Sador: Herrscher im Weltraum (1980)

Sador: Herrscher im Weltraum: Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, Roger Corman. With Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, George Peppard. A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant Sador and his armada of aggressors.

“Roger Corman was executive producer for this enjoyable and wonderfully campy sci-fi version of `The Magnificent Sevenu0026#39;. It even features Robert Vaughn as the same lost-his-nerve gunslinger he played in the original! John Sayleu0026#39;s script is loaded with fine humor. Director Jimmy T. Murakami obviously knew his film history, since the planet being attacked is called `Kirau0026#39; — a tribute to director Akira Kurasowa of `Seven Samuraiu0026#39;, the inspiration for the original of this interesting trio of films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRichard Thomas, star of TVu0026#39;s rustic melodrama `The Waltonsu0026#39;, plays the brave young man who leaves his besieged home world to find mercenaries to fight against planet-conquering John Saxon. George Peppard plays `Cowboyu0026#39;, a space-going gunrunner with a Western fixation (another tribute to `Mag 7u0026#39;). Sybil Danning is a feisty female warrior with a costume that defies description.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe special effects look a bit dated now, but that isnu0026#39;t the filmu0026#39;s fault. Sam Jaffe (`The Day the Earth Stood Stillu0026#39;) has a great part. Darlene Flugel is the attractive romantic interest for Thomas. James Horneru0026#39;s rousing score is a golden plus. When the movie was first released, sci-fi fans considered it a rip-off because it was released between `Star Wars – A New Hopeu0026#39; and `The Empire Strikes Backu0026#39; — tough competition.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatch this movie as a double feature with `The Magnificent Sevenu0026#39; and youu0026#39;re guaranteed a good time. Iu0026#39;ve done, and it works just fine . ..u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLet me know if it works for you, okay?”