Roger Christian is probably best known as director of Battlefield Earth, the oft-ridiculed Travolta sci-fi vehicle. However, he won an Oscar for Best Art Direction on the original Star Wars, and was also nominated in the same category for Ridley Scott's Alien. His directorial debut, a short film called Black Angel, was chosen by George Lucas to show in cinemas before Return of the Jedi. His 1994 film on the life of Nostradamus was well received internationally. His latest sci-fi film, Stranded, starring Christian Slater, is out now on DVD and Blu-ray.