD-Video
		The most hysterical thing about this disc is that when you open the case, there isn't a program list, much less any kind of a booklet inside.
		So, you've tired of watching all four Star Wars movies over and over again and want something else to quench your sci-fi thirst.
		Granted, you know Roger Corman isn't going to spend a hell of a lot of money on any picture of his, but he got his money's worth with this one.
	www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=21881&partner_id=10007512 (256 words)

	buysoundtrax.com - Battle Beyond The Stars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS coupled with HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP by Maestro James Horner (TITANIC, STAR TREK II and III).
		These two Scores are very much in the same style of Jerry Goldsmith's music for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE and ALIEN.
		Not to be confused with previous bootleg releases.
	www.buysoundtrax.com /battle_humanoids.html (80 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cowboy, who has agreed only to train the Akirans in the use of the laser weapons, is forced into battle when ground troops make their assault.
		Lux's fascination turns into mutual affection, and to save Lux and her people, Cowboy joins the battle.
		Battle Beyond the Stars - A Movie Ripe for Rediscovery
	www.martakristen.com /marta/film/bbs (191 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars
		Without Battle Beyond the Stars, the cinematic landscape would probably look quite different today.
		That’s the final hurtle for this, as it was for a slew of other Corman picturesand it’s this hurtle Battle Beyond the Stars keeps tripping over.
		Your four-year-old son might be able to hold onto itunless he’s seen a Space Opera from the last twenty years.
	chosis.coldfusionvideo.com /battle-beyond-the-stars.html (1657 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
		When the planet Akir faces destruction at the hands of evil villains, one of its inhabitants rounds up interplanetary mercenaries to aid his people.
		More straight-faced "Star Wars"-inspired sci-fi; better effects, less fun feel.
		Inspiration for "Battle" was itself inspired by Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai."
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=1581 (93 words)

	Battle Beyond the Stars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Science-fiction tale about the harmless inhabitants of the planet Akir, whose tranquility is suddenly threatened by a wicked tyrant who plans to take over their planet.
		With this week's DVD release of Cronicas, director Sebastian Cordero talks with RT about what inspired the film and how it got off the ground.
		Jennifer Aniston stars in two films with themes of adultery, with dramatic (Derailed) and comic (the forthcoming Rumor Has It) results.
	rottentomatoes.com /m/battle_beyond_the_stars/?...&critic=columns (355 words)

	Guests -- Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He has also starred in the drama Sleepers and in Your Friends and Neighbors, which was the first feature Patric produced for his production company, Fleece.
		In 1991, together with Whoopi Goldberg, Khumalo starred in Darrell James Roodt’s film version of “Sarafina!” which was distributed worldwide, and became the biggest film production to be released in the African continent.
		Moving to the Mexico/Texas border, Sayles directed LONE STAR, a tale of race and history that proved to be his most commercially successful picture and garnered a second Academy nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
	www.ebertfest.com /seven/guests.htm (6911 words)

	Amazon.com: Battle Beyond the Stars [SOUNDTRACK]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Still, Horner is my favorite composer--the richness and depth of his soundtracks doesn't grow old: I still get the same thrill from listening to Wrath of Khan and sadness listening to Cocoon as I did when I first listened to them.
		Two Roger Corman quickies James Horner scored, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP were previously available on LP and certain illegitimate releases.
		However, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS/HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP is essential for any Horner fan who wants to pinpoint the nucleus of his compositional ideas -- they're all planted here and would manifest themselves in each score since - KRULL right on through to SNEAKERS, believe it or not.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005N8TT?v=glance (1012 words)

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