Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.3/10   

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Escritores:

Robert E. Howard (stories)
Roy Thomas (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 junio 1984 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Fantasía | Aventura

Frase comercial:

The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.

Plot:

Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Queen | Thief | Castle | Horn

Premios:

1 win & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Not bad - but blimey - the most annoying sidekick ever!!!!!

Reparto

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Conan
Grace Jones	...	Zula
Wilt Chamberlain	...	Bombaata
Mako	...	Akiro 'The Wizard'
Tracey Walter	...	Malak
Sarah Douglas	...	Queen Taramis
Olivia d'Abo	...	Princess Jehnna (as Olivia D'Abo)
Pat Roach	...	Man Ape / Toth-Amon
Jeff Corey	...	Grand Vizier
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Togra (as Sven Ole Thorsen)
Bruce Fleischer	...	Village Heckler
Ferdy Mayne	...	The Leader (as Ferdinand Mayne)

También conocida como:

Conan: King of Thieves (USA) (working title)
Conan, el destructor (Spain) [es]

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:14 | Denmark:15 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Italy:T | New Zealand:PG | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1984) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:PG (Certificate #27413) | West Germany:16 (f)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Juarez, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Compañía:

De Laurentiis

Trivialidades:

Cameo: [André the Giant]the resurrected horned giant.

Errores:

Continuidad: In the scene where Malak locks the stone gate by pushing the lever to the left, when the rest of the party enters the room, the lever is to the right (unlocked) again.

Citas:

Akiro 'The Wizard': Death to the world.
Conan: Life for Valeria.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Never Leave Me (#7.9)" (2002)

Not bad - but blimey - the most annoying sidekick ever!!!!!

The plot moves on at a fair old pace from one big set piece to another and it is clear the film had a decent budget. In fact, I would say that this is excellent bubblegum sword and sorcery fodder except for a few minor, but annoying quirks. For one thing the comedy sidekick Malak is phenomenally irritating, badly acted, and takes any tension, interest etc out of any scene. Clearly they were going for a wider 'family' appeal with this film, but this was also clearly a decision made some time down the filming process. Most obviously this hits home during the fight scenes with some very choppy cutting as some of the more gruesome bits have been removed. And Conan's second encounter with the camel suffers from this too! That aside the cast carry off their roles with aplomb, Grace Jones in particular really getting across her character's zest for and love of combat. One of the better hack and slash films out there.