Conan the Destroyer (1984) on Netflix
PG19841h 43mActionAdventureFantasy
Queen Taramis of Shadizar offers to bring back Conan's lost love if he escorts her niece, Princess Jehnna, to recover the jeweled horn of Dagoth. The thief Malak is his companion.
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- Rotten Tomatoes26%
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Plot summary
Queen Taramis of Shadizar has several of her guards test the fighting skill of Conan and the thief Malak. She offers Conan a quest, and when he refuses, she promises to resurrect his lost love, Valeria, and he agrees. He must escort her niece, Princess Jehnna, a virgin, to the jeweled horn of Dagoth. The magic gem called the Heart of Ahriman is needed to find the horn. Bombaata, who commands the queen's guard, accompanies them.
Cast
- Bruce Fleischeras Village Heckler
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- Angel Ashleyas (uncredited)
- Matt Conneras Zeus (uncredited)
- Juan Jaramilloas Rich Man Outside Taramis' Palace (uncredited)
- John Sabolas Warrior in Village (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- To secure a PG rating, Sarah Douglas said, several scenes involving her character Queen Taramis were cut, among them a sex scene with Conan, played by Schwarzenegger, her slapping Bombaata, a virgin sacrifice and the seduction of a statue.
- David Lander was originally cast to play the foolish thief Malak, but his deteriorating health from the onset of multiple sclerosis forced him to quit the project, and the part was recast with Tracey Walter.
- Conan the Destroyer gave basketball player Wilt Chamberlain his only film role, and it was also the debut of Olivia d'Abo, who played the petulant teenaged princess Jehnna.
- Sven-Ole Thorsen, who played Thorgrim in the first Conan film, returned for the sequel as a different character, Togra, and this time had to partially cover his face with a mask.
