Tagline(s):

A Legendary Hero. A Battle Beyond Imagination.

Nomination Year: 1997

SYNOPSIS: A dying maleficent sorcerer (David Warner) is trying to unleash Braxus, a demon-god from whom he hopes to reap the reward of eternal life. But first, the sorcerer needs the three pieces to The Eye of Braxus. He sends his minions far and wide to collect them. The minions run afoul of Dar the Beastmaster and his new-found friends, who piece together what's going on. They try to stop the summoning, but fail. Now Dar and Company must face the power of Braxus himself! If Braxus is not stopped here, his unspeakable evil will cover the world!

Smithee Award Nominations

Oblivious
Perhaps Ferrets Are Sacred in Their Culture When captured by some savage tribesmen, Dar and his companion are tied down in the open, in bright sun, and surrounded by whooping warriors. Along come Dar's two pet ferrets, who proceed to merrily chew through the ropes without even an attempt to be furtive about it -- yet nobody notices.

Stupidest-Looking Monster
Separated at Hatching? Somebody must've seen one too many episodes of the "Dinosaurs" TV show, 'cause "Braxus" looks like just like the main character George Sinclair on a bad day. Or maybe three parts Sinclair, one part "Barney."

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Gabrielle Beaumont	Directed a lot of TV episodes from the 70's onward, including "The Greatest American Hero," "Hill Street Blues," "Knots Landing," and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine."

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Marc Singer	Dar	Probably best known as Dar the titular Beastmaster and Mike Donovan on "V."
Tony Todd	Seth	Known as the iconic Candyman. Also played Dan in The Man from Earth, Grange in The Crow, and Ben in Night of the Living Dead.
David Warner	Lord Agon	Though usually talented, you can find this elegant Brit almost anywhere, most notably the rich guy's heavy in Titanic, the Cardassian "There-Are-Five-Lights" torturer on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and of course the literal emodiment of Evil in Time Bandits. Oh, and Admiral Boom in Mary Poppins Returns.
Keith Coulouris	Bey	Little parts on TV, mostly.
Sandra Hess	Shada	Played Sonya Blade in the second Mortal Kombat film, followed by a couple dozen episodes of "General Hospital" as Sasha Donev.
Casper Van Dien	King Tal	Is in a lot of sci-fi, fantasy, and action projects. Broke out as Johnny Rico in the Starship Troopers franchise. Voiced Amok in Alita: Battle Angel. And was both Johnny Cage on "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" and Andre Forester on "Watch Over Me."
Patrick Kilpatrick	Jaggart	Quite prolific in smaller action parts. Knott in Minority Report. Finn in Last Man Standing. The Colonel in The Zombinator. Gotta love the name.
Lesley-Anne Down	Morgana	Was Miriam in The Great Train Robbery, Olga in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, and Georgina on "Upstairs, Downstairs" as well as roles in other later TV miniseries.
Michael Deak	Braxus	Mainly an effects guy, if there's a rubbery, fakey-looking monster in it, Deak was likely involved, including Braxus (as in Beastmaster III), werewolves, sasquatches, zombies, mummies, and a Cellar Dweller.
J.D. Hall	The Voice of Braxus	Also does reverends, judges, and other voices.
Dar Thompson	Guard	Coincidental, isn't it, that there really was someone named "Dar" in the cast?

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