Battlefield Earth (2000). The Story of Failure
KinoReel
49,146 views
#movie #show #cinema #facts #actors
"Battlefield Earth" was probably one of the most troublesome films in Hollywood history. In terms of the total chaos that unfolded throughout its production, only films like "Cutthroat Island" or "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" can compare. While films typically encounter problems during specific stages of production, "Battlefield Earth" was out of luck from the start, setting a record-breaking course of misfortune.
Films frequently encounter problems before filming even begins. Everyone in Hollywood knew that making a film based on L. Ron Hubbard's novel wouldn't be easy. Everyone except John Travolta. First of all, Hubbard was the founder of the Church of Scientology. Second, his book was always deemed unsuitable for film adaptation. Yet, John Travolta was undeterred. Travolta tried to launch a film adaptation of Hubbard’s novel back in the 1980s. However, the actor was going through a rough patch in his career at the time. His films kept failing, and Hollywood producers avoided working with him, fearing that having Travolta in the cast would lead to a box office disaster.
20 Comments
John Travolta is in character asking what a “man-animal wants to eat?” But Forest Whitaker in that moment has an almost “F my life” look to his face and grunts in annoyance when answering “ there’s no way of knowing that, sir.”
My buddy and I joke about that moment a lot and Whitaker is clearly questioning his life’s choices in that moment.
"The Psychlos are comical; evil aliens in trench coats and dreadlocks, with technology that looks like rejected props from Wild Wild West. They can teleport between planets but their shuttles are clumsy, sluggish flying boxcars. Psychlos can't hit a moving target any more than your typical movie heavies. Terl was utterly comical; mugging, guffawing, and every bit as stupid as his buffoon assistant Ker. Ker was a caricature. How did the primitives learn to fly Harriers so well in seven days? Who taught them to shoot M-16s and Stingers? How come the Psychlos could defeat all Earth's armed forces in nine minutes yet crumpled so laughably against the primitives?"
Battlefield Earth (2000). The Story of Failure
KinoReel
49,146 views
#movie #show #cinema #facts #actors
"Battlefield Earth" was probably one of the most troublesome films in Hollywood history. In terms of the total chaos that unfolded throughout its production, only films like "Cutthroat Island" or "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" can compare. While films typically encounter problems during specific stages of production, "Battlefield Earth" was out of luck from the start, setting a record-breaking course of misfortune.
Films frequently encounter problems before filming even begins. Everyone in Hollywood knew that making a film based on L. Ron Hubbard's novel wouldn't be easy. Everyone except John Travolta. First of all, Hubbard was the founder of the Church of Scientology. Second, his book was always deemed unsuitable for film adaptation. Yet, John Travolta was undeterred. Travolta tried to launch a film adaptation of Hubbard’s novel back in the 1980s. However, the actor was going through a rough patch in his career at the time. His films kept failing, and Hollywood producers avoided working with him, fearing that having Travolta in the cast would lead to a box office disaster.