It was released in the united states on 11 march 1983. This is a fun little film full of action, lovely women such as sabrina siani and a. A baby is born with a prophetic birthmark that says he will one day take power over the spider cult. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 swordwielding ator miles okeeffe fights the spider worshipper who has taken his bride sabrina siani from the altar. It was made as a reaction to that film, but ator has none of the care that was put into it. Ator the fighting eagle dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Dakar in ator, the fighting eagle 1982 miles okeeffe and sabrina siani in ator, the. As the film opens ator asks his father for permission to marry his sister. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 cast and crew swordwielding ator miles okeeffe fights the spider worshipper who has taken his bride sabrina siani from the altar. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. The fighting eagle 1983 joe damato, david hills on allmovie the dialogue in this sword and sorcery film. Since this season was unleashed my wife and i have watched these two episodes countless times. Dakkar, frequent character actor in a number of italian westerns and horror pictures is supposed to be the main villain hes called dakkar in the film, too in ator, the fighting eagle, but does very little to carve a memorable place for himself within the films framework.
Ator battles cavemen, invisible swordsmen, and barbarians with his new sidekick thong to finally have the ultimate showdown with zor. Ator, the fighting eagle passed the italian censorship board on 14 september 1982 and was released in italy on 7 october 1982. The random use of pyrotechnics at the end, the extremely low quality acting, the plot line that was, at the same time, both stupidly simple and made no sense, and an archvillain that wouldnt scare a baby unless it was hit by lightning. Ator the fighting eagle aka ator the invincible 1982. When ator and his sister are in their late teens they want to marry but they cant because theyre brother and sister. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. And ator the fighting eagle is the first in that series. Total coincidence it is worthwhile to note that the music in question in the trailer does not appear in the actual film. It is written that the son of thorn will put an end to the tragic dynasty of the spider. With training and guidance from a man named griba, son of torren. The fighting eagle 1982 official trailer 4k youtube. Any film that begins with lines like the earth trembles like a virgin being drawn to the nuptial bed just has to be amazing, and fortunately ator the fighting eagle doesnt disappoint. This may be one of the more familyfriendly titles in the filmography of director joe damato. To prevent the high priest from killing the infant, the mysterious griba secrets ator away to a remote village to live with a family of farmers.
Watch ator, the fighting eagle online watch full ator, the fighting eagle 1982 online for. A predictably dumb barbarian flick from italian trash director damato, ator, the fighting eagle is complete cobblers from start to finish, but oh so entertaining. Ator the fighting eagle dvd for sale work is done to increase the mobility of the hip joint while also strengthening and stabilizing to reduce lower limb injuries. Ator the fighting eagle is stunningly incompetent on every level except for the baby bear that managed to steal the film, supplying the most realistic performance of the bunch. Damato wrote and directed the first, second, and fourth films in the series, himself disregarding the existence of the third. One of the worst fantasy films ive ever seen, it is no wonder the sequels scored an even lower rating. The 1982 film ator, the fighting eagle is a swordandsorcery film produced in italy that was among the first in the genre. For one, the high priest, played by dakar, gets a bit too much pleasure out of having tarantulas crawl around on his bald head. Hes lost in the shuffle of a half a dozen lazily put together set pieces. Ator battles giant spiders, swordsmen cloaked in shadow, reanimated dead warriors, and horribly hideous witches.
The son of torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sisterlove interest from the evil dakkar and his spider cult. Well, this is when their father tells them they can because ator isnt her brother although theyve been raised as brother and sister since birth and that he was dropped off by a stranger as a baby so its all good. The fighting eagle collectors edition on deepdiscount. The fighting eagle is inferior to the beastmaster, but that doesnt mean that there isnt much to enjoy in this cheap and cheerful italian ripoff. In terms of production values everything about ator. However, the old griba hides the newborn safe from the slaughter, and he grows up strong and brave with his adoptive parents. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 jabootus bad movie dimension. If you are looking for a sage tale, full of mystic fantasy that takes you off to into uncharted territories, please, do not watch. Much of the film consists of filler materialaholds interest just barely enough to reach the enda yeah, that about covers it.
Best movies like ator, the fighting eagle bestsimilar. Buy ator, the fighting eagle movie posters from movie poster shop. Voglia di guardare burleske, films, the originals, italia. Ator linvincibile is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe damato, and the first film to feature the character ator. A village gets slaughtered, but a baby that happens to be the son of thor survives.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A man born with a birthmark signaling his destruction of a ruling cult trains to fight the evil high priest whose minions failed to kill him at birth. Ator the invincible is a 1982 italian adventure fantasy film directed by joe damato, and the first film to feature the character ator played by miles okeeffe. Ator, the fighting eagle is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe d amato, and. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. This time he must save a former mentor from the evil zor. Ator the fighting eagle 1982 scorpion from 1982 comes this italian conan clone starring miles o keefe as ator, a young man whose destiny it is to defeat the local spider cult that is ruling the land. Ator was played in the first three films by miles okeeffe. Not a cgi created shadow, not an animated shadow, not even a guy in a black suit trying to pass as a shadow, but an honest to goodness shadow on the wall obviously made by some schmoe standing in front of a flood light just. From the spider king to the crying eagle statue with the laser eyes this movie has it all.
I, personally, would call it delightfully cheesy, like an unintentional spoof on itself. The film was featured in season 12 of mystery science theater 3000 on november 22, 2018. It is a mockbuster of the film conan the barbarian, which was released in the same year. The end result was the final film in the series, and im amazed ator the fighting eagle managed to have sequels, let alone three of them. From there its a date with destiny as ator must save his beloved and face down a big eightlegged threat. Yet even by fantasy standards, ator is pretty ridiculous. Ator goes on a quest to save his sisterwife and continue their morally questionable marriage, with the aid of a bear cub who is sometimes there but a lot of times not there, for unexplained reasons. The fighting eagle 1983 joe damato, david hills on allmovie. Feb 01, 2018 when ator and his sister are in their late teens they want to marry but they cant because theyre brother and sister.
Thus, the grand priest of the spider orders the slaughter of the newborn son. It was released in america as ator, the fighting eagle. Ator the fighting eagle 1982 meet your new teacher. Having surveyed carefully the posted criteria set forth by steve and pam, its clear that ator, the fighting eagle is a pretty solid d.
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The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young man who bears the mark of the. King, rules the land with an iron fist, but an ancient and refreshingly specific prophecy warns him of the birth of ator, son of torin, who will one day topple his empire. American genre film archive ator, the fighting eagle. The movie stars miles okeeffe and sabrina siani plot summary. Ator, the fighting eagle letterboxd your life in film.
In episode 6 of the yoga for runners educational series, hips, christine felstead covers the anatomy of the hip joint, pelvis and related key muscle groups. Ator, the fighting eagle movie posters from movie poster shop. The halfbaked plot involves a prophecy of a man who will save the people from the tyrannical rule of a very big spider. If you like ator, the fighting eagle you are looking for exciting, captivating and semi serious movies about with zombie, good versus evil, sword, superhero, adventure, supernatural and heroes themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in italy. There are plenty of names in the eurosleaze movie circuit those movies featuring sex, violence, fantastic themes, and horrible special effects but theres no name that stands more defiantly for pure, unadulterated crap than good old aristide massaccesi, or as we prefer to call him, joe damato. He grows up to be ator, complete with wig, eyeliner and fur shorts. Ators father tells ator that he is adopted and so he can marry his sister if he likes. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 ator, the fighting eagle. Oh i dont know, maybe a complete copy cat effort of the conan the barbarian theme. Overview of ator, the fighting eagle, 1983, directed by david hills, with chen wong, lisa foster, edmund purdom, at turner classic movies. If you like sword swinging barbarian movies, then its a movie for you. Kaufen sie ator herr des feuers bluray gunstig ein.
The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young man who bears the mark of the taurus who is destined to fight of the evil forces in a tribal world. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ator, the fighting eagle near you. Jul 16, 2008 its defeated when ator shines a light in its face, a light reflected from the shield he won after fighting a shadow. However, the old griba hides the newborn safe from the slaughter, and. There are plenty of names in the eurosleaze movie circuit those movies featuring sex, violence, fantastic themes, and horrible special effects but theres no name that stands more defiantly for pure, unadulterated crap than good old. The best of rifftrax ator, the fighting eagle youtube. Miles okeeffe is every bit the sword swinging beefcake that marc singer is and laura. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 scorethefilms movie blog. In episode 6 of the yoga for runners educational series, hips, christine felstead covers the anatomy. The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young. The first film in the series is 1982s ator linvincibile, translated into english as ator the invincible.
Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 cast and crew moviefone. The fighting eagle 1982 official trailer 4k watch on amazon. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 the movie database tmdb. Mac and me and lords of the deep are instant classic mst3k episodes. Apr 21, 2020 the 1982 film ator, the fighting eagle is a swordandsorcery film produced in italy that was among the first in the genre. For one, the high priest, played by dakar, gets a bit too much pleasure out of having tarantulas crawl. The plot moves along at a sluggish pace, but some of the side journeys ator takes are amusing.
Released 1983, ator, the fighting eagle stars miles okeeffe, sabrina siarri, ritza brown, edmund purdom the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Ator is a film series of four italian movies made in the 1980s created by director joe damato, under the pseudonym david hills. It has since become one of the most famous swordandsandals style films. The fighting eagle is the first film in the italian conan the barbarianinspired franchise starring miles okeefe. I liked the part where the amazon women held wrestling matches and the winner got to use ator as breeding stock, and the scene where laura gemser tries slip ator a mickey is right out of a hercules movie from the 60s. Ator, the fighting eagle is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe damato, and. The end result could charitably be called bad, but in the same way troll 2 isyou cant look away, and. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers.
Ator, the fighting eagle is a very what you see is what you get movie. With several scenes set among ancient ruins, ator, the fighting eagle isnt a badlooking film, and the legend of torin and his heir is palpable enough to keep hope alive early on. Mar 10, 2017 ator goes on a quest to save his sisterwife and continue their morally questionable marriage, with the aid of a bear cub who is sometimes there but a lot of times not there, for unexplained reasons. The son of torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister from the evil dakkar and his spider cult.
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