Yor, the Hunter from the Future

Infobox_Film
name = Yor, the Hunter from the Future


caption = Movie poster for "Yor, the Hunter from the Future"
director = Anthony M. Dawson
writer = Ray Collins and
Juan Zanotto (graphic novel "Henga, el cazador")
Robert D. Bailey and Anthony M. Dawson (screenplay)
starring = Reb Brown
Corinne Clery
John Steiner
Carole André
Luciano Pigozzi
Ayshe Gul
Aytekin Akkaya
Marina Rocchi
Sergio Nicolai
Ludovico Della Jojo
producer = Michele Marsala
cinematography = Marcello Masciocchi
editing = Alberto Moriani
Giorgio Serrallonga
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = August 19, 1983 (USA)
music = Guido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
John Scott
runtime = 88 min
country = Italy/France/Turkey
language = English
budget = Unknown
gross = $2,810,199 (USA)
amg_id = 1:55846
imdb_id = 0084935

"Yor, Hunter from the Future" is a film released in 1983. It was directed by the famous Italian B-movie director Antonio Margheriti and starring Reb Brown. The setting is a mixture between prehistoric and futuristic, borrowing elements from numerous popular franchises of the time. It has a growing cult following, and has been released on DVD in Germany.

Synopsis

The movie opens with Reb Brown jogging around the stone towers of Cappadocia, Turkey while a rock ballad plays in the background. In a nearby village, Kala, a seemingly primitive cave-woman, and her older protector Pak are hunting. Suddenly, they are attacked by a triceratops. Yor appears out of nowhere and kills the dinosaur with his axe. Yor is befriended by the village and together they cut the choice meats to be feasted upon in a celebration.

While Yor is there, a band of cavemen with bluish skin attack the village. Only Yor and Pak escape. Yor immediately swears to get Kala back. Yor and Pak track the blue cavemen to their lair where Yor shoots a giant bat with his bow and arrow. He uses the dead bat like a hang glider to storm the lair and sneak out the back of the cave with Kala before flooding the cave.

Eventually, Yor (in an effort to discover his true origins), makes his way to an island surrounded by storms. There he discovers that his parents were from a small band of nuclear holocaust survivors. An evil man named the Overlord has taken control of the remaining nuclear technology with his android army.

Memorable Quotes

* Yor to alien communicator: "Damn talking box!"
* Pak to Kai: "I must retrieve my weapons from the cave with the mysterious object."
* Yor to Pak: "I don't recognize your laws!"
* Kala to Pak: "Why is Yor so different from other men?"
* Yor to Alien after she explains the medallion: "What do you mean you know all about me?"
* Yor: "Drinking the blood of our enemies gives us strength!" Pak: "Urgh… I prefer to stay weak then!"
* Yor to Pak: "We will need a lot more hemp before we're through."
* Yor: "Help me cut the choice meat"

oundtrack

A soundtrack LP was released in 1983.

External links

*imdb title|id=0084935|title=Yor, the Hunter from the Future
* [http://www.antoniomargheriti.com/English_Version/all_his_films/Sci_Fi/Yor.htm Official Website]
* [http://spoonyexperiment.blogspot.com/2008/07/yor-hunter-from-future-movie-review.html Review by Noah Antwiler (The Spoony Experiment)]