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. Ator, the fighting eagle is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe damato, and. 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. 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. 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. Ator the fighting eagle dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. 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. Kaufen sie ator herr des feuers bluray gunstig ein. Ator battles giant spiders, swordsmen cloaked in shadow, reanimated dead warriors, and horribly hideous witches. It is a mockbuster of the film conan the barbarian, which was released in the same year. When ator and his sister are in their late teens they want to marry but they cant because theyre brother and sister. As the film opens ator asks his father for permission to marry his sister.
The fighting eagle is the first film in the italian conan the barbarianinspired franchise starring miles okeefe. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 ator, the fighting eagle. 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. Total coincidence it is worthwhile to note that the music in question in the trailer does not appear in the actual film. It was released in america as ator, the fighting eagle. Much of the film consists of filler materialaholds interest just barely enough to reach the enda yeah, that about covers it. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. 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. The first film in the series is 1982s ator linvincibile, translated into english as ator the invincible. From the spider king to the crying eagle statue with the laser eyes this movie has it all. American genre film archive ator, the fighting eagle.
Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Voglia di guardare burleske, films, the originals, italia. The fighting eagle 1983 joe damato, david hills on allmovie. It is written that the son of thorn will put an end to the tragic dynasty of the spider. Damato wrote and directed the first, second, and fourth films in the series, himself disregarding the existence of the third. 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.
In episode 6 of the yoga for runners educational series, hips, christine felstead covers the anatomy. 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. 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. 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. The film was featured in season 12 of mystery science theater 3000 on november 22, 2018.
Oh i dont know, maybe a complete copy cat effort of the conan the barbarian theme. Ator linvincibile is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe damato, and the first film to feature the character ator. He grows up to be ator, complete with wig, eyeliner and fur shorts. 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. 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. If you like sword swinging barbarian movies, then its a movie for you. One of the worst fantasy films ive ever seen, it is no wonder the sequels scored an even lower rating. Ator, the fighting eagle passed the italian censorship board on 14 september 1982 and was released in italy on 7 october 1982.
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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ator, the fighting eagle near you. 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. 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. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. The movie stars miles okeeffe and sabrina siani plot summary. It was made as a reaction to that film, but ator has none of the care that was put into it. This is a fun little film full of action, lovely women such as sabrina siani and a. Hes lost in the shuffle of a half a dozen lazily put together set pieces. With training and guidance from a man named griba, son of torren. For one, the high priest, played by dakar, gets a bit too much pleasure out of having tarantulas crawl around on his bald head.
Ator, the fighting eagle is a very what you see is what you get movie. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. For one, the high priest, played by dakar, gets a bit too much pleasure out of having tarantulas crawl. Ator was played in the first three films by miles okeeffe. 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 village gets slaughtered, but a baby that happens to be the son of thor survives. 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 cast and crew swordwielding ator miles okeeffe fights the spider worshipper who has taken his bride sabrina siani from the altar. Overview of ator, the fighting eagle, 1983, directed by david hills, with chen wong, lisa foster, edmund purdom, at turner classic movies. The fighting eagle collectors edition on deepdiscount. In terms of production values everything about ator.
Mac and me and lords of the deep are instant classic mst3k episodes. Ator the fighting eagle aka ator the invincible 1982. Best movies like ator, the fighting eagle bestsimilar. Miles okeeffe is every bit the sword swinging beefcake that marc singer is and laura. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 10071982 it fantasy, action, adventure 1h 38m user score. Having surveyed carefully the posted criteria set forth by steve and pam, its clear that ator, the fighting eagle is a pretty solid d. Dakar in ator, the fighting eagle 1982 miles okeeffe and sabrina siani in ator, the. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 cast and crew moviefone.
Ator is a film series of four italian movies made in the 1980s created by director joe damato, under the pseudonym david hills. Since this season was unleashed my wife and i have watched these two episodes countless times. Ator, the fighting eagle letterboxd your life in film. 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. 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. This may be one of the more familyfriendly titles in the filmography of director joe damato. It was released in the united states on 11 march 1983. The plot moves along at a sluggish pace, but some of the side journeys ator takes are amusing. It has since become one of the most famous swordandsandals style films. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. The best of rifftrax ator, the fighting eagle youtube. From there its a date with destiny as ator must save his beloved and face down a big eightlegged threat. The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young man who bears the mark of the. And ator the fighting eagle is the first in that series.
However, the old griba hides the newborn safe from the slaughter, and. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 swordwielding ator miles okeeffe fights the spider worshipper who has taken his bride sabrina siani from the altar. 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. Ators father tells ator that he is adopted and so he can marry his sister if he likes. The fighting eagle 1983 joe damato, david hills on allmovie the dialogue in this sword and sorcery film.
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. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 scorethefilms movie blog. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 jabootus bad movie dimension. Thus, the grand priest of the spider orders the slaughter of the newborn son. 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.
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. Ator, the fighting eagle movie posters from movie poster shop. This time he must save a former mentor from the evil zor. I, personally, would call it delightfully cheesy, like an unintentional spoof on itself. Ator the fighting eagle 1982 meet your new teacher. The end result could charitably be called bad, but in the same way troll 2 isyou cant look away, 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. If you are looking for a sage tale, full of mystic fantasy that takes you off to into uncharted territories, please, do not watch. 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. The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young. 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.
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. The fighting eagle 1982 official trailer 4k youtube. The 1982 film ator, the fighting eagle is a swordandsorcery film produced in italy that was among the first in the genre. 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. Buy ator, the fighting eagle movie posters from movie poster shop.
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. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 the movie database tmdb. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. Watch ator, the fighting eagle online watch full ator, the fighting eagle 1982 online for. Yet even by fantasy standards, ator is pretty ridiculous. The fighting eagle 1982 official trailer 4k watch on amazon. However, the old griba hides the newborn safe from the slaughter, and he grows up strong and brave with his adoptive parents.
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