From New York Post October 11, 1979
"Coast cult chieftan backs big $49 million sci-fi movie venture"

   Religion isn't the only interest of California cult leader L. Ron 
Hubbard, founder of the controversial Church of Scientology.
   Following in the footsteps of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, another 
cult chief of some renown, Hubbard has decided to go into the motion
picture business.
   A new outfit called Brilliant Films will announce plans to produce
an independent production titled "Revolt in the Stars" from a screen-
play by Hubbard.
   The company insists it's not affiliated with the church "as a 
business," but clearly it has a close relationship.
   The picture, described as "a science fiction thriller," has a super
whopping $49 million budget and will presumably be "overseen" by 
Hubbard from aboard his 324-ft. diesel ship Apollo (which he's lived
on for years).
   The 69-year old Hubbard is no novice at writing, having penned the
perennial best-selling "Bible" of Scientology titled Dianetics.
   The folks at Brilliant Films say there's no director or casst set 
as yet, "but we're going after some distinguished performers - really
big stars."
   A natural assumption might be those widely-known Scientologist-
actors John Travolta and Eight is Enough's Joan Prather (who is credited
with converting Travolta to the cult).
   "No comment," said the Brilliant Films spokesperson.
   A call to another source produced the information that Travolta has
"become disillusioned" and pulled out of the Church.  Stay tuned.

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Henderson, Gregory F. v. A Brilliant Film Co. et al.  No. 164213  
California Superior Court, County of San Joaquin.  This case was 
settled and involved the collapse of the Revolt in the Stars 
project.  As I understand it, there were acusations of financial
misdealings in the fundraising for this movie.