Episode 138 - Battlefield Earth

Not a Bomb

Listen here, all you man-animals! They only way to gain leverage over everyone you know is checking out the latest episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history. And, oh boy, are we tackling one of the biggest science fiction bombs of all time - Battlefield Earth. Based on the science fiction novel of the same name, Battlefield Earth was the passion project of star John Travolta and was even dubbed “Pulp Fiction in space”. To assist in this colossal bomb, the guys once again welcome back Jose from the Watch/Skip+ podcast. Is Battlefield Earth a film that is so bad its good? Is this film really just “dutch angle” the movie? How many Kerbangos did Brad have to drink in order to get through this week’s film? Listen as we venture through the Saga of the Year 3000.

Timestamps: Intro - 1:10), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (7:42), Behind the Camera - (15:07), In Front of the Camera - (27:30), Production and Development - (40:21), Commerical Break - (49:36), Battlefield Earth DIscussion - (51:42), Is it a Bomb? - (94:20), Listener Feedback - (95:25), February Theme - (99:31), and Outro -(107:53)

Battlefield Earth is directed by Roger Christian and stars John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, and Sabine Karenti.

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Cast: Brad, Troy, Jose