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Zardoz

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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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Mar 27, 2001

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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
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Interactive Features:

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How, exactly, does a film like Zardoz happen?

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06/26/07
Kevin Koehler
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Pretty contrived sci-fi with leathery Sean Connery.

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07/13/06
Steve Crum
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03/18/06
Jake Euker
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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02/01/06
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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Magnificently sensational. Love it!

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08/14/05
Gregory Weinkauf
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07/01/05
Emanuel Levy
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05/09/05
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10/23/04
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04/24/04
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04/07/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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02/27/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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08/09/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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Not entirely successful, but always fascinating.

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01/22/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Visually dated, but definitely worth a look.

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04/11/01
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide
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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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02/27/01
James Kendrick
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