Thursday, July 14, 2011

Shout Factory Unleashes Corman's Barbarians

On August 23, 2011, Shout! Factory, in association with New Horizons Picture Corporation, will release SWORD AND SORCERY COLLECTION 2-DVD set, featuring DEATHSTALKER, DEATH STALKER II: DUEL OF THE TITANS, BARBARIAN QUEEN and THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS. A must-have for loyal fans and film collectors to aggregate their Roger Corman film library, own four of Roger Corman’s fantasy adventure film classics at an attractive price of $24.97 SRP.

Deathstalker (Richard Hill) is the mighty warrior chosen to battle the evil forces of a medieval kingdom, who sets off on a journey to the most challenging tournament in the land. To the winner will go the throne of the evil wizard, the ultimate mystical power and the love of the beautiful Princess Codille (Barbi Benton). But first, Deathstalker must prove himself worthy of his legacy . . . and treachery lurks at every turn.

Deathstalker II (John Terlesky) has a mission: to save the kingdom from the wicked grip of the immoral wizard Jerak and his queen Sultana. Together they have ruled the land by creating a controllable evil twin of the lovely Princess Evie (Monique Gabrielle). Capturing the real Princess Evie, Deathstalker must now return her to her rightful place of power — but the swordsman’s battle has just begun.

BARBARIAN QUEEN - On the eve of her wedding, Amathea (Lana Clarkson) sees her world dissolve — her groom imprisoned, her village razed, her friends attacked and slaughtered. Becoming the Barbarian Queen, she vows revenge and retribution, enticing and then destroying adversaries.

THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS - Travel to a distant world of exciting battles, exotic women, mystical secrets and evil wizards in The Warrior And The Sorceress. Kain (David Carradine) was once an exalted warrior-priest but now wanders the planet Vra as a mercenary sword-for-hire. In the small village of Yam-A-Tar, he finds two vicious clans struggling for power, and he becomes embroiled in the treachery and battles, the mighty wizardry and rampant debauchery.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
DEATHSTALKER:
New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.78:1)
Audio commentary by producer/director John Sbardellati, Special makeup effects artist John Carl Buechler and actor Richard Brooker
Theatrical trailer
Photo gallery

DEATHSTALKER II:
New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.78:1) of the director’s approved cut of the film
Audio commentary by director Jim Wynorski, actors John Terlesky and Toni Naples
Theatrical trailer
Special Features Are Not Rated

DEATHSTALKER – 81 min./1983
DEATHSTALKER II– 85 min./1987
BARBARIAN QUEEN – 71 min./1985
THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS – 81 min./1984

Independent filmmaker-producer Roger Corman's illustrious career ranks as one of Hollywood's most amazing and legendary success stories. Having produced more than 350 films and directed 50 others, his influence on American film goes far beyond his own energetic, creative low-budget movies. He is arguably one of Hollywood's most gifted and masterful filmmakers, and he chronicled his incredible true-life story in the best-selling, award-winning autobiography How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime, written with Jim Jerome in 1998. In 2009 he was the recipient of an honorary Academy Award® for his contribution to the medium of film.

Noted for his keen ability to spot young talent, Corman's most lasting legacy will undoubtedly be the legion of producers, directors, writers and actors he has fostered, among them: Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Ron Howard, Peter Fonda, Jonathan Demme, Robert Towne, Gale Anne Hurd, Diane Ladd, Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Bruce Dern, Talia Shire, Charles Bronson, Joe Dante, Peter Bogdanovich, Dennis Hopper, Bill Paxton, Monte Hellman, Carl Franklin and Sally Kirkland.

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