Conan the Destroyer

"The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure."

1984 1h 43m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 1,751🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 91,526

AdventureFantasyAction

Synopsis

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Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. 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, the warrior woman Zula, and the inept Malak. Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.

“The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.”

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Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Conan
Grace Jones
Zula
Wilt Chamberlain
Bombaata
Mako
Akiro 'The Wizard'
Tracey Walter
Malak
Sarah Douglas
Queen Taramis
Olivia D'Abo
Princess Jehnna
Pat Roach
Man Ape / Toth-Amon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Stanley Mann, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Conan the Barbarian Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Jack Cardiff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Basil Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank J. Urioste shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Fleischer directs. Jack Cardiff behind the camera. Basil Poledouris scores. Frank J. Urioste cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Conan the Barbarian Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Jack Cardiff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Basil Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Frank J. Urioste shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Arnold Schwarzenegger and Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.".
8IMDB entry: tt0087078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "gladiator", "swordplay", "fight", "magic".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack Cardiff
Original score: Basil Poledouris
Editing: Frank J. Urioste
Production design: Pier Luigi Basile
Costume design: John Bloomfield
Makeup / hair: Mirella De Rossi
Sound: Wayne Artman
Stunt coordinator: Vic Armstrong
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $31,042,035
Return: 172% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes: 29% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 53/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 91,526 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Part of

Conan the Barbarian Collection

Conan the Barbarian, (also known as Conan the Cimmerian), is one of the key characters in the Swords & Sorcery / Fantasy genres. This collection includes the theatrical releases of the Conan titles.