BeastMaster (1999)★ 6.2/10
- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
Directed by: Ian Gilmour, Colin Budds, Pino Amenta, Brendan Maher, Richard Franklin
Written by: Andre Norton, Sarah Dodd, Steve Feke, Tony DiFranco, Steven Whitney
The sword and sorcery adventures of a wandering adventurer who has the ability to communicate with animals.
- Original title
- BeastMaster
- Storyline
- In this both spinoff and reboot of The Beastmaster (1982) film series, skilled young warrior Dar, the Beastmaster and last known survivor of his tribe, wanders the ancient lands, seeking out his beloved Kira, defending the animals he controls, and pitting his might against various sorcerers and tyrants. His friends, sidekick Tao, warrior Arina and later trickster, spirit guide and mentor Dartanus, who's the only one who knows what really happened to Dar's family, as well as Dar's deep conviction to fight for what's right and his unique ability to befriend and communicate with animals help Dar in his quests to defeat an evil Sorceress and a wicked wizard known as the Ancient One, as well as stop the evil god Balcifer and his minion and Dar's archnemesis, King Zad.
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 2,701
- Companies
- Alliance Atlantis Communications, Alliance Films, Coote Hayes Productions, Tribune Entertainment, Chum Television, Endemol Portugal, Pidax Film, RTL 7
- Release dates
- AU October 9, 1999
- US October 9, 1999
- PL August 20, 2000
- HU April 28, 2002
- DE August 10, 2003