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The movie starred Marc Singer, Rip Torn, Tanya Roberts, and John Amos. It is about a witch stealing a baby from the womb of his mother and when the child, Dar, grows he can telepathically...
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1982 is widely regarded as one of the greatest (I say the greatest) years for awesome cinema. Movies like E.T., Conan the Barbarian, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Dark Crystal, Poltergeist, First Blood, Creepshow, Rocky III, Blade Runner and The Thingwere among the ridiculously rich crop of films which seared our eyes, fried our minds and ga...
On the off chance that a reader or two has never heard of The Beastmaster, I’ll give a quick rundown of the plot: King Zed of Aruk is awaiting the birth of his son. Maax, an evil cultist priest, has been told by his witch seers that the unborn son of King Zed will one day bring about his downfall and that of his cult. On the orders of Maax, the wit...
Well, yes, to a certain extent. What sets The Beastmasterapart from similar fare, however, is its refusal to be categorized as just another cheap-ass, cardboard fantasy schlockfest. Don Coscarelli, producer Paul Pepperman and the rest of the cast and crew simply said “fuck it” and decided to go epic, despite budget constraints and the snootiness af...
Above all, the secret to The Beastmaster’sstrength and enduring charm is its purity of intent. There’s not a trace to be seen of the irony or postmodern bullshit which poisons so much of pop culture today. Dialogue that would otherwise have been cringe-inducing or laughable is accepted without question; no mean feat and only possible when everyone ...
Although there are family-friendly aspects of the film — the comedy relief ferrets, the romance, the adventure — there is also some pretty intense stuff in The Beastmaster, stuff that would never get away with a PG rating today like it did back in 1982. We’re talking forced partial-birth abortion, the burning alive of children, horrific creatures t...
Aside from his beastly companions, Dar is armed with a “kapa”, a sort of analog, non-magical version of Prince Colwyn’s glaive in Krulland an incredible, sleek-looking sword. In a Starlog interview back in the 1980s, Marc Singer described the sword as being “heavy and sharp enough to cut a Sherman tank in half.” Singer himself is obviously fit enou...
Singer’s co-stars are a mixed bag, but all contribute to making The Beastmasterwhat it is. John Amos is on hand as Seth, King Zed’s exiled head of security who is now trying to protect the king’s second son (and Dar’s half-brother), Tal. Tanya Roberts is, well, Tanya Roberts and legendary hard man Rip Torn delivers a gloriously demented portrayal o...
The film received a belated sequel in 1991’s Beastmaster II: Through the Portal of Time, in which Dar is transported to 1990s Los Angeles in pursuit of baddies Wings Hauser and Sarah Douglas. No, it’s not as fun as it sounds. In fact, it’s dreadful in every regard, including the ghastly bleach-blond, Dee Snider fright wig they stuck on Marc Singer’...
Beastmaster is a fantasy adventure television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM film The Beastmaster. The series aired 66 episodes over three complete seasons. It was produced by Coote/Hayes Productions.
Perched on one of the perimeter beams is a great brown eagle. Dar locks eyes with the raptor, the two looking close at each other for a couple of moments. Dar discards his upper garment and pulls a leather gauntlet over his hand to hide the brand.
Kidnapping Bird of Prey: At one point, an eagle is carrying a young child away in its claws. Actually a subversion as the eagle is one of Dar's companions whom he sent to rescue her from being sacrificed.
In time, Dar is joined by a golden eagle he names Sharak, a pair of thieving ferrets he names Kodo and Podo, and a black "panther" he names Ruh. Dar meets a slave girl called Kiri before getting himself lost and ending up surrounded by an eerie half-bird, half-human race who externally dissolve their prey for nourishment.
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Swearing vengeance, Dar acquires animal companions Sharak the eagle, Koto and Poto the ferrets, and Ruh the tiger. Along the way, he also meets Kiri (Tanya Roberts), a slave girl who’s to be sacrificed by Maax.
