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Based on one of the many pulp novels written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, this film was a labor of religious love for John Travolta a devout member of the celeb-heavy church. Travolta went to great lengths to get this movie made, shooting on the cheap in Canada, and even drastically reducing his then-$20 million asking fee. In the film, Forrest Whitaker and Travolta play “Psychlo” overlords ruling over the human race, who are eventually overthrown by their own slaves. Travolta had high hopes for the movie, remarking at several pre-release events that “we could be next summer’s Star Wars.” The New York Times’ Elvis Mitchell called the film “beyond conventional criticism” and posited that it was the Showgirls of science fiction. Audiences did not like the movie any more; it grossed less than $30 million.