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Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

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30%
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50%
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Release Date
• USA: May 12, 2000
• UK: 2 Jun 2000
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 16, 2001

Budget $73,000,000

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MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi action.

Running Time
1 hour, 58 minutes

Country USA

Studio Franchise Pictures, JTP Films, Morgan Creek Productions

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Other Titles
• Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
• Battlefield Earth (2000)



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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Aliens, Space, Futuristic, Cult Classic, Suspense, Campy

Tagline: Prepare For Battle

Plot: In the year 3000, there are no countries, no cities... Earth is a wasteland. And man is an endangered species.

A millennium ago, vicious Psychlo aliens swept down from the skies and wiped out Earth’s entire defense force in nine minutes. Now, the handfuls of surviving humans are either used as slaves, stripping the mineral resources from the planet for use by the Psychlo race, or hiding out in remote mountain villages, primitive and cut off from the rest of humanity.

One of the most powerful figures on this new Earth is Psychlo Chief of Security Terl (JOHN TRAVOLTA), a brilliant and monstrous alien who believes he was destined to conquer galaxies.

What he does not know is that one human, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (BARRY PEPPER), is about to put a kink in his plan to exploit Earth’s human slaves for his own personal gain. A hunter who sets out to make life better for his people, Jonnie is captured and made to work as a slave in one of the Psychlos’ mines. It is here that his journey really begins – a grand adventure that will lead him to discover places and things he never knew existed.

Terl holds every advantage, with the massive strength of invincible Psychlo machinery and the vast Psychlo empire behind him. Jonnie is an insignificant animal to Terl, but he is about to turn the

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external linkSometimes you have to ignore the bad and enjoy the good…that’s what I did with this film. I loved the humor, it’s not forced (like in Independence Day), the action is exciting and the performances are extremely fun. The script could have used some medical attention but hey…nothing’s perfect. So slip into your best "Star Trek" T-shirt, throw away your brain, leave the girlfriend at home and have a gnarly good time. 2/4



 Directed by
Roger Christian
Masterminds, Nostradamus, Underworld
 Written by
L. Ron Hubbard
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
 Cast
John Travolta
Pulp Fiction, Face/Off, The Thin Red Line
Barry Pepper
Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Enemy of the State
Forest Whitaker
Platoon, Panic Room, Phone Booth
Sabine Karsenti
Bonjour Timothy, Silent Hunter, The Favourite Game
Richard Tyson
There's Something About Mary, Kindergarten Cop, Kingpin
Kim Coates
Silent Hill, Hostage, The Last Boy Scout
Michael Byrne
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Saint, Apt Pupil
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 Music By
Elia Cmiral
Ronin, Stigmata, Wrong Turn

 Wallpapers
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