Battle Beyond The Stars


I swear the opening sequence has got to be the most used Stock Footage from a pryor movie used the most times. It seems in the 80's the only stock footage anyone can use is from this 1980 sleeper which I loved so much. I guess they didn't mind the battle action scenes being used but nothing beats the original.

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Hi! You are correct, the starfighter scenes are from "Battle Beyond The Stars" which director Alan Holzman was editor on and like "Forbidden World" was a Roger Corman New Worlds film production. The sets and some costumes were recycled from "Galaxy Of Terror" as well. Bits of all 3 films can also be seen in the opening credits sequence for "Not Of This Earth" from 1988, which was also a Corman production directed by Jim Wyrnorski who wrote the script for "Forbidden World".

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I assume you know about the wonderful Space Raiders then. My favourite pick of the bunch. Also reuses all the beautiful James Horner music.

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