The movie was a major critical and commercial failure and has been called one of the worst films ever. In spite of travoltas attempts to talk up the movies chances he. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. Jan 28, 2018 travolta ended up taking the brunt of the beating, as battlefield earth had been a passion project of his for nearly two decades. Battlefield earth is a largely uninspiring scifi adventure with a swiss. A performance by john travolta in which he abandons everything that ever made him cool is the rotten cherry on top. It fails at being an acceptable science fiction movie because of its bad special effects. Battlefield earth was a critical and commercial failure, frequently described as one of the worst films of all time. Battlefield earth also referred to as battlefield earth. One human named johnny barry pepper decides to fight and take his planet back. John travolta blames the media for this epic failure. Battlefield earth is based on the first half of scifi author l. Its based on the 1982 novel by church of scientology founder l. Battlefield earth 2000 frequently asked questions imdb.
May 30, 20 a compilation of all the laughs in the horrendous 1990s film, battlefield earth, starring john travolta and forrest whitaker. John travolta mag battlefield earth immer noch moviepilot. Battlefield earth film, a 2000 film adaptation of the novel, starring john travolta. In the year 3000, an alien race known as the psychlos devastate planet earth and force the surviving human population into slavery. May 12, 2000 battlefield earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. In the year 3000, man is no match for the psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. To cineastes and pop culture enthusiasts, the 60yearold actor. May 02, 2000 john travolta john travolta, awardwinning actor, discusses his new movie, battlefield earth may 2, 2000 web posted at.
John travolta on those allegations, battlefield earth. Battlefield earth is a great movie, but its also an important work. Watch battlefield earth 2000 part 2 guydudeman on dailymotion. John travolta has defended battlefield earth, the scientologybased scifi movie he made which is often dubbed one of the worst films of all time. A compilation of all the laughs in the horrendous 1990s film, battlefield earth, starring john travolta and forrest whitaker. Eyed as the first in a multiplepart adaptation of the source. The chief nasty, terl john travolta, wants nothing more than to finish his stretch supervising workers on earth and return home to psychlo. Battlefield earth was john travolta s years long passion project and once pulp fiction lifted his career out of the gutter in 1994, he tried to use his clout to get his dream movie to the screen. Sep 18, 2014 john travolta has certainly made a good handful of stinkers over the years, but many would probably agree that his most notorious flop was the 2000 blockbuster scifi movie battlefield earth. Battlefield earth 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John travolta john travolta, awardwinning actor, discusses his new movie, battlefield earth may 2, 2000 web posted at.
Starring john travolta, forest whitaker, barry pepper. There is no scientology controversy here worth wasting your time over. However, i didnt care too much for this battleground earth his acting was top notch, as always, but didnt care for this movie. Edt cnn john travolta s new movie, battlefield earth. But battlefield earth isnt just your runofthemill bad movie, as the behindthescenes controversy proved to be even more outlandish than the story on the screen. Battlefield earth roger christian, john travolta, barry.
Nov 12, 2018 battlefield earth 2000 does this movie suck. Humanity is enslaved by these goldthirsty tyrants, whom are unaware that their mananimals are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime. I wanted more of johnny goodboy tyler, and travolta as that growling squidman. However, a year later he stated that a sequel was not in the works. He also composed a soundtrack to the book called space jazz. Battlefield earth starring john travolta movie rewind.
Nov 26, 2014 battlefield earth 2000 almost so bad it could be good, except not quite0. John travolta has certainly made a good handful of stinkers over the years, but many would probably agree that his most notorious flop was the 2000 blockbuster scifi movie battlefield earth. Well, let me first state that battlefield earth isnt quite as gutwrenchingly awful as many people have said. John travolta, forest whitaker, barry pepper battlefield earth is a hideous mishmash of just about everything. On the eve of hollywoods second most anxious moment, the golden raspberry foundation picked contenders for 2000s worst movies with john travolta s battlefield earth getting the most bronx cheers. Why it crackles john travoltas dreadlocks colonize earth in this adaptation of lrhs scifi blockbuster. John travolta and kelly preston had a son, jett travolta april, 1992 january 2, 2009. What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state. Feb 12, 2001 on the eve of hollywoods second most anxious moment, the golden raspberry foundation picked contenders for 2000s worst movies with john travolta s battlefield earth getting the most bronx cheers. Sep 19, 2016 battlefield earth premiere 5102000 leah remini, kim coates, jenna elfman, bodhi elfman, barry pepper, jon travolta, and kelly preston at.
Battlefield earth movie 2000 john travolta video dailymotion. Things you didnt know about battlefield earth screenrant. It was directed by roger christian and stars john travolta, barry pepper and forest whitaker. Battlefield earth 2000 almost so bad it could be good, except not quite0. However, the studio pressed by travoltas people later wanted a more faithful version than shapiro had written. Overall battlefield earth is a stupid star wars wannabe which doesnt seem to have any.
A battlefield earth 2 was planned and was set for a 2003 release, so it could not compete with star wars. After being captured, it is up to tyler to save mankind. One thousand years into the future earth is in the hands of an alien race. It probably wont ruin the experience forever, but youre still glad when its over and it forces you to remember other experiences that were far, far better. Why anyone would have wanted to produce it for film is beyond me. John travolta on those allegations, battlefield earth, and pulp fiction 20 years later. Amid a flurry of bizarre claims and counterclaims, only one thing is. Humanity is enslaved by these goldthirsty tyrants, whom are unaware that their mananimals are. The soundtrack sounds like the boom mike is being slammed against the inside of a 55gallon drum. John travolta surprisingly is the best thing about the movie and delivers a good performance. The film follows a rebellion against the alien psychlos, who have ruled earth for 1,000 years.
Battlefield earth quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Description in the year 3000, john travolta leads the alien captors of earth against human freedom fighters struggling to take back the planet. In the year 3000, john travolta leads the alien captors of earth against human freedom fighters struggling to take back the planet in this explosive, eyepopping sciencefiction extravaganza. A saga of the year 3000 is a 2000 american science fiction action film based upon the first half of l. The villains are two psychlos named terl john travolta and ker. All actors john travolta, barry pepper, forest whitaker, kim coates, sabine karsenti. As the bad guy, travolta tries to sound imperious and sarcastic but lacks any sense of presence or dignity, and his cackling evil laugh is laughable.
The visionary sciencefiction classic battlefield earth. Directed by roger christian and starring john travolta, barry pepper, and forest whitaker. Directed by roger christian and starring john travolta, barry pepper, and forest whitaker, the film depicts an earth that has been under the rule of the alien psychlos for 1,000 years and. Battlefield earth soundtrack also called space jazz, companion music soundtrack to the novel, composed by l. The only thing it doesnt fail at is having a good portrayal of terl. Quotes ones own life is not as colourful as a character thats created in a movie because they go through a million colours in a short period of time. Watching battlefield earth is to a movie watching experience what having a yeast infection is to having sex. Edt cnn john travoltas new movie, battlefield earth. Episode ii attack of the clones 2002 with john travolta, barry pepper and forest whitaker returning in their roles.
It even won almost all of the 2000 razzie awards, including worst picture of the year. Does john travolta s battlefield earth contain subliminal messages recruiting scientologists. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Travolta continues battlefield earth tour, behind the.
With john travolta, forest whitaker, barry pepper, kim coates. Because out of all the sucky movies, mine is the suckiest. But political matters, which make parts of this movie look like some alien version of cspan, trap him on earth forever. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. In fact, the pulp fiction star went as far as to call the criticallymauled movie beautiful. As the bad guy, travolta tries to sound imperious and sarcastic but lacks any sense of presence or.
Why it crackles john travolta s dreadlocks colonize earth in this adaptation of lrhs scifi blockbuster. Earth has been destroyed and taken over by aliens called psychlos. Battlefield earth 2000 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Its from the production company, so its not original, but i havent.
May 12, 2000 directed by roger christian and starring john travolta, barry pepper, and forest whitaker, battlefield earth was released on may 12, 2000. He and his fellow humans work together to outsmart and destroy the evil psychlos, including terl john. Set in the year 3000, the sciencefiction film is set on an earth that has been ruled for 1,000 years by the brutal psychlos. Entertainment weekly calls it a lumbering, poorly photographed piece of derivative scifi drivel. One of the most powerful figures on this new earth is the psychlo chief of security, terl john travolta, a brilliant and monstrous alien who aspires to be transferred from earth to one of the more glamorous planets under the control of the psychlo empire.
Battlefield earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a. 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. In the year 3000, there are no countries, no cities. John travolta, barry pepper, forest whitaker, kim coates, sabine karsenti, michael byrne, christian tessier, sylvain landry, richard tyson, christopher freeman, john topor, shaun austinolsen, tim post, earl pastko. In the year 3000, john travolta leads the alien captors of earth against human. However, the film was a boxoffice disaster and the planned sequel was abandoned. This month, the razzie awards called it the worst movie of the decade, which is something wed have to agree with.
This bigbudget science fiction adventure centers on a final battle between good and evil for control of the world. The new york times says battlefield earth may well turn out to be the worst movie of this century. Rumors about scientology conspiracy theories, subliminal messages and recruitment campaigns may continue to swirl, but this movie is just. John travolta, barry pepper, forest whitaker watch all you want. Shortly after battlefield earth was released in 2000, travolta indicated he would move forward with a sequel. Battlecharged excitement based on the multimillioncopy bestseller. Panned battlefield earth was a good movie, says john. John travolta, barry pepper, forest whitaker, kim coates. The knives were firmly out for john travolta s longcherished passion project, battlefield earth, when it landed in cinemas in 1999. Breathing tubes hang from their noses like ropes of snot. Dec 16, 2016 watch battlefield earth 2000 part 1 guydudeman on dailymotion.
Made due to the ceaseless efforts of its star, john travolta, battlefield earth could be used as an exam for film school students on what not to do. Ron hubbards novel travolta, traditionally reluctant to discuss his scientology beliefs, shrugs off the question. Battlefield earth 2000 john travolta fought for many years to get this adaptation of the l. Originally, there were plans to make a sequel to battlefield earth, since the movie covers roughly half of the novel of the same title. Chief badguy alien and coproducer john travolta, battlefield earth watching battlefield earth is to a moviewatching experience what having a yeast infection is to having sex. A millennium ago, vicious psychlo aliens swept down from the skies and wiped out earths entire defense force in nine minutes. Led by the powerful terl, the psychlos are stripping earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. Does john travoltas battlefield earth contain subliminal messages recruiting scientologists. John travolta, barry pepper, forest whitaker, richard tyson, kelly prestondirector. A saga of the year 3000 is a 1982 science fiction novel written by l. Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, battlefield earth is a stunningly. Travolta, as coproducer, also contributed millions of dollars.
The few humans that are left are either hiding out or kept in cages like animals by the psychlos. Travolta, it seems, had wanted to star in a film of battlefield earth since first. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp. Chief badguy alien and coproducer john travolta, battlefield earth. Much ado about nuttin its a bad movie, end of story.