Amazons and Gladiators (2001)

Director:

Zachary Weintraub

Writer:

Zachary Weintraub

Genre:

Drama | Action | Adventure

Tagline:

The fight is just beginning.

Plot:

A slave dancer is freed from her Roman masters by an Amazon warrior and is trained as an Amazon warrior and seeks vengeance on the ambitious corrupt Roman general who attacked her village and slain her family.

Plot Keywords:

Amazon | Gladiator | Roman Empire | Girl Power | Female Fighter

Cast

Patrick Bergin	...	Crassius
Jennifer Rubin	...	Ione
Richard Norton	...	Lucius
Nichole Hiltz	...	Serena
Wendi Winburn	...	Gwyned
Melanie Gutteridge	...	Briana
Mary Tamm	...	Zenobia
Janina Matiekonyte	...	B'Shara (as Janina Matekonyte)
Darius Miniotas	...	Dance Master
Rona Waddington	...	Lead Dancer (as Rona Wadington)
Tomas Ereminas	...	Gallo
Gabija Danileviciute	...	Young Serena
Lauren Wilcox	...	Young Briana

Directed by
Zachary Weintraub

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Zachary Weintraub

Produced by
Eve Brandstein	....	associate producer
Tom Kuhn	....	producer
Rainer Mockert	....	executive producer
Robertas Urbonas	....	producer
Fred Weintraub	....	producer
Jackie Weintraub	....	executive producer (as Jackie Dubey Weintraub)

Original Music by
Tim Jones

Cinematography by
Thomas Hencz

Film Editing by
Eric Torres

Casting by
Dalia Daugilyte

Production Design by
Galius Klicius

Set Decoration by
Genovaite Vidauskaite

Costume Design by
Daiva Petrulyte

Makeup Department
Vilma Jasinskaite	....	key hair stylist
Aursra Juskaite	....	key makeup artist
Egle Mikalauskaite	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Tony Roman	....	post-production supervisor
Robertas Urbonas	....	executive in charge of production
Marius Vilunas	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tomas Aleinikovas	....	second assistant director
Kestas Drazdaukas	....	first assistant director (as Kestutis Drazdauskas)
Richard Norton	....	second unit director

Art Department
Darius Bastys	....	set dresser
Vytautas Drazdauskas	....	property master
Rimantas Gailius	....	props
Gintas Matonis	....	construction coordinator
Aurika Seleniene	....	set dresser
Indre Selenyte	....	set dresser
Egidijus Vaitkevicius	....	on-set props
Arturas Vaitulevicius	....	carpenter
Tatjana Zemciugova	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Greg Back	....	sound effects editor
Greg Back	....	sound re-recording mixer
Darius Baltusis	....	boom operator
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Scott Bernstein	....	adr editor
Larry Ellis	....	dialogue editor
Michael Golin	....	stereo sound consultant
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound effects editor (as George Groves)
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as George Groves)
Barry Keys	....	adr mixer
Barry Keys	....	foley mixer
Noel Thompson	....	sound mixer
Joseph Zappala	....	sound mixer
Joseph Zappala	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Anatolij Afanasjev	....	special effects assistant
Artiom Grigorian	....	special effects assistant
Edvinas Urbonas	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Stanislav Adamickij	....	stunts
Tomas Ereminas	....	stunts
Vladislavas Jacukevicius	....	stunts
Saulius Janaviciu	....	stunts (as Saulius Janavicius)
Arturas Nemanis	....	stunts
Richard Norton	....	stunt coordinator
Slava Samuchov	....	stunts
Jonas Tamulevigius	....	stunts (as Jonas Tamulevicius)

Camera and Electrical Department
Aleksej Afranasu	....	grip
Algis Babravicius	....	still photographer
Dainius Belazaras	....	electrician
Danius Cerniauskas	....	dolly grip
Michael E. Gonzales	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Michael Gonzales)
Vytaitas Gudlevicius	....	dolly grip (as Vytas Gudlevicius)
Vytaitas Gudlevicius	....	key grip
Leonid Gunovic	....	electrician
Rolandas Joneliukstis	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rimas Jurgelevicius	....	electrician
Laimantas Kairys	....	second assistant camera
Vidmantas Kralikauskas	....	key grip
Bo B. Randulff	....	director of photography: second unit (as Bo Randulff)
Konsta Sohlberg	....	gaffer
Danute Zitkeviciene	....	electrician
Algirdas Zitkevicius	....	best boy electric

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Greta Bogusiene	....	on-set costumer
Dana Inciute	....	assistant costume designer
Aneta Savickiene	....	on-set costumer

Editorial Department
Doug Ledin	....	color timer
Tony Roman	....	assistant editor
Andrea Stern	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Darius Jarasunas	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Aleksandr Belous	....	customs coordinator (as Alekxandr Belous)
Keiann Collins	....	script supervisor
Ilona Dranseikaite	....	production coordinator
Tomas Dumcius	....	computer/internet assistant
Olga Fariga	....	location manager
Diana Gaideltye	....	set production assistant
Jonas Lazauskas	....	deputy managing director
Saulius Ligeika	....	security captain
Maxwell Meltzer	....	production accountant
Arunas Paukste	....	craft service
Almutis Raila	....	horse wrangler
Christianna Sherbanee	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Danguole Tamkunaite	....	office production assistant
Dan Winthrop	....	titles: designer/director
Tomas Zakrys	....	set production assistant
Igoris Zenevicius	....	craft services coordinator

Production Companies

• MBP (Germany)
• Weintraub/Kuhn Productions

Distributors

• Beyond Films

Other Companies

• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Melrose Titles & Opticals  main titles designed by
• Melrose Titles & Opticals  titles and opticals
• Zap Studios  sound post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and violence

Runtime:

Canada:94 min | Spain:89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Vilnius, Lithuania

Company:

MBP (Germany)

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The general who defeated Spartacus was not Crassius (played by Patrick Bergin) but Marcus Licinius Crassus.

Quotes:

Serena:If you hurt any more slaves or Amazons, or I hear about any more women being abused, then I shall return and kill you all!"

Movie Connections:

References Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Laugh or cry?

I guessed the film would be terrible, and indeed it was. Really crappy fighting scenes (seems like they were constantly fighting in slow-mo, assuring not to hurt eachother with their toy weapons), terrible acting (did they even retake a single scene? Can't give credit to a single actor), laughable costumes (at least when looking on the romans and the half-naked amazons in such a cold climate).

Don't ask me about the story and don't ask me about the silly clichées. Read a book instead of watching this film, go feed your goldfish. Anything.