Ator l'invincibile 2 (1984)

Director:

Joe D'Amato

Writer:

Joe D'Amato (writer)

Release Date:

15 February 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

A pure action fantasy where good, strength and exotic beauty battle evil.

Plot:

Muscle-bound Ator and his mute Asian sidekick travel from the ends of the Earth to save his aged mentor from the evil mustachioed Zor.

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Barbarian | Human Sacrifice | Snake | Giant Snake

Cast

Miles O'Keeffe	...	Ator
Lisa Foster	...	Mila
David Brandon	...	Zor (as David Cain Haughton)
Charles Borromel	...	Akronas
Kiro Wehara	...	Thong (as Chen Wong)
Robert Black	...	High Priest
Donald Hodson	...	Village Elder
Stephan Soffer
Nello Pazzafini	...	Wallon (as Ned Steinberg)
Osiride Pevarello	...	Sander (as Hershel Curtis)
Sandra Carle	...	Old Woman
Nancy Hall	...	1st Maiden
Linette Ray	...	2nd Maiden
Robert Karshin	...	1st Youth
Andy Stradly	...	2nd Youth

Also Known As:

Ator the Invincible (USA) (literal English title)
Ator, the Blade Master
Cave Dwellers (USA) (TV title)
The Blade Master (USA)
The Return

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Company:

Metaxa Corporation

Trivia:

According to the director, the film was made without a script and almost entirely improvised. There was not enough time to write one as O'Keeffe had been contracted to star in a certain number of films for D'Amato by a certain date, meaning this film was rushed into production and shot in only two weeks.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: A handrail is seen on a stairwell in the medieval castle.

Quotes:

Ator: Thong, the fish is ready!

Movie Connections:

Edited from Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Watch the MST3K version of this movie!

As a fan of Grade Z movies myself I'll say this as a word of kindly advice: don't watch this movie as it is!!! You've been warned! This movie has tons of continuity problems and the special effects are unbelievably horrible!!!

Cave Dwellers or The Blade Master (or whatever you like to call it) is set in the Middle Ages, right? Ator and his friends set out to fight some evildoer who sacrifices young girls to an anaconda, and along the way they fight cavemen, invisible swordsmen, an anaconda puppet, and get this, they have to protect the earth from a bomb called a "Geometric Neucleus" that posesses nuclear power!

MST3K had every right to make fun of the hidiously terrible movie. Since when was there hang gliders, hand grenades, and nuclear power back in the Middle Ages?! Other bloopers that were mentioned were the hang gliding scene, and as anyone can see, Ator was flying over a modern city, and a caveman wearing sunglasses? And who can forget the infamous 'tire tracks' in the background at the end of the movie? Heck, even Joel and the 'bots were complaining about this literally bad movie!

If you're a fan of bad movies and you want to check this one out, it's only worth watching on MST3K! Another thing I can't believe is that these Ator flicks even had a prequel and some sequels! You would probably feel sorry for Miles O'Keefe for even participating in such stupidity of this type of entertainment. But the movie is funny, and the MST3K version is even funnier.