Deathstalker II (1987) (V)

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers:

R.J. Robertson (additional dialogue)
Neil Ruttenberg (writer)

Release Date:

11 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure

Tagline:

His battle isn't over yet...

Plot:

Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie...

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Evil Sorcerer | Amazon | Pro Wrestling | Female Wrestler

Cast

John Terlesky	...	Deathstalker
Monique Gabrielle	...	Reena the Seer / Princess Evie
John Lazar	...	Jarek the Sorcerer
Toni Naples	...	Sultana
Maria Socas	...	Amazon Queen
Marcos Woinsky	...	Pirate
Dee Booher	...	Amazon Champion Wrestler (as Queen Kong)
Jacques Arndt	...	High Priest (as Jake Arnt)
Carina Davi	...	Young Amazon
Jim Wynorski	...	Dying Soldier (as Arch Stanton)
Douglas Mortimer	...	Man in Black
Maria Luisa Carnivani	...	Woman Guard
Leo Nichols	...	Pirate's Hitman One
Frank Sisty	...	Pirate's Hitman Two
Red Sands	...	Pirate's Hitman Three

Also Known As:

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
El cazador de la muerte II (Argentina)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Argentina | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

Aries Films International

Quotes:

Sultana: I'll have my revenge... and Deathstalker too!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

So what's to analyze?

This is easily the best of the Deathstalker movies. John Terlesky isn't the musclebound hulk that Rick Hill was, and certainly not the musclebound hulk in the Boris Vallejo painting they used for the poster, but he doesn't have to be. This is a Deathstalker who knows perfectly well that he's in a campy, B-grade sword-and-sorcery flick, and is determined to have as much fun with it as he can. He takes nothing seriously, and almost everything is done with a wink at the audience. He wonders aloud at one point where the cliche Spikey Trap O'Death is, and when the spikes immediately pop out of the walls he just rolls his eyes, says, "Son of a bitch!", and deals with it.

John Lazar as the villain Jarek knows it too. He's gleefully, manaically evil, but when he learns his adversary's moniker he can barely suppress the giggle as he repeats, incredulously, "Deathstalker?!"

Monique Gabrielle takes her parts seriously, and it's just as well. She's the one who's always in need of a rescue, and I suppose that *someone* has to put up a show of genuine peril. She also fills out admirably the part that's absolutely essential in films of this quality: she supplies the main set of on-screen boobs. It wouldn't be a proper B-grade sword-and-sorcery flick without them.

Sit back, have a beer or 5, and enjoy Deathstalker II. Laugh; you're supposed to. And stick around through the end credits for the outtakes. Those are funny too.