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Battle Beyond the Stars Quotes (1980)
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Famous Battle Beyond the Stars Quotations
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Twenty-first-century science fiction fans accustomed to special-effects orgies like The Matrix may snigger at the quaint, Flash Gordon-like spaceships in Battle Beyond the Stars. But executive producer Roger Corman's belated entry into the '70s sci-fi craze surpasses expectations with sharp performances and a witty script by John Sayles (his third for Corman, including 1978's Piranha). The story, lifted wholesale from Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954), finds the dictator Sador (John Saxon) threatening the planet of Akira. Its pacifist inhabitants are no match for Sador's devastating weapon, the Stellar Converter, but young Shad (Richard Thomas) decides to fight back. Borrowing the ship of notorious mercenary Zed the Corsair, he recruits a band of mercenaries, each of whom has a personal reason to join the fight. Among them are a lizard-like humanoid (Morgan Woodward), an improbable space cowboy (George Peppard), a zaftig female warrior (Sybil Danning), and brooding killer-for-hire Gelt (Robert Vaughn, reprising his Magnificent Seven role). Battle's final showdown is somewhat anticlimatic, but the surprisingly stellar cast (which includes Sam Jaffe and Darlanne Fluegel) and the indie spunk of Sayles' script, with its light meditations on death and honor, will charm newcomers and repeat audiences alike. New Concorde's digitally remastered DVD features commentary by Sayles and Terminator 2 producer Gale Anne Hurd, Battle's assistant production manager. Oh, and those spaceships? Designed by Titanic director James Cameron. Still laughing? --Paul Gaita
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- Cayman of the Lambda Zone: HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES!
Shad: I'm sorry; they must be afraid.
Cayman of the Lambda Zone: Afraid of what?
Shad: All of you. They're not accustomed to violence, or to violent forms.
Saint-Exmin: That's a hell of a note! »
- Cayman of the Lambda Zone: This is Cayman of the Lambda Zone, calling Sador of the Malmori. Turn around, you over-aged de-generate, and we'll bump heads!
Sador: ...Of what form are you, Cayman?
Cayman of the Lambda Zone: I am of the Lazuli.
Sador: I thought I had the honor of making that form extinct, long ago! I won't fail this time! HERE I COME, CAYMAN OF THE LAZULI! »
- Cowboy: I'm from Earth. Ever hear of it? »
- Cowboy: I'm from Earth. Know where that is? »
- Nell: 30 seconds and counting, Zed. 29, 28, 27, 24, 15, 22... did I... did I say 15? »
- Nestor 1: You see... There is only one Nestor, one consciousness. As you might imagine, this has proven very lonely and very dull. We must avoid becoming... we believe you have a phrase for it... becoming "bored to death." »
- Sador: Are you capable of speech?
Nestor 2: Yes, quite capable.
Sador: And do you have a high tolerance for pain?
Nestor 2: Almost none at all, I'm afraid.
Sador: How unfortunate for you. So... How many ships do the Akira have, and what are their capabilities?
Nestor 2: If I told you that, it would give you an unfair advantage.
Sador: This is Frojo, my Third Officer. Frojo is expert at inflicting pain... while keeping the victim alive.
Nestor 2: ...It's good to have skills. »
- Shad: I'm hiring mercenaries for defense of the planet Akir. But food and shelter are all we can offer in payment. All our wealth is in our culture.
Gelt: I could buy your planet ten times over with what I've gathered in this room: plutonium, cadmium, quanine crystals... I've been very well paid for my work.
Shad: I'm sorry; I've wasted your time...
Gelt: NO... WAIT... Listen to the rest of it. I sleep with my back to the wall, when I CAN sleep. I EAT SERPENTS, seven times a week. There's not a major city in this galaxy where I can show my face, or spend my wealth. Right now, your offer looks very attractive to me... A meal, and a place to hide. Agreed? »
- Tembo: Why are we slowing down?
Kalo: Orders were to guard the planet.
Tembo: To hell with orders! I want that ship!
Kalo: Remember Bilko? He disobeyed orders, and now Lord Sador's wearing HIS FOOT!
Tembo: Right... Maybe we'd better go back. »
- Yago: This is Akir, a planet of stone with a single green spot.
Sador: Let's see it. What about their forms?
Yago: Comparable with ours. They have a solar technology. No known defense capacity.
Sador: Interesting. Let's check that...
Sador: ...
Sador: Hear me, beings of Akir. I am Sador of the Malmori. I have come with my forces to conquer you. If you resist, I will crush you. I possess a stellar converter, the most powerful weapon in the universe. You cannot resist me. I want your planet to be my colony. Your harvest comes in seven risings of your red giant. I shall return then, and you will accept me as your master. If you do not submit, your planet and all life on it will be burned to ash...
Sador: You are mine. »
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