Escape From 'Battlefield Earth' - 2000-05-12
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Escape From 'Battlefield Earth' May 12, 2000,
Escape From 'Battlefield Earth' May 12, 2000,
THE VERDICT on "Battlefield Earth": Much ado about nuttin'.
It's a bad movie, end of story. There is no Scientology controversy here worth wasting your time over. Yes, yes, this film was based on the 1982 novel by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer and founder of the Church of Scientology.
And yes, yes, super Scientologist John Travolta produced the movie, and stars as a nasty Psychlo alien named Terl. And yes, yes, the novel and movie have indirect connections to Hubbard's religion that space (not to mention my towering lack of knowledge) forbids me even attempting to explain.
Wikipedia cite:
{{cite news | author = Desson Howe | title = Escape From 'Battlefield Earth' | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/05/12/escape-from-battlefield-earth/923cf690-4263-48f6-92c9-ba19564d1ecf/ | work = Washington Post | date = May 12, 2000 | accessdate = February 17, 2017 }}