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  1. 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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    Edward R. Pressman, fresh off producing films like Badlands and Phantom of the Paradise, first became interested in the Conan character in 1975. Pressman and his friend Edward Summer — future associate producer on the movie — were watching a rough cut of the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. Pressman, intrigued by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s scree...

    The character of Conan first appeared in the cult magazine Weird Tales, in Robert E. Howard’s 1932 story ‘The Phoenix and the Sword.” Production designer Ron Cobb, who worked on Star Wars (1977), Alien (1979) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), said that he didn’t want to be too explicit in showing historical influences: Cobb said he enjoyed “being...

    Schwarzenegger was the only one who had already been cast before Milius was hired. He actually slimmed down from his bodybuilder’s physique for the role of Conan, taking up swimming and running. Schwarzenegger loved playing Conan, telling Cinefantastique’s Sammon: “One of the qualities of movie acting is that it allows you to play. And it’s fun to ...

    Ron Cobb had originally scouted locations in Yugoslavia but political uncertainties following the death of Marshal Tito made filming there a risky proposition. Spain, the backup choice, proved to be a more realistic option, not least because resources were more easily available. Spanish construction crews swung into action, building most of the req...

    Milius hired his friend Basil Poledouris to compose the score. The two had worked together earlier on Big Wednesday. Milius brought Poledouris on before filming had even begun, giving them time to discuss the emotional overtones that were right for the score. He asked Poledouris to begin work based on the storyboards and to anticipate recording the...

    The film’s reception at the time was decidedly mixed. Even some of the positive reviews were somewhat backhanded, with Roger Ebert’s review— three stars notwithstanding — dubbing it “the perfect fantasy for the alienated preadolescent.” The New York Post and The LA Times recommended the film, the latter claiming that “Conan the Barbarian does for t...

    Conan the Barbarian is now widely recognized as the gold standard for the sword and sorcery subgenre. It spawned books, comics, an animatronic show at Universal Studios and a wave of low budget knockoffs — from The Beastmaster to Gor — that proved a blight on movie screens throughout the 80s. It was also one of the few such movies to turn a healthy...

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  2. Jun 21, 2016 · “Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!” – John Milius’ Conan The Barbarian. Unlike many of the films that have stuck with me, I don’t remember when I first saw Conan the Barbarian. It must have been on an afternoon when it was already formatted for television.

  3. Conan the Barbarian was filmed in Almería, Almería, Spain.

  4. The film was originally going to be filmed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, and the ending scene was filmed there in October 1980 before they chose another location. The crew considered filming at Jadran Film Studios in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but due to complications, they decided to search for a different location.

  5. Feb 23, 2018 · Ideas for a Conan film were proposed as early as 1970, and it took two years to obtain the film rights, after recruiting Schwarzenegger for the lead role and Oliver Stone to draft a script. Sets designed by Ron Cobb, were based on Dark Age cultures and Frank Frazetta’s paintings of Conan.

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  7. Mar 8, 2024 · Although filming Conan the Barbarian was an endeavor that tested the limits of cast and crew alike. Yet, within the demanding schedule and the physical exertions, moments of unexpected humor provided respite.

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