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KRULL
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Krull is a 1983 heroic fantasy film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Ron Silverman. Released by Columbia Pictures, it stars Ken Marshall as Prince Colwyn and Lysette Anthony as Princess Lyssa.
The film's most distinguished features include a robust score by James Horner, its early screen roles for actors Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane, and its surrealistic set design within the Black Fortress.
The world of Krull is invaded by an evil, seemingly omnipotent
alien entity known only as "The Beast" and his army of Slayers who
travel the galaxy in the mountain-like spaceship, the Black Fortress.
Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) and Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony; dubbed by Lindsay Crouse)
decide to marry and form an alliance between their rival kingdoms in
the hope that together their combined forces will be strong enough to
defeat the Beast and his armies. It was foretold that Lyssa, who has an
ancient name, would bear a child destined to rule the galaxy. The
Beast, intent on ensuring the prophecy comes true to his satisfaction,
has his Slayers attack on the wedding day. The castle of Lyssa's
father, King Eirig (Bernard Archard),
is destroyed, the Kings are murdered, the human armies protecting the
castle are devastated, and the princess is kidnapped and taken to the
Black Fortress.
Colwyn, the only survivor of the attack, sets out to rescue his bride under the guidance of Ynyr the Old One (Freddie Jones). His first task is to find the Glaive, an ancient and magical star shaped weapon (not to be confused with the polearm
of the same name), which he retrieves from a lava cave high in the
mountain peaks. Next, he must learn the location of the Black Fortress,
which teleports to a new location on the planet at sunrise every day.
On his journey he is joined by a powerful, but cowardly and awkward,
shapeshifting magician, Ergo "the Magnificent" (David Battley); the cyclops Rell (Bernard Bresslaw); and Torquil (Alun Armstrong), the leader of a band of ten escaped convicts that includes Kegan (Liam Neeson), Rhun (Robbie Coltrane; dubbed by Michael Elphick) and Oswyn (Todd Carty
in his feature film debut). Colwyn enlists the convicts' aid, as his
armies have already been slaughtered by the Slayers, by offering them
their freedom as reward for their service.
Colwyn and Ynyr enlist the blind prophet the Emerald Seer (John Welsh), and his young apprentice Titch (Graham McGrath),
to find the Black Fortress. However, the Beast manages to have the
Emerald Seer killed before he can reveal its location. With time
running short, Ynyr journeys to the Widow of the Web (Francesca Annis)
for aid. The Widow of the Web is revealed to be Lyssa, an enchantress
who loved Ynyr long ago and was exiled to the spider's lair for the
terrible crime of murdering their only child. The Widow reveals the
location of the Beast's fortress on the following day before giving
Ynyr the enchanted sand within the hourglass that kept the spider from
attacking her. Ynyr returns to the group to reveal the news before he
loses the last of the sand, which kills him.
Colwyn and his followers use captured Fire Mares (the only transport
fast enough to reach the teleporting fortress in the same day) to reach
the Black Fortress, but are held back by Slayers, who kill Rhun. Rell
uses his strength to force an entry into the Fortress by holding open
huge rock doors long enough for the others to enter, but dies as the
entrance closes and crushes him. Kegan dies shortly afterwards at the
hands of a Slayer and Colwyn is separated from the others. When the
Slayers tries to kill Titch, Ergo, in a rare moment of competence and
courage, transforms into a tiger and single-handedly kills the Slayers,
injuring himself and saving Titch's life. Torquil and Oswyn are trapped
in a cave that threatens to kill them by impaling them on spikes coming
through the walls.
Colwyn injures The Beast non-fatally with the Glaive and finds
Lyssa. He is, however, unable to retrieve the Glaive from the Beast's
body. Lyssa realizes that the flame she passed him at the marriage
ceremony can finish the beast. The two uses the flame to slay The Beast
and they make their way out of the crumbling Fortress, finding Torquil
and Oswyn and retrieving Ergo and Titch. Colwyn uses the fire to blast
his way out of the Fortress, which collapses and disappears up and out
of Krull. Colwyn names Torquil as Lord Marshal, which Torquil accepts.
As the heroes depart across a field, the narrator confirms that they
will rule the world and their child shall rule the galaxy.
[edit] Production
[edit] Tie-ins
In 1983, several games were developed with the Krull license:
- A Parker Brothers board game and card game
- An arcade game by D. Gottlieb & Co., who also designed a Krull pinball game that was never put into production.
- A console game originally planned for the Atari 5200, but changed to the Atari 2600 because of poor sales of the former system.
Some pieces of the music were reused for the area atmosphere nearby Space Mountain: From the Earth to the Moon (1995–2005) — now Space Mountain: Mission 2 — at Disneyland Paris.[citation needed]
[edit] Adaptations
A novelization was written by Alan Dean Foster. A comic book adaptation was published by Marvel Comics, both as a Marvel Super Special with behind-the-scenes material from the film, and as a two-issue limited series.
[edit] Home media
The film is available on DVD. However, newer copies of the "Special
Edition" DVD are lacking many of the special features listed on the
DVD's case.
The following are shown on the back of the DVD case and in the
product description on Amazon.com, but are not on the newer versions of
the DVD: Portuguese (audio and subtitles), Chinese (subtitle), Korean
(subtitle), and Thai (subtitle) languages. 5.1 Dolby and 2-Channel
Dolby audio (instead only has "English"). Marvel Comics Video Adaption.
Journey to Krull featurette. Theatrical trailers (instead has Men In
Black trailer and "Hot Action Movies"). Four photo galleries (not even
one gallery). Talent Files/Filmographies. Scene selection with motion
images (still images, instead).
These newer versions still have the "Cast & Crew" and "Behind
the Scenes" commentaries. They also have a digital copy feature.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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