Episode 106 - Barbarians, Boobs, Swords & Sorcery: Fantasy Films of the 80’s

Grab your broadsword, put on your loincloth, oil up those abs, and prepare for a magical journey into peak 1980’s Sword & Sorcery movies! From 1980-1985, this nudity-filled, blood-soaked Fantasy subgenre was all the rage thanks to the early success of studio offerings like Excalibur and Conan the Barbarian. While these titles brought a veneer of credibility to the genre, it was soon overrun by increasingly terrible low-budget/no-budget Conan clones. Still, each film was brimming with everything 13-year-old boys with Frank Frazetta posters on their walls and D&D in their hearts really want: Lots of boobs, lots of graphic violence, severed limbs, monsters, decapitations, more boobs, some derring-do, a bit more nudity, and enchanted weapons that make zero sense once any scrutiny is given to them (just like the plots). Let us now recount those glorious days of high adventure, filled with barbarians, boobs, swords & sorcery! | 0:00 - Intros | 6:20 - Brittany Runs A Marathon (2019) | 7:49 - Hustlers (2019) | 12:24 - NHL Hockey | 14:04 - The Dead Don’t Die (2019) | 19:20 - 80’s Sword & Sorcery | 20:36 - Conan the Barbarian (1982) | 21:30 - Hawk The Slayer (1980) | 23:36 - Sorceress (1982) | 26:34 - Dragonslayer (1981) | 31:02 - Excalibur (1981) | 32:45 - The Beastmaster (1982) | 37:02 - Ator The Blade Master (1982) | 41:22 - The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) | 48:14 - Krull (1983) | 50:14 - Legend (1985) | 53:00 - Hundra (1983) | 56:20 - Conan the Destroyer (1984) | 57:45 - Ladyhawke (1985) | Clips | Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl | Basil Poledouris - The Orgy - Conan the Barbarian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat | Duncan Thum - NYC Marathon (Alt Version) - Brittany Runs A Marathon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Fiona Apple - Criminal | Stompin’ Tom Connors - The Hockey Song | SQÜRL - The Dead Don’t Die - The Dead Don’t Die (Original Score) | Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh | Basil Poledouris - Anvil of Crom (From “Conan the Barbarian”) - performed by Celestial Aeon Project | Trailer for Sorceress (1982) | Negativland - The Playboy Channel | Alex North - End Credits - Dragonslayer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Trailer for Zardoz (1974) | Lee Holdridge - The Legend of Dar - The Beastmaster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Clip from Conan the Barbarian (1982) | Trailer for The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) | Chuck Cirino - End Title - Deathstalker II (1987) | Brandon K. Verrett and Tangerine Dream - Loved By the Sun - Legend (Music from the Motion Picture) | Trailer for Hundra (1983) | Tangerine Dream - Theme from Ladyhawke