Mal ,'Ariel'
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Also, wasn't there a very short-lived sword and sorcery TV series (it may have even been the title) in the 80's? I seem to recall watching it with my parents. I only have vague recollections. Something about the heroes fighting an invisible dragon (and needing to stab it between the eyes to kill it) and some acrobat chick flubbing a tightrope walk and falling into a "bottomless pit".
Did it have Jeff Conaway, Julia Duffy, and Clive Revill? You're probably talking about Wizards and Warriors.
You're probably talking about Wizards and Warriors.
I don't remember any of the actors (I was 6 when it aired, apparently) but that sounds like it. Thanks.
I loved Wizards and Warriors soooooooo much.
None of the reviewers seemed to grasp that it was a parody.
Ooo, The Freshman. Lovely movie.
"Here she is, your komodo dragon!" has proven a far more useful phrase than I ever dreamed possible.
Did it have Jeff Conaway, Julia Duffy, and Clive Revill? You're probably talking about Wizards and Warriors.
Oh my god, I had forgotten completely about that. And now it is taking up active memory storage, curses!
Hmm. It sounds like "Dungeon of Death" was the episode I have vague recollections of. (Though it could have been "The Rescue". Synopses are rather vague.)
good movies you've seen umpteen times that you have to watch if you come across them while surfing.
Star Wars
The Princess Bride
Some Kind of Wonderfull
The Thin Red Line
Bad movie enthralled with: Zardoz. Also, Chance. Though that's mostly just for the combined AB/JM love.
Good movies I must watch if they are on: Star Wars, The Thin Man, Citizen Kane, Groundhog Day, ANY of the Brat Pack movies, ANY of the Back To The Future movies.
Zardoz.
OMG Zardoz. The best part of owning this is the commentary track -- basically just John Boorman going "Yeah...I don't really remember what this scene was supposed to be about...sorry..." for two and a half hours. It's AWESOME.
A bad movie that wasn't as bad as it should have been, ie, not enough cheese/humor/whatever makes a bad movie a joy--
Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity.
Hubby and I rented it on the strength of the title alone, but we were sadly disappointed. Starred a couple of Penthouse Pets who should have kept their clothes on, because in the nude scene we were going, "Was she wearing a push-up bra under that costume? Where did her tits go? She looks like a malnourished boy."