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Zardoz (1974)
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Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 7
Rotten:11
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: When Sean Connery abandoned the James Bond series to seek out new challenges, he turned to director John Boorman's sci-fi project, ZARDOZ. Connery stars as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee... When Sean Connery abandoned the James Bond series to seek out new challenges, he turned to director John Boorman's sci-fi project, ZARDOZ. Connery stars as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee the agricultural labor of the neanderthal Brutals, since in 2293, with most of the Earth's surface off-limits as a polluted Outlands, industrial society has been abandoned. All worship Zardoz, a huge flying stone head who makes periodic visits to Earth to pick up grain consignments and issue bizarre statements involving the male anatomy through the voice of Arthur Frayn (Niall Buggy). An increasingly skeptical Zed decides to stow away inside the head, which deposits him in the Vortex, a commune of scientists and intellectuals who are ruled by the ever-youthful and asexual Eternals. They capture Zed, allowing geneticist May (Sara Kestleman) to use him as a research subject for a limited period, but he begins to arouse more than scientific curiosity in the commune's supposedly nonsexual female population. [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton
Starring: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Niall Buggy, Bosco Hogan, Jessica Swift, Sally Anne Newton
Director: John Boorman
Director: John Boorman
Screenwriter: John Boorman
Producer: John Boorman
Composer: David Munrow
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Release:
Mar 27, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 3.0 - English
- Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. John Boorman - Director
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- 2. 6 Radio Spots
- 3. Bonus Trailers - ALIEN NATION, ALIENS, ENEMY MINE, INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE ABYSS
- Radio Spots
Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
Text/ Photo Galleries:
- Still Gallery
Reviews for Zardoz
a mythically inspired, goofy cinematic debacle so fundamentally misconceived and laughably executed that it takes on a bizarre enjoyment quality all its own
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