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The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (TV 1981)The hero is given his mentor's bow (the Heartbow) which chooses its new owner when passed on. It fires arrows that blow up like grenades, but can only be wielded by the one chosen to wield ... See full summary » Director:Nicholas CoreaWriter:Nicholas Corea |
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Lane Caudell | ... |
Toran of Malveel
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Mak
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Sandros
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Rak
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Mandras The Horse Chief
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The hero is given his mentor's bow (the Heartbow) which chooses its new owner when passed on. It fires arrows that blow up like grenades, but can only be wielded by the one chosen to wield her. The hero is a member of a nomadic tribe wiped out by the Draikian Empire's forces. He attempts to find the wizard Lazar-Sa who might be able to help him. He is joined by a thief looking for adventure and cash, and the daughter of a goddess, Estra, looking to revenger herself on Lazar-Sa for crimes against her mother. Written by Rob Douglas <rdougals@stsci.edu>
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sword and sorcery | archery | sorcery | barbarian | unsold tv series pilot |Parents Guide:
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12 April 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mak: Oman's wheel turned on your father. It WILL turn on Sandros, too. And crush him, you can depend on it!
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The first major film to have a 100% synthesized score. See more »Quotes
Thoran of Malveel: I must avenge my father, Mak.Mak: Oman's wheel turned on your father. It WILL turn on Sandros, too. And crush him, you can depend on it!
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This sword and sorcery flick is a mess. Judging from the confused narrative and editing plus constant namedropping of characters we haven't been introduced to, I would guess that it's a failed TV-pilot or something that somebody squeezed together to feature length and released to an unsuspecting world. If you have a high tolerance level for bad sword and sorcery flicks there's some fun to be had: there's some monsters, like the cool snake-men, magic, a lot of silly fantasy nonsense dialogue ("you must recover the runestone from Brakus the Destroyer in order to save the kingdom of Harmonia from the evil... blah blah blah...") and some weird color filters that the creators use from now and then for no apparent reason. Also, it should be noted that this film takes itself 100% serious, which makes the pretentious overacting from an aged George Kennedy in fake-beard and a silly wig all the funnier. And everybody's favorite boy's-own hero Kabir "Sandokan" Bedi plays the hero's sidekick! But all in all I think it's safe to say that this movie is only for real sword and sorcery nerds like me. Hawk the Slayer come back, all is forgiven!