Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Mako, Olivia D'Abo, Sarah Douglas, Pat Roach, Tracey Walter

Director: Richard Fleischer

Summary: Fast-moving mystical adventure set in the Hyborean age. Conan goes in search of a magical key which will unlock vast treasures. If he returns with the treasure the Queen makes a promise which she does not intend to keep.

Following CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Robert E. Howard's warrior hero in action director Richard Fleischer's CONAN THE DESTROYER. First seen praying at a shrine, Conan and his sidekick, Malak (Tracey Walter), are inveigled by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) into joining Princess Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo) and her bodyguard, Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain), on a quest to wrest a magic key from the wizard Toth-Amon (Pat Roach). On the journey, Conan saves his magician friend, Akiro (Mako), from cannibals and helps female bandit Zula (Grace Jones) as she fights off some angry villagers. The motley crew find Toth-Amon's castle in the middle of a lake. But, while they rest for the night before confronting the wizard, he spirits away Princess Jehnna. Conan leads the rescue.
Compared to the first Conan movie, CONAN THE DESTROYER has less violence but more humour. The film's stunt casting includes the 7-foot-tall basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and pneumatic singer Grace Jones. Other actors featured are the 17-year-old Olivia d'Abo (in her first screen appearance), playing the petulant teenage princess with sexy innocence; Tracey Walter as the cowardly jewel-swallowing thief, Malak the Quick; and, of course, Schwarzenegger, who put on 10 extra pounds at Fleischer's request, as the pectorally-perfect Conan.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 2, 2006 9:54 PM

Big Arnold Schwarzenegger is back for further adventures of Conan ,
the warrior king , in the sequel to 1981's Conan The Barbarian .
Complete with a wonderful supporting cast , including Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain , Conan The Destroyer is filled with hilarious barbaric action . In this second Conan epic , he is asked by the evil Queen Taramis to accompany a beautiful young princess to find a magic treasure . If he returns with the treasure and the virgin , the
Queen promises to bring Conan's beloved wife Valeria back from the dead . Can he trust her to keep her promose ?

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The dark, brooding tone of Conan the Barbarianis replaced in this rousing sequel by a lighter, more humorous tone and one of the campiest casts ever assembled. In Conan the Destroyer, our massively muscular hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is assigned by a duplicitous queen (Sarah Douglas) to escort a virgin princess (Olivia d'Abo) on a treacherous trek to a crystal palace where they will retrieve a priceless gemstone. Basketball champ and self-described Lothario Wilt Chamberlain plays Bombaata, a warrior sent on a secret mission to kill Conan, and the androgynous Grace Jones plays Zula, a wild woman who becomes Conan's loyal ally. Some consider this sequel a disappointment but the film makes no apologies for its silliness, and that's the key to its success as gloriously pulpy entertainment. --Jeff Shannon

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1984
Release Date:	July 19, 2004
Runtime:	112 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P P A 1575
Label:	Castle Home Video
Keywords:	Action, General, Conan, Destroyer, Wide, Screen, Fantasy, Adventure
Genre:	Fantasy