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. During the series, hor, the son of yor and also a young warrior, is introduced. 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. In a time where humanity is living in a stone age, a traveling hunter named yor saves a village from a dinosaur attack. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. He was a powerful warrior from the future, trapped in a prehistoric land, battling for the survival of his people. A warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland. Pterodactyl hang glider yor the hunter from the future 1983 im going to ignore the fact that yor is not based on a comic book because. In july, director david gordon green begins shooting your highness in belfast, northern ireland. Timewarped caveman yor reb brown seeks mate, finds kalaa corinne clery. The hunter from the future adaptation displacement. Yor, the hunter from the future 1983 plot keywords imdb. Yor, the hunter from the future isnt just a bad movie. The setting is a mixture between prehistoric and futuristic, borrowing elements from numerous popular franchises of the time.
This incredible movie is worthy of a huge birthday celebration. Yor is based on the argentine comic yor, the hunter by juan zanotto and ray collins, a wonderful concoction of barbarians, monsters and science fiction. As the theme song tells you hes a man of mystery and always on the run, but we caught up with him. 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. There is plenty of entertainment to be had, for all the wrong. Although based upon the argentinean comic book simply titled yor, the film is clearly modeled after the success of conan the barbarian.
Lost in the world of past, in the echo of ancient blast. Margheriti dabbled in just about every italian exploitation genre there is throughout his career, ranging from action films to the italian space opera, the giallo film, peplum and several spaghetti westerns. Yor, the hunter from the future is a combination of those genres, pulling a teenage cavemanesque third act twist to reveal that yor is a descendant of a more technologically advanced remnant of humanity in a postnuclear future where humanity has regressed to the. Caveman hunter yor travels the world to find answers about who he really is. 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. Reb brown stars as the titular yor, a heroic barbarian in a prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Yor, the hunter from the future, also known as yors world, is a film released in 1983. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Rifftrax released their riff in january 2019, it was the. Yor, the hunter from the future is a combination of those genres, pulling a teenage cavemanesque third act twist to reveal that yor is a descendant of a more technologically advanced remnant of humanity in a postnuclear future where humanity has regressed to the dark ages and dinosaurs once again roam the land.
Its kinda like conan the barbarian meets star wars meets the herculoids meets planet of the apes with a decidedly european touch. As a result it is a mixture of sword and sorcery barbarianthemed films. Inspired by herbfriendly 80s fantasies like krull, yor, and the dark crystal, the rrated. Argentine comic strips comics characters introduced in 1974 1974 comics debuts science fiction comics fictional prehistoric characters. Dawson antonio margheriti, based on the comicbook yor by ray. Juan zanotto book author previous cast members more cast members. Dec 12, 2012 yor, the hunter from the future is not exactly a sword and sorcery film, but it seemed inconceivable to write about the genre and exclude it. This movie being set in a postapocalyptic far future rather than prehistory is treated as a twist. Yor, an extremely blond prehistoric warrior, comes to question his origins, particularly with regard to a mysterious medallion he wears. Yor, the hunter from the future movie comic vine user. What if yor, the hunter from the future, sharon stones lesbian lover from basic instinct, the star of a host of 80s90s madeforvideo action bmovies, the king of the kickboxers girlfriend, and. Like conquest for lucio fulci, yor is director antonio margheriti seven deaths in the cats. Sep 06, 2012 of the two, yor the hunter from the future based on an italian comic book, and compiled from a 4part italian tvminiseries remains popular with lovers of bad movies precisely because the flick is so unabashedly simpleminded.
This time were getting our furry80s loin clothes out and tackling yor. In 1983, italian director antonio margheriti committed a fourpart television series to the screen based on the comic. Yor, the hunter, with a cave man hero the new york. The hunter from the future is your weekend cheesy movie. 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. Based on the argentinian comic book yor by eugenio zappietro and juan zanotto, the series and film stars reb brown as yor. It moves at breakneck pace from one action set piece to another. 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.
Strange, savage beasts roam the earth, foraging for human flesh. A carnivorus triceratops, crowning moment of awesomefunny. 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. It was directed by the famous italian bmovie director antonio margheriti and starring reb brown of space mutiny fame. Rather, this is the future relative to us, but like, yor is not any more futuristic than the other characters. Welcome back to 1 out of 5 would recommend, where bmovie stars are best actor in a leading role. 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. As such, margheriti plays it somewhat straight and lets the fun come from the ludicrous story and proceedings. Mainly because youll keep hearing all those hilarious names running through your head. Nov, 2015 based on the argentinian comic yor the hunter, yor, the hunter from the future originally aired as a fourpart, 200minute miniseries on italian television before being pared down to just over 90 minutes for this theatrical release. Furthermore, the 90 minute american dub is far more known than the four hour italian miniseries. Dawson 1983, 88 minutes, rated pg bluray released on january 16th, 2018. 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. It appeared for the first time in the argentine comics magazine skorpio.
I had origianally watched it during the 2008 christmas holidays, but because of all my. When he learns of a desert goddess who supposedly wears the same medallion, yor decides that he must find her and learn his true identity. 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. 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. 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. Its fair to say that yor, the hunter spoiler from the future is a cheesy movie. Yor, the hunter from the future murat tolga sen 2 haziran 2008 turkish action cinema yor the hunter of the future, says, in two words, the story of a warrior of prehistory, in search of his past, he has just discovered another planet. Of the two, yor the hunter from the future based on an italian comic book, and compiled from a 4part italian tvminiseries remains popular with lovers of bad movies precisely because the flick is so unabashedly simpleminded.
Yor, the hunter from the future 1983 plot keywords. 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. No tribe to lead the way, in his search for a yesterday. Its one of the funniest episodes of the series that i highly recommend. Yor reb brown, space mutiny is the mightiest warrior of his era. He knows he doesnt belong in this world, but his only clues to the fleeting memories of his past are the gold medallion around his neck and the beautiful priestess held prisoner in a forbidden city. Today were hunting carnivorous triceratops with 1983s yor. It was adapted from an argentine comic book known as henga. Reb brown, corinne clery, luciano pigozzi, claudia rocchi, sergio nicolai, ludovico della jojo, john steiner. The 1983 italian film yor, the hunter from the future was based on the comic. Yor, hunter from the future 1983, directed by antonio margheriti aka anthony m. 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.
Yor, the hunter from the futureymmv all the tropes wiki. 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 is based on the argentinian comic book yor and stars bmovie veteran reb brown who is also known as. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york. In an odd razzie example, the film wasnt nominated for worst picture at.
Yor the hunter of the future, says, in two words, the story of a warrior of prehistory, in search of his past, he has just discovered another planet. Yor, the hunter from the future is not exactly a sword and sorcery film, but it seemed inconceivable to write about the genre and exclude it. Yor is a great mishmash of 80s fantasy film tropes and, mostly importantly, it was made during the postapocalyptic film boom popular in many countries, but particularly in italy. He hangs around the village until a rival group attacks. 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. Best movies like yor, the hunter from the future bestsimilar. Aug 22, 2011 yor, the hunter from the future 1983 directed by. Originally a comic book from argentina by eugenio zappietro under his psuedonym ray collins and juan zanotto. Yor, the hunter from the future 1982 rotten tomatoes. Director antonio margheriti later told an interviewer that the comic was fascinating to him.
Yor, the hunter from the future rifftrax wiki fandom. It is cheesy, nonsensical, illogical, and also a great deal of fun. 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. Discussion bug reporting deletecombine pages artist showoff offtopic contests battles fanfic rpg comic book. Yor, the hunter from the future is one of the films in the oeuvre of. In a time where both the past and the future collide, yor, a mighty warrior, seeks the secret of his identity. 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 1983 35 years after its initial release in the united states, this cult classic, made from an italianfrenchturkish miniseries, is still fun to watch and perhaps still has its catchy theme song. Happy 35th birthday yor, the hunter from the future. But his own past and true identity are shrouded in the mists of time. Based on a novel and comic adaption of the same name, yor comes across like a scrambled mishmash of heman, thundarr the barbarian and. Yor, the hunter from the future is one of the films in the oeuvre of antonio margheriti, a hack italian director from the 1950s up until his death in 2002. Movies like yor, the hunter from the future if you like yor, the hunter from the future you are looking for exciting, bleak and serious movies about with time travel, village, rivalry, monster, adventure, space and aliens and heroes themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in italy or turkey. Mar 14, 2018 35 years ago antonio margheriti gave birth to yor, the hunter from the future.
His only clue is a golden medallion around his neck which leads him to a beautiful priestess held prisoner in forbidden city. The top 10 worst comic book movie vehicles you won cannes. Reb brown as yor corrine clery as kalaa alan collins as pag john steiner as. The comic appeared in the italian magazine lanciostory in 1975. The hunter from the future this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. The film was an italianfrenchturkish coproduction based on the argentinian comic yor the hunter. 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. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
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