tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post8255399969311077777..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.053-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: By the Gods: CONAN THE DESTROYER (1984)PEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-28452806584716434872019-02-05T02:27:37.029-05:002019-02-05T02:27:37.029-05:00As I've remarked before, the swords in the fir...As I've remarked before, the swords in the first Conan were very heavy real steel swords (much heavier than your usual medieval sword), while the swords in the sequel were mostly fiberglass (except for in close-ups). The sequel was written by two of the Marvel Comics staff that provided scripts for the Conan comic book, to which it's quite similar, with both a typical comic book quest potboiler tale, as well as the addition of much more humor.<br />Here are some more random facts (because I want to show off my movie obsessions):<br />*According to Sarah Douglas the bird dress looked great, until she actually had to turn her torso, which freed her breasts from any covering the bird had afforded.<br />*A sex scene between Conan and Tamaris was cut.<br />*Arnold was told to bulk up more for this movie.<br />*The film's production design was by comic book artist Bill Stout, who also designed Masters of the Universe and Pan's Labyrinth.<br />*All makeups and the god Dagoth was created by Peplum regular FX artist Carlo Rambaldi.<br />*Pat Roach played three parts; The wizard Toth-Amon, the ape man and Dagoth, when regular Dagoth Andre the Giant had to take a rest due to his bad back.<br />*Actors wore a small mouth piece producing steam when filming in Toth-Amon's ice castle.<br />*Sven-Ola Thorsen, who was Thorgrim in the first Conan and Tigris the gladiator in "Gladiator", plays the guard captain Conan sword fights with on horseback.Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-20728688267375828542019-02-04T20:07:10.995-05:002019-02-04T20:07:10.995-05:00True!True!PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-87007211765142654932019-02-04T19:49:15.100-05:002019-02-04T19:49:15.100-05:00He got a lot better at swinging a sword around in ...He got a lot better at swinging a sword around in that flick too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com