The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

• Director: Nicholas Corea
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• Genre: Science Fiction
• Movie Type: Sword-and-Sorcery
• Themes: Heroic Mission, Miscarriage of Justice
• Main Cast: Belinda Bauer, Lane Caudell
• Release Year: 1981
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

The plan was to develop a Star Wars type TV series with heavy injections of Sword N Sorcery. The title of the pilot was Archer: Fugitive From the Empire (the Archer part was lopped off when the film went into syndication). Soap opera refugee Lane Caudell plays a prince on a faraway planet who has been accused of murdering his father. The deed was actually perpetrated by the king's nephew and an evil warrior, but the Prince can prove this only if he goes on a quest (naturally) to find a beneficent sorcerer. Belinda Bauer, wearing next to nothing, is the "Princess Leia/Red Sonja" of this saga. Archer: Fugitive From the Empire resulted in a very short-lived (and presumably very costly) series, which ran for about half a minute in mid-1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Marc Alaimo; Sharon Barr - Mandras the; Belinda Bauer - Estra; Kabir Bedi - Gar the Draikian; Andrew Bloch - Rega; Victor Campos - Slant; Lane Caudell - Thoran of Malveel; Chao Li Chi - Astrologer; George Innes; George Kennedy - Brakus; Richard Moll - Bovum Ferryman; Priscilla Pointer; Allan Rich; Fred Pinkard - Merchant; John Hancock; Richard Dix

Credit

Lloyd S. Papez - Art Director, Nicholas Corea - Director, Alan Shefland - Editor, Ian Underwood - Composer (Music Score), John McPherson - Cinematographer, Nicholas Corea - Producer, Stephen P. Caldwell - Producer, Nicholas Corea - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

Red Sonja; Star Wars; The Sword and the Sorcerer