The two men spend most of their time narrating onscreen events, with john milius throwing in a few quips on character motivation. Based on the book of the same title by robert ervin howard and later the comic strip of the same title by marvel comic groups. This is a very enlightening commentary track with both participants sounding very chatty and friendly. His father was the local chief of police and had served in world war ii as a hauptfeldwebel after voluntarily joining the nazi party in 1938. Conan the barbarian filmography arnold schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger confesses he was way too ripped to play conan the actor and former california governor revealed on reddit that he had to gain body fat to play the title role in the 1982 fantasy film. He summer took me to his comic book store and showed me the world of.
Today, the longtalked about conan the barbarian remake hits theaters. I thought this was going to be a thread about the schwarzenegger commentary on conan the barbarian, and i had a witty retort prepared with multiple uses of the word exactly. The iconic john milius 1982 movie version of robert e howards epic conan the barbarian is given the vok dvd commentary treatment in this episode. He is a hero of sword and sorcery stories that appeared in different pulp fiction publications one of which being weird tales, where many of the stories got published first.
Paradox was involved in a 2011 reboot at millennium. Oct 26, 2012 arnold schwarzenegger is to resurrect conan, the role that made him famous. The best of the legendary dvd commentary provided by arnold and valkyrie lover milius for conan the barbarian 1982. Howard, conan the barbarian was a swordandsorcery epic directed john milius and with a screenplay cowritten by oliver stone and john milius. His father was the local chief of police and had served in world war ii as a hauptfeldwebel after. Franco columbu, a bodybuilder, boxer and actor who appeared in the films the terminator and conan the barbarian alongside his close friend arnold. Jan 18, 20 as schwarzenegger returns to theaters with the last stand, here are 10 of the most over the top movie lines from his movie career. Arnold first took on the role in the john milius directed 1982 adaptation of robert. In the films commentary, director john milius said that he had always wanted. Howard, conan the barbarian was the product of scarface writer oliver stone.
While jason momoa was a great conan, and the 2011 film was in some ways truer to robert howards stories, these are the movies i will always associate with conan the barbarian. Conan the barbarian dvd commentary internet archive. Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess. Allstarcinetextuniversal sometimes even the most liberal among us need a. Joined by a archer named subotai, a beautiful thief who falls in love with conan, valeria and a chinese wizard, conan and his companions sets out to rescue princess yasmina, daughter of king osric, from the snake cult, and get his revenge on thulsa doom. Schwarzeneggers recent book tour was quite the production unto itself i love the property of conan so much that i wouldnt touch it unless we came.
Arnold schwarzenegger vs jason momoa conan comic vine. Arnold schwarzenegger has 38 books on goodreads with 126044 ratings. It should also be noted that nowhere is this movie does arnold appear small in any stretch of the. The first is a commentary track by director john milius and arnold. However by looking closely at some key comparissons, we have seen that arnold is taller than the 510 bergman, and is possibly close in height to the roughly 61 james earl jones. Still on board from the previous release is a laidback audio commentary with schwarzenegger and milius, the excellent conan unchained behindthescenes documentary, a short collection of deleted scenes, a quick special effects featurette, the promotional conan archives slideshow and a few rough looking trailers. I hadnt seen destroyer for well over a decade and thought id give it another watch. When his parents are killed by a band of brutal marauders and the gangs coldblooded cult leader james earl jones, the orphaned conan endures a childhood of merciless slavery only to become a gladiator for the amusement of his captors. Schwarzenegger confesses he was way too ripped to play conan.
Schwarzenegger had his breakout in hollywood with the release of conan the barbarian in 1982, based on the pulpfiction character created in 1932 by robert e. Arnold schwarzenegger is to resurrect conan, the role that made him famous. Oct 25, 2012 schwarzenegger starred in two conan films before moving on to terminator and other blockbusters as he became the worlds biggest action star. Picture of arnold schwarzenegger in conan the barbarian. Arnold schwarzeneggers most popular book is tools of titans. This is a very enlightening commentary track with both participants sounding very chatty. There was only one conan novel written by robert e. Books by arnold schwarzenegger author of total recall. This article describes and discusses notable book editions of the conan stories. Bursting with raw energy and tremendous star power grace jones, wilt chamberlain and james earl jones, this collection traces the saga of conans arnold schwarzenegger search for vengeance as he battles the armies of darkness in his unforgettable quest to save mankind. The project in question, which has thus far been known as the legend of conan, would be a direct sequel to the 1982 conan. Howards conan the barbarian become such a classic film. Director john milius and star arnold schwarzenegger provide a fairly standard but somewhat dull conversation.
The answer is conan the barbarian, the 1982 fantasy epic that launched the hollywood career of action hero arnold schwarzenegger. Jul 02, 2016 the best of the legendary dvd commentary provided by arnold and valkyrie lover milius for conan the barbarian 1982. Arnold schwarzenegger and john milius conan the barbarian. Is schwarzenegger ready to make a last stand as conan the.
All in all, the 80s conan films represent an important early step in arnold schwarzeneggers career, influential watermarks in cinema, and damn good adventure yarns. Howards conan the cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author. Schwarzenegger does commentary for force awakens comedian will sasso will make you wish the real arnold schwarzenegger recorded a commentary for the force awakens bluray. The conan in the books detests restrictions to his freedom and would have. Conan the barbarian is a series of novels that stars conan the barbarian also called the cimmerian. Everything you never knew about the making of conan the. Written by numerous authors and issued by numerous publishers, they include both novels and short stories, the latter assembled in various combinations over the years by the several publishers. Well folks, due to the overwhelming popularity if numnber of downloads says anything about popularity of the raiders fo the lost ark commentary that we did last month, we are now pleased to present to you the audio edition gangs commentary track to the grandaddy of all barbarian movies, conan the barbarian this speacial feature is offered to you guys at no charge, but we do ask that if. Arnold schwarzenegger offers legend of conan title. Arnold schwarzenegger s conan the barbarian is one of those rare 1980s movie gems that just kicked a ridiculous amount of ass. Allstarcinetextuniversal sometimes even the most liberal among us need a dose of oldfashioned machismo. Schwarzeneggers 1982 film, conan the barbarian, a comic book version of which was released by marvel in january, was discussed at length, and. I have to say i enjoyed it more now than i did back when i last saw it. Schwarzenegger and conan the barbarian reunited in universal.
Conan the barbarian is schwarzenegger at his darkest, and. Aug 02, 2012 the conan the barbarian commentary is one of those, as with all arnold schwarzenegger commentaries it seems, that you cant just read up about. With arnold schwarzenegger, grace jones, olivia dabo, wilt chamberlain. Their they must retrieve a magical crystal, that legends say can. Conan the barbarian 1982 limited edition steelbook bluray thief, warrior, gladiator, king. Pressman, intrigued by arnold schwarzeneggers screen presence. In 1979, schwarzenegger began growing his hair long for the film. From boythief to pirate, mercenary and outlaw, ultimately becoming king of aquilonia, conan carved a red swathe through lost cities and unexplored jungles, facing hideous horrors or supernatural menaces with nothing more than a sharp sword in his. On the audio commentary for barbarian, arnold schwarzenegger says to john milius we should do a sequel and milius replies with you did. This edition of conan the barbarian is a collectors edition and sports some fine new extra features. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. The gnome press edition of conan was the first hardcover collection of howards conan stories, including all the original howard material known to exist at.
Aug 19, 2011 thats right dear readers, i will be taking a look back at the classic 1982 version of conan the barbarian. Katherine schwarzenegger books list of books by author. Schwarzenegger is almost as much of a selfmade man as the great cimmerian himself. As schwarzenegger returns to theaters with the last stand, here are 10 of the most overthetop movie lines from his movie career. Oct 25, 2012 schwarzeneggers recent book tour was quite the production unto itself i love the property of conan so much that i wouldnt touch it unless we came up with something worthy, morgan told deadline.
Commentary by director john milius and actor arnold schwarzenegger. Conan the barbarian is a 1982 american epic sword and sorcery film directed by john milius and written by milius and oliver stone. One of schwarzeneggers best lines in the conan commentary. Theres a moment, early in conan the barbarian, when arnold schwarzenegger is wandering around some ancient city, high on some mysterious substance, giggling with his mongol archer sidekick. Outtakes from schwarzeneggers commentary to the conan.
Howard, a pulpfiction writer of the 1930s, about the adventures of the eponymous character in a fictional world of dark magic and savagery. Based on the character and stories created by pulp fiction writer robert e. Conan the barbarian 1982 arnold schwarzenegger as conan. Conan the destroyer dvd 1984 region 1 us import ntsc.
Conan the barbarian by john milius arnold schwarzenegger. Conan the destroyer filmography arnold schwarzenegger. Bodybuilding, comic books intersect at arnolds pop. A brand new 53minute documentary, conan unchained, written, directed, and produced by laurent bouzereau, is a great retrospective on the film which includes. Apr 06, 2017 producer chris morgan says universal has decided not to make arnold schwarzenegger s the legend of conan, the longbrewing sequel to the 80s fantasy films. Arnold schwarzenegger on conan sequel business insider. Everything about total recall, by arnold schwarzenegger, written with peter petre, is larger than life. The conan books are sword and sorcery fantasies featuring the character of conan the cimmerian originally created by robert e. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. When his parents are killed by a band of brutal marauders and the gangs coldblooded cult leader james earl jones, the orphaned conan endures a childhood of. Jan 18, 20 audiences want to see arnie the bombastic barbarian again, which hopefully is where legend of conan comes in. From an age undreamedhither came conan the cimmerian, blackhaired, sulleneyed, sword in hand, a thief, a. The comic book comes from writer jason aaron the mighty thor and artist mahmud asrar and heres the synopsis.
The image measures 1826 2745 pixels and was added on 28 july 10. Fantasy films werent as popular back then as they are now, and the fact that they went allout for a violent rrated action film is awesome. Commentary with director john milius and arnold schwarzenegger. Arnold alois schwarzenegger was born on july 30, 1947 in thal, styria, the second son of aurelia nee jadrny. The conquering sword of conan conan the barbarian book 3. So far my favorite commentary is the 1st lotr movie. The actionadventures of the legendary warrior conan come together in the epic collection, conan. Arnold schwarzenegger stars as the legendary warrior and hero, conan the barbarian.
The first is a commentary track by director john milius and arnold schwarzenegger. Commentary by arnold schwarzenegger and director john milius documentary conan unchained. New conan the barbarian dvd 1981 movie collectors edition. Katherine schwarzenegger believes that every young girl should be encouraged to rock what theyve got. She is an author, a global activist, a student, the big sister every girl wishes she had, and the trusted, secret ally every mother needs. Arnolds conan was a huge slobbering bafoon and i dont think thats anything like how conan is portrayed by howard, not to mention the whole film was a kull story and it saddens me that were. Arnold schwarzenegger books and biography waterstones. Conan the barbarian collectors edition dvd 1982 best buy. Conan unchained, the making of conan, feature commentary with director john milius and actor arnold schwarzenegger, deleted scenes, special effects. Arnold schwarzenegger took to instagram to show his support for marvels new conan the barbarian comic book, which features the legendary actor on the cover. Universal passed on schwarzeneggers the legend of conan. Howards conan books came out years before the marvel comics counterparts, and the film is most likely based on those books more than the actual comics, but conan was a marvel comics property beginning in 1970, and that character was not changed drastically from the originals, making this film eligible. A young boy, conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, thulsa doom.
Easttexasdirewolf shane, bina007 and shellfish peter thoroughly spoil the 105 minute extended edition and make a few mentions of the books too. A full e book copy of this book in interactive pdf format is included and can be downloaded by. Why a new conan film hasnt happened, according to arnold. Conan sets out on a quest as he vows to avenge his parents and solve the riddle of steel. Conan the barbarian is a 1982 american epic sword and sorcery film directed and cowritten by john milius.
I thought it was a schwarzenegger conan the barbarian commentary thing too. Now, the actor has offered an explanation for the delay. Behold arnold schwarzeneggers aweinspiring total recall. In summary, conan the barbarian provides no concrete answers on the height of arnold schwarzenegger. This release contains the adventurefantasy films conan the barbarian and the sequel conan the destroyer that stars arnold schwarzenegger as the iconic title character. To date its one of only two commentaries schwarzenegger recorded, the other for the universal collectors edition disc for conan the barbarian that also featured writerdirector john milius.
Explore books by arnold schwarzenegger with our selection at. The film stars arnold schwarzenegger and james earl jones, and tells the. Everything you never knew about the making of conan the barbarian. The film stars arnold schwarzenegger and james earl jones, and. The making of conan feature commentary with director john milius and actor arnold schwarzenegger deleted scenes special effects the conan archives theatrical trailers production notes cast and filmmakers recommendations product details actors. Wandering barbarian, conan, and his goofy rogue pal, malak, are tasked with escorting queen taramis virgin daughter, princess jehnna and her bodyguard, bombaata, to a mystical island fortress. Feature commentary with director john milius and actor arnold schwarzenegger. This year conan the barbarian celebrates its 35th anniversary. The deal brings conan and schwarzenegger back to universal. Apr 06, 2017 schwarzenegger has been teasing legend of conan for years, and fans were quite excited about seeing his return. Theres no way to argue that schwarzenegger is a good actor in conan.