Battlefield Earth (2000)

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 How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of FilmDiscuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at [e-mail] with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices