Yor, the hunter from the future 1983 recommendations. This great and glorious italian slab of muscled joy deserves much better attention than it has received over the years and, even if it has been recently issued on dvd sort of, not enough people living in the 21st century are aware of the magnificence of. Yor the hunter from the future 1983 in this celluloid schlockorama, yor is a nuclear survivor from the future who hunts dinosaurs and fights robots. Reb brown space mutiny, howling ii plays against his normal typecast in this turkish production as a beefy dunderhead trying to save a village of primitive. With reb brown, corinne clery, john steiner, carole andre. Reb brown stars as the titular yor, a heroic barbarian in a prehistoric world of dinosaurs. However, if you do before watching yor on the off chance to that you do decide to watch yor, the hunter from the future, you may not be able to take reb brown seriously at all. Nov 14, 2017 armed to the teeth, yor sets off on a quest, ready to blast away all manner of terrifying creatures along the way. Yor, the hunter from the future is an adaptation of the argentinian comic book yor, created in 1974 by writer eugenio juan zappietro and artist juan zanotto. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate.
Along the way, yor destroys several cultures, fights several dinosaurs, fulfills several prophecies and drowns a few hundred women and children. I had origianally watched it during the 2008 christmas holidays, but because of all my. And though its 89 minutes are whittled down from an italian miniseries of four 50minute episodes, i dont need to see the other 111 minutes. It is cheesy, nonsensical, illogical, and also a great deal of fun. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The comic appeared in the italian magazine lanciostory in 1975. A warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland. Based on the argentinian comic book yor by eugenio zappietro and juan zanotto, the series and film stars reb brown as yor. The internets want to talk about this game with you. But the fact that the title is yor, the hunter from the future not to mention multiple posters and covers showing futuristic elements make that fact obvious before you even watch it. Assuming that yor, the hunter from the future is some lost masterpiece of a bygone era would likely be your first misstep if youre an investigative film fan. Caveman hunter yor travels the world to find answers about who he really is.
Happy 35th birthday yor, the hunter from the future. Yor, the hunter from the future movie poster 1983 fantasyaction. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. The hunter from the future is a no budget italian production which manages to rip off both conan the barbarian and star wars all in the same movie. It was directed by the famous italian bmovie director antonio margheriti and starring reb brown of space mutiny fame. Reb brown, corinne clery, luciano pigozzi, claudia rocchi, sergio nicolai, ludovico della jojo, john steiner. Yor, a smug, strapping cavemantype, romps through a seemingly endless series of cheap mishaps and poorlylit sets, eventually ending up in an illadvised star wars knockoff. And he turns out to be living in a postapocalyptic future. Yor, the hunter, with a cave man hero the new york times. His only clue is a golden medallion around his neck which leads him to a beautiful priestess held prisoner in forbidden city. A canticle for leibowitz by walter miller a postapocalyptic classic. Also, the boars head beast, written by nicola cuti, with art by wayne howard. The often derided, demeaned, sneered at and insulted yor the hunter from the future 1983 is the subject of the second bloody pit podcast.
In a time where humanity is living in a stone age, a traveling hunter named yor saves a village from a dinosaur attack. There are a few films that arent admired or enjoyed by anyone. We dont have an article named mainyorthehunterfromthefuture, exactly. Reb brown as yor corrine clery as kalaa alan collins as pag john steiner as. Framing story introduces colonel whiteshroud and the monster hunters club. Aug 22, 2011 yor, the hunter from the future 1983 directed by. Yor, the hunter, with a cave man hero the new york. Based on the argentinian comic series yor the hunter. Please help improve this article by adding citations to. The future of comic books comics general cgc comic. The designated nerd of the group, hunter enjoys comic books and is known for making obscure references from. Mar 14, 2018 35 years ago antonio margheriti gave birth to yor, the hunter from the future. Sep 12, 2011 yep, im just a big old geek for yorhunter from the future. In july, director david gordon green begins shooting your highness in belfast, northern ireland.
Today were hunting carnivorous triceratops with 1983s yor. Its one of the funniest episodes of the series that i highly recommend. Yor, the hunter from the future movie poster 1983 fantasy. When a comrade warns yor about the approaching creature of the night, he should have added, you might get tangled up in his wires. The hunter from the future, as released by columbia pictures in 1983, was in fact an 88minute condensed version of margheritis fourpart television miniseries, il mondo di yor, adapted for italian television from an argentinian comic book. Here he hang glides to victory against his enemies.
Argentine comic strips comics characters introduced in 1974 1974 comics debuts science fiction comics fictional prehistoric characters. Inspired by herbfriendly 80s fantasies like krull, yor, and the dark crystal, the rrated. The film was an italianfrenchturkish coproduction based on the argentinian comic yor the hunter. Yor, the hunter from the future 1983 aka il mondo di yor reb brown yor, corinne clery kala, alan collinsluciano pigozzi pak, john steiner overlord directed by antonio margheriti as anthony dawson yor, a warrior caveman in a land of dinosaurs attempts to learn about his past in relation to a medallion he has had since childhood. Yor the hunter from the future 35th anniversary edition. As far as so bad its great cinema goes, yor is one of the best or would that be worst. The long sleep, written by mike pellowski, with bernie wrightsonstyle art by rich larson.
Hes a simple tribesmanheman warrior who leads a village of displaced tribes people to the promise land. In prehistoric times, the muscular yor reb brown in a loincloth saves his cavebabe corinne clery from a dinosaur just before they get zapped into the future to battle bad guys in the familiar desolate wasteland. Director antonio margheriti later told an interviewer that the comic was fascinating to him. This is a bad movie but its got moments of pure awesome in it. Yor, the hunter from the future is a 1983 science fiction fantasy film directed by antonio margheriti and starring reb brown, corinne clery, luciano pigozzi, and john steiner. Yor week has come and gone, but the other night i found myself unfolding some posters in my collection and pulled out the jumbo 4sheet from france for the masterwork of cinema we know as yor. In a time where both the past and the future collide, yor, a mighty warrior, seeks the secret of his identity. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological. You wont have anything to show for it, for quite a while depending on when you donated your comics.
Reb brown is yor, an extremely blond and powerful warrior from the future, trapped in a prehistoric land, battling for the survival of his people. Yor, the hunter from the future 1983 by jim vorel and. I found myself walking around the room and snapping photos of favorite bits. The hunter from the future is your weekend cheesy movie. The future of comic books me and my coworkers had a discussion today, because i recently bought a hulk 181. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological order here at flights, tights, and movie nights, my goal is to seek out and watch every superhero and comic book based movie out there, this is my attempt at creating a comprehensive list of every single one i can find as well as the ones coming out in the near future. They decided to bring up how baseball cards used to be worth a lot before, but currently the interest is slim to none. Genre stalwart john steiner caligole and the ubiquitous luciano pigozzi costar with.
It moves at breakneck pace from one action set piece to another. Music movies tv comedy games books drink politics travel tech. This incredible movie is worthy of a huge birthday celebration. Yor, the hunter from the future is based on an illustrated, comicstrip novel, a work that is undoubtedly a lot more literate than the film itself. Yor, the hunter from the future 1982 rotten tomatoes. Its kinda like conan the barbarian meets star wars meets the herculoids meets planet of the apes with a decidedly european touch. No tribe to lead the way, in his search for a yesterday. Welcome back to 1 out of 5 would recommend, where bmovie stars are best actor in a leading role. He hangs around the village until a rival group attacks.
May 15, 2019 such was the case with yor, the hunter from the future a film that was loosely based on an argentinian comic book by writer eugenio zappietro and artist juan zanott but director antonio margheriti kind of decided to go in a different direction than what was found in the source material and so instead of solid conan ripoff the third act of this. With the growth of digital comic books and the perception that audiences are waiting for the trade, its easy to buy into a doomandgloom attitude about the future of print comic books. For films based on comic strips, see list of films based on comic strips. These films are constantly mentioned as being the worst ever made, they show up in the imdb bottom 100, and they become cherished episodes of mystery science theater 3000. Yor the hunter from the future the underground multiplex. Featuring brand new audio commentary with star reb brown.
The 80s saw a big boom in sword and sorcery flicks, with schwarzeneggers conan the barbarian being the real kicking off point for the genre, but unlike conan, most of those films were shot with incredibly low budgets and even lower ranked stars. Yor, the hunter from the future, also known as yors world, is a film released in 1983. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification. Mainly because youll keep hearing all those hilarious names running through your head. Hunter is a student at morning glory academy who hails from toronto, ontario, canada. The hunter from the future march 31, 2015 by chris walker 1 comment welcome back to 1 out of 5 would recommend, where bmovie stars are best actor in a leading role. This 1983 effort is considered to be, by and large, a guilty pleasure although i dont believe in such things to many who claim to enjoy it. Dawson 1983, 88 minutes, rated pg bluray released on january 16th, 2018. Still, with a pinch of toad, a wing of bat, and some legitimate research into the trends and data, lets see if we cant project a few scenarios about the future of the comic industry.
The future of the comic book industry nerds on earth. Yor, the hunter from the future 35th anniversary bluray. Such was the case with yor, the hunter from the future a film that was loosely based on an argentinian comic book by writer eugenio zappietro and. Yor stands as one of the single most bizarre and ambitious exercises in genreblending in the history of cinema, a curious mashup of science fiction and peplum. This is one movie we can tear apart without worrying about some fan group sending us an angry letter. Jan 26, 2014 yor, the hunter from the future 1983 is one of the more infamous attempts, with tacky sets, a horrible theme song, and a ludicrous plot about a cave man who fights dinosaurs, blueskinned people, sand mummies dont ask, and flying saucers. Reb brown tvs captain america was cast as the dino killer who makes his fellow cave people safe from dinosaurs and badly dubbed future aristocrats in a film saluted by the razzies as one of.
A complete list of postapocalyptic movies prepper press. His only clue is a golden medallion around his neck which leads him to. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological order. Like conquest for lucio fulci, yor is director antonio margheriti seven deaths in the cats. Nov 30, 20 french poster for yor, the hunter from the future antonio. The 1983 italian film yor, the hunter from the future was based on the comic.
He was a powerful warrior from the future, trapped in a prehistoric land, battling for the survival of his people. Along the way yor slays a dinosaur,fights evil morlocks, glides on a giant bat, fights some alien goons who get in. French poster for yor, the hunter from the future antonio margheriti. Jan 17, 2018 yor, the hunter from the future look, im not going to argue that yor, the hunter from the future, which columbia astonishingly released on over 1400 screens in the summer of 1983 number one film that weekend. Yor, the hunter from the future is a film released in 1983. The setting is a mixture between prehistoric and futuristic, borrowing elements from numerous popular franchises of the time. This movie being set in a postapocalyptic far future rather than prehistory is treated as a twist. Yor, the hunter from the future is one of those films. Yor, the hunter from the future look, im not going to argue that yor, the hunter from the future, which columbia astonishingly released on over 1400 screens in the summer of 1983 number one film that weekend. Aug 21, 1983 yor, the hunter from the future is based on an illustrated, comic strip novel, a work that is undoubtedly a lot more literate than the film itself. Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological order here at flights, tights, and movie nights, my goal is to seek out and watch every superhero and comic book based movie out there, this is my attempt at creating a comprehensive list of every single one. Yor, the hunter from the future 1983 recommendations imdb. Personally i donated my comics in march of 20, and just got my tax refund in february of 2014. Yor, hunter from the future 1983, directed by antonio margheriti aka anthony m.
Lost in the world of past, in the echo of ancient blast. Its fair to say that yor, the hunter spoiler from the future is a cheesy movie. Details about yor, the hunter from the future movie poster 1983 fantasyaction. In 1983, antonio margheriti, maestro of the italian genre film and andy warhol collaborator, wrote and directed the italianturkish coproduction, yor, the hunter from the future. In the depths of the utah desert, long after the flame deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the order of saint leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery.
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