Every once in a while, you revisit a movie you loved as a teenager and realize that you were completely wrong about it. This week, Chris chose "Battlefield Earth" for our theme of "Hey, it's not that bad," only to realize he was truly wrong about how awful the film is.
Quick Facts
Directed by Roger Christian
Screenplay by Corey Mandell and J. D. Shapiro
Based on Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
Produced by Jonathan Krane, Elie Samaha, and John Travolta
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: May 12, 2000
Running Time: 117 minutes
Budget: $44 million
Box office: $29.7 million
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 3% | Popcorn Meter 13%
Starring
John Travolta as Terl
Barry Pepper as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
Forest Whitaker as Ker
Kim Coates as Carlo
Richard Tyson as Robert the Fox
Sabine Karsenti as Chrissy
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