Search results
- Based on L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction book, this story takes place in the year 3000. An alien race, the Psychlos, have controlled Earth for a millennium and have all but wiped out the human race. While the 9-foot-tall aliens mine the planet to ruin, a few humans struggle to survive, hiding in the wilderness.
www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/10/review-of-battlefield-earth
People also ask
Is Battlefield Earth based on a true story?
Who wrote Battlefield Earth a saga of the Year 3000?
Is Battlefield Earth a bad movie?
Is Battlefield Earth a classic sci-fi book?
Setting. In the year 3000 AD, the Psychlos, an alien race, have ruled Earth for a millennium. The Psychlos discovered a deep space probe (suggested to be Voyager 1) with directions and pictures mounted on it and the precious material, gold, which led them straight to Earth.
- The head of Scientology allegedly oversaw the film’s direction. Despite the Church of Scientology declaring multiple times that Battlefield Earth had nothing to do with their faith, former members of the church have reported that many higher-ups in the organization played a vital role in the development of the film.
- The film was originally going to be made back in the ‘80s. The 1980s is a decade known for turning out a number of outlandish sci-fi and action films, including such cult classics as Escape from New York and Repo Man.
- Even Tom Cruise allegedly thought the film was a bad idea. If you had to guess one celebrity that would have been fully onboard with this film other than John Travolta, it would probably have been Tom Cruise.
- It bankrupted the production company. After it was discovered that Franchise Pictures falsely reported that its production costs were $31 million more than they actually were, the company was sued by Intertainment AG and forced to pay over $120 million in damages.
Nov 10, 2021 · In this article, Roger discusses the movie he directed in 2000, Battlefield Earth. How did you come to direct Battlefield Earth the movie? Through Star Wars as a prime kind of connection that led me to Battlefield Earth. John Travolta was asking about directors for Battlefield Earth when the trailer for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace broke. A ...
However, Battlefield Earth is more than that, much more, and here’s why. It’s an epic story of humanity’s struggles against brutal aliens who a millennium past conquered and annihilated Earth which is now a post-apocalyptic wasteland where the few humans remaining are hunted for sport.
Battlefield Earth (taglined as Take Back the Planet and subtitled on-screen as A Saga of the Year 3000) is a 2000 American science fiction film based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
With John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates. It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.
Feb 10, 2000 · Based on L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction book, this story takes place in the year 3000. An alien race, the Psychlos, have controlled Earth for a millennium and have all but wiped out the human...
