The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
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The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

1981
Fantasy, Action
TV Movie
1h 36m
Toran is given his mentor's bow which chooses its new owner when passed on. It fires arrows that blow up like grenades, but can only be wielded by the one chosen to wield her. Toran is a member of a nomadic tribe wiped out by the Draikian Empire's forces. He attempts to find the wizard Lazar-Sa who might be able to help him. He is joined by a thief looking for adventure and cash, and the daughter of a goddess, Estra, looking to revenger herself on Lazar-Sa for crimes against her mother.

Directed by:

Nicholas Corea
Nicholas-Corea
7 total credits
Nicholas Corea has 7 credits at Criticker, including: The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Incredible Hulk and The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

Writer:

Nicholas Corea
Nicholas-Corea
7 total credits
Nicholas Corea has 7 credits at Criticker, including: The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Incredible Hulk and The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

Starring:

Allan Rich
Allan-Rich
21 total credits
Allan Rich has 21 credits at Criticker, including: Highlander II: The Quickening, Wish I Was Here, The Entity, Eating Raoul and The Frisco Kid
,
Kabir Bedi
Kabir-Bedi
49 total credits
Kabir Bedi has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Octopussy, The Beast, Main Hoon Na, Kites and Dilwale
,
George Kennedy
George-Kennedy
100 total credits
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. (born February 18, 1925) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke (for which he won an Academy Award), airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and as Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films...(Wikipedia)
,
Belinda Bauer
Belinda-Bauer
15 total credits
Belinda Bauer has 15 credits at Criticker, including: RoboCop 2, Flashdance, Necronomicon, Winter Kills and Poison Ivy 2: Lily
,
Tony Swartz
Tony-Swartz
5 total credits
Tony Swartz has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, Maneaters Are Loose! and Dynasty
,
Victor Campos
Victor-Campos
7 total credits
Victor Campos has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Juice, Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, The Master Gunfighter and Ray of Sunshine
,
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla-Pointer
17 total credits
Priscilla Pointer has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Blue Velvet, Carrie, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Falcon and the Snowman and C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud
,
Ivan J. Rado
Ivan-J-Rado
4 total credits
Ivan J. Rado has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Subspecies, Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire and The Death Merchant
,
Sharon Barr
Sharon-Barr
2 total credits
Sharon Barr has 2 credits at Criticker, including: The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire and Casebusters
,
John Hancock
John-Hancock
14 total credits
John Hancock has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Crossroads, The In-Laws, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, ...All the Marbles and Traxx
,
Lane Caudell
Lane-Caudell
4 total credits
Lane Caudell has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Satan's Cheerleaders, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, Getaway and Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die
,
George Innes
George-Innes
22 total credits
George Innes has 22 credits at Criticker, including: The Italian Job, Quadrophenia, Billy Liar, Shogun and Last Orders

AKAs:

Der Zauberbogen, Fugitive from the Empire

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, German

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

1981
Fantasy, Action
TV Movie
1h 36m
Avg Percentile 36.09% from 11 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Compact view
Avg Percentile 36.09% from 11 total ratings
Rated 23 Dec 2009
75
75th
Made for TV fantasy with a surprisingly good story and a very large cast of interesting characters. This movie was apparently the pilot for a series that never got picked up, so there are a handful of plot threads that never get resolved. Still very enjoyable if you can find it.
Rated 30 Oct 2012
48
53rd
What do you do when you can't find a good battle choreographer for your medieval fantasy flick? Make the hero an archer and have him slay his foes from 20 paces. Despite the so-cal setting (which looks pretty much like every shoot location for the A-Team), some pitiful effects (note to director: changing lens color doesn't count as SFX), AND a few performances so hammy you can smell the bacon, some of the characters were actually cool, and there was an attempt to make the dialog sound 'fantasy.'

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Nicholas Corea
Nicholas-Corea
7 total credits
Nicholas Corea has 7 credits at Criticker, including: The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Incredible Hulk and The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

Writer:

Nicholas Corea
Nicholas-Corea
7 total credits
Nicholas Corea has 7 credits at Criticker, including: The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Incredible Hulk and The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

Starring:

Allan Rich
Allan-Rich
21 total credits
Allan Rich has 21 credits at Criticker, including: Highlander II: The Quickening, Wish I Was Here, The Entity, Eating Raoul and The Frisco Kid
,
Kabir Bedi
Kabir-Bedi
49 total credits
Kabir Bedi has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Octopussy, The Beast, Main Hoon Na, Kites and Dilwale
,
George Kennedy
George-Kennedy
100 total credits
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. (born February 18, 1925) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke (for which he won an Academy Award), airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and as Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films...(Wikipedia)
,
Belinda Bauer
Belinda-Bauer
15 total credits
Belinda Bauer has 15 credits at Criticker, including: RoboCop 2, Flashdance, Necronomicon, Winter Kills and Poison Ivy 2: Lily
,
Tony Swartz
Tony-Swartz
5 total credits
Tony Swartz has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, Maneaters Are Loose! and Dynasty
,
Victor Campos
Victor-Campos
7 total credits
Victor Campos has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Juice, Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, The Master Gunfighter and Ray of Sunshine
,
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla-Pointer
17 total credits
Priscilla Pointer has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Blue Velvet, Carrie, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Falcon and the Snowman and C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud
,
Ivan J. Rado
Ivan-J-Rado
4 total credits
Ivan J. Rado has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Subspecies, Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire and The Death Merchant
,
Sharon Barr
Sharon-Barr
2 total credits
Sharon Barr has 2 credits at Criticker, including: The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire and Casebusters
,
John Hancock
John-Hancock
14 total credits
John Hancock has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Crossroads, The In-Laws, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, ...All the Marbles and Traxx
,
Lane Caudell
Lane-Caudell
4 total credits
Lane Caudell has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Satan's Cheerleaders, The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, Getaway and Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die
,
George Innes
George-Innes
22 total credits
George Innes has 22 credits at Criticker, including: The Italian Job, Quadrophenia, Billy Liar, Shogun and Last Orders

AKAs:

Der Zauberbogen, Fugitive from the Empire

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, German
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