Rating: PG13
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 05/12/2000(USA)
Release Date: 01/16/2001
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 119 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sci-Fi Violence
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
This big-budget science fiction adventure centers on a final battle between good and evil for control of the world. In the year 3000, Earth is ruled by the Psyclos, a vicious alien race of which Terl (
John Travolta) is a member, that has laid waste to the planet, killed the majority of the population, and stripped Earth of its valuable resources. Pockets of resistance remain among the surviving humans; Jonnie "Goodboy" Tyler (
Barry Pepper) is one such rebel, living in hiding in the mountains near Boulder, CO. Eventually, Johnny begins organizing like-minded humans for a final stand against the Psyclos. The film is based on the novel by
L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction author also known as the founder of the Church of Scientology; it covers only the first half of the book, saving the remainder for a possible sequel.
Battlefield Earth also stars
Forest Whitaker,
Kim Coates, and
Kelly Preston.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
