# BattleField Earth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-earth/14451>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 6, 2000, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-earth/14451 "2000-03-06T14:46:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diver)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-earth/14451/21 "2000-03-07T15:31:00Z")

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ReservoirDog said:  
John Travolta? Why would he star in a movie made from a book by L. Ron Hubbard?

That would be because he is a bigtime scientologist.

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-earth/14451/22 "2000-03-07T17:35:00Z")

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Dear Lord,  
Through your good graces I will one day forget the crap-fest _Dune_.  
Stick to the rain forest, Sting.

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“Though I hate 'em, I’ll defend to my death your right to use smilies.”  
Forward deployed until 18AUG00

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**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-earth/14451/23 "2000-03-07T22:50:00Z")

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Have you seen the “Director’s cut”, chief? It manages to be both longer and less complete, truly an accomplishment of excremental proportions.

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The best lack all conviction  
The worst are full of passionate intensity.  
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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2000, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-earth/14451/24 "2000-03-08T02:04:00Z")

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I saw a poster for _B.E._ this past weekend at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (It’s identical to the one featured on the IMDB page **Atrael** provided.) That makes sense since it’s being released by Warner Brothers; Looney Tunes and DC Comics characters are still featured at Six Flags parks even though Time/Warner sold the SF chain to Premier Parks last year.

I also notice that SFX were handled by Patrick Tatopolous, the designer of the new Godzilla. Does that mean the aliens will look like lizards?

There are _two_ websites: [www.battlefieldearth.net](http://www.battlefieldearth.net) and [www.battlefieldearth.com](http://www.battlefieldearth.com) That second website features a biography of Hubbard. He’s described as “Writer, Artist, Explorer, Philosopher.” Guess they didn’t have enough room for “Messiah.” According to his bio, he was like a character in a Jack London story.

But what’s really interesting about the bio is that there is not one reference to Scientology. Smells like they’re trying to hide something doesn’t it…?

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When all else fails, ask Cecil.

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