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Battle Beyond the Stars Movie Review

Starring: Richard Thomas, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, Sybil Danning, Sam Jaffe
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The evil overlord Sador is going to take over the plant Akir. The Akirians send out their only space ship, piloted by a volunteer, to find mercenaries who will fight to save their planet. Based on Akira Kurasowa's "The Seven Samurai", just like "The Magnificent Seven" was. Robert Vaughn even plays the same type of character he did in "The Magnificent Seven". The name of the "Akirians" seems to be a direct tribute to Mr. Kurasowa.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
War and Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - spaceship battles

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (man) short/standard wavy
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside our solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - exploding spaceships - exotic spaceships - exotic big cities - exotic alien landscape
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