- For the MST3K production , see MST3KL - Deathstalker II.
Deathstalker II, also known as Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans, is a 1987 Argentine-American fantasy adventure film and sequel to 1983's Deathstalker. The film was directed by Jim Wynorski, written by Neil Ruttenberg, and starred John Terlesky and Monique Gabrielle.
Plot[]
Deathstalker is recruited by an exiled princess to help her re-take her kingdom from an evil wizard. They battle Amazons, the wizard's minions and a clone of the princess in order to win the day.
Cast[]
- John Terlesky as Deathstalker
- Monique Gabrielle as Reena/Evie/Evie's clone
- John Lazar as Jarek
- Toni Naples as Sultana
- María Socas as Amazon Queen
Notes[]
- Terlesky replaced Rick Hill, the protagonist from the previous film, in the starring role of Deathstalker.[1] Hill would later return to the role in 1991's Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans.
- This is the last sword and sorcery movie that Roger Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s.
- Writer/Director Jim Wynorski appears as a dying solider. He is credited as "Arch Stanton".
- Deathstalker II was one of the films used in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live 30th Anniversary Tour. It had originally been announced that the tour would use the first Deathstalker film, but this plan was changed.
- A subsequent sequel (Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell) had previously been used in Episode #703.
MST3K Connections[]
- Director, story writer, and actor Jim Wynorski (dying soldier) was also director and writer for Munchie.
- Writer R.J. Robertson was also writer, creature designer, and portrayed the second policeman in Munchie.
- Monique Gabrielle also portrayed Miss Laurel in Munchie.
- Toni Naples also portrayed Mrs. Blaylok in Munchie.
- María Socas also portrayed Acrasia in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom.
- Macos Woinsky (pirate) also portrayed Rongar in Deathstalker II.
- Executive producer Roger Corman was director and producer for It Conquered the World, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Gunslinger, Day the World Ended, and The Undead. He was also executive producer for Attack of the Giant Leeches, High School Big Shot, Night of the Blood Beast, Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II, Lords of the Deep (in which he also portrayed a corporate executive), and Munchie, as well as director for Swamp Diamonds, producer for Avalanche, and distribution producer for Starcrash.
- Co-producer Héctor Olivera was also director for Wizards of the Lost Kingdom.
- Editor Steve Barnett was also post-production supervisor for Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II.
- Composer Christopher Young was also composer for Wizards of the Lost Kingdom.
- Production coordinator Anna Hays was also associate producer for Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.
References[]
- ↑ Deathstalker 2. CultCelebrities.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2019.