A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Score
Poledouris's Wagnerian brass: classical music for gym bros
Production
Spain stood in for Hyboria: practical fantasy at massive scale
Practical Effects
Real 10,000-pound temple sets, zero CGI, pure chaos
Director
John Milius
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Conan
James Earl Jones
Thulsa Doom
Max von Sydow
King Osric
Sandahl Bergman
Valeria
Cassandra Gava
The Witch
Gerry Lopez
Subotai
Mako
The Wizard / Narrator
Valérie Quennessen
The Princess
William Smith
Conan's Father
Luis Barboo
Red Hair
Franco Columbu
Pictish Scout
Leslie Foldvary
Sacrificial Snake Girl
Erik Holmey
Turanian War Officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schwarzenegger couldn't pronounce his own character's name properly; Milius kept the takes.
Oliver Stone's original draft had Conan fighting mutants in a post-apocalyptic future. Milius threw it out and read Robert E. Howard's actual stories.
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Not only the movies were better. The trailers too. No "modern audience" bullshit. The trailer didn't reveal the plot. Just gave you flashs of what to expect. Wish we could go back to this.
@luizfigobr 17
"They shall all drown in lakes of blood." RIP James Earl Jones
@ColtSteele 48
Crom laughs at today's action films... proud in His mountain.
@Tungstenum666 22
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