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{{quote| The courage of an eagle, the strength of a panther and the power of a God. The epic adventure is back like never before!<br|''The Beastmaster'' />tagline}}
'''-''The Beastmaster'' tagline''' }}
 
A fantasy movie from the director of ''[[Phantasm (Film)|Phantasm]]'', who would later go on to direct ''[[Bubba Ho -Tep (Film)|Bubba Ho Tep]]''.
 
Maax is a twisted cult leader out to steal the throne of King Zed, but when Zed banishes Maax, he sends one of his three witches to steal Zed's unborn son. Ripping him right out of his mother's womb with magic and placing it a cow's womb, she took him to die. But a brave hunter killed the witch and rescued the young boy. Naming him Dar, they find out at a young age that he possess the [[Friend to All Living Things|power to communicate with animals]]. But Maax sends his thugs called the horde to wipe out his peaceful village, thanks to a [[Heroic Sacrifice|brave dog]], Dar survived again and makes plans on using his powers to kill Maax to avenge his people and his foster father.
 
Followed by two sequels, including a [[Beastmaster (TV)BeastMaster|television series]] that qualified as a somewhat [[Vindicated Byby Reruns|vindicated-by-reruns]] show.
 
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=== This movie has examples of: ===
 
 
* [[Animal Eye Spy]]
* [[Barbarian Hero]]: Dar
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* [[Butter Face]]: The witches in the original movie have extremely sexy bodies and horrible melted faces.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: The second movie shows just how ''silly'' it is to avert this trope. As Dar is in a car driving down the street, they pass a movie theater that is debuting ''Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time.'' Dar is as confused as the audience.
* [[Covers Always Lie]]: [[Noriyoshi Ohrai]] got a bit carried away. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/9120653@N06/4276445530/ This movie is not as awesome as it looks.]{{Dead link}}
* [[Cult]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The bat people (who get a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment when they show up at the city just in time to make a difference)
* [[Decapitated Army]]: Inverted. {{spoiler|The evil barbarians Maax allied with come to attack the city after he dies}}
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Kiri
* [[Elite Mooks]]: Death Guards
* [[Evil Laugh]]
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* [[Villains Blend in Better]]: Played straight in the second movie, but justified; Arklon can [[Mind Rape]] locals on present-day Earth to gain knowledge of how society works. Dar is every bit the confused hero, prompting both the police and animal control to come after him.
* [[Weasel Mascot]]: Kodo and Podo.
* [[Wicked Witch|Wicked Witches]]es: Their faces aren't much to look at but they certainly have nice bodies.
 
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