Sorceress (1982)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Jack Hill

Writer:

Jim Wynorski (writer)

Release Date:

March 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure

Tagline:

An age undreamed of; an age of fantasy and magic... [video cover]

Plot:

Sword and sorcery story of the cosmic struggle between white magic and black magic.

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Sword And Sorcery | Nudity | Satyr | Twin Sister

Cast

Leigh Harris	...	Mira
Lynette Harris	...	Mara
Bob Nelson	...	Erlick
David Millbern	...	Pando
Bruno Rey	...	Valdar
Ana De Sade	...	Delissia
Roberto Ballesteros	...	Traigon (as Robert Ballesteros)
Douglas Sanders	...	Hunnu
Tony Stevens	...	Khrakannon
Martin LaSalle	...	Krona
Silvia Masters	...	Kanti
William Arnold	...	Dargon
Teresa Conway	...	Amaya
Lucy Jensen	...	Dancer
Michael Fountain	...	Player

Also Known As:

Los barbaros (Mexico)
The Devil's Advocate (Australia) (video title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)

Trivia:

Much of the music was taken from other New World releases, such as Humanoids from the Deep (1980) and Piranha (1978).

Quotes:

Krona: I did not train you men in my arts so that you would hunt down and butcher women.
Traigon: You never *could* understand the greater values!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985)

Dumb entertainment.

There's so many bottom-barrel, schlock and obscurely minor sword and sorcery efforts that were being pump out after the success that was 'Conan the Barbarian (1982)'. This bargain basement production only caught my eye because of exploitation filmmaker Jack Hill ('The Big Bird Cage', The Big Doll House', 'Coffy' and 'Switchblade Sisters') being credited as producer. As for everything else, what else do you expect from something you just can't help but marvel at how bad and scrappy it is. Well bad films can still entertain, and 'Sorceress' fulfils that promise even if it's in an unintentional manner. Amateurish, crude and juvenile sums it up. But this kitsch quality amuses even with such stiff performances and a terribly dodgy script. That's the fun, as you got to make it up in some shape to cover up your restrictions. Just look at the out-of-this-world special effects. Primitive, but authentically animated… ah what a light-show of colours (the glowing eyes were pure magic) and walking corpses. Actually the latter isn't badly done. However some of the murky night sequences had you rubbing your eyes. But your vision soon comes back with the constant topless shots and a hilarious organism sequence courtesy of the fetchingly gorgeous twins Leigh Harris and Lynette Harris. Their acting left a lot to desire, but you can see why they were picked. The story (by Jim Wynorski) moves along, but doesn't really grip or leave a mark. As for the action, it's quite a stop and go affair with director Jack Hill's sloppy, but spirited execution. You'll find yourself snickering at it than anything else.