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Release Date:
1 April 1999 (Singapore)
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Tagline:
Unleash your dark side.
Plot:
A sci-fi update of the famous 6th Century poem. In a beseiged land, Beowulf must battle against the hideous creature Grendel and his vengeance seeking mother. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations
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(2 articles)
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(From EmpireOnline. 16 January 2009, 2:21 AM, PST)
Retro Review: That cool post apocalyptic version of Beowulf
(From QuietEarth. 1 December 2008, 8:21 PM, PST)
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Not that bad, actually
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Lambert | ... | Beowulf |
 | Rhona Mitra | ... | Kyra |
 | Oliver Cotton | ... | Hrothgar |
 | Götz Otto | ... | Roland |
| Vincent Hammond | ... | Grendel |
| Charles Robinson | ... | Weaponsmaster |
| Brent Jefferson Lowe | ... | Will |
| Roger Sloman | ... | Karl |
| Layla Roberts | ... | Grendel's Mother |
| Robert Willox | ... | Chief Officer |
 | Patricia Velasquez | ... | Pendra |
| Marcello Cobzarju | ... | Lookout |
| Vlad Jipa | ... | Sentry |
| Diana Dumbrava | ... | Hrothgar's Wife |
| Andrei Rusu | ... | Soldier #1 |
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Rated R for violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
95 min | Argentina:99 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Argentina:13 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Iceland:12
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A short scene of Grendel having sexual contact with Rhona Mitra's character in her room was shot but left out because it didn't really work and the director later felt that it also wouldn't match with the story.
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Revealing mistakes: When Beowulf and the others confront the beast in the chapel you can see the cables pulling Beowulf up as he climbs on the rafters.
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Version of Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)
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How does Grendel get in and out of the outpost without being seen?How did Grendel get into the locked sanctuary where he killed all the women and children?
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This is one of those films where you'll either like it or, as was obviously the case with most of the reviewers so far, HATE it! I watched it on cable without even knowing what it was about, and actually enjoyed it! While not a fan of 'techno', the soundtrack made the dull bits race along, and the special effects were actually pretty good. However, if i had paid for this film (which i couldn't have because it never opened in Australia, and i don't think it's been released on video yet), i would have been disappointed. It's essentially a contemporary "fantasy" tale, full of violence and gore, humour (intentional and unintentional), and funny little anachronisms that keep the audience interested (see how many you can spot - my favourites were the PA system, the infra-red telescope, the nylon body bags and the African-American Weapons Master). I gave it 66/100.