Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 American space opera film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami,[3] and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn,[4][5] George Peppard, John Saxon,[6][7][8] Sybil Danning[9] and Darlanne Fluegel.[10] Intended as a futuristic "Magnificent Seven in outer space",[11] the screenplay was written by John Sayles with the score by James Horner and special effects designed by future filmmaker James Cameron.[3] The film was theatrically released by Corman's New World Pictures and was a moderate box office success, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.