Schlock-Wire: Shout Factory Unleashes The SWORD AND SORCERY COLLECTION In August
Fans of dark fantasy, take note: Shout! Factory is about to release a multi-film set that caters to your interests. The Sword And Sorcery Collection will draw from the Roger Corman production library and will include 4 films: Barbarian Queen, The Warrior & The Sorceress, Deathstalker and Deathstalker II. The first two films were previously released as a 2-for-1 disc but the Deathstalker films are fresh releases with new anamorphic transfers. Read on for all the dungeons & dragons details…
Adding cool fun to hot summer nights
with four tales of barbarians & beauties!
SHOUT! FACTORY PRESENTS
SWORD AND SORCERY COLLECTION 2-DVD SET
Featuring fan favorite film stars David Carradine, Barbi Benton,
Lana Clarkson, Katt Shea, Richard Brooker
DEATHSTALKER
DEATHSTALKER II: DUEL OF THE TITANS
New Anamorphic Widescreen Movie Presentation
BARBARIAN QUEEN
THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS
ARRIVES ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES NATIONWIDE
AUGUST 23, 2011 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
On August 23, 2011, Shout! Factory, in association with New Horizons Picture Corporation, will release SWORD AND SORCERY COLLECTION 2-DVD set, featuring DEATHSTALKER, DEATH STALKER II: DUEL OF THE TITANS, BARBARIAN QUEEN and THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS. A must-have for loyal fans and film collectors to aggregate their Roger Corman film library, own four of Roger Corman’s fantasy adventure film classics at an attractive price of $24.97 SRP.
Deathstalker (Richard Hill) is the mighty warrior chosen to battle the evil forces of a medieval kingdom, who sets off on a journey to the most challenging tournament in the land. To the winner will go the throne of the evil wizard, the ultimate mystical power and the love of the beautiful Princess Codille (Barbi Benton). But first, Deathstalker must prove himself worthy of his legacy … and treachery lurks at every turn.
NEW CONCORDE presents RICHARD HILL BARBI BENTON “DEATHSTALKER” RICHARD BROOKER LANA CLARKSON VICTOR BO
BERNARD ERHARD Art Direction EMILIO BASALDUA Costume Designer MARIA JULIA BERTOTTO
Director of Photography LEONARDO RODRIGUEZ SOLIS Editors JOHN K. ADAMS SILVIA RIPOLL
Music by OSCAR CARDOZO OCAMPO Screenplay by HOWARD COHEN Associate Producer FRANK K. ISAAC JR.
Co-producers HECTOR OLIVERA ALEX SESSA Produced by JAMES SBARDELLATI Directed by JOHN WATSON
Deathstalker II (John Terlesky) has a mission: to save the kingdom from the wicked grip of the immoral wizard Jerak and his queen Sultana. Together they have ruled the land by creating a controllable evil twin of the lovely Princess Evie (Monique Gabrielle). Capturing the real Princess Evie, Deathstalker must now return her to her rightful place of power — but the swordsman’s battle has just begun.
NEW CONCORDE presents JOHN TERLESKY MONIQUE GABRIELLE “DEATH STALKER II: DUEL OF THE TITANS”
JOHN LAZAR TONI NAPLES Director of Photography LEONARDO SOLIS Editor STEVE BARNETT
Associate Editor SILVIA ROBERTS Art Direction MARTA ALBERTINAZZI Music Composed by CHUCK CIRINO
Story by JIM WYNORSKI Screenplay by NEIL RUTTENBERG
Produced by FRANK ISAAC, JR. Directed by JIM WYNORSKI
On the eve of her wedding, Amathea (Lana Clarkson) sees her world dissolve — her groom imprisoned, her village razed, her friends attacked and slaughtered. Becoming the Barbarian Queen, she vows revenge and retribution, enticing and then destroying adversaries.
NEW CONCORDE presents LANA CLARKSON “BARBARIAN QUEEN”
KATT SHEA FRANK ZAGARINO DAWN DUNLAP
Editors SYLVIA ROBERTS LESLIE ROSENTHAL Director of Photography RUDY DONOVAN
Art Director JULIA BERTRAM Music by CHRIS YOUNG, JAMES HORNER Screenplay by HOWARD R. COHEN
Produced by FRANK ISAAC, ALEX SESSA Directed by HECTOR OLIVERA
Travel to a distant world of exciting battles, exotic women, mystical secrets and evil wizards in The Warrior And The Sorceress. Kain (David Carradine) was once an exalted warrior-priest but now wanders the planet Vra as a mercenary sword-for-hire. In the small village of Yam-A-Tar , he finds two vicious clans struggling for power, and he becomes embroiled in the treachery and battles, the mighty wizardry and rampant debauchery.
NEW WORLD PICTURES presents DAVID CARRADINE “THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS”
LUKE ASKEW MARIA SOCAS ANTHONY DeLONGIS HARRY TOWNES Screenplay by JOHN BRODERICK
Story by JOHN BRODERICK and WILLIAM STOUT Produced by FRANK K. ISAAC, JR.
Directed by JOHN BRODERICK
about 10 months ago
This announcement must half slipped under my radar whilst editing. Oh man, Deathstalker just in time for my birthday, sweet!
However please explain something to me. John Watson is listed as the director of the first film, but on IMDB listed as James Sbardellati ( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768618/bio )
A video store in Tampa used to have a note taped to the VHS tape claiming that John Watson was really John Waters using a pseudonym.
While I don’t think that’s true — and my mind does reel with the thoughts of Waters making a sword and sandal flick — I have always been confused as to who directed Death Stalker.
about 10 months ago
Sadly, I do not know — however, I can tell you Sbardellati is a real guy who worked for Corman around this time. He’s the one who shot all the gory and sexy insert footage in Humanoids From The Deep. If we’re lucky, the commentary track will reveal the truth.