Kull the Conqueror (1997)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John Nicolella

Writers (WGA):

Robert E. Howard (worlds and characters)
Charles Edward Pogue (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

Tagline:

Kull reigns. Kull rules. Kull rocks.

Plot:

A barbarian named Kull unexpectedly becomes a king after an old king (whom Kull has just killed in a battle) gives his crown to him...

Plot Keywords:

Robert E. Howard | Planetary Alignment | Sword And Sorcery | Based On Pulp Magazine | Sword

Cast

Kevin Sorbo	...	Kull
Tia Carrere	...	Akivasha
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	General Taligaro
Litefoot	...	Ascalante
Roy Brocksmith	...	Tu
Harvey Fierstein	...	Juba
Karina Lombard	...	Zareta
Edward Tudor-Pole	...	Enaros
Douglas Henshall	...	Ducalon
Joe Shaw	...	Dalgar
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	King Borna (as Sven Ole Thorsen)
Terry O'Neill	...	Ship Captain
Pat Roach	...	Zulcki
John Hallam	...	Mandara
Peter Petruna	...	Slave

Also Known As:

Conan the Conqueror (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for fantasy action violence and sensuality.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35363) | Denmark:15 | UK:12 (video rating, cut) | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Company:

Korsala Productions

Trivia:

In the Finnish translations of the Kull stories, the character name 'Kull' was changed into 'Kall' to avoid unintentional comic elements (there is a Finnish word meaning 'penis' that resembles 'kull' quite a bit). This, however, was not done with this movie, adding its part to the unintentional comedy.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount (and position) of white in Zareta's hair changes several times.

Quotes:

Kull: With this axe, I rule!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Eh, it's watchable

I like Kevin Sorbo, so I watched the film. It wasn't mentally tasking and it never set out to be. The movie was designed to be campy and it said so. You heard the rock music in the background during the trailer, so why are people so disappointed with it? I still enjoyed it for its dry wit and simplicity. It was a nice flashback to those old Conan movies. I've heard that Kull is Conan's father, and I don't know much about this character from the Conan films, but I dug him. I found him charming. The Conan movies wasn't much in the way of smart either, but people still enjoy it. I liked the combination of modern themes and music with the extremely old school nature of the film. It was like a land before time or something. Watch it if you just wanna watch something and don't expect much.