Battle beyond the stars / New World Pictures ; produced by Ed Carlin ; screenplay by John Sayles ; story by John Sayles and Anne Dyer ; directed by Jimmy T. Murakami.

Seven mercenaries are recruited from throughout the galaxy to save a peaceful planet from the threat of an evil tyrant bent on dominating the entire universe. Among them are a lizard-like humanoid, a space cowboy, a female warrior, and a brooding killer-for-hire.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Roger Corman's cult classics. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	New World Pictures (Firm) Shout! Factory (Firm)
Other Authors:	Carlin, Ed, 1932-1996 Sayles, John, 1950- Dyer, Anne Murakami, Jimmy T., 1933-2014 Thomas, Richard, 1951- Vaughn, Robert, 1932-2016 Saxon, John, 1935-2020 Peppard, George Horner, James Cameron, James, 1954- Breen, Charles
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Shout Factory, [2011]
Edition:	Thirtieth anniversary special edition.
Series:	Roger Corman's cult classics. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Mercenary troops > Drama. Human-alien encounters > Drama. Feature films. Science fiction films. Action and adventure films. Fiction films. Drama. Human-alien encounters. Mercenary troops.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Science fiction films. Action and adventure films. Fiction films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Seven mercenaries are recruited from throughout the galaxy to save a peaceful planet from the threat of an evil tyrant bent on dominating the entire universe. Among them are a lizard-like humanoid, a space cowboy, a female warrior, and a brooding killer-for-hire.
Note:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. Special features: Commentary by writer John Sayles and Roger Corman; commentary by production manager Gale Anne Hurd; The man who would be Shade, new interview with actor Richard Thomas; Space opera on a shoestring, a comprehensive look at the technical challenges and postproduction of the film with Aaron Lipstadt, Alec Gills, Alex Hajdu, Allan Holzman, R.J. Kizer, Robert & Dennis Skotak, Thom Shouse and Tony Randel; trailer, TV and radio spots. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CW5 D0131354 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rating: PG.
ISBN:	9781603993388 160399338X
Credits:	Director of photography, Daniel Lacambre ; art direction, James Cameron, Charles Breen ; editor, Allan Holzman, R.J. Kizer ; music, James Horner.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Cast:	Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, George Peppard, Darlene Fluegel, Sybil Danning, Sam Jaffe, Jeff Corey, Morgan Woodward, Marta Kristen, Julia Duffy.