Six-String Samurai (1998)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Director:

Lance Mungia

Escritores:

Jeffrey Falcon (writer)
Lance Mungia (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

18 septiembre 1998 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Música | Ciencia-Ficción

Frase comercial:

Vegas Needs A New King

Plot:

A mysterious and powerful hero of the classic kind, Buddy is as skilled with his guitar as he is with his samurai sword...

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Post Apocalyptic | Guitar | Las Vegas Nevada | Musical Duel

Premios:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Two-fisted, end of the world, rock'n'roll high camp

Reparto

Jeffrey Falcon	...	Buddy
Justin McGuire	...	The Kid
Kim De Angelo	...	Mother
Stephane Gauger	...	Death
Clifford Hugo	...	Psycho
Oleg Bernov	...	Red Elvis
Igor Yuzov	...	Red Elvis
Zhenya Kolykhanov	...	Red Elvis
George L. Casillas	...	Mariachi / Campfire Cast: Archer (#64)
Avi Sills	...	Red Elvis
Monti Ellison	...	Head Pin Pal
Kareem	...	Bowler #2 / Campfire Cast: Other Actor (#76)
Richard McGuire	...	Cantina owner
Zuma Jay	...	Car Guy
Paul Szopa	...	Bowler #3 / Campfire Cast: Other Actor (#77)

También conocida como:

The Blade (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts and swordfight violence.

Duración:

91 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Compañía:

HSX Films

Trivialidades:

The 'tiger claw' Soviet soldier towards the end of the film is Jeffrey Falcon's brother Noel.

Errores:

Continuidad: When buddy fights the goons while the kid is placed in the trunk of the car, the natural light changes between shots.

Citas:

Buddy: Who are you?
Death: Death,
Buddy: Cool!

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofs Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Two-fisted, end of the world, rock'n'roll high camp

Yes, this film does have it's faults. Most low budget films do. But the overall theme of this work is a multi-layered spoof of many genres. The Hong Kong fantasy samurai film, end-of-the-world pictures, rock and roll musicals, and the obsession with Las Vegas.

I had the fortune to see this film at a multiplex in Las Vegas, and was not disappointed. Buddy is a bad-ass rock'n'roller with a katana hidden in his guitar with his sights set on being the next king of Las Vegas. "The Kid" is annoying and has a ear-splitting shriek (Why wouldn't he? No playmates, no cartoons, just empty land and not a Gymboree or video arcade in sight!), and the various bad guys (loved the evil bald bowlers) come in just about every shape and size.

Elements of "Wizard of Oz", "El Topo", "Mad Max", Sam Peckenpah, and God knows how many Kung Fu/Samurai films are in this, seasoned with a handful of self-conscious humor.

Living in the Las Vegas area, I'm familiar with most of the scenes featured (The bombed out gas station is the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada), so it was a kick seeing some of those places in a film.

It isn't for everyone, and some will dislike it, mostly for it's campiness, but this is a film that doesn't take itself too seriously...and neither should you.