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Several action scenes in Conan were filmed with a "minijib" (a remote-controlled electronic camera mounted on a motorized lightweight crane) that Nick Allder, the special effects supervisor, had devised when he worked on Dragonslayer (1981). [114]
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Conan the Barbarian is a film about a young barbarian's quest to avenge his parents' deaths. The story is set in the fictional Hyborian Age, thousands of years before the rise of modern civilization.Stub The film opens with the words, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger", a paraphrasing of Friedrich Nietzsche,[nb 1] on a black screen fol...
From the 1970s, licensing issues had stood in the way of producing film versions of the Conan stories. Lancer Books, which had acquired the rights in 1966,StubStub went into receivership, and there were legal disputes over their disposition of the publishing rights, which ultimately led to them being frozen under injunction.StubStub Edward Summer s...
The central theme in the film is the Riddle of Steel. At the start of the film, Conan's father tells his son to learn the secret of steel and to trust only it. Initially believing in the power of steel, Thulsa Doom raids Conan's village to steal the Master's sword. Subsequently, the story centers on Conan's quest to recover the weapon in which his ...
In 1980, the producers began advertising to publicize the film. Teaser posters were put up in theaters across the United States. The posters reused Frazetta's artwork that was commissioned for the cover of Conan the Adventurer (1966).StubStub Laurentiis wanted Conan the Barbarianto start playing in cinemas at Christmas, 1981,Stub but Universal exec...
Critical response
The media's reactions toward Conan were polarized. Aspects of the film heavily criticized by one side were regarded in a positive light by the other; Professor Gunden pointed out that "for every positive review the film garnered, it received two negative ones."Stub The opinions of Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times and Richard Schickel of Time magazine illustrate their colleagues' divided views. Ebert called Conan the Barbarian "a perfect fantasy for the alienated preadolescent"Stub whereas...
Box office and other media
According to Rentrak Theatrical, a firm of media analysts, Conan debuted at the top spot at the US box office, taking $9,479,373 over the opening weekend.Stub[nb 5] Rentrak's data on Conan covered 8 weeks after the film's release; during that period, Conan grossed $38,513,085 at the box office in the United States.Stub Universal Pictures received $22.5 million after deducting the amounts due to the cinema owners.Stub This sum—the rentalStub—was more than the money Universal had invested in ma...
Accolades
Conan the Barbarian did not receive any film awards, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association noted Bergman's performance as Valeria and awarded her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year—Actress.Stub Poledouris's score was judged by Films in Review's Page Cook as the second best sound track of the films released in 1982Stub and nominated by the American Film Institute (AFI) for its 100 Years of Film Scores in 2005.Stub The film was one of the nominees for AFI's Top 10 Fantasy Films...
Whereas most comic book and pulp adaptations were box office failures in the 1980s, Conan the Barbarian was one of the few that made a profit.Stub According to Sammon, it became the standard against which sword and sorcery films were measured until the debut of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001;Stub several c...
Conan the Destroyer was released in 1984, with Schwarzenegger and Mako reprising their roles. Plans were announced in October 2012 for Schwarzenegger to return in the role of Conan for The Legend of Conan, to be released by Universal Pictures in summer 2014. The story will be a direct sequel of the original film, "bypassing" Conan the Destroyer and...
Conan the Barbarianwas released in 2011, with Jason Momoa rebooting and remaking the 1982 original film. The director Marcus Nispel wants a new adaptation and a remake for Conan the Barbarian, recounting the history of film about him, Jason Momoa is instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the director hired new actors taking the instead of the old 1982 o...
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Universal Studios's page for Conan the BarbarianConan the Barbarian at IMDbConan the Barbarian at Rotten TomatoesConan the Barbarian at MetacriticSeveral action scenes in Conan were filmed with a "minijib" (a remote-controlled electronic camera mounted on a motorized lightweight crane) that Nick Allder, the special effects supervisor, had devised when he worked on Dragonslayer (1981). [114]
Sep 24, 2024 · Several action scenes in Conan were filmed with a "mini-jib" (a remote-controlled electronic camera mounted on a motorized lightweight crane) that Nick Allder, the special effects supervisor, had devised when he worked on Dragonslayer (1981).
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Template:Sfn Template:Sfn ====Stunts and swords====Several action scenes in Conan were filmed with a "mini-jib" (a remote-controlled electronic camera mounted on a motorized lightweight crane) that Nick Allder, the special effects supervisor, had devised when he worked on Dragonslayer (1981).
Several action scenes in Conan were filmed with a "mini jib" (a remote-controlled electronic camera mounted on a motorized lightweight crane) that Nick Allder, the special effects supervisor, had devised when he worked on Dragonslayer (1981).
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Conan the Barbarian. A young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa Doom.
