Six-String Samurai (1998)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers:

Jeffrey Falcon (writer)
Lance Mungia (writer)

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Music | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Vegas Needs A New King

Plot:

A mysterious and powerful hero of the classic kind, Buddy is as skilled with his guitar as he is with his samurai sword...

Plot Keywords:

Post Apocalyptic | Orphan | Guitar | Musical Duel | Spoof

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jeffrey Falcon	...	Buddy
Justin McGuire	...	The Kid
Kim De Angelo	...	Mother
Stephane Gauger	...	Death
Clifford Hugo	...	Psycho
Oleg Bernov	...	Red Elvis
Igor Yuzov	...	Red Elvis
Zhenya Kolykhanov	...	Red Elvis
George L. Casillas	...	Mariachi / Campfire Cast: Archer (#64)
Avi Sills	...	Red Elvis
Monti Ellison	...	Head Pin Pal
Kareem	...	Bowler #2 / Campfire Cast: Other Actor (#76)
Richard McGuire	...	Cantina owner
Zuma Jay	...	Car Guy
Paul Szopa	...	Bowler #3 / Campfire Cast: Other Actor (#77)

Also Known As:

The Blade (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts and swordfight violence.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Company:

HSX Films

Trivia:

The squashed "de-anamorphic" effect on the opening title sequence is an homage to years of VHS fullscreen movies that had their widescreen titles similarly squashed. Many projectionists have mistakenly swapped out their lenses in the middle of this sequence. Ironically, the video version of the movie is letterboxed (although the cable broadcast version was not).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The guitar being used by Buddy throughout the film is referred to as a "1957 Six String Hollowbody". The guitar is actually a 1965-1966 Martin GT Series Hollowbody guitar.

Quotes:

Buddy: Float away, little butterfly. Just flutter away. I got a gig in Vegas. And the wastelands ain't no place for kids.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

...if you like rock-a-billie and love a campy adventure in which the theme is set around who will be the next king after Elvis, you'll love this bizarre piece of comic book fiction brought to life.

...if you like rock-a-billie and love a campy adventure in a post-apocalyptic world were Elvis, the KING, has just died and there's a guitar-strumming race across the desert to Las Vegas to see who will be the next King crowned - you'll love this bizarre piece of comic book fiction brought to life. Our hero & his sidekick are chased across the desert by Death(a cross between Tom Petty & Slash) and his archer henchmen. Our Hero slashes his way through one unbelievable fight scene after another. Falcon is truly amazing. The fight choreography alone is reason enough to watch this peculiar piece of cinema. The climax is a duel between our Hero(Rock-n-Roll) and Death(Heavy Metal). Who becomes the King? Watch it & love it.