Battlefield Earth

John Travolta stars in this explosive sci-fi adaptation of the bestseller by L. Ron Hubbard. In the year 3000, an alien race has taken over Earth to strip it of its minerals, and a small group of human freedom fighters struggles to take back the planet. Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates., This big-budget science fiction adventure centers on a final battle between good and evil for control of the world. In the year 3000, Earth is ruled by the Psyclos, a vicious alien race of which Terl (John Travolta) is a member, that has laid waste to the planet, killed the majority of the population, and stripped Earth of its valuable resources. Pockets of resistance remain among the surviving humans; Jonnie “Goodboy” Tyler (Barry Pepper) is one such rebel, living in hiding in the mountains near Boulder, CO. Eventually, Johnny begins organizing like-minded humans for a final stand against the Psyclos. The film is based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction author also known as the founder of the Church of Scientology; it covers only the first half of the book, saving the remainder for a possible sequel. Battlefield Earth also stars Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, and Kelly Preston., In the quest for global domination, in the year 3000, there is no match for the Psychlos led by the all-powerful Terl. The only resistance from humanity comes from a young man called Tyler who decides to take one last stand.