335 Conan the Barbarian (1981)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
335 Conan the Barbarian (1981)
- 'Arnold Schwarzenegger' (qv) and 'Sandahl Bergman' (qv) did their own
stunts, as they couldn't find suitable body doubles.
- To give the characters' costumes a more authentic and ``lived-in'' look,
'Dino DeLaurentiis' (qv) had the cast members wear their costumes both
during rehearsals and the actual scene shoots.
- 'Sandahl Bergman' (qv)'s character is never refered to by name during
the film. The name ``Valeria'' is given in the credits.
- Director 'John Milius' (qv) is an avid surfer. Bergman and
'Gerry Lopez' (qv) are professional surfers.
- Schwarzenegger had to tone down his workout, as his arm/chest muscles were
so big that he couldn't wield a sword properly.
- The swordmaster was played by 'Kiyoshi Yamazaki' (qv), swordmaster for the
actors in the film.
- The fake blood used in the film came in the form of a concentrate which had
to be mixed with water prior to use. Due to the cold weather, it was mixed
with vodka (as an anti-freeze) instead. In the scenes in which the actors
were supposed to spit the blood, they would swallow it instead, then go back
to the special effects man for more.
- The Mattel Toy Company started to make some Conan action figures, but after
viewing the film, the executives realized that they couldn't afford to be
associated with a film with such graphic sex and violence. They gave their
doll blonde hair, called him ``He-man'', and thus created the
"Masters of the Universe (1987)" (qv).
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