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Red Sonja
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Red Sonja is a 1985 fantasy, adventure, and action film directed by Richard Fleischer. The screenplay was written by George MacDonald Fraser and Clive Exton, while Dino De Laurentiis served as producer. The cast includes Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, and Paul L. Smith. Ennio Morricone composed the music, and Giuseppe Rotunno was the director of photography. The film was produced by The De Laurentiis Company and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix.
Originating from the United States and the Netherlands, the movie is in English and has a runtime of 89 minutes. It was based on the character Red Sonja. The production had a budget of 17,900,000 and earned 6,948,633 at the box office. Viewers have rated the film 5.1 on IMDb and 5.4 on TMDb. The film received several Golden Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress, and won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star.
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5.4The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Kalidor
- Brigitte Nielsen as Red Sonja
- Sandahl Bergman as Queen Gedren
- Paul L. Smith as Falkon
- Ernie Reyes Jr. as Prince Tarn
- Ronald Lacey as Ikol
Themes
- monster
- swordplay
- villainess
- queen
- talisman
- based on comic
- warrior
- high fantasy
- sword and sorcery
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Fleischer
- Written by
- Clive Exton , George MacDonald Fraser
- Based on
- Red Sonya of Rogatino , by Robert E. Howard
- Produced by
- Christian Ferry
- Starring
- Brigitte Nielsen Sandahl Bergman Paul Smith Ernie Reyes Jr Ronald Lacey Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Cinematography
- Giuseppe Rotunno
- Edited by
- Frank J. Urioste
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
- Production company
- Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
- Distributed by
- MGM / UA Entertainment Co.
- Release date
- July 3, 1985 ( 1985-07-03 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 89 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $17.9 million
- Box office
- $6.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Red Sonja
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Screenwriter
- Clive Exton
- Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Cinematographer
- Giuseppe Rotunno
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 404700
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.redsonja.com
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- publication date
- 1985-07-03
- film editor
- Frank J. Urioste
- title
- Red Sonja
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Danilo Donati
- capital cost
- 17900000
- box office
- 6948633
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 35/100
- different from
- Red Sonja
- after a work by
- Barry Windsor-Smith
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Encyclopedic overview
Red Sonja is a 1985 American sword-and-sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer, and written by Clive Exton and George MacDonald Fraser. It is based on Red Sonya of Rogatino by Robert E. Howard.
The film introduces Brigitte Nielsen as the title character, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith and Ronald Lacey in supporting roles. As in Howard's Conan, Red Sonja takes place in the Hyborian Age, a fictional prehistoric time previously depicted in the films Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984). It tells the story of Sonja, who, after being raped, receives a divine gift and seeks revenge on her assailants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Red Sonja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.