
Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth, he is rescued from a cult ritual by his newly adopted father and taken to be raised in a humble village where he learns he has the ability to communicate with animals. When he becomes a grown man, his new father and village home are murdered by the priests followers. Dar begins his quest for revenge, befriending several animals along the way.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth, he is rescued from a cult ritual by his newly adopted father and taken to be raised in a humble village where he learns he has the ability to communicate with animals. When he becomes a grown man, his new father and village home are murdered by the priests followers. Dar begins his quest for revenge, befriending several animals along the way.
Leave your thoughts about The Beastmaster.
| StarburstJames EvansThe Beastmaster is a film shot through with love for the genre. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumSo-so adventure fantasy that spawned several sequels. |
| Mania.comRob VauxA kid-friendly version of Arnold Schwarzenegger's grown-up guilty pleasure... which really sort of misses the point. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyIt's meant as a tiny bit of praise to say that the movie, which was made in southern California, looks as if it had been shot in Spain or Yugoslavia. It looks both big and cheap. |
| User ReviewBrendan NThis movie is incredibly special to me, I saw it at the cinema many times when I was younger and found it utterly magical and fascinating. As a piece of art it's incredible, there is nothing quite like it. Of all the sword and sorcery films it has the best hero in my opinion. I think the whole film has incredible imagination. Obviously you have to go in with the right expectation, I saw it again recently and I was still impressed and found it really interesting watching it from an older perspective. |
| User ReviewBill WIt's always fun to watch... I miss it coming on randomly on TBS or HBO, so I bought it on iTunes, just to have. |
| User ReviewKathleenOh Yeah! Watch it every time it is replayed on TV. |
| User ReviewJoe AEvery bit as amazing as I remember from the hundreds of times I watched it in the 80s and 90s. |
| User ReviewZwesh MThis is a movie i grew up with and was terrified of that pregnant scene as a child |
| User Reviewrobert jWant to but it...but havent seen it anywhere :( |