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Conan the Destroyer

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Conan the Destroyer

PG

Released Jun 29, 1984

1h 41m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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In his second cinematic adventure, the mighty warrior Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tricked into working for the scheming Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas). Along with finding a mystical horn, Conan and his allies, which include the fierce fighter, Zula (Grace Jones), and the wisecracking sorcerer, Akiro (Mako), must protect the beautiful young Princess Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo). With deception and danger at every turn, Conan has to use all of his power to defeat the evil foes that stand in his way.

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Critics Consensus

Conan the Destroyer softens the edges that gave its predecessor gravitas, resulting in a campy sequel without the comparative thrills.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

[My] affinity for Conan the Destroyer isn’t entirely due to nostalgia. This Hyborian Age expedition may be on the goofy side of the equation, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a heck of a lot of fun.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 28, 2024

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Neil Jillett

The Age (Australia)

Richard Fleischer's directing is as limp as the film's relentless attempts at comedy.

May 3, 2022

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The first Conan movie, Conan the Barbarian, was a dark and gloomy fantasy about the shadows of prehistory. This second film is sillier, funnier, and more entertaining.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Conan the Destroyer has all the hallmarks of a bad '80s fantasy movie -- cheesy special effects, unintentionally funny dialogue, and sets that look like they were left over from bad heavy metal music videos.

Rated: 2/5

May 3, 2023

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Alan Jones

Starburst

Insubstantial... lightweight, but mindlessly entertaining.

Aug 2, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The special effects haven't improved and the sincerity of the adventures have swung too far in the opposite direction, resulting in a sequel that is just as flawed.

Rated: 5/10

Aug 31, 2020

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Stephen C

Bad, ugly and can't be saved.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Audience Member

I love Conan The Barbarian but wow this film is really bad, cheap looking sets, unimaginative plot, slow paced (not in a good way), bad dialogue and a guy in a bad rubber mask in one fight scene. You can see why Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't want to make a third one. Compared to the first Conan it seems they took all the magic edge of the sequel in comparison and softened the protagonist up a bit too much. It lacks excitement, even Red Sonja is way better than this.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Jelisije J

A nice little old school fantasy film where Conan goes on a journey to protect a princess in order to resurrect the love of his life.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Patrick F

One of my childhood favorites. It has a decent story, fantasy action. 80s classic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Rosana B

Tão ruim quanto seu antecessor de 1982 e seu remake de 2011, mas aqui ao menos temos uns monstrinhos esquinitinhos, uns aborígenes carnívoros subestimados, uma princesinha adorável e uma guerreira parecendo saída da tribo de Wankanda, destemida e forte, entretanto o que tem de bela fotografia tem de péssimos efeitos, e nem me refiro a época, coisa rasa mesmo, o menos pior de todos eles, ou talvez por ser o pior de todos foi o que menos desgostei, corajoso…

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Jithin K

They thought the first one was a bit too serious and made it campy and cheesy. The forced comedy, the unintended comedy, Conan speaking a lot where the one from the first movie wouldn't have needed to, even the production design reflects this cheesiness. All this led to a significant downgrade from the first movie but this is still a very entertaining fantasy movie on its own. Arnold is more of himself than in the previous movie but he still makes it work great in the action scenes. There are a lot of things that feel more problematic here but despite all such issues what they decided to keep from the first movie made this very entertaining. Overall, this feels less of a movie about Conan like the first one but maybe that's more how the books are. It's sad that we didn't get a Conan The Conqueror with Arnold but I don't think it would've been great if it followed the campiness of this movie either.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - To Take Care of a Wizard

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - They Want to Capture Us

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Stopping a Sacrifice

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Conan vs. Dagoth

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Tribe of Cannibals

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Setting Zula Free

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Enough Talk!

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - The Wizard Toth-Amon

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Rescuing Princess Jehnna

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Conan the Destroyer: Official Clip - Zula Joins the Group

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Synopsis

In his second cinematic adventure, the mighty warrior Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tricked into working for the scheming Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas). Along with finding a mystical horn, Conan and his allies, which include the fierce fighter, Zula (Grace Jones), and the wisecracking sorcerer, Akiro (Mako), must protect the beautiful young Princess Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo). With deception and danger at every turn, Conan has to use all of his power to defeat the evil foes that stand in his way.

Director: Richard Fleischer
Producer: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Edward R. Pressman
Screenwriter: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Stanley Mann
Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Pictures
Production Co: De Laurentiis
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 1984, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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