Barbarian Queen (1985)

Director:

Héctor Olivera

Writer:

Howard R. Cohen (screenplay)

Release Date:

December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

No man can touch her naked steel

Plot:

Set during the days of the Roman Empire. A simple village is raided by Roman troops, and most of the people are whisked off to be slaves or killed...

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Tough Girl | Female Warrior | Sword And Fantasy | Sword And Sorcery

Cast

Lana Clarkson	...	Amethea
Katt Shea	...	Estrild
Frank Zagarino	...	Argan
Dawn Dunlap	...	Taramis
Susana Traverso	...	Tiniara
Victor Bo	...	Strymon
Armando Capo	...	Arrakur (as Arman Chapman)
Andrea Barbieri	...	Zoraida (as Andrea Barbizon)
Tony Middleton	...	Zohar
Andrea Scriven	...	Dariac
Roberto Catarineu	...	Shibdiz (as Robert Carson)
Matilde Mur	...	Eunuco (as Matilda Muir)
Eddie Pequenino	...	Vendedor (as Eddie Little)
Patrick Duggan	...	Shaman
Lucy Tiller	...	Orellia
Ivan Grey	...	Karax (as Ivan Green)
Theodore McNabney	...	Cerus (as Theo McNabney)
Ricardo Jordán	...	Vanir (as Richard R. Jordan)
John Head	...	Alfana
Daniel Seville	...	Kantaka
Eva Adanaylo	...	Ciega (as Eva Donnelly)
Enrique Fynn Sastre	...	Guard (as Henry Finn)
Grace Castle	...	Arrakur's Lover
Luis Alday	...	Warrior (as Louis Alday)
Norman Friedman	...	Warrior
Alexander Essex	...	Warrior
Daniel Ripari	...	Warrior (as Guy Reed)
Alfredo Alesandrini	...	Warrior (as Alfred Alexander)
Arturo Noal	...	Warrior (as Arthur Neal)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marcos Woinsky	...	Arrakur's Right-Hand Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Héctor Olivera

Writing credits
Howard R. Cohen		(screenplay)

Produced by
Frank K. Isaac	....	producer (as Frank Isaac)
Alejandro Sessa	....	producer (as Alex Sessa)
Roger Corman	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Christopher Young		(as Chris Young)

Non-Original Music by
James Horner		(from "Battle Beyond the Stars")

Cinematography by
Rodolfo Denevi		(director of photography) (as Rudy Donovan)

Film Editing by
Silvia Ripoll		(as Sylvia Roberts)
Leslie Rosenthal

Art Direction by
María Julia Bertotto		(as Julia Bertram)

Makeup Department
Arny Alfieri	....	makeup effects
María Laura López	....	makeup artist (as Mary Laura)
Lucía Sena	....	assistant makeup artist (as Lucy Seman)
Willy Smith	....	makeup effects
Rodolfo Spinetta	....	hair dresser (as Ron Lee)

Production Management
Alejandro Arando	....	production manager (as Alex Plowing)
Deborah Brock	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Ascot	....	third assistant director
Américo Ortiz de Zárate	....	first assistant director (as Andrew Sargent)
Claudio Reiter	....	second assistant director (as Charles Ritter)
Alex Sessa Jr.	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Gustavo Acosta	....	props (as Gus Ames)
Jorge de la Reta	....	props (as George David)
Francisco Mascareño	....	construction foreman (as Frank Matthews)

Sound Department
Daniel Castronuovo	....	production mixer (as Daniel Castle)

Special Effects by
Arny Alfieri	....	special effects
Willy Smith	....	special effects

Stunts
Arturo Noal	....	stunt coordinator (as Arthur Neal)
Daniel Ripari	....	stunt coordinator (as Guy Reed)

Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Amengual	....	gaffer (as Michael Armstrong)
Óscar Colombari	....	second assistant camera (as Oscar Barry)
José Cámara	....	key grip (as Joe Cannon)
Federico Fernández	....	best boy (as Fred Freeman)
Oscar González	....	assistant camera (as Oscar Johnson)
Aurelio Kerbs	....	electrician (as A.B. Kerbs)
Lionel Lobótrico	....	camera operator (as Lionel Logan)
Walter Lobótrico	....	electrician (as Walter Lobo)
Andrés Nielsen	....	electrician (as Andrew Neilson)
Hans Ritter	....	still photographer
Tony Salvatori	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mónica Mendoza	....	wardrobe assistant (as Monica Mahoney)
Beatriz Quiroga	....	wardrobe mistress (as Beatrice Rowe)

Editorial Department
Margarita Brondolo	....	negative cutter (as Margaret Bryant)
Jorge Firdman	....	assistant editor (as George Fairfax)
Fernando Guariniello	....	assistant editor (as Fred Guariniello)

Music Department
Jeff Vaughn	....	score mixer

Other crew
Horacio Ciancia	....	production assistant (as Horace Smithe)
Ginny Nugent	....	production coordinator
Daniel Taylor	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
• Rodeo Productions

Distributors

• Concorde Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
• Big Sky Video (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Juno Media (????) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Medusa Home Video (1985) (UK) (VHS)
• New Concorde Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Prism Leisure Corporation (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Shout! Factory (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Tohokushinsha Home Video (????) (Japan) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Motion Opticals  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA | Argentina

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted | Norway:16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina

Goofs:

Continuity: In one shot of Taramis tied to the tree, there is dark red paint on her right breast. In all other shots, there is none.

Quotes:

Arrakur:You are much too beautiful a girl to let yourself be broken into food for the royal dogs.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989)

For your eyes only

The Barbarian Queen is Queen Amethea (Lana Clarkson), whose village is burned by evil warriors on the day of her prospective wedding, after which most of the people are killed or enslaved. She leads a group of rebels in opposition, including some women (like herself) whose forms fit well into the clothing of the day, and eventually leads an uprising by freeing the slaves. Not for its cultural or intellectual value at all, this film is most noteworthy for the women winning the swordfights with men but not faring so well if they are captured and/or enslaved. Nudity and bondage and fondling yes, but I have to say the most memorable scene occurs when Queen Amethea uses a unique method of escape after she has been captured and tied up in the warrior camp and is being fondled by one of her captors. Clear cut--for those who like this stuff yes, otherwise not much to offer.