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Where to begin? I WISHED the adults in my life took me to see it when it first came out! But alas, it would be years later when I'd first see it, on TV, and on VHS, then many more times on TV. READ the list of cast from start to end! You will be amazed who was in this movie! Including Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in Star Wars), and even Steven Spielberg acted in this movie too!

Everyone should be required to see this movie, as kids, teens, and adults! Every age group will enjoy this movie. NICE family movie too! The kids and adults will 100% enjoy watching it. It is sooo sad that many of those music legends are forgotten, are not taught about in any school, and remain unknown! I never knew who Ray Charles was until I finally saw this movie! Possibly the first ever movie in which the soundtrack sold as well as the movie. There is even a tribute to Elvis at the very end. The re-watch factor is NICE - one never ever gets tired of re-watching this movie over and over! Which is unheard of with present day movies.

When I was a teeny, tiny, kid, I remember throughly enjoying this movie, the second movie in my entire life I had seen during its original release. (Superman was my first one.) The different characters were fun. The other supporting stars more fun, and fascinating, than the intended main star.

As an adult, this movie is bland. It rode on the coattails of Star Wars, after Battlestar Galactica, The Black Hole... so low on the coattails that it was touching the ground... almost being dragged LOL!

The F/X are obviously dated. Though some of them are still decent. At lest most of the ships have original designs, instead of copying the ship designs in other space movies! There is no acting at all in this movie LOL! There is no story, no plot, no memorable dialogue! Right now in present time 2004, any High School A/V Film student could make this exact movie, in a few weeks.

I decided to comment on this movie because thinking about it brings back long deep memories of an era in my life when things were sooo simple. Even finding enjoyment from a simple movie like Battle Beyond the Stars!

I never saw it when it originally came out. But I have seen it numerous times on late night television. Wonderful to watch on late night TV! It was made for late night TV! The basic plot, basic acting, etc... all scream "made for late night TV!"

Just something to watch, and keep you entertained, while passing the time until you feel sleepy enough to go back to bed again.

The F/X are well done. Nothing cheesy. I personally like the beginning the best. Though the entire movie is good enough to be watchable. Just another "what if" monster movie. In the same vein as "Squiggle" (about monster worms!", "THEM" (terror Ants), terror bees, terror rats, terror birds, etc.... In this case it is a terror alligator!