I saw the movie in high school, when it came out on VHS, and I loved it. I bought the book, and couldn’t put it down. It was perhaps my favorite piece of sci-fi for a while. I thought John Travolta was delightfully hammy, and that the movie was extremely quotable and fun.
A coworker of mine were just talking about musicals this morning, and my strong dislike of Hamilton. For some reason, it popped into my head that I would love a musical of Battlefield Earth, and John Travolta should sing in it. This sentiment was not shared by my coworker. So, yeah, that’s it.
The book is what cemented my love for it! It filled in so many gaps from the movie. We won’t talk about the airworthiness of 1000 year old Harrier jets. Or how effective a nuclear warhead would be after centuries, given the half-life of their enriched fuel. Don’t care, still loved it. Just like Waterworld.