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

12 118 min  -  Action | Sci-Fi  -   12 May 2000 (USA)
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After enslavement & near extermination by an alien race in the year 3000, humanity begins to fight back.

Director:

Roger Christian

Writers:

Corey Mandell (screenplay), J.D. Shapiro (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta ...
Barry Pepper ...
Forest Whitaker ...
Ker
Kim Coates ...
Carlo
Sabine Karsenti ...
Chrissy
Michael Byrne Michael Byrne ...
Parson Staffer
Christian Tessier Christian Tessier ...
Mickey
Sylvain Landry Sylvain Landry ...
Sammy
Richard Tyson ...
Christopher Freeman Christopher Freeman ...
Processing Clerk
John Topor John Topor ...
Processing Clerk / One-Eyed Guard / Teleportation Supervisor
Shaun Austin-Olsen Shaun Austin-Olsen ...
Planetship
Tim Post ...
Assistant Planetship / Psychlo Guard
Earl Pastko Earl Pastko ...
Bartender
Michel Perron Michel Perron ...
Rock
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Storyline

In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlo's, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the seductive and powerful Terl, the Psychlo's are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state, believing the invaders to be demons and technology to be evil. After humanity has all but given up any hope of freeing themselves from alien oppression, a young man named Tyler decides to leave his desolate home high in the Rocky Mountains to discover the truth, whereupon he is captured and enslaved. It is then that he decides to fight back, leading his fellow man in one final struggle for freedom. Written by Cheeseycom  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Exploding Head | Fighter Jet | Space Travel | Cage  | See more »

Taglines:

On May 12, We Fight Back. See more »

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi action See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Battlefield Earth See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$44,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,548,898 (USA) (14 May 2000) (3307 Screens)

Gross:

$21,471,685 (USA) (16 July 2000)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (video version)  | South Korea:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

John Travolta's contract for this movie had him take a large up-front pay cut from his usual fee, to around $10 million, with incentives that would have paid him about $15 million more when and if the movie met standards at the North American box office. Unfortunately, the film fell short of these standards. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: Equipment put into stores could not possibly have survived over 1000 years on an alien-occupied earth, with all resources plundered. See more »

Quotes

Terl: Attention. This is Terl, your chief of security. Exterminate all man-animals at will, and happy hunting!
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Connections

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Out of Reach (#3.14)" (2011) See more »