The Dungeonmaster (1985)
- Directed by
- David W. Allen, Ted Nicolaou, John Carl Buechler, Peter Manoogian
- Genre
- fantasy film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 80 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A computer programmer is abducted by a wizard and forced to face seven different challenges across various digital and fantastical realms. Each segment is a short story with its own director and style, including a battle against a heavy metal band.
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What happens
The Dungeonmaster (originally Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate and Digital Knights) is a 1984 American anthology science fantasy horror film produced by Charles Band, and is split up into seven distinct story segments, each written and directed by a different person: Dave Allen, Band, John Carl Buechler, Steve Ford, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou and Rosemarie Turko. The film's theme was influenced by the popularity of Disney's 1982 film Tron and the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. Principal photography began in 1983 but the film was not completed until 1984. The film features an appearance by the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The film is known for the line of dialogue "I reject your reality and I substitute my own". A sequel to the movie was shot and edited in 1988, which was going to belong to another anthology called Pulse Pounders, but never completed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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