Lauren Weinstein on Nostr: I'm supposed to be something of an expert on this stuff, but despite thinking that I ...
I'm supposed to be something of an expert on this stuff, but despite thinking that I knew EVERYTHING there was to know about the Roger Corman film "Battle Beyond the Stars", I discovered today that I missed something.
This 1980 film is great fun, with a wonderful early James Horner score.
It is essentially a space remake of "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), which itself is a western remake of "The Seven Samurai" (1954). Battle even co-stars Robert Vaughn who played a similar role in Magnificent!
But here's what I missed. The peaceful planet under attack is called Akir. OK, fine. And (you idiot, Lauren, how did you miss this all these years?) the director of Seven was Akira Kurosawa! ARRGGH!
This 1980 film is great fun, with a wonderful early James Horner score.
It is essentially a space remake of "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), which itself is a western remake of "The Seven Samurai" (1954). Battle even co-stars Robert Vaughn who played a similar role in Magnificent!
But here's what I missed. The peaceful planet under attack is called Akir. OK, fine. And (you idiot, Lauren, how did you miss this all these years?) the director of Seven was Akira Kurosawa! ARRGGH!