The Beastmaster (1982)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writers:

Don Coscarelli (written by)
Paul Pepperman (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

Plot:

A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Sword And Sorcery | Village | Magic | Boy

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Marc Singer	...	Dar
Tanya Roberts	...	Kiri
Rip Torn	...	Maax
John Amos	...	Seth
Joshua Milrad	...	Tal (as Josh Milrad)
Rod Loomis	...	King Zed
Ben Hammer	...	Young Dar's Father
Ralph Strait	...	Sacco
Billy Jayne	...	Young Dar (as Billy Jacoby)
Janet DeMay	...	Witchwoman #1
Christine Kellogg	...	Witchwoman #2
Janet Jones	...	Witchwoman #3
Tony Epper	...	Jun Leader
Vanna Bonta	...	Zed's Wife
Kim Tabet	...	Sacco's Daughter

Also Known As:

Beastmaster - Der Befreier (West Germany)
Dar l'invincible (France) [fr]
El señor de las bestias (Spain) [es]
Kaan principe guerriero (Italy) [it]
Kungasonen (Sweden) [sv]
O Guerreiro Sagrado (Portugal) [pt]
Varvaros mahitis (Greece) [el]
Voittamaton kostaja (Finland) [fi]
Wladca zwierzat (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

118 min | Germany:90 min (25 fps) (video version)

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG (certificate #26762) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Lake Pyramid, California, USA

Company:

Beastmaster NV

Trivia:

Although it was a box-office failure at the time of its release, it has become one of the most successful movies in history of cable-TV.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Seth gives Dar an update on Tal's condition he says that he "won't have the use of his left hand for a while". However, Tal was injured in the right shoulder and it is his right arm that is strapped down.

Quotes:

Dar: I've never seen a... pilgrim... who could use a staff the way you did.
Seth: Ah, but sir; all pilgrims share a deep love of life; especially their own!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998)

Really silly but I never missed it on channel 5.

The Beastmaster is one of those movies that you watch when you're bored and there's nothing else on. It's got silly lines, a host of B-actors, and a really outlandish plot, but that all adds up to a fun couple of hours. Witches, some wizardry, and those strange bat-like creatures that drain the juices out of you and leave the bones make The Beastmaster silly fun that just seems to grow on you with time.