Six-String Samurai (1998)

In the post-apocalyptic world of 1960s Nevada, a rock 'n' roll samurai takes a young boy under his protection.

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers:

Jeffrey Falcon, Lance Mungia

Stars:

Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire, Kim De Angelo

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Falcon	...	Buddy
Justin McGuire	...	The Kid
Kim De Angelo	...	Mother
Stephane Gauger	...	Death
Clifford Hugo	...	Psycho
Oleg Bernov	...	Red Elvis
Igor Yuzov	...	Red Elvis
Zhenya Kolykhanov	...	Red Elvis
George L. Casillas	...	Mariachi / Campfire Cast: Archer (#64)
Avi Sills	...	Red Elvis
Monti Ellison	...	Head Pin Pal
Kareem	...	Bowler #2 / Campfire Cast: Other Actor (#76)
Richard McGuire	...	Cantina owner
Zuma Jay	...	Car Guy
Paul Szopa	...	Bowler #3 / Campfire Cast: Other Actor (#77)

Storyline

A mysterious and powerful hero of the classic kind, Buddy is as skilled with his guitar as he is with his samurai sword. Thrown together with a kid whom he saves in a spectacular battle, the two of them must now escape their enemies and reach "Lost Vegas," the rock 'n' roll capital of this future world.

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Plot Keywords:

rock 'n' roll | sword | guitar | boy | orphan | 

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Taglines:

All Superheroes Wear Glasses...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Music | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for martial arts and swordfight violence

Details

Official Sites:

First Look Library Palm Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Blade

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$36,896 (USA) (18 September 1998)

Gross:

$124,494 (USA) (22 January 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HSX Films, Overseas FilmGroup, Palm Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The squashed "de-anamorphic" effect on the opening title sequence is an homage to years of VHS fullscreen movies that had their widescreen titles similarly squashed. Many projectionists have mistakenly swapped out their lenses in the middle of this sequence. Ironically, the video version of the movie is letterboxed (although the cable broadcast version was not).

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Goofs

When the Ritchie Valens character charges Buddy his shoes fall off very obviously, but they are suddenly back on his feet in the very next shot.

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Quotes

Buddy: Who are you?
Death: Death,
Buddy: Cool!

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Crazy Credits

Voice-over at end of credits: "That's a wrap, baby!"

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Connections

Referenced in Beyond the Grave (2010)

User Reviews

Funny, action-packed, film with a lot of spirit

This is a good movie. With the title and description, I expected an all out camp movie that would be fun and humorous, but this film has a lot of spirit. It's unique it's assimilation of several genres, for one. It also manages to create what has been destroyed in recent history of the martial arts film genre, where the protagonist is tragically heroic, and flawed. This is not typical hollywood fare, nor does it cross that line into a pure comic camp romp. The action scenes are excellent. The main characters are multidimensional, despite what little dialogue (and what great dialouge it has) they have. The film is well photographed, going far beyond what currently is offered in theatres. The film also has a lot of heart. It never compromises its integrity for trying to make a popcorn movie. It's so fun fillled and free spirited, which is rare in movies today. Plus, any movie with buddy holly moving with the grace of bruce lee is nothing short of unique. This one's a winner.