The Barbarian Brothers (1987)
"The Barbarians" (original title)

The young orphans Kutchek and Gore have been adopted by a tribe of clowns, mentally challenged dolphins, juggling monkeys, a transvestite magician and other forgettable entertainers. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Ruggero Deodato

Writers:

Alberto Piferi (dubbing dialogue), James R. Silke (screenplay),

Stars:

Peter Paul, David Paul, Richard Lynch

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Paul	...	Kutchek
David Paul	...	Gore
Richard Lynch	...	Kadar
Eva La Rue	...	Kara
Virginia Bryant	...	Canary
Sheeba Alahani	...	China
Michael Berryman	...	Dirtmaster
Franco Pistoni	...	Ibar
Raffaella Baracchi	...	Allura
Pasquale Bellazecca	...	Kutchek as a young boy
Luigi Bellazecca	...	Gore as a young boy
Wilma Marzilli	...	Fat Woman
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Ghedo - Strongman
Angelo Ragusa	...	Kadar's Man
Nanni Bernini	...	Kadar's Man

Storyline

The young orphans Kutchek and Gore have been adopted by a tribe of clowns, mentally challenged dolphins, juggling monkeys, a transvestite magician and other forgettable entertainers. The tribe is led by the queen Canary (not an actually Canary but a Man dressed as a women dressed as a Dolphin) and its wealth stems from her magical belly hole. The evil ruler Kadar desires Canary's breasts and her magic stone hole, and attacks her clan's caravan to gain possession of them. Before the clan's defeat one of the clansmen sneak away to hide the stone. Canary is locked up in Kadar's harem, Kutchek and Gore in his quarry to be trained as gladiators, and the rest of the clan is to live as outlaws in the woods. When Kutchek and Gore have grown up to VERY big gladiators, they run away and break into Kadar's harem with the aid of the young woman Lemone aid. Canary quests them to find "The Old King's Weapons" and with these kill the dragon that guards the hidden belly hole. Afterwards they should ...

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Plot Keywords:

harem | gladiator | dragon | club | bare chested male bondage | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Adventure

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los bárbaros

Filming Locations:

Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$800,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Films, Cannon Italia Srl

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of the Bear Creature was actually played by a costume designer named Lucas Gunn. He worked on several aspects of the costumes used in the movie, but this was his very first creature design, as such he wanted to play the extra role of the creature (a very short role to be sure). After the movie released the part in which the bear creatures head is toyed with by the twins, became a fan favorite spawning several common references in internet memes etc.

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Quotes

Ibar: Stay where you are, fatty.
Gore: Fatty? Me?
Kutchek: You.
Gore: FATTY! Who you calling fatty, moosehead?

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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Ruby Dawn"
Written by Pino Donaggio
Lyrics by Paolo Steffan
Performed by Ronnie Jackson

User Reviews

Looking back at filming The Barbarians twenty years later...

I was China in this film. I choose the screen name Sheeba Alahani because I was modeling at the time in Italy and they couldn't pronounce my real name correctly, so I choose Sheeba and then added Alahani since it was similar to Alohalani.

I had never acted before (and it shows), but it was so much fun to film. They gave me "acting lessons" each morning (which obviously were not useful). They dubbed my voice (thank goodness).

David and Peter were a blast on the set, full of good humor and jokes. This film was never meant to be taken seriously, it was a tax write off according to inside information.

I give it a 1 because I have a sense of humor, but a 10 for the fun I had "acting" in it.