It is said that all films are derivative in nature. Arguments for that could be found in *Battle Beyond the Stars*, 1980 science fiction film directed by Jimmy T. Murakami. Produced by Roger Corman in an attempt to quickly exploit audience’s hunger for space opera created by *Star Wars*, it was also devised as a remake of classic 1960 western *The Magnificent Seven*, itself being a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s famous…







