Kull the Conqueror (1997)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John Nicolella

Writers (WGA):

Robert E. Howard (worlds and characters)
Charles Edward Pogue (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

Tagline:

Kull reigns. Kull rules. Kull rocks.

Plot:

A barbarian named Kull unexpectedly becomes a king after an old king (whom Kull has just killed in a battle) gives his crown to him...

Plot Keywords:

Planetary Alignment | Sorcery | Destiny | Sword | Sword And Sorcery

Cast

Kevin Sorbo	...	Kull
Tia Carrere	...	Akivasha
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	General Taligaro
Litefoot	...	Ascalante
Roy Brocksmith	...	Tu
Harvey Fierstein	...	Juba
Karina Lombard	...	Zareta
Edward Tudor-Pole	...	Enaros
Douglas Henshall	...	Ducalon
Joe Shaw	...	Dalgar
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	King Borna (as Sven Ole Thorsen)
Terry O'Neill	...	Ship Captain
Pat Roach	...	Zulcki
John Hallam	...	Mandara
Peter Petruna	...	Slave

Also Known As:

Conan the Conqueror (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for fantasy action violence and sensuality.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35363) | Denmark:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Company:

Korsala Productions

Trivia:

While practicing for the fight scenes, Kevin Sorbo nicked himself with a dull-bladed prop sword. At his request, producers gave him a rubber sword.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount (and position) of white in Zareta's hair changes several times.

Quotes:

Kull: With this axe, I rule!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Funny stuff

KULL is not to be taken seriously, even though it is derived from a serious book by the author of the Conan stories, Robert Howard. Kevin "Hercules" Sorbo plays Kull, a warrior in search of a kingdom in a time long forgotten, in a breezy, off-handed manner -- and his refusal to take his character too seriously works in favor of this low-budget quickie. The ever-delectable Tia Carrere plays a witch who plans to take over the world, and she is absolutely delicious as a supernatural villainess. The fights are clumsily staged, the sets are from hunger, but the dialog is a lot of fun and everyone would appear to be having a good time. A rainy day pick. It certainly kicks Red Sonja's butt.