Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983)

Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983)

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Ator
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Ator the Invincible
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Ator: The Fighting Eagle

Tagline(s):	A magical power was destined to fight at his side.
	He Was Born To Wield the Mighty Sword of Thoren
	To fulfill the prophecy he must face the ultimate challenge.

Nomination Year: 1992

SYNOPSIS: Ator (presumably the same hero of The Blade Master, q.v.) must journey to gather magic and resources enough to defeat the evil Spider Cult.

Bryan Cassidy

Smithee Award Nominations

"Alas, Poor Yorick"

Fight Choreography by Mike Tyson

Ator has come a long distance to fight the high priest of the evil spider cult, a powerful magician and expert swordsman. In fact, it's his old master -- the guy who taught him! Uh-oh. The fight begins. The high priest raises his scimitar. Ator raises his magical, mirrored shield to deflect the first blow and *KA-POOM!* His opponent explodes instantaneously in a puff of smoke and flame. End of fight.

Deus Ex Machina

Beware the Walking Dead

Long before the hit show aired on AMC, Ator and his female companion Roon are on their way to seek the treasure-cave, but must first cross the land of...The Walking Dead. Ooo, spooky. They talk about how dangerous The Walking Dead are and that they hope they don't have to meet -- The Walking Dead. Wait, there they are! Shuffling figures with tattered armor and rusted weapons. The Walking Dead, oh no! Our heroes run for it, since nobody can hope to defeat...The Walking Dead.

They run, run, run. The Walking Dead walk. The good guys run. The Walking Dead walk. Like Pepe Le Pew, the Dead seem to have no trouble keeping pace with their quarry. Ator and his friend rush down a mist-filled hollow. The Walking Dead start to follow, then, halfway through -- poof! They vanish.

Ator's only comment: "They've disappeared. Let's go." Huh. How 'bout that.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Joe D'Amato	VERY prolific Z-Movie and softcore porn director in the '70s through '90s, including helming such gems as Ator, the Fighting Eagle (as David Hills), 2020: Texas Gladiators (as Kevin Mancuso), and several of the Emanuelle franchise. His list has to be seen to be believed. Many of his credits are under aliases (how Smithee of him), spanning many nationalities, like "Raf De Palma," "Chang Lee Sun," "Alexandre Borsky," and many others. Much of his work is (by request) uncredited. Was born Aristide Massaccesi in Rome...at least he thinks so.

Director

Claim to Fame

Joe D'Amato

VERY prolific Z-Movie and softcore porn director in the '70s through '90s, including helming such gems as Ator, the Fighting Eagle (as David Hills), 2020: Texas Gladiators (as Kevin Mancuso), and several of the Emanuelle franchise. His list has to be seen to be believed. Many of his credits are under aliases (how Smithee of him), spanning many nationalities, like "Raf De Palma," "Chang Lee Sun," "Alexandre Borsky," and many others. Much of his work is (by request) uncredited. Was born Aristide Massaccesi in Rome...at least he thinks so.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Miles O'Keeffe	Ator	The titular (cough) Ator in the franchise of the same name. Sometimes he spells it "O'Keefe."
Sabrina Siani	Roon	Was eye candy in many jungle and fantasy B-Movies, like White Cannibal Queen, Cannibal Terror, Ator, the Fighting Eagle, and 2020: Texas Gladiators.
Ritza Brown	Sunya	Young "Sofia Lauren" in the biopic.
Edmund Purdom	Griba	In a career spanning 1950 to 2001, was in a lot of B-Movies of many stripes.
Dakar	High Priest of the Spider	AKA "Dakkar," a hulking actor who plays bruiser parts, like Kammamuri in several films.
Laura Gemser	Indun	Indonesian softcore porn actress who was Emannuelle in many flicks.
Nello Pazzafini	Bardek	A very LONG filmography of spaghetti fantasy flicks... AKA "Nat Williams."


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