Battlefield Earth

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Battlefield Earth woof! 2000 (PG-13)

In the year 3000, the Earth has been decimated by 10foot tall aliens known as Psychlos who are stripping the planet of its natural resources. Only a few humans survive, including Pepper who becomes the leader of a rebellion. Travolta plays the leader of the bad aliens and is extremely evillookng but in a strangely campy way. Based on a 1982 novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Film generated controversy for that reason and supposedly “subliminal” church messages but you'll simply be stunned into submission by how badly it blows. 117m/C VHS, DVD . John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kelly Preston, Kim Coates, Richard Tyson, Sabine Karsenti, Michael Byrne, Sean Hewitt, Michel Perron, Shaun AustinOlsen, Marie Josee Croze; D: Roger Christian; W: J. David Shapiro, Cory Mandell; C: Giles Nuttgens; M: Elia Cmiral. Golden Raspberries '00: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Travolta), Worst Support. Actor (Pepper), Worst Support. Actress (Preston), Worst Director (Christian), Worst Screenplay.

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