Six-String Samurai (1998)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers:

Jeffrey Falcon (writer)
Lance Mungia (writer)

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Music | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Vegas Needs A New King

Plot:

A mysterious and powerful hero of the classic kind, Buddy is as skilled with his guitar as he is with his samurai sword...

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Post Apocalyptic | Guitar | Las Vegas Nevada | Musical Duel

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

The Blade (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts and swordfight violence.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Company:

HSX Films

Trivia:

Jeffrey Falcon did all of his own stunts free of wires and special effects.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Buddy: If you scratch my guitar, I'll kill you.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Mad Max meets Yojimbo

This film can best be described as a post-apocalyptic spaghetti western samurai fantasy. Our hero is a taciturn Buddy Holly look-alike traveling with samurai sword and six string guitar as he treks across scenic Death Valley on his way to America's last outpost of civilization, Lost Vegas, where he expects to be coronated as the new King, Elvis having died without naming a successor. Accompanying him is a stereotypical post-apocalyptic bleating child snatched right out of "Fistful of Dollars". Buddy slices and dices his way through an evil bowling team, the Russian army, would-be usurpers to the throne, and anyone else who gets in his way. The music is good and it's wonderfully filmed, so have some fun and enjoy the ride.