Original conan the destroyer cast movie#
Fleischer delivered a movie that was less violent (and funnier) than the first movie. Because Universal Pictures and producer Dino De Laurentiis thought it would have been even more successful if had been less violent, when they decided to make a sequel, they wanted to tone down the violence in order to obtain a PG rating. box office when it was released in 1982 with an R rating, and another $50 million in foreign markets.
The first Conan movie, CONAN THE BARBARIAN took approximately $50 million at the U.S.Fleischer had already made BARABAS (1962) and MANDINGO (1975) for Dino De Laurentiis. When John Milius, director of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, proved to be unavailable to direct the sequel, Dino De Laurentiis suggested Richard Fleischer to his daughter Raffaella De Laurentiis, who was producing CONAN THE DESTROYER.CONAN THE DESTROYER was filmed in a number of locations in Mexico-including Pachuca, the extinct volcano Nevado de Toluca, and the Samalayucca desert (near El Paso)-as well as in the Churubusco Studios (also in Mexico).Other actors featured are the 17-year-old Olivia d'Abo (in her first screen appearance), playing the petulant teenage princess with sexy innocence Tracey Walter as the cowardly jewel-swallowing thief, Malak the Quick and, of course, Schwarzenegger, who put on 10 extra pounds at Fleischer's request, as the pectorally-perfect Conan. The film's stunt casting includes the 7-foot-tall basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and pneumatic singer Grace Jones. Conan leads the rescue.Ĭompared to the first Conan movie, CONAN THE DESTROYER has less violence but more humor. But, while they rest for the night before confronting the wizard, he spirits away Princess Jehnna. The motley crew find Toth-Amon's castle in the middle of a lake.
On the journey, Conan saves his magician friend, Akiro (Mako), from cannibals and helps female bandit Zula (Grace Jones) as she fights off some angry villagers. First seen praying at a shrine, Conan and his sidekick, Malak (Tracey Walter), are inveigled by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) into joining Princess Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo) and her bodyguard, Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain), on a quest to wrest a magic key from the wizard Toth-Amon (Pat Roach). Howard's warrior hero in action director Richard Fleischer's CONAN THE DESTROYER. Following CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Robert E.
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