The film was hastily shot, edited, and released in an attempt to cash in on the success of conan the barbarian 1982. Best movies like ator, the fighting eagle bestsimilar. Stream, download, buy ator, the fighting eagle is available to watch free on tubi tv, pluto tv and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, sling, amazon, itunes online. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 cast and crew swordwielding ator miles okeeffe fights the spider worshipper who has taken his bride sabrina siani from the altar. The fighting eagle 1982 official trailer 4k watch on amazon. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982, miles okeeffe action movie.
Jan 14, 2017 watch ator, the fighting eagle online ator, the fighting eagle ator, the fighting eagle 1982 director. Ator must then begin his long, perilous journey towards the temple of the spider. So sit back and get ready for some italian knockoff fantasy film fun with ator. Ator linvincibile is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe damato, and the first film to feature the character ator played by miles okeeffe. Ator, the fighting eagle is a 1982 swordandsorcery adventure film directed by joe damato credited as david hills.
I remember watching the cave dwellers episode of mst3k and loving the weird, hilarious, and bizarre world of ator. Ator the invincible page needed is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe damato, and the first film to feature the character ator played by miles okeeffe. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 ator linvincibile original title pg 1h 38min action, adventure, fantasy 11 march 1983 usa the son of torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sisterlove interest from the evil dakkar and his spider cult. Ator, the fighting eagle, or, conan the pg barbarian. The canadian magazine ffwd stated there are four ator movies in total, and each one is staggeringly. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 stream and watch online. Ator is a film series of four italian movies made in the 1980s created by director joe damato, under the pseudonym david hills. The movie stars miles okeeffe and sabrina siani plot summary. Ator the fighting eagle aka ator the invincible is a classic sword and sorcery movie. Ator the fighting eagle is stunningly incompetent on every level except for the baby bear that managed to steal the film, supplying the most realistic performance of the bunch. Hows that possible, you ask, when the second movie in the series was so awful that it even taxed the endurance of joel and the bots on mst3k. A baby is born with a prophetic birthmark that says he will one day take power over the spider cult.
With training and guidance from a man named griba, ator, son of torren learns of his heritage and purpose in life. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 ator, the fighting eagle. It stars miles okeeffe as ator, a man skilled in not only fighting, but in many other arts as well. The fighting eagle 1982 official trailer 4k youtube. Ator battles giant spiders, swordsmen cloaked in shadow, reanimated dead warriors, and horribly hideous witches. This uninspiring b movie is a tough piece to muster almost unwatchable its as if. The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young man who bears the mark of the taurus who is destined to fight of the evil forces in. Ator and his brother are separated as children by the evil witch phaedra.
See ascenes from b movies fan of b c or even z movies. The film stars miles okeefe in the titlerole of ator i. The fighting eagle oh and try not to worry about him not really being an eagle thats one of those things its best not to dwell on. In terms of production values everything about ator. Watch ator, the fighting eagle online 1982 movie yidio. The son of torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sisterlove interest from the evil dakkar and his spider cult. Ator was played in the first three films by miles okeeffe. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 cast and crew moviefone. B movie cast fans, also please take a moment to cast a vote for our show for the 2020 rondo awards. One of the worst fantasy films ive ever seen, it is no wonder the sequels scored an even lower rating. Ator the fighting eagle dvd for sale work is done to increase the mobility of the hip joint while also strengthening and stabilizing to reduce lower limb injuries. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 jabootus bad movie dimension. Similar movies to ator, the fighting eagle the last samurai nathan algren is an american hired to instruct the japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. The son of torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister from the evil dakkar and his spider cult.
There are plenty of names in the eurosleaze movie circuit those movies featuring sex, violence, fantastic themes, and horrible special effects but theres no name that stands more defiantly for pure, unadulterated crap than good old. The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young man who bears the mark of the taurus who is destined to fight of the. Ator was search for his love sunya who was captured from him on there wedding day by the evil spider king. Ator, the fighting eagle is a 1982 italian adventurefantasy film directed by joe d amato, and. In episode 6 of the yoga for runners educational series, hips, christine felstead covers the anatomy of the hip joint, pelvis and related key muscle groups. The 1982 film ator, the fighting eagle is a swordandsorcery film produced in italy that was among the first in the genre. There are plenty of names in the eurosleaze movie circuit those movies featuring sex, violence, fantastic themes, and horrible special effects but theres no name that stands more defiantly for pure, unadulterated crap than good old aristide massaccesi, or as we prefer to call him, joe damato.
Watch ator, the fighting eagle online watch online anytime. This riffworthy origin story of everyones favorite cavedwelling warrior involves a sisterwife, a trusty bear cub and an evil spider priest. Damato wrote and directed the first, second, and fourth films in the series, himself disregarding the existence of the third. The best of rifftrax ator, the fighting eagle youtube. The fighting eagle is inferior to the beastmaster, but that doesnt mean that there isnt much to enjoy in this cheap and cheerful italian ripoff. The fighting eagle is nothing more then a laughably lame, secondrate, knockoff of conan the barbarian, one of several from that era and somehow this accidental comedy of a movie would spawn at least two sequels. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 the movie database tmdb. Bad acting, terrible set design, complicated story and prophecy, sometimes its dubbed and it makes it funnier. Ator, the fighting eagle 1983 swordwielding ator miles okeeffe fights the spider worshipper who has taken his bride sabrina siani from the altar. With the gauntlet almost over, kinga and max toast to both a successful season and to their fathers legacy while synthia delivers the kingachrome song to dr. There are no extras other than some trailers and baffling introductory and concluding segments from wwes katarina leigh waters. Just a few months after conan, damato was able to bring the ripoff to the screen. Ator s father tells ator that he is adopted and so he can marry his sister if he likes. Ator, the fighting eagle film in the precursor to cave dwellers, the brawny warrior ator must assume his destiny and bring an end to the evil spider cult the episode host segments.
Ator, a prophesied hero, is adopted by a peasant family as a baby. The other thing that really seemed off about the movie is the whole step sisterwife thing. The fighting eagle the titular character kind of bobs along like a cork in a stream, being led about doing what hes told and being manipulated without giving much of anything much thought. The fighting eagle is a cheesy italian sword and sorcery film about a young man who bears the mark of the taurus who is destined to fight of the evil forces in a tribal world. Ator linvincibile 2 released in englishspeaking countries as the blade master, ator, the blade master, cave dwellers, and the return is an italian film that was made in 1984. And ator the fighting eagle is the first in that series. When another conan film was announced for release in 1984, director joe damato hastily shot the sequel, the blade master 1982. Ator the fighting eagle is known as one of the first conan ripoff movies and was shot during a small amount of time and with a minimum budget. Much of the film consists of filler materialaholds interest just barely enough to reach the enda yeah, that about covers it. Ritza brown is an actress and producer, known for ator, the fighting eagle 1982, tuareg.
It is the first in a series a films to feature the character ator, as played by miles okeeffe. Ator and princess janna prepare for the final fight. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 directed by joe damato. The random use of pyrotechnics at the end, the extremely low quality acting, the plot line that was, at the same time, both stupidly simple and made no sense, and an archvillain that wouldnt scare a baby unless it was hit by lightning. The fighting eagle is nothing more than a laughably lame, secondrate, knockoff of conan the barbarian, one of several from that era and somehow this accidental comedy of a movie would spawn at least two sequels. There was an age undreamed ofat least, until conan the barbarian came up aces on the big screenwhere snarling sabretoothed tigers, monstrous snakes, strange netherworlds, swords, and sorcery all combined to fuel the exploits of a muscular, magical titan named ator miles okeeffe. Oh, ator, i have a special place in my heart for you. Ator, the fighting eagle 1982 plot summary 2 the son of torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister from the evil dakkar and his spider cult. Miles okeefe, sabrina siani, ritza brown, edmund purdom, joe damato. Yes, ive finished the gauntlet season on mystery science theater 3000 and completed my doubleviewings of each bad flick presented in the show, their. He goes to the temple of the ancient one to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister from the evil dakkar and his spider cult. The fighting eagle collectors edition on movies unlimited.
May 25, 2016 soon after the success of conan, legendary shlock movie maker joe damato realized that the audience was ready for more movies of the same kind. If you like really hokey barbarian movies, this is perhaps one of the best. The first film in the series is 1982s ator linvincibile, translated into english as ator the invincible. Dec 07, 2012 ator the fighting eagle was given a nice, if basic dvd release from scorpion. A man born with a birthmark signaling his destruction of a ruling cult trains to fight the evil high priest whose minions failed to kill him at birth. It was released in america as ator, the fighting eagle. Jul 03, 2017 the blade master trailer 1984 director.
This is, in other words, the back story, that flash back the robots were joking about in cave dwellers. If you like ator, the fighting eagle you are looking for exciting, captivating and semi serious movies about with zombie, good versus evil, sword, superhero, adventure, supernatural and heroes themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in italy. Lisa foster, miles okeeffe,, official content from media home entertainment sequel to ator the. Ator, the fighting eagle the 1982 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Jul 16, 2008 not content with that, however, he actually snuck off with one of the monster suits from troll 2 considered by most as some of the worst special effects ever created and used it when he directed quest for the mighty sword, the fourth ator movie. Ator, the fighting eagle film in the precursor to cave dwellers, the brawny warrior ator must assume his destiny and bring an end to the evil spider cult. When finally the truth is revealed that ator was adopted, he gains the approval for the marriage. Ator, the fighting eagle has a leg up on its sequel in that while its just as hammy and cheap as its followup, it never ventures out of its comfort zone as to what a sword and sandal fantasyadventure movie typically is and doesnt bother with a hard science subplot about nuclear weapons. Apr 19, 2020 the 1982 film ator, the fighting eagle is a swordandsorcery film produced in italy that was among the first in the genre. The halfbaked plot involves a prophecy of a man who will save the people from the tyrannical rule of a very big spider. With training and guidance from a man named griba, son of torren. But on their wedding day, the black knights, guards of the grand priest, begin a massacre in ator s village as they search for old griba and they kidnap sunya, the bride. In an amazing turn ator did well enough to inspire even more sequels than the character that inspired it with a total of three.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ator, the fighting eagle near you. Released 1983, ator, the fighting eagle stars miles okeeffe, sabrina siarri, ritza brown, edmund purdom the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. As the film opens ator asks his father for permission to marry his sister. It has since become one of the most famous swordandsandals style films. Read about the ator the fighting eagle dvd and browse other dvd movies. Miles okeeffe is every bit the sword swinging beefcake that marc singer is and laura. I, personally, would call it delightfully cheesy, like an unintentional spoof on itself. It is a mockbuster of the film conan the barbarian, which was released in the same year. Yes ladies and gentlemen, thirtyfive minutes into the film and we finally have our first. Ator the blade master captain usa groovy movies youtube. The story is simple a child is born who can bring down the evil empire of the spider god. Directed by the king of sex and horror films joe damato as david hills in this picture. Having surveyed carefully the posted criteria set forth by steve and pam, its clear that ator, the fighting eagle is a pretty solid d.
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