The Dungeonmaster

Original title: Ragewar

19841984
PG-13PG-13
1h 13min

Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi

A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.

Directors
- David Allen(segment Stone Canyon Giant)
- Charles Band(segment Heavy Metal)
- John Carl Buechler(segment Demons of the Dead)
Writers
- Charles Band(original story)
- Allen Actor
- Rosemarie Turko(segment Ice Gallery)
Stars

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The Dungeonmaster

Jeffrey Byron and Don Moss in Ragewar (1984)

Blackie Lawless and Leslie Wing in Ragewar (1984)

Directors
- David Allen(segment Stone Canyon Giant)
- Charles Band(segment Heavy Metal)
- John Carl Buechler(segment Demons of the Dead)
Writers
- Charles Band(original story)
- Allen Actor
- Rosemarie Turko(segment Ice Gallery)
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Paul, a computer whiz who spends more time with his machine than with his girlfriend, finds that he has been chosen as a worthy opponent for Mestema, an evil wizard who has spent centuries searching for a challenging foe. After having his computer changed into a wristband weapon, Paul battles with a variety of monsters before finally coming face to face with the ultimate adversary. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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Taglines
- He is the overlord of strange beasts and stolen souls ...
Genres
Certificate
- PG-13
Parents guide

Trivia
Paul's line "I reject your reality and substitute my own" would later be popularized by Adam Savage on the Discovery TV show, Mythbusters. The line became so popular that it was added to shows intro for several seasons.

Goofs
The reason Albert Einstein is in the "Hall of Killers" is because he prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt to develop nuclear bombs to counter similar efforts in Nazi Germany. His letter lead to the Manhattan Project, which resulted in two bombs being dropped on Japan, thus killing over a hundred thousand people.

Quotes
Mestema: In a future reality I shall destroy you!
Paul Bradford: I reject your reality and I substitute my own!

Crazy credits
Ratspit as Ratspit

Alternate versions
The 1984 U.K. EIV video release entitled 'Ragewar' includes a pre-credit dream sequence not included in the 1985 U.S. Lightning Video 'Dungeonmaster' release. The 1984 U.K. EIV release entitled 'Ragewar' cuts out much of Mestema's 'cat torturing' speech, as featured in the U.S. 'Dungeonmaster' release.

Connections
Featured in Ghost Warrior (1984)

Soundtracks
Tormentor
Performed by W.A.S.P.

Top review

A good movie, misunderstood

Part of the problem is the plot summary is innacurate; the idea is that the 'Dungeonmaster' is looking for a worth opponent. He sees the hero, the nerd, and sees his skills, he decides to pull him into his world and put him through the challenges, using the guys girlfriend as collateral should the hero decline. It was a good movie, especially considering that Empire pictures wasn't some huge company like Universal.

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