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  2. May 27, 2020 · 7.2K. 1.5M views 3 years ago. Conan the Destroyer Scene Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, André the Giant, Sarah Douglas, Olivia d'Abo, Grace Jones, Tracey Walter, Mako Director: Richard...

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    • The Director Inspired His way.
    • The Script Required Some tinkering.
    • But The Original Script Lived on.
    • The Film Had A Real Bond with Dune.
    • The Princess Was A Rookie.
    • Jehnna’S Bodyguard Knew How to Score.
    • The Film Helped Make Schwarzenegger An American.
    • Sven Ole-Thorsen appeared in Both Conan Movies.
    • One Actor Pulled An Even Bigger Double Duty.
    • This Was The Family-Friendly Version of Conan.

    Director John Milius drew major inspiration for the first Conan movie, Conan the Barbarian, from 1958’s The Vikings. When Milius was unavailable to direct the Conan sequel, Conan the Destroyer, producer Dino De Laurentiis went to the original source by hiring The Vikings director Richard Fleischer.

    The film was originally titled “Conan, King of Thieves” from the initial screenplay by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. The script was then heavily rewritten by screenwriter Stanley Mann and retitled Conan the Destroyer . Thomas and Conway received a “Story By” credit on the finished film.

    Because the finished product was so radically changed from their screenplay, Thomas and Conway went on to create a graphic novel based on their story idea called “Conan the Barbarian: The Horn of Azoth.” To distance themselves from the movie, they changed the names of most of the characters: Jehnna was changed to “Natari,” Bombaata was changed to “...

    The film was shot in Mexico City as a cost-cutting measure. Conan the Destroyer used the same crew and some of the same locations as another Dino De Laurentiis production, director David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune, which was shooting in Mexico at the same time.

    Princess Jehnna was actress Olivia d’Abo’s first acting role. She was 13 years old when filming began.

    Basketball fans may recognize Jehnna’s bodyguard, Bombaata, as basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain. Conan the Destroyer was Chamberlain’s only credited onscreen role, although he made an uncredited appearance as himself in 1999’s Any Given Sunday .

    Arnold Schwarzenegger gained U.S. citizenship during the filming of Conan the Destroyer . He retains dual Austrian and U.S. citizenship to this day.

    But he played different characters. He played Thorgrim, Thulsa Doom’s evil henchman, in Conan the Barbarian, and plays Togra, the member of the Queen’s guard who tries to kidnap princess Jehnna, in Conan the Destroyer .

    Pat Roach plays two roles in the film—the one-eyed ice wizard Toth-Amon, and his Ape-man mirror monster whom Conan kills. Cinephiles may recognize him from Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark as the Nazi mechanic that is knocked into a plane propeller, or as the Thugee slavemaster who is pulled into a rock crusher in Indiana Jones and the Te...

    Conan the Destroyer initially received an R rating from the MPAA like its similarly violent predecessor Conan the Barbarian, but it was recut and given a PG rating because the filmmakers thought the movie would make more money if it catered to a broader audience.

  3. This article is about the film. For other uses, see Conan the Destroyer (disambiguation). Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer from a screenplay by Stanley Mann and a story by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway.

  4. He had an uncredited appearance in the 1984 film Conan the Destroyer as Dagoth, the resurrected horned giant god who is killed by Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger). That same year, he also made an appearance in Micki & Maude (billed as André Rousimmoff).

  5. Mar 14, 2021 · Conan the Destroyer. The first fantasy adventure to feature Andre the Giant, Conan the Destroyer was a rare case of a sequel that improved on the original movie across the board.

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  6. Nov 3, 2023 · On Nov. 1, 2023, a photograph circulated on X supposedly showing actor Arnold Schwarzenegger standing between former basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and former wrestler André the Giant...

  7. Conan the Destroyer Details. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production; Technical Specs

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