An excruciatingly bad fantasy film with: a woefully wooden hero who looks like Chris de Burgh, a dwarf who looks like Peter Sutcliffe, and a supporting cast of British sitcom stalwarts and/or respected old thesps, trying not to look too embarrassed. The movie is so cheap there ar...( read more)
Annette Crosbie, Bernard Bresslaw, Catriona MacColl
Among its many dubious distinctions, Hawk the Slayer is the only sword-and-sorcery movie to feature Silly-String® as a medieval weapon! This splendidly wretched British fantasy also boas...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002
Stats: 244 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (244)
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December 22, 2007
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July 19, 2007
I can't even describe how goo/bad this movie is...thank you Spaced for opening my eyes to this piece of cinematic rubbish...oh Jack Palance how low have you sunk?
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June 6, 2007
Great Low-Budget British Sword & Sorcery movie made during the early 80's Dungeons & Dragon's craze. There's barely any monsters and minimal special effects, but it's a fun ride. Check it out to hear the techno-Zamfir flute music.
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February 24, 2006
Has to be on everyone's list, just for its horrid values as a true Ed-Woodian triumph.
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March 22, 2009
although a little cheesy ,its one of the best of the mythical movies becouse not just the bad guys get killed but most of the good guys too. Also the charecters are well thaught of and close to the d & d charecters
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October 16, 2008
Perhaps the best bad fantasy movie ever made. I have not seen one that was more entertaining.
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June 12, 2008
I just finished watching this after not seeing it for years and years and years. And it did not fail to disappoint. I netflixed this one looking for some bad '80's sword and sorcery nostalgia, and it delivered in spades.
The acting has more wood in it than a lumber yard. ...( read more)
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