Deathstalker II
Directed by:
Jim WynorskiScreenplay:
Neil RuttenbergCinematography:
Leonardo Rodríguez SolísComposer:
Chuck CirinoCast:
John Terlesky, Monique Gabrielle, John Lazar, Toni Naples, Jim Wynorski, Jack Arndt, Victor Bo (a.f.)VOD (1)
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The powerful barbarian Deathstalker (John Terlesky) has a mission: to save the kingdom from the wicked grip of the immoral wizard Jerak and his satanic queen Sultana. Together, they have ruled the land by magically creating a controllable evil twin of the lovely Princess Evie (Monique Gabrielle). Capturing the real Princess Evie, Deathstalker must now return her to her rightful place of power. But the fabled swordsman's battle has just begun - standing in his way are cut-throat pirates, bloodthirsty amazons, flesh-eating zombies... and then things start to get dangerous! When the warlords fall, Deathstalker will be king! (official distributor synopsis)
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One of the many B-grade sword and sorcery films of the 80s, but one that (unlike the first Deathstalker) doesn't take itself seriously at all. Well-known B-movie maker Jim Wynorski obviously realized the very limited possibilities of an extremely low budget, so he took it all in stride with humor and an attempt to make the silliest and most absurd film possible. Thus, the poor acting and shoddy production design (which only remotely resembles Boris Vallejo's eye-catching posters) play into his hands, and the result is an entertaining romp that quite successfully parodies many genre clichés.
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