Mondo di Yor, Il (1983)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Ray Collins (graphic novel "Henga, el cazador") &
Juan Zanotto (graphic novel "Henga, el cazador") ...
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Release Date:

19 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He was a powerful warrior from the future, trapped in a prehistoric land, battling for the survival of his people.

Plot:

Yor, an extremely blond prehistoric warrior, comes to question his origins, particularly with regard to a mysterious medallion he wears...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Electronic Music Score | Kiss | Love | Dinosaur

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Reb Brown	...	Yor
Corinne Clery	...	Ka-Laa (as Corinne Cléry)
John Steiner	...	Overlord
Carole André	...	Ena
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Pag (as Alan Collins)
Ayshe Gul	...	Roa
Aytekin Akkaya
Marina Rocchi	...	Tarita
Sergio Nicolai	...	Kay
Ludovico Della Jojo
Adrian Akdemir
Herent Akdemir
Ali Selgur
Zeynep Selgur
Henk Akin
Zenne Poksuz
Nurdan Asar
Nilgun Bubikoglu
Tevfik Sen
Yasemin Celenk
Levent Çakir
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yadigar Ejder		(as Yadigar Ajder)
Nick Alexander	...	Blond rebel who helps Pag and Ka-Laa (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Paul Costello	...	Blind Man (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	Pag (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Nello Pazzafini	...	Tribal Elder (uncredited)
Robert Spafford	...	Tribal elder (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Antonio Margheriti		(as Anthony M. Dawson)

Writing credits
Ray Collins		(graphic novel "Henga, el cazador") &
Juan Zanotto		(graphic novel "Henga, el cazador")
Robert D. Bailey		(screenplay) &
Antonio Margheriti		(screenplay) (as Anthony M. Dawson)

Produced by
Sedat Akdemir	....	associate producer
Michele Marsala	....	producer
Ugor Terzioglu	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Guido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
John Scott

Cinematography by
Marcello Masciocchi

Film Editing by
Alberto Moriani
Giorgio Serrallonga		(as Jorge Serrallonga)

Art Direction by
Walter Patriarca

Costume Design by
Enrico Luzzi

Makeup Department
Mario Scutti	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ignazio Dolce	....	assistant director

Special Effects by
Antonella Margheriti	....	special effects
Antonio Margheriti	....	special effects
Edoardo Margheriti	....	special effects

Stunts
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua	....	stunt coordinator (as Aldo Dell'Acqua)
Goffredo Unger	....	stunt coordinator

Production Companies

• Kodiak Films
• Les Films du Diamant
• Radiotelevisione Italiana
• Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Roadshow Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Top Tape (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1984) (Belgium) (video)

Also Known As:

Yor (Turkey: Turkish title) (UK) (video title)
The World of Yor (International: English title) (literal title)
Yor, le chasseur du futur (France)
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (USA)

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

Italy | France | Turkey

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Turkey

Company:

Kodiak Films

Trivia:

The costumes worn by Overlord and his guards were left over from Umanoide, L' (1979) which director Antonio Margheriti did the special effects for.

Goofs:

Continuity: The character of Ena has a mole on one cheek. For a couple shots in the cave, the mole disappears.

Quotes:

[tending the fire after Yor and Roa have gone off together]
Ka-Laa: I'll go look for them. The meat is burning.
Pag: It's your jealousy that's burning. Among our people, a man can have many wives, so why can't Yor have two?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in An Enraged New World (2002)

Egads!

Ah, memories, sweet memories. I recall pulling into the movie theater parking lot with scant seconds to spare before YOR was to begin. I wanted to see YOR because of its title. It also was the only movie starting when we arrived, to be truthful. YOR was magnificently, superbly bad and one of the worst Italian muscle men films in history. And since this was released in the 1980s, our Italian friends threw in a little STAR WARS shtick in the second half for good measure. Reb "Captain America" Brown as Yor is an insult to actors everywhere. The special effects are laughable, on a par with a high school production. Everything you have read elsewhere about this film is true. I still can recall Brown fighting the head -- but not the body -- of a raptor and some bizarre gliding nonsense and a poorly executed laser battle near the end. I have seen some real stinkers in my time, but this one pretty much takes the cake. My wife and I and company snorted and chortled our way through the whole thing, which beat crying. YOR is a must-see for Z-grade film lovers everywhere! Remember those awful sword and sorcery flicks with the guy who played Tarzan in the late 70s? Remember that particular Tarzan flick? YOR is worse. But entertaining in a trashy way.