Cyclops (TV 2008)

The corrupt Emperor Tiberius forces his bravest general, Marcus, to subdue the monstrous Cyclops that has been decimating the countryside. Once the Cyclops is brought to the dungeons, ... See full summary »

Director:

Declan O'Brien

Writer:

Frances Doel (screenplay)

Stars:

Eric Roberts, Kevin Stapleton, Frida Farrell

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric Roberts	...	Emperor Tiberius Caesar
Kevin Stapleton	...	Marcus
Frida Farrell	...	Barbara
Craig Archibald	...	Falco
Mike Straub	...	Gordian
David McFarland	...	Severus
Dan Golden	...	Master of the Games
Scoop Wasserstein	...	Julian
Dimitar Maslarski	...	Cyclops
Raicho Vasilev	...	Tarquin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Anichkin	...	Casca
Ioan Banzourkov	...	Young Slave
Velizar Binev	...	Cletus
DeMorge Brown	...	Cyclops (voice)
Dimitar Dimitrov	...	Old Slave

Storyline

The corrupt Emperor Tiberius forces his bravest general, Marcus, to subdue the monstrous Cyclops that has been decimating the countryside. Once the Cyclops is brought to the dungeons, Marcus is forced to fight in the gladiatorial games. Eventually, he and the Cyclops become allies and they fight together to defeat the corrupt Emperor and his evil nephew, along with the beautiful barbarian Barbara.

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Plot Keywords:

cyclops | corrupt | emperor | dungeon | general | 

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Taglines:

The Rise of CYCLOPS... Is the Fall of Rome!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

A küklopsz szövetsége

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Horizons Picture

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Gordian is lying on the ground in the arena and Marcus is above him with his sword waiting for the Emperor's decision if Gordian is to live or die, Gordian is first shown with his shirt lifted up completely bare-chested. The next scene, he is totally covered by his shirt.

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Connections

Featured in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Spookies (2012)

User Reviews

I admire the film-makers' ability to get paid for this.

First and foremost: the Cyclops wasn't a Roman legend, it was Greek! (Check any decent production of Homer's "Odyssey".)

Eric Roberts was the best-known name in the cast, and therefore the first name mentioned in all the promo advertising. However, with what little screen-time Mr Roberts got, even he could not have saved this turkey. They wrote the Emperor Tiberius' character as if they'd never heard anything about the real man beyond his name. They had Tiberius completely under the sway of his evil counselor.

The CGI Cyclops effect was cartoonish not monstrous! (I've seen better amateur efforts!) It has to be seen to be (dis-)believed. — And it's really not worth the trouble.

All in all, I found it not only a waste of my time but a waste of the electricity it took to power my TV.

I have to admire the film-makers' ability to get paid for this.

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