Mar 22, 2018 trailer for the 1980 fantasy adventure epic hawk the slayer, directed by terry marcel, starring jack palance, john terry and bernard bresslaw. Slayer was released on region 1 dvd in the united states on november 21, 2006, distributed by anchor bay entertainment. Written by veteran theatre and tv composer harry robertson who also produced and cowrote the film the score featured a heavily synthesised rock score that was clearly influenced by the jeff waynes musical version of the war of the. Legendary swordsandsorcery film hawk the slayer is to get a sequel, 35 years after the original became a cult hit. Nov 28, 2017 what makes hawk the slayer an interesting film from the era is the fact that it was made before conan the barbarian and the beastmaster set the course for fantasy cinema for the next decade. The film premiered on the scifi channel on 8 july 2006. The company tata elxsi visual computing lab handled the post production. In fact its influence is more varied and therefore creates a movie that feels familiar and yet is unique among the films that surround it. For our video show and other episodes please visit. This splendidly wretched british fantasy also boasts such magical wonders as an automatic fastaction crossbow. Dec, 20 there are films that ive taken a huge amount of heat for from so called film buffs.
With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who. Good hawk john terry and his bad brother, voltan jack palance, vie for the power of a magic. I ascertained this after checking on that very thing, when after four of five minutes of our current subject i found myself thinking unavoidably of that latter picture. Dave davis heres something i honestly thought i would never see. Hawk the slayer 1980 directed by terry marcel available on bluray. November 5th, 2002 not yet rated 1 hr 34 min plot summary. Annette crosbie, bernard bresslaw, jack palance, john terry, patricia quinn, peter ofarrell, ray charleson.
British movies a collection of the best british movies. Imdb more info at imdb, wikipedia, netflix, freebase. Fully aware of its own lowbudget absurdity, hawk the slayer is a bad movie classic, guaranteed to satisfy connoisseurs of garbage. Hawk the slayer 1980 taint the meat its the humanity.
While the aesthetic of the film was to emulate kurosawa in terms of camera angles. Hawk the slayer dvd 1980 british fantasy film classic with. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for hawk the slayer 1980. As a kid, i really loved hawk the slayer 1980 and it was a frequent rental alongside enter the dragon, strange brew, and other films i seemed to never tire of rewatching. Hawk the slayer was produced as a knockoff of the hobbitlord of the rings fantasy genre. Hawk the slayer was an early example of the sword and sorcery cycle that arrived to very little welcome in the early nineteeneighties. It thus served as a precursor to the more lavish but equally lame krull, shot there three years later. An ultracheap slice of swordandsorcery shite from the early 1980s, it combines wooden acting with hammy acting, dark ages drama with modern synthesiser squealing, notverysmall dwarves with notverytall. Tooling himself up with the mindsword and recruiting a motley band of warriors. Hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure fantasy film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry. People live in fear at the hands of the evil voltan whos been murdering men, women and children throughout the land. Contributor jesse baron ironfury stevens alexandria. Hawk the slayer will appeal most to undiscriminating fans of the swordandsorcery genre.
What makes hawk the slayer an interesting film from the era is the fact that it was made before conan the barbarian and the beastmaster set the course for fantasy cinema for the next decade. With jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson. Everything i kinda love about 80s cheesy sword and sorcery is. The 1980 film, which starred john terry and jack palance, has become a true cult classic famously referred to in simon pegg, jessica hynes, and edgar wright s seminal comedy spaced and a sequel has been talked about. A collection of the best britsh films, some cult, some classic but all class. Great vastly underated cult medieval sword and sorcery film from late 70s, replete with low budget special effects, and the synth film score is a bit cheesy sounding like music from a bad early 80 porn movie, still all in all jack palance as usual is excellent as the heavy baddie antagonist in the film, and the the supporting cast of characters does a good job of acting in this old school.
Mar 19, 2010 movie trailer for hawk the slayer released in 1980 and directed by terry marcel starring jack palance and john terry, this is another of my movie favorites. Dec 03, 2012 for hawk the slayer, harry robertson chose to write a bright and modern score, infusing a traditional orchestra heavy on strings and brass with synthesizers and electric guitar, with plenty of nods to the composers own favorites. An ultracheap slice of swordandsorcery shite from the early 1980s, it combines wooden acting with hammy acting, dark ages drama with modern synthesiser squealing, notverysmall dwarves with notverytall giants, unintentionally hilarious serious. This work of interactive fan fiction has taken over a year to complete, working fiendishly between intense semesters of teachi. For hawk the slayer, harry robertson chose to write a bright and modern score, infusing a traditional orchestra heavy on strings and brass with synthesizers and electric guitar, with plenty of nods to the composers own favorites. The wicked voltan kills his own father when the latter refuses to turn over the magic of the last elven. Zulu, kes, withnail and i, the krays, time bandits, mona lisa, buster, g.
B000lxhjms hawk the slayer 1980 dvd as others have already done numerous synopis of the movie, ill just go to the movie. Among its many dubious distinctions, hawk the slayer is the only swordandsorcery movie to feature sillystring as a medieval weapon. Hawk the slayer is back and hes brought his mindsword. Terry marcel along with harry robertson, terrys partner who have been working together and also had done a couple of pictures together, realized that they both were. Strongly influenced by the science fiction and fantasy writing of jack vance, producers terry marcel and harry robertson set out to make a swordandsorcery film in the style of akira. There are films that ive taken a huge amount of heat for from so called film buffs. Hawk the slayer 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Al fine di godere di questo lavoro cinematografico e possibile utilizzare diversi servizi, come netflix, pay per view o altri come emule o torrent. I punched a bloke in the face once for saying hawk.
It was written by the producer harry robertson and the director terry marcel and sees the familiar pattern already in place, that is, the heros quest to restore order to a kingdom torn apart by the rule of the. Hawk the slayer produced and arranged by dominik hauser. But, i havent seen it in decades, since i was that kid with a stack of videos to keep my busy on summer days. The main character hawk is acted by a mannequin, and most of the secondary characters are terribly acted as well. Hawk the slayer film completo, streaming ita, vedere, guardare. Hawk, the slayer 1980 cast and crew good hawk john terry and his bad brother, voltan jack palance, vie for the power of a magic flying sword. Hawk the slayer is a classic example of a socalled sword and sorcery film. Written by veteran theatre and tv composer harry robertson who also produced and cowrote the film the score featured a heavily synthesised rock score that was clearly influenced by the jeff waynes musical version of the war of. Jul 06, 2015 b ack in 1980, terry marcel kicked off the cinematic sword and sorcery boom that would give us excalibur, conan, dragonslayer and willow with a lowbudget opus called hawk the slayer. B ack in 1980, terry marcel kicked off the cinematic sword and sorcery boom that would give us excalibur, conan, dragonslayer and willow with. When sister abbess is taken from the local monastery and held to ransom for 2000 gold pieces, only one man can save them.
Released in 1980, hawk the slayer is one of the first modern swordandsorcery films, predating dragonslayer by one year and conan the barbarian by two years. According to wikipedia hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. I havent seen hawk the slayer in a while, but trust me when i say its a great bad movie. Terry survived his titular heroics and was gueststarring on the popular tv series 24 when this dvd was released in late 2002. There are no dragons but there is plenty of magical swordplay as well as a really straightforward, no nonsense, good versus evil narrative. The slayer 1980 starring jack palance and john terry on dvd and bluray.
The title character, played by john terry, is on a lifelong quest for the power, an enchanted flying. Jack palances acting is the only real bright spot in the acting department. Robertson, harry hawk the slayer original soundtrack. Hawk the slayer 1980 with the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage. With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage. Good hawk and his bad brother, voltan, vie for the power of a magical flying sword. Fittingly, hawk the slayer was filmed at buckinghamshires pinewood studios. Hawk the slayer 1980 on bluray now horror cult films. As one of the women knows from her plaguing nightmares that the island is dangerous, over. Hawk the slayer 1980 pg 12211980 us fantasy, adventure 1h. Set on a small island near the atlantic coast, the plot concerns two couples who upon visiting the island get trapped there due to an oncoming hurricane.
The plot is cliche and reminds me of several martial arts films ive seen in the past. Bernard herrmann, jerry goldsmith, quincy jones, ennio morricone, and john barry. Hawk the slayer 1980 bad movie night podcast youtube. Trailer for the 1980 fantasy adventure epic hawk the slayer, directed by terry marcel, starring jack palance, john terry and bernard bresslaw. Somehow the producer mixed those elements up with the budget of dr. Everything i kinda love about 80s cheesy sword and sorcery is in hawk.
After voltan kills their father, hawk sets out on a quest to destroy voltan and avenge his fathers murder. Hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. Sequels have been planned, but were never produced. This film is like junk food for the brain, a guilty pleasure, and a movie not to admit liking in front of fans of true cinema. Sword and sorcery as two brothers engage in mortal combat hawk, john terry, a hero of incredible might and courage and voltan, jack palance, a wizard of consummate evil. The evil one in this adventure is voltan jack palance, whos so very evil on. Way,way, back in the early 1980s i encountered hawk the slayer on vhs. The slayer also known as nightmare island is a 1982 american horror film directed by j.
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