Il mondo di Yor (1983)

Director:

Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Ray Collins (graphic novel "Henga, el cazador") &
Juan Zanotto (graphic novel "Henga, el cazador") ...

Release Date:

19 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He was a powerful warrior from the future, trapped in a prehistoric land, battling for the survival of his people.

Plot:

Yor, an extremely blond prehistoric warrior, comes to question his origins, particularly with regard to a mysterious medallion he wears...

Plot Keywords:

Medallion | Dinosaur | Hall Of Mirrors | Past Is Future | Death

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Reb Brown	...	Yor
Corinne Clery	...	Ka-Laa (as Corinne Cléry)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Pag (as Alan Collins)
Carole André	...	Ena
John Steiner	...	Overlord
Ayshe Gul	...	Rea of the Sand-People
Aytekin Akkaya	...	Leader of the Sand-People
Marina Rocchi	...	Tarita
Sergio Nicolai	...	Kay
Ludovico Della Jojo
Adrian Akdemir
Herent Akdemir
Ali Selgur
Zeynep Selgur
Henk Akin

Also Known As:

Yor (Turkey: Turkish title) (UK) (video title)
The World of Yor (International: English title) (literal title)
Yor, le chasseur du futur (France)
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (USA)

Runtime:

USA:88 min | 98 min (director's cut)

Country:

Italy | France | Turkey

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Turkey

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

The costumes worn by Overlord and his guards were left over from L'umanoide (1979) which director Antonio Margheriti did the special effects for.

Goofs:

Continuity: The character of Ena has a mole on one cheek. For a couple shots in the cave, the mole disappears.

Quotes:

Ka-Laa: Why is Yor different from other men?

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever Part 4 (2009) (V)

Egads!

Ah, memories, sweet memories. I recall pulling into the movie theater parking lot with scant seconds to spare before YOR was to begin. I wanted to see YOR because of its title. It also was the only movie starting when we arrived, to be truthful. YOR was magnificently, superbly bad and one of the worst Italian muscle men films in history. And since this was released in the 1980s, our Italian friends threw in a little STAR WARS shtick in the second half for good measure. Reb "Captain America" Brown as Yor is an insult to actors everywhere. The special effects are laughable, on a par with a high school production. Everything you have read elsewhere about this film is true. I still can recall Brown fighting the head -- but not the body -- of a raptor and some bizarre gliding nonsense and a poorly executed laser battle near the end. I have seen some real stinkers in my time, but this one pretty much takes the cake. My wife and I and company snorted and chortled our way through the whole thing, which beat crying. YOR is a must-see for Z-grade film lovers everywhere! Remember those awful sword and sorcery flicks with the guy who played Tarzan in the late 70s? Remember that particular Tarzan flick? YOR is worse. But entertaining in a trashy way.