| Conan the Destroyer (1984) Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production:
Running Times: 103 mins
Length: 2768 metres
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio: J-D-C Scope 2.35:1
Sound: stereo CREDITS PRODUCTION
Production Company: De Laurentiis
Executive Producers: Dino De Laurentiis, Stephen F. Kesten
Producers: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Edward R. Pressman
Unit Production Manager: Stephen F. Kesten
Production Supervisors: Anuar Badin, Moira Kelly, Kuki López Rodero SCRIPT
Script: Stanley Mann
Story: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas
Characters: Robert E. Howard DIRECTION
Director: Richard Fleischer PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jack Cardiff
Camera Operators: Neil Binney, Jack Cardiff
Focus Puller: Roger McDonald
Clapper Loader: David Tondeur
Gaffer: Frank Heeney
Electricians: Roy Furness, Ron McKay
Practical Electrician: Ignazio Maccarone
Best Boy: John Matthews
Key Grip: Apache
Camera Maintenance: Gerhard Hentschel
Stills: George Whitear
Camera Equipment: Joe Dunton Cameras EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Frank J. Urioste
Assistant Editor: Mark Eggenweiler
Apprentice Editor: Douglas Clark
Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett
Cutter: Edward Percival
Assistant Cutters: Debbie Harkness, Roz Ward MUSIC
Music: Basil Poledouris
Orchestrators: Greig McRitchie, Jack Smalley
Music Consultant: Gilbert Marouani
Supervising Music Editors: Daniel Allan Carlin, Segue Music SOUND
Sound Mixer: Manuel Topete
Re-Recording Mixers: Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom E. Dahl
Supervising Sound Editor: Milton C. Burrow
Sound Editors: Ray Alba, Scott Burrow, Jack Kirschner, Lorane Mitchell, Keith Stafford
Assistant Sound Editors: Jeff Jones, Edward Malone
Apprentice Sound Editor: Shelley Brown
Loop Dialogue: Art Ottinger MAKE-UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Luigi Rocchetti
Key Hair: Mirella De Rossi
Costume Designer: John Bloomfield
Wardrobe Supervisor: Thomas Casterline
Wardrobe Mistress: Ana Maria Infante
Wardrobe Rental: Sartoria Farani, S.t.L., Rome; Sastrería Teatral Cornejo, Madrid
Milliner: Michael Jones
Dyer: Mary Etta Lang SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Creative Make Up: Giannetto De Rossi SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: John K. Stirber
Special Effects Technicians: Antonio Balandin, Alfonso Gutiérrez, Steve Humphrey, Chuck E. Stewart
Creature Designer: Carlo Rambaldi (uncredited)
Model Makers: Pablo Alonso, Ángel Arriola, Jacinto Soria
Dagoth Crew: Ricardo Del Río, Federica Gallen, Bruno Landis, Laurie Marems, Bruno Rubeo, Paolo Scipione, Steve Townsend
Animators: Sam Kirson, Garry Payne VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Coordinator: Charles L. Finance
Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Barry A. Nolan
Optical Graphics: Michael Lloyd
Foreground Miniatures: Emilio Ruiz del Río
Titles and Opticals: Van der Veer Photo Effects DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Pier Luigi Basile
Art Directors: José María Alarcón, Kevin Phipps
Set Designer: Steve Cooper
Set Dresser: Giorgio Desideri
Property Master: Graham Sumner
Stand By Prop Man: Ron Downing
Chief Painters: Sante Barelli, Vito Consoli, Antonio Del Toro
Chief Plasterers: Mariano Fernandez Berenguer, Jose Bolano, Antonio Paramo Campos
Concept Designer: Bill Stout
Draughtsmen: Steve Cooper, Giles Masters
Storyboard Artist: Maurice Zuberano
Apprentice Illustrator: Tanya Lowe
Chief Sculptors: Andrew Holder, John Haydn Larson Jr
Title Art: Title House, Bob Schaeffer OTHER SOURCES
Script Supervisor: Pamela Carlton
Supervising Accountant: Michael Menzies
Assistant Accountants: Eduardo De La Grana, Thomas Freman
Assistant to Rafaella De Laurentiis: Ginette Angosse
Production Office Assistant: Craig Campobasso
Wrangler: Timoteo Nevado Roman
Wrangler (Mexico): 'Chico' Hernandez (uncredited)
Production Secretaries: Debbie Peterson, Jane Rayleigh
Unit Publicist: Anne Strick
Sword Master: Kiyoshi Yamasaki
Technical Advisor: L. Sprague De Camp LOCATIONS
Locations: Mexico
Location Manager: Juan Clemente
Location Contact: Debbie Van Hoek STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Vic Armstrong, Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts: Román Ariznavarreta, Nate Brown, Ignacio Carreńo López, Joaquin Olias Mena, José Panizo, Cory Pierson, José María Serrano CASTING
Casting: Johanna Ray 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)
Jeff Corey (Grand Vizier)
Sven-Ole Thorsen (Togra)
Bruce Fleischer (village heckler)
Ferdy Mayne (the leader)
André the Giant (Dagoth - uncredited)
Angel Ashley (uncredited)
Matt Conner (Zeus - uncredited) PLOT SUMMARY The evil queen Taramis plans to sacrifice Princess Jehnna and steal her throne. But the princess has been kidnapped and imprisoned by the equally evil sorcerer Toth Amon and Taramis needs a magic horn to fulfill her plans. Offering to use her powers to revive his dead love, Taramis enlists the help of Conan. CAPSULE REVIEW A quickly made cash-in on the success of Conan the Barbarian (1982) that takes a campier approach and suffers as a consequence. The fact that the script was written by two of the writers of Marvel Comics' version of the tale signals the lighter approach which is picked up by most of the cast who play it for laughs. Fans of sword and sorcery will still find much to be entertained by, but the rest of us will have a hard time making it through to the end. AVAILABILITY USA
Theatrical Distributor: Universal Pictures
Video Distributor: MCA Home Video
Laserdisc Distributor: MCA Home Video (40079)
DVD Distributor: Universal (20171); Universal (20172) CENSORSHIP HISTORY Finland
Rating: K-16 Norway
Rating: 16 (in 1984); 18 Sweden
Rating: 15 UK
Rating: 15
cut by 28 sec USA
Rating: PG West Germany
Rating: 16 AWARDS 1985
Razzie Awards
Worst New Star (Olivia d'Abo - also for her performance in Bolero (1984)) - winner
Worst Supporting Actress (Olivia d'Abo - also for her performance in Bolero (1984)) - winner TIMELINE 1984
June
29: USA - theatrical release August
29: France - theatrical release October
5: Finland - theatrical release
12: Sweden - theatrical release
19: West Germany - theatrical release November
22: Norway - theatrical release 1998
March
31: USA - DVD release (Universal (20171); Universal (20172)) ALTERNATIVE TITLES Conan, der Zerstörer - German title
Conan, el destructor - Spanish title
Conan hävittäjä - Finnish title
Conan le destructeur - French title
Conan il distruttore - Italian title
Conan niszczyciel - Polish title
Conan o Destruidor - Portugese title
Conan 2 - Förgöraren - Swedish title
Conan förgöraren - Swedish title LINKS SEQUEL TO
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
SEE ALSO
Conan (1998)
Red Sonja (1985)
REFERENCES MAGAZINES Premičre August 1984 p.8 (France)
review (by Stella Molitor) KEYWORDS sword and sorcery; sorcerors; magic; royalty; queens; princesses; camels; barbarians |
