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The Beastmaster

Year:

1982

Duration:

118 min | Germany:90 min (25 fps) (video version)

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1982-08-20

Filming Locations: Lake Pyramid, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $8,000,000

Opening Weekend: $2,955,641 (USA) (22 August 1982)

Gross: $10,751,126 (USA) (12 September 1982)

Cast

Actor

Character

Janet DeMay

Janet Jones

Joshua Milrad

The Beastmaster

Marc Singer

Dar

Tanya Roberts

Kiri

Rip Torn

Maax

John Amos

Seth

Rod Loomis

Zed

Ben Hammer

Young Dar's Father

Ralph Strait

Sacco

Billy Jayne

Young Dar

Christine Kellogg

Witchwoman #2

Tony Epper

Jun Leader

Vanna Bonta

Zed's Wife

Kim Tabet

Sacco's Daughter

Daniel Zormeier

Winged Creature Leader

Jim Driggers

Hanging Priest

Mick Thibodeau

Hanging Priest

Paul Reynolds

Tiis

Monty L. Simons

Zed's Guard (as Monty Simons)

Bruce Paul Barbour

Marauder (as Bruce Barbour)

Diamond Farnsworth

Marauder

Linda Smith

Kiri's Friend

Henry Carbo

Man in Cage

Jonathan Gravish

Death Guard Priest

Don Heyn

Death Guard Priest

Larry Randles

Death Guard Rider

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Guard on Parapet

Tim Dunlavey

Young Villager

Jeremy Whelan

Jun Priest

Billy Hank Hooker

Jun Priest

George Scott

Jun Priest

Tommy J. Huff

Jun Priest (as Tom Huff)

Dale Shawver

Jun Priest

Richard Humphreys

Jun Priest

Hugh Armstrong

Jun Priest

Mike Kirton

Jun Priest

Eddy Donno

Jun Priest (as Eddie Donno)

Gary McLarty

Jun Priest

Eddie Hice

Jun Priest

Fess Reynolds

Jun Priest

Freddie Hice

Jun Priest

Blake Bolger

Infant Dar (uncredited)

Derek Elmore

Baby Dar (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Boatman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The eagle often refused to fly on cue so in order to shoot footage of it in the air it was dropped from a trapdoor in a hot air balloon.

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Producer Dino De Laurentiis liked the movie and offered Don Coscarelli to direct Conan the Destroyer (1984). Coscarelli declined because he thought the script was quite bad.

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The film originally started shooting with anamorphic lenses, but cinematographer John Alcott switched to spherical lenses early on because he did not think anamorphic gave him the sharpness and depth of field he wanted. The anamorphic footage - young Dar's encounter with the bear in the forest - was later cropped to match the 1.85:1 final aspect ratio of the spherical footage.

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Goofs

(at around 1h) After saving the tiger, Dar and Seth and the little boy decide to travel together you can see a car behind the trees passing by.

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When Dar comes back to the village to find everyone in it dead, as he is looking around, in the background, the supposedly dead dog can be seen breathing.

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Both ferrets are male, yet one gives birth to kits at the end.

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Quotes

Dar: I've never seen a... pilgrim... who could use a staff the way you did.

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Dar: I'm Dar.

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Young Dar's Father: Dar... the gods have put that mark on you, and someday, you'll find out why. 'Til then, this mark will be your guide. My sword and my caber will be your trusted companions. Protect Emur, your home. And if anything should happen to me, look for our enemies, the Juns... and you may search for your destiny in the Valley of Aruk.

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Faq

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?

At first the movie was only released in a tightened version that doesn't really feel right at some points. Years later a Director's Cut was released. It is a lot more logical as it develops the characters a lot better. Right at the beginning a large part of the plot has been put back in place. It explains the details for the fight between king Zed and Maax as well as the reason why Dar can talk to animals (he was transferred to a cow's belly as an unborn). Additionally, some beautiful landscape views seen through the eagle's eyes now delight the viewer. In total more than 20 minutes were added to the Director's Cut. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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