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I found myself thinking the other day that I was in the mood for some silly sword and sandal flick, and lo and behold, here we are. MK&B are decidedly relaxed as the film plays out, giving us plenty of hearty laughs at the film and each others’ riffs. One might say that the filmmakers intended for some tongue-in-cheek elements, but regardless of intent, it’s easy to make fun of. This might be one of those movies you could show to friends to get them interested in riffed movies, because it’s at least a watchable movie on its own and the jokes are quite good. I’d have a hard time coming up with a favorite riff for this one.
You’ll also recognize plenty of faces. I’d rather not spoil them here, but you’ll wonder to yourself if the guys recognized a couple of them. Don’t worry, they did.
Oh, and a side note: Though Rifftrax does warn us about “scary stuff” and “brief incidental harem nudity”, I’d say it probably goes a couple of steps beyond that on both counts. It’s not going to bother your average adult, but there’s some rough violence sprinkled throughout the film and plenty of skin near the end of the second act.
Cheesy fantasy movies are the best.
This would have been a perfect fit for MST3K…..It would probably need a bit of editing, though…the nudity, and all.
Inspired choice by Rifftrax! There’s a shot of some guy getting his head cleaved in half by Lee Horsely’s wacky sword that’s particularly amusing. Featuring Richard Lynch, George Maharis, Richard Moll as the potato-head sorcerer, and a bunch of other familiar character actors whose names you can’t remember.
This is a fun stupid movie with a really cute princess.
I remember this movie! My dad taped it off hbo with the gigantic vcr we had. I was a kid and loved it. Look forward to the riffing.
C’mon, people, where’s your appreciation of history? THIS IS ALBERT PYUN’S FIRST MOVIE! Pretty much downhill all the way after this, including a short stop at Alien from L.A.
As I said on their Facebook page, this actually had a novelization. Probably the first VOD they’ve done that did.
Actually did very well at the Box Office, too, pulling in 40 million (on a budget of 2), which would be about 3x that in today’s dollars.
You had me at Reb Brown
You had me at plenty of skin.
Maybe I hit my head that day, but when I watched this movie I found it extremely confusing. Probably just need to see it again, with the trio backing me up.
@11 we were totally confused too. “Wait, which one is this guy?” – Me, probably 10 times during the movie
I actually have the novel sitting on my book self right now. I don’t know why, the illustration on the cover is pretty cool. Frank Frazetta rip off, a good one though.
Outlaw – Cabot + Nudity – Jack Palace in a funny hat = Sword and the Sorcerer.
So, did they ever make the sequel that got teased during the closing credits?
A bit of trivia: Lee Horsley, who played Talon, also played Archie Goodwin opposite William Conrad as Nero Wolfe; and later starred in “Matt Houston”.
Wow! I waited forever for Netflix to get this in stock and now it’s a Rifftrax VOD! This was a fun example of 80’s sword-and-sorcery.
#15 – the sequel was, indeed, made. From what I’ve read (haven’t seen it), it’s terrible. (But what would you expect?)
I have problems with the hero in this movie. He is established as having this super awesome jet-powered sword, and I understand the dramatic reasons for not showing him use the sword again until the very end of the movie. HOWEVER, there is no reason why he couldn’t be slinging a rather more conventional sword in some of the scenes where he’s facing off against hordes of enemy soldiers with nothing besides his bare hands. What the heck, Lee Horsley character? Don’t you think a sword or spear or something might be an appropriate choice?
@17 (schippers)
Appropriate? Perhaps. But nowhere near as cool.
I’ve felt a bit icky watching this movie since finding out the stuntman performing that big fall scene died, (he missed the airbag) and they used the footage in the film!
“I say, does that chap know he’s being crucified?”
There you go, best riff in the movie!
@GornCaptain:
I suppose that not using the footage would make his death even more tragic, in a way, but still… :pain:
As a teen I went to see this monstrosity in the theater when it was first released…thank you.
Having said that, I think this makes an excellent “film school” movie where you can show it to the best and brightest young filmmakers and say, “See this? Don’t do this.” and we can save ourselves from having to see a lot of crappy films before they fully learn their trade. :inlove:
Of the many, many problems this film has, one of them is the jarring shift in tone from rousing, 1930’s-ish, Errol Flynn-sorta adventure to dark, 1970s-ish adult oriented themes throughout the movie. Had this been a kid’s picture along the lines of the “Sinbad” movies (albeit without gore & nudity), this might have really worked…if the cinematography didn’t suck. :dazed: