space1970: Behind-The-Scenes Pix #42: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Behind-The-Scenes Pix #42: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS

A young James Cameron works on a matte painting of the Akira village from Roger Corman's 1980 epic space opera, Battle Beyond The Stars. The multi-talented, future Academy Award-winning director Cameron handled a number of special effects and design duties on the film, including designing and building the main starship, Nell.

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MoncynnesJune 5, 2013 at 8:47 AM
"You know what would make this movie even more awesome? Eight-foot-tall blue people... nah, no one would go see that!"
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This blog is dedicated to the science fiction films and television series of the 1970s - give or take a few years (say, 1969-1983) - including such nostalgic favorites as Star Wars, Space: 1999, UFO, Space Academy, the original Battlestar Galactica, Jason of Star Command, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Logan's Run and many others.

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