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The Beastmaster (1982) -- 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.

Overview

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5.7/10   5,428 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Don Coscarelli (written by)
Paul Pepperman (written by)
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Release Date:
20 August 1982 (USA) more
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Caw caw caw --- "He is the Beastmaster!" more (67 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beastmaster - Der Befreier (West Germany)
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Runtime:
118 min | Germany:90 min (25 fps) (video version)
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Dar's black tiger is actually a regular striped tiger dyed black. The dye would wash off around the mouth whenever the tiger took a drink, so throughout the film the stripes are often visible around the mouth. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the river-ferry sequence when Kiri is wrapping the rope around the water filled jugs, the rope is on the outside of her body "trapping" her between it and the water. In the next shot, the rope is behind her so that she is no longer "trapped" more
Quotes:
Dar: I'm Dar. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Style Wars (1983) more

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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Caw caw caw --- "He is the Beastmaster!", 14 February 2005
8/10
Author: Kris Earle from Boston, MA

How can anyone not like the Beastmaster? It's what movies are all about - it's got a hero, his woman, a villain, sidekicks, animals, loincloths, violence and much much more! It's one of the earliest of films that HBO would play about 4 times a day so it was almost always available. John Amos from Roots and Good Times cheeses it up but damn, do I have a soft spot for the guy. Dar looks like my brother Eric. Rip Torn is a villain with bad teeth! The freaky eagle/vampire things are nutty. It's got ferrets - FERRETS in co-starring roles! Plus a panther and hawks and B-dialog and swords and last but not least "crazy-eyes" herself, Tonya Roberts! Yowza! It's basically a goulash of afternoon delight. Straight B an 85 - 8 out of 10. Caw caw! Catch it one time or a dozen, you'll love it.

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