About this episode

The episode discusses the film Battle Beyond the Stars, exploring its production, comparisons to other films, and various aspects of its storytelling and effects.

Live fast, fight well and have a beautiful ending. On this week's episode, we are journeying to a minor planet in a third rate galaxy for Battle Beyond the Stars, a Roger Corman production that is arguably one of the better Star Wars knockoffs from the early 80s. The movie is also a loose remake of The Magnificent Seven / Seven Samurai with a character named Space Cowboy... I think you get the idea. Is the story behind the making of the movie more interesting than the movie itself? Did James Cameron's VFX work and James Horner's score do most of the heavy lifting? Why does Shad's ship have breasts? Should we be surprised that they still eat hot dogs in the future? Stimulate your solenoid and tingle dingle dangle prangle your transistors with the latest Film Junk Podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Film Junk

Topics covered

• film review
• Star Wars knockoff
• Roger Corman
• VFX
• soundtrack
• 80s cinema

Keywords

• Battle Beyond the Stars
• James Cameron
• James Horner
• Roger Corman
• Star Wars
• VFX
• 80s films
• Space Cowboy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Battle Beyond the Stars, The Magnificent Seven, Seven Samurai

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