A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

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Film Cast:

• Shad: Richard Thomas
• Gelt: Robert Vaughn
• Sador: John Saxon
• Cowboy: George Peppard
• Nanelia: Darlanne Fluegel
• St. Exmin: Sybil Danning
• Dr. Hephaestus: Sam Jaffe
• Zed: Jeff Corey
• Cayman: Morgan Woodward
• Lux: Marta Kristen
• Mol: Julia Duffy
• Nestor 1: Earl Boen
• Nestor 2: John Gowans
• Nell: Lynn Carlin
• Kelvin: Lara Cody
• Alien Extra: Kathy Griffin
• Kelvin: Lawrence Steven Meyers
• Fen: Eric Morris

Film Crew:

• Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
• Original Music Composer: James Horner
• Executive Producer: Roger Corman
• Associate Producer: Mary Ann Fisher
• Editor: Allan Holzman
• Screenplay: John Sayles
• Story: Anne Dyer
• Visual Effects: James Cameron
• Producer: Ed Carlin
• Director of Photography: Daniel Lacambre
• Casting: Lisa Mionie
• Editor: R.J. Kizer
• Art Direction: Charles William Breen
• Still Photographer: Paul Hodara
• Sound Mixer: Ron Judkins
• Script Supervisor: Sharon Kirkpatrick
• Costume Design: Durinda Wood
• Set Decoration: John Zabrucky
• Visual Effects Editor: Tony Randel
• Assistant Makeup Artist: Karen Kubeck
• Set Decoration: Forrest Chadwick
• Makeup Artist: Sue Dolph
• Hairstylist: Karoly Balazs
• Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Steve Neill
• Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Rick Stratton
• Assistant Production Manager: Gale Anne Hurd
• Production Manager: Michael Bennett
• Assistant Production Manager: Aaron Lipstadt
• First Assistant Director: James Sbardellati
• Second Assistant Director: Don Keith Opper
• Property Master: Francesca Bartoccini
• Art Department Coordinator: Sharon Compton
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary C. Bourgeois
• Special Sound Effects: Alan Howarth
• Dialogue Editor: Steve Rice
• Supervising Sound Editor: David Lewis Yewdall
• Pyrotechnician: Frank DeMarco
• Assistant Costume Designer: Timaree McCormick
• Assistant Editor: Debra Chiate
• Assistant Editor: John K. Adams
• Production Coordinator: Betsy Magruder

Movie Reviews:

• CinemaSerf: This looks every inch the low budget affair it actually was – but it almost comes off as a fairly engaging sci-fi rip off of the “Magnificent Seven” – complete, even, with Robert Vaughn! “John-Boy” himself, Richard Thomas (“Shad”) lives on one of those simple, peaceful, planets threatened by a megalomanic with a big laser cannon (John Saxon) who demands their harvest. “Shad” decides to try and rustle together some mercenaries to defend their home from this evil conqueror and so recruits a disparate band including George Peppard (“Cowboy”) and a collection of inter-galactic misfits to help with their cause. Probably most notable for James Horner’s score, this is an enjoyable enough sci-fi action adventure with plenty going on and not too much tedious philosophising; the special effects do their job fine, too.