Great vastly underated cult medieval sword and sorcery film from late 70s, replete with low budget special effects, and the synth film score is a bit cheesy sounding like music from a bad early 80 porn movie, still all in all jack palance as usual is excellent as the heavy baddie antagonist in the film, and the the supporting cast of characters does a good job of acting in this old school. This splendidly wretched british fantasy also boasts such magical wonders as an automatic fastaction crossbow. Hawk the slayer tells the story of two brothers, voltan palance and hawk terry, who are locked in a bitter blood feud that is ignited when voltan kills their father after he refuses to turn over a magic elven mindstone and then proceeds to kill hawk s bride. In fact, we wouldnt be surprised if thats how they actually got the script. According to wikipedia hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. Itvrex shutterstock harry robertson died in 1996 and jack palance in 2006. Hawk the slayer is back and hes brought his mindsword. Telling the story of the eponymous hawk john terry, who leads a band of warriors against his evil brother voltan jack palance, hawk the slayer isnt the type of movie that would get made nowadays. This is the screenplay to hawk the slayer 1980, a sword and sorcery adventure film starrin g. The evil one in this adventure is voltan jack palance, whos so very evil on. His pantomime villainy is just one reason the movie is so much fun. Terry marcel along with harry robertson, terrys partner who have been working together and also had done a couple of pictures together, realized that they both were. Love this film best film of the 80s many thanks rl.
With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a. Buysoundtrax digital presents the original soundtrack to hawk the slayer, featuring. He was nominated for three academy awards, all for best actor in a supporting role, receiving nominations for his roles in sudden fear 1952 and shane 1953, and winning the oscar almost. The dialogue is unapologetically hammy, the effects are so cheap that they are virtually nonexistent nowhere is this best shown in the fight. You bowl along for 35 years, do other things, and hawk goes along, sometimes it gets a 2star rating, sometimes it gets a 1, and suddenly, it says cult classic. How volodymyr palahniuk became jack palance step 1. John terry went on to appear in lost as jacks dad but still gets asked to sign hawk. Jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson, peter ofarrell, william morgan sheppard, patricia quinn, cheryl. Jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson. Jack wilson as walter jack palance the web tv series 1953 1 episode, 1953 danger tv series 1953 1. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i. He received two best supporting actor nominations early in his career, but it would take a grizzled, eccentric comic. Hawk the slayer 1980 voltan without warning 1980 joe taylor the golden moment. Jack palance often exemplified evil incarnate on film portraying some of the most intensely despised villains witnessed in 1950s westerns and melodrama, enhanced by his tall, powerful build, icy voice, and piercing eyes.
His last name was actually a derivative of his original name. Hawk the slayer tells the story of two brothers, voltan palance and. Voltan jack palance remembers happier days with his true love catriona maccoll. After failing to steal his brother hawk s girlfriend from him, the dark knight voltan gets half of his face burned by hawk s girlfriend and he reacts by killing her. As for the cast, well for starters, theres jack palance as voltan, the lead villain, i mean come on, jack palance he is awesome in anything he does. The original trailer in high definition of hawk the slayer directed by terry marcel and starring jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray.
The electronic musical score is iconic, i have the mp3 on my phone. Hawk the slayer is a notquite sword and sorcery movie directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. Hawk the slayer 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage. Good hawk and his bad brother, voltan, vie for the power of a magical flying sword. Rin tin tin and the fangs of the wild rin tin tin and the skull and crown. With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil. Rent jack palance movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray.
The asthmatic antics of a 61 year old jack palance, who looks older than his characters father, and thirty years older than his brother, hawk. William sheppard as ranulf and john terry as hawk were the only two who werent a farce you know john terry as jack s father from lost. With only the aid of his companions behind him, a man seeks to take down his evil brother who has gone rogue and taken a nun hostage. After voltan kills their father, hawk sets out on a quest to destroy voltan and avenge his fathers murder. Alas, hawk s evil brother voltan jack palance likewise covets the power.
Hawk the slayer is a 1980 british sword and sorcery adventure film directed by terry marcel and starring john terry and jack palance. Palance s finest work in this low budget 1980 flick. Hawk, the slayer 1980 stream and watch online moviefone. He started boxing under the name jack brazzocompling a 151 recordhis only recorded loss was to future heavyweight contender joe baski. Volodymyr palahniuk was born in lattimer mines, pennsylvania in 1919 2. Specifically megaevil jack palance, playing a character named voltan. Hawk the slayer 1980 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. The title character, played by john terry, is on a lifelong quest for the power, an enchanted flying sword. The mainly british cast are wonderful and the dodgy spfx add to the fun.
Alas, hawks evil brother voltan jack palance likewise. February 18, 1919 november 10, 2006 was an american actor of ukrainian descent. Hawk the slayer is gifted with a brilliant cast headed by jack palance as the villainous war lord voltan. I saw hawk the slayer about 20 years ago and although i was only 9 at that time i still remember the movie well today. John terry jack palance bernard bresslaw ray charleson peter ofarrell patricia. Sequels have been planned, but were never produced. Hawk the slayer will appeal most to undiscriminating fans of the swordandsorcery genre. Jack palance active 1950 2004 born feb 18, 1919 in lattimer. Jack palance s over the top acting in hawk the slayer. Harry robertson died in 1996 and jack palance in 2006. Watch jack palance movies, tv series online, download free. Hawk the slayer is back and hes brought his mindsword film. Released 1980, hawk, the slayer stars jack palance, john terry, bernard bresslaw, ray charleson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
Hawk the slayer, jack palance, script, screenplay collection opensource language english. The title character, played by john terry, is on a lifelong quest for the power, an enchanted flying. An olympic love story tv movie 1980 whitey robinson the ivory ape. Sword and sorcery as two brothers engage in mortal combat hawk john terry, a hero of incredible might and courage and voltan jack palance, a wizard of consummate evil. A 54 dwarf, a 66 giant, and a vulcanelf are hawk s companions.