Sorceress (1982)

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:

A clip of this movie is on "The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made" DVD Region 1 NTSC.

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)

Swords, Boobs, Sorcery and... Stuff

These ultra-low-budget Sword and Sorcery films from the early 80s sure tend to be awful as hell, and yet I find them so amusing that I always watch them once I get hold of them. "Sorceress" of 1982 is no exception. Au contraire, it is actually the epitome of the 'so bad it's good' type of Sword and Sorcery flick that makes this fantasy sub-genre so trashy and yet so fun to watch. This is actually even quite a bit worse than most other zero-budget genre efforts of the time (such as "Deathstalker"), but then again, the immensely high trash factor makes this especially recommendable to lovers of trash cinema and/or a good laugh. This awfully amusing flick is also the last flick by a director I personally admire. Jack Hill will always enjoy a cult status amongst exploitation fans for absolutely awesome flicks such as "Coffy", "Foxy Brown" and "Switchblade Sisters". His take on the Sword'n'Sorcery genre sadly cost Hill his career, as it is his last film up to date.

The central characters are two super-hot blonde twin sisters, Mira and Mara (played by Leigh and Lynette Harris). Mira and Mara, were hidden after their birth in order to save them from their father, an evil warlord willing to sacrifice them to his deity in order to achieve more power. Years later, the sisters have grown to become two hot and busty blond babes with superior fighting skills and exhibitionist tendencies...

"Sorceress" is full of genre-typical characters, such as a faun (a guy who is half-man half-goat) or a huge bearded barbarian who looks like a dwarf from "Lord of the Rings", only bigger and crappier. The performances are ridiculously awful, but who is going to watch a film like this for good acting anyway. The storyline is extremely stupid even for low budget Sword'n'Sorcery from the early 80s, but I don't think anyone will watch this expecting a clever plot neither. "Sorceress" is extremely stupid, but highly amusing trash. If you like trashy low-bud fantasy from the 80s give this a try and be amused. Otherwise avoid!