Pat Roach plays two roles in the film-the one-eyed ice wizard Toth-Amon, and his Ape-man mirror monster whom Conan kills. One actor pulled an even bigger double duty. He played Thorgrim, Thulsa Doom’s evil henchman, in Conan the Barbarian, and plays Togra, the member of the Queen’s guard who tries to kidnap princess Jehnna, in Conan the Destroyer. Sven Ole-Thorsen appeared in both Conan movies.īut he played different characters. citizenship during the filming of Conan the Destroyer. The film helped make Schwarzenegger an American.Īrnold Schwarzenegger gained U.S. Conan the Destroyer was Chamberlain’s only credited onscreen role, although he made an uncredited appearance as himself in 1999’s Any Given Sunday. Jehnna’s bodyguard knew how to score.īasketball fans may recognize Jehnna’s bodyguard, Bombaata, as basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain. Princess Jehnna was actress Olivia d’Abo’s first acting role. Conan the Destroyer used the same crew and some of the same locations as another Dino De Laurentiis production, director David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune, which was shooting in Mexico at the same time. The film was shot in Mexico City as a cost-cutting measure. But the original script lived on.īecause the finished product was so radically changed from their screenplay, Thomas and Conway went on to create a graphic novel based on their story idea called “Conan the Barbarian: The Horn of Azoth.” To distance themselves from the movie, they changed the names of most of the characters: Jehnna was changed to “Natari,” Bombaata was changed to “Strabo,” Toth-Amon was changed to “Rammon,” Zula was changed to “Shumballa,” and Dagoth became “Azoth.” 4. Thomas and Conway received a “Story By” credit on the finished film. The script was then heavily rewritten by screenwriter Stanley Mann and retitled Conan the Destroyer. The film was originally titled “Conan, King of Thieves” from the initial screenplay by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. When Milius was unavailable to direct the Conan sequel, Conan the Destroyer, producer Dino De Laurentiis went to the original source by hiring The Vikings director Richard Fleischer. The director inspired his way.ĭirector John Milius drew major inspiration for the first Conan movie, Conan the Barbarian, from 1958’s The Vikings. Here’s everything you need to know to fully enjoy Arnold and his sword’s triumphant return.
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