Iron Warrior (1987)

User Rating:

1.5/10   

Director:

Alfonso Brescia

Writers:

Alfonso Brescia (writer)
Steven Luotto (writer)

Release Date:

January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Who will rid the world of Trogar? Born of evil sorcery. Half man - Half spirit. Total exterminator.

Plot:

The Fighting Eagle returns again, sans Thong, to the legendary realm of Dragor to do battle with Phaedra...

Plot Keywords:

Sorceress | Sword | Warrior | Sword And Sorcery | Sequel

Cast

Miles O'Keeffe	...	Ator
Savina Gersak	...	Princess Janna
Elisabeth Kaza	...	Phoedra
Iris Peynado	...	Deeva
Tim Lane	...	King
Tiziana Altieri	...	Young Phoedra
Franco Daddi	...	Trogar (as Frank Daddi)
Josie Coppini	...	King Impostor
Malcolm Borg	...	Young Ator
Conrad Borg	...	Young Trogar
Jon Rosser	...	Nekron

Also Known As:

Ator il guerriero di ferro (Italy)
Ator the Iron Warrior

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | West Germany:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Italy

Quotes:

Phaedra: Life is an illusion. Death is real.

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1978)

80's arthouse fantasy

This is very different from the standard sword 'n sandal pics, and indeed the other two Ator films. It feels more like an art house film. Lots of swirling cloths, slomo-scenes, coloured filters, weird hair styles and make up and a WTF?! Ending. Our princess wears dresses made of swirling cloths in either scarlet or blue, she has pink lips and one pink eyebrow (weird) and her hair is kinda gathered into this crest like a Greek helmet which is just odd. Ator, has his hair done like a girl, beautifully braided and is too neat and styalised to be the 'warrior hero' he is supposed to be. The whole thing feels like a rock video, or an advert for something. The one great thing is that it isn't dubbed.

This is by the director of the awful 1973 'Beauty of the Barbarian' and had I known that I might not have bought it. This is a terrible film. Nothing much happens, its very very arty ie: pretty in a very 80's kind of way, but not much substance. The music is again poorly chosen, though its not as cringeworthy as the skippy the kangaroo stylee stuff from 'beauty of the barbarian'. The characters are underdeveloped, and although Miles O'Keeffe is undeniably lovely to look at, even he cannot save this film. The ending is sudden, weird and non sensical, if you can make it that far. The special effects like Phaedra's spinning hula hoop are tacky. There is no tension, no emotion, no real story and even the sword fights aren't particularly exciting. Still, it is quite pretty, the scenery (its filmed in Malta) is beautiful, and it does have a shirtless Miles O'Keeffe.