Synopsis
Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with the animals, which leads him on his quest for revenge against his father's killers.
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Cast
- Marc SingerDar
- Tanya RobertsKiri
- Rip TornMaax
- John AmosSeth
- Rod LoomisKing Zed
- Ben HammerYoung Dar's Father
- Ralph StraitSacco
- Billy JayneYoung Dar
- Janet JonesWitchwoman #3
- Tony EpperJun Leader
Recommendations
- 38
TV Guide Magazine
Not much action or excitement here. - 30
The New York Times
It's meant as a tiny bit of praise to say that the movie, which was made in southern California, looks as if it had been shot in Spain or Yugoslavia. It looks both big and cheap. - 20
Variety
When The Beastmaster begins, it is very hard to tell what it is all about. An hour later, it is very hard to care what it is all about. Another hour later, it is very hard to remember what it was all about. - 12
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
You will die at the hands of Zed's unborn son. Shucks, those wicked witches sure had a way of taking the fun out of life. Luckily for scheming kings, sadly for blameless movie-goers, such party-pooping prophecies are now mainly confined to formulaic flicks like The Beastmaster. [23 Aug 1982]
