I havent seen hawk the slayer in a while, but trust me when i say its a great bad movie. In particular, the attempt to ape spaghetti westerns for many of the numerous showdowns fails. I first saw this movie as a young teen in the early 80s, and i must have watched. Hawk the slayer was an early example of the sword and sorcery cycle that arrived to very little welcome in the early nineteeneighties. Hawk the slayer 1980 original trailer hd 1080p youtube.
Hawk the slayer 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A sequel entitled hawk the hunter is coming in 2009. As a kid, i really loved hawk the slayer 1980 and it was a frequent rental alongside enter the dragon, strange brew, and other films i seemed to never tire of rewatching. B ack in 1980, terry marcel kicked off the cinematic sword and. After voltan kills their father, hawk sets out on a quest to destroy voltan and avenge his fathers murder. I ascertained this after checking on that very thing, when after four of five minutes of our current subject i found myself thinking unavoidably of that latter picture. With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage. Its sword and sorcery movie season here at taint the meat, and this week its the turn of this humdinger from 1980.
Hawk avoids the camp approach found in the sword and the sorcerer and the barbarian brothers, but features just enough of it to again toss offbalance the generally tooserious tone found in the bulk of the film. The wicked voltan kills his own father when the latter refuses to turn over the magic of the last elven. An ultracheap slice of swordandsorcery shite from the early 1980s, it combines wooden acting with hammy acting, dark ages drama with modern synthesiser squealing, notverysmall dwarves with notverytall giants, unintentionally hilarious. For hawk the slayer, harry robertson chose to write a bright and modern score, infusing a traditional orchestra heavy on strings and brass with synthesizers and electric guitar, with plenty of nods to the composers own favorites. Terry marcel along with harry robertson, terrys partner who have been working together and also had done a couple of pictures together, realized that they both were.
Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for hawk the slayer 1980. Fittingly, hawk the slayer was filmed at buckinghamshires pinewood studios. With jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson. Hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. Hawk the slayer soundtrack by harry robertson tanikal. Pg, 1 h 30 min jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson director.
The copy played great and for a brief period i went back to a simpler time ah bliss. No collection of 80s fantasy and scifi films would be complete without this classic. You can write, hawk the slayer 1980 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. Dec 03, 2012 hawk the slayer soundtrack from 1980, composed by harry robertson.
Now, hawk the slayer is set to return with better fights and special effects, but still plenty of cheese back in 1980, terry marcel kicked off the cinematic sword and sorcery boom that would give us excalibur, conan, dragonslayer and willow with a lowbudget opus called hawk the slayer. Hawk the slayer 1980 original theatrical trailer youtube. Sequels have been planned, but were never produced. Streaming full hawk the slayer 1980 first, once you. Now, i have introduced my three teenage daughters to the film and they loved it. An ultracheap slice of swordandsorcery shite from the early 1980s, it combines wooden acting with hammy acting, dark ages drama with modern synthesiser squealing, notverysmall dwarves with notverytall. Get your neon pingpong balls ready, its hawk the slayer. He also has plans for a tv series, the third part of the trilogy, called hawk the destroyer. The original trailer in high definition of hawk the slayer directed by terry marcel and starring jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson and peter ofarrell. Factory tvs three day dungeons and deathstalkers streaming event. The slayer also known as nightmare island is a 1982 american horror film directed by j. Over the last few weeks ive been spotlighting some of my favourite fantasy films the cheesier the better as far as im concerned, and the early to mideighties was fertile ground for the genre. Released by bsx records in 2012 bsxcd8920 containing music from hawk the slayer 1980. Terry survived his titular heroics and was gueststarring on the popular tv series 24 when this dvd was released in late 2002.
The title character, played by john terry, is on a lifelong quest for the power, an enchanted flying. Feb 25, 2015 timeless soundtrack, hasnt dated a bit. Terry marcel along with harry robertson, terrys partner who have been working together and also had done a couple of pictures together, realized that they. Also includes bernard breslaw and warren clarke from dalziel and pascoe. Good hawk and his bad brother, voltan, vie for the power of a magical flying sword.
Hawk the slayer soundtrack 1980 the moviemusic store. Imdb more info at imdb, wikipedia, netflix, freebase. It thus served as a precursor to the more lavish but equally lame krull, shot there three years later. It was written by the producer harry robertson and the director terry marcel and sees the familiar pattern already in place, that is, the heros quest to restore order to a kingdom torn apart by the rule of the. Mar 22, 2018 trailer for the 1980 fantasy adventure epic hawk the slayer, directed by terry marcel, starring jack palance, john terry and bernard bresslaw. Edition discs amazon price new from used from dvd feb 19, 2007. Sword and sorcery as two brothers engage in mortal combat hawk, john terry, a hero of incredible might and courage and voltan, jack palance, a wizard of consummate evil. The evil one in this adventure is voltan jack palance, whos. Hawk the slayer is back and hes brought his mindsword film. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 42 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 4 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3. Hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel.
As one of the women knows from her plaguing nightmares that the island is dangerous, over. Hawk the slayer 1980 taint the meat its the humanity. The slayer 1980 starring jack palance and john terry on dvd and bluray. Hawk the slayer 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. This splendidly wretched british fantasy also boasts such magical wonders as an automatic fastaction crossbow.
According to wikipedia hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. Streaming full hawk the slayer 1980 first, once you can rate this movie. Good hawk john terry and his bad brother, voltan jack palance, vie for the power of a magic. Tooling himself up with the mindsword and recruiting a motley band of warriors. Over the last few weeks ive been spotlighting some of my favourite fantasy films the cheesier the better as far as im concerned, and the early. Dave davis heres something i honestly thought i would never see. Hawk the slayer dvd, 2002, widescreen format for sale. But, i havent seen it in decades, since i was that kid with a stack of videos to keep my busy on summer days. Now, hawk the slayer is set to return with better fights and special effects. Set on a small island near the atlantic coast, the plot concerns two couples who upon visiting the island get trapped there due to an oncoming hurricane. Make offer buffy the vampire slayer chronicles vhs collection volumes 1,2, 3 newsealed buffy the vampire slayer vhs. Hawk the slayer 1980 pg 12211980 us fantasy, adventure 1h. I first saw this movie as a young teen in the early 80s, and i must have.
The copy played great and for a brief period i went back to. Bernard herrmann, jerry goldsmith, quincy jones, ennio morricone, and john barry. November 5th, 2002 not yet rated 1 hr 34 min plot summary. Ben pullen, charlotte corner, peter ofarrell, et al. Good hawk john terry and his bad brother, voltan jack palance, vie for the power of a magic flying sword. Hawk the slayer will appeal most to undiscriminating fans of the swordandsorcery genre. I punched a bloke in the face once for saying hawk.
Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has. Nov 06, 20 1980, awfully good, b movie, bernard bresslaw, fantasy, hawk the hunter, hawk the slayer, jack palance, john terry, sword and sorcery, terry marcel recommended movie news latest entertainment news. Fully aware of its own lowbudget absurdity, hawk the slayer is a bad movie classic, guaranteed to satisfy connoisseurs of garbage. Hawk the slayer produced and arranged by dominik hauser. Download hawk the slayer soundtrack by harry robertson genre. Oct 04, 2018 the original trailer in high definition of hawk the slayer directed by terry marcel and starring jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson and peter ofarrell. Always remember dont trust the opinion of hawk the slayer 1980 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment.
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