Conan the Destroyer

UPC: 025192083617

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children]

Summary: Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen princess (Olivia D'Abo) and her powerful bodyguard (Wilt Chamberlain) to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagon. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro (Mako), the wild woman Zula (Grace Jones), and the inept Malak (Tracey Walter). Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Category: Action

Features: Theatrical Trailer
D-Box Motion Enabled

Conan the Destroyer

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 08/02/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 102 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English

Jason Gibner

While Conan the Destroyer is not quite the sequel fans expected to John Milius's ultimate sword-and-sorcery adventure, Conan the Barbarian, it still manages to win over an audience with its bizarre B-movie charm. Where Milius gave his adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Conan saga a dark, gritty, and deadly serious tone, this sequel, directed by Richard Fleischer, has a bright comic-book feel. Obviously intended for a younger audience weaned on He-Man cartoons, the film moves along at a rapid pace that would not be out of place in the world of Saturday-morning television. The fact that this film's audience is the young, and that this one doesn't have quite the budget of the first one, becomes apparent during a scene in which Conan fights a man in one of the worst monster masks ever seen onscreen. Also missing in this sequel is Milius's powerful dialogue, co-written by Oliver Stone, that gave Conan the Barbarian such an epic sense of scale. Despite these painfully obvious faults, the film, with co-stars like exotic '80s singer Grace Jones and basketball star Wilt Chamberlain as members of Conan's gang, is so gleefully goofy it's hard not to love. Made at a time when Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting skills had still not caught up with his level of worldwide stardom, Conan the Destroyer makes for a fascinating reminder of when his still-new film career was as powerful as Conan himself. ~ Jason Gibner, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Sarah Miles  Actor 
Valerie Quennessen  Actor 
Dino de Laurentiis  Producer 
Raffaella de Laurentiis  Producer 
Richard Fleischer  Director 
Stephen F. Kesten  Executive Producer 
Stanley Mann  Screenwriter 
Basil Poledouris  Composer (Music Score) 
Edward R. Pressman  Producer 
Roy Thomas  Screenwriter 
Arnold Schwarzenegger  Actor 
Grace Jones  Actor 
Wilt Chamberlain  Actor 
Mako  Actor 
Tracey Walter  Actor 
Sarah Douglas  Actor 
Olivia D'Abo  Actor 
Pat Roach  Actor 
Jeff Corey  Actor 
Sven Ole Thorsen  Actor 
Bruce Fleischer  Actor 
Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne  Actor 

Country: USA