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Conan the Destroyer

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Conan the Destroyer (1984)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 5  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 4.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Synopsis: Following CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Robert E. Howard's warrior hero in action director Richard Fleischer's CONAN THE DESTROYER. First seen praying at a shrine, Conan and his sidekick, Malak (Tracey Walter), are inveigled by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) into... Following CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Robert E. Howard's warrior hero in action director Richard Fleischer's CONAN THE DESTROYER. First seen praying at a shrine, Conan and his sidekick, Malak (Tracey Walter), are inveigled by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) into joining Princess Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo) and her bodyguard, Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain), on a quest to wrest a magic key from the wizard Toth-Amon (Pat Roach). On the journey, Conan saves his magician friend, Akiro (Mako), from cannibals and helps female bandit Zula (Grace Jones) as she fights off some angry villagers. The motley crew find Toth-Amon's castle in the middle of a lake. But, while they rest for the night before confronting the wizard, he spirits away Princess Jehnna. Conan leads the rescue. Compared to the first Conan movie, CONAN THE DESTROYER has less violence but more humor. The film's stunt casting includes the 7-foot-tall basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and pneumatic singer Grace Jones. Other actors featured are the 17-year-old Olivia d'Abo (in her first screen appearance), playing the petulant teenage princess with sexy innocence; Tracey Walter as the cowardly jewel-swallowing thief, Malak the Quick; and, of course, Schwarzenegger, who put on 10 extra pounds at Fleischer's request, as the pectorally-perfect Conan. [More]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Mako, Sarah Douglas

Director: Richard Fleischer

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Mar 31, 1998

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03/26/05
Jonathan R. Perry
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01/27/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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12/09/04
Christopher Null
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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
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3/4

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2/5

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08/25/04
Jake Euker
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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2/5

Pretty bad, but not as bad as people say it is.

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03/27/03
Alex Sandell
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2/5

More jokey and less intense than the original.

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02/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
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2/5

Has some serious value as camp, but it's a lot less brawny than the original.

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08/08/02
Scott Weinberg
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01/01/01
Robert Roten
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Carlo Cavagna
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