Kull the Conqueror [Blu-ray]

Overview

Like his other creation "Conan the Barbarian, 1930s, pulp-fiction writer Robert E. Howard's "Kull the Conqueror" is an often scantily clad, long haired and muscular hero of sword and sorcery adventures. A wandering warrior and former slave, Kull (beef-cake Kevin Sorbo, the star of the popular syndicated TV series Hercules in his feature film debut) arrives in the kingdom of Valusia and through a series of fateful twists becomes its new king. The people are happy, Kull is happy, and so is the feisty slave-girl/seer Zareta Karina Lombard who secretly loves him. The recently re-awakened wicked sorceress Akivasha (Tia Carrerre, who gives a delicious performance as the evil temptress), however, is most unhappy, for she wants to reclaim the kingdom for herself. Using all her wily womanly ways, Akivasha seduces Kull into marriage and sets her plans in motion. When Kull learns the truth about his bride, he knows he must destroy her. The only way to do it, however, is to sail to steal the icy breath of Valka, a cave-dwelling northern god. Armed with this knowledge, Kull, Zareta and her priestly brother Ascalante Litefoot sail off on an exciting, dangerous quest that will lead them to tangle with strange creatures and villains. A bright and colorful adventure Kull the Conqueror, like its predecessor Conan the Barbarian (the film that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star), is filled with violence, sex, silly dialogue and plenty of well-oiled, exposed flesh. But unlike the elaborate, big budgeted Conan, Kull is a smaller, perhaps more self-conscious venture. The special effects seem deliberately cheesy, the violence is cartoonish, and none of the actors seems to be taking him or herself too seriously, all of which serves to give Kull the feeling of an old-fashioned Saturday afternoon matinee (albeit for older audiences as there is one steamy sex scene, and some parts that could frighten small children).

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/2021
UPC:	0683904635402
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Nbc Universal
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	2,855

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kevin Sorbo	Kull
Tia Carrere	Akivasha
Thomas Ian Griffith	Taligaro
Litefoot	Ascalante
Karina Lombard	Zareta
Roy Brocksmith	Tu
Harvey Fierstein	Juba
Edward Tudor-Pole	Enaros
Douglas Henshall	Ducalon
Sven-Ole Thorsen	King Borna
Terry O'Neill	Captain
Joe Shaw	Dalgar
Pat Roach	Zuleki
John Hallam	Mandara
Peter Petruna	Slave
Boris Bacik	Slave
Paul Kynman	Dragon Legion Guard
Paul Weston	Dragon Legion Guard
Joel Goldsmith	Composer

Technical Credits

Charles Edward Pogue

Robert E. Howard

John Nicolella	Director
Raffaella De Laurentiis	Producer
Beverlee Dean	Executive Producer
Jeff Franklin	Executive Producer
Elizabeth Hayden-Passero	Casting
Richard Malzahn	Special Effects
Jeffery Passero	Casting
Jerry Poteet	Stunts
Stephen Waterman	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Kit West	Special Effects
Paul Weston	Stunts
Charles Edward Pogue	Screenwriter
Robert E. Howard	Screenwriter
Hester Hargett	Producer
Del Baker	Stunts
Christopher Assells	Sound Effects
Gregg Barbanell	Sound Effects
Barney Cabral	Sound Effects
Jason Armstrong	Special Effects
Reinhard Stergar	Sound/Sound Designer