History Film / TheBeastmaster

* HeroesWantRedheads: Dar definitely has the hots for the redheaded Kiri.

* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Sadly averted. Sultan, the tiger who played Ruh in the first movie, died two years later due to [[EpicFail being poisoned by the dye they used to make him appear black]]. As a result, the sequel featured a tiger without dye.

%%* EvilLaugh

%%* FanDisservice: All over the place, but particularly with the grotesque witches.

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%%* PantheraAwesome: Ruh.

%%* {{Team Pet}}s

%%* TheTimeOfMyths

* TheBeastmaster: Dar. He can telepathically communicate with animals, first seen when he mind-controls a bear to leave him and his foster-father alone and can see through the eyes of his falcon scout. And don't forget the loveable ferret scouts/thieves and the black tiger..

* HollywoodGenetics: As a child, Dar has brown hair despite both of his parents being blond, which is impossible since the genes for brown hair are dominant. However, he's blond as an adult.

* PowerPerversionPotential: Dar commands his ferrets to steal the clothing (if it can be called that) of a nubile bathing beauty, luring her into the woods so he can pretend to scare off his own panther in a not-so-elaborate plan to seduce her.

* DecapitatedArmy: Inverted. [[spoiler: The Juns, evil barbarians Maax allied with, come to attack the city after he dies.]] It's then inverted ''again'' after Dar [[spoiler:kills the Jun leader in single combat, and they ''still'' refuse to retreat.]]

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: After rescuing Kiri, some more of Maax's priest show up and attempt to shoot them with crossbows while on their escape boat. Despite shooting from a rather negligible distance for a trained crossbowman, and all four being completely without cover or armor, [[PlotArmor not a single bolt strikes one of the heroes]] and instead hit almost the exact same spot on the prow of the boat.

* KissingCousins: Dar and Kiri are in love with one another. One problem: Kiri is Zed's niece, which makes her Dar's cousin. This doesn't prevent them from smooching up a storm at the end (although it's possible she's his niece by marriage to his second wife).

Maax (Creator/RipTorn) is a twisted cult leader out to steal the throne of King Zed (Rod Loomis). Banished by Zed for his treachery, Maax sends one of his three witches to steal Zed's unborn son, ripping him right out from his mother's womb with magic and placing him in a cow's womb, then cutting him out of the cow. Before she can finish the job, a brave hunter kills the witch and rescues the young boy, naming him Dar. Dar and his adoptive father find out at a young age that Dar possesses the [[FriendToAllLivingThings power to communicate with animals]]. When Maax sends his horde of thugs to wipe out Dar's peaceful village, Dar sets out to defeat Maax using his powers and avenge his people and foster father.

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A 1982 fantasy movie from Don Coscarelli, starring Marc Singer in the title role alongside Creator/TanyaRoberts and Creator/JohnAmos, which became best known for its [[VindicatedByCable repeated late-night airings on cable]], in particular Creator/{{TBS}} and Creator/{{HBO}} throughout the 1980s and '90s. [[note]] Both channels respectively got the [[FanNickname Fan Nicknames]] of "The Beastmaster Station" and "Hey, Beastmaster's On.". [[/note]]

Maax (Creator/RipTorn) is a twisted cult leader out to steal the throne of King Zed (Rod Loomis). Banished by Zed for his treachery, Maax 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 him in a cow's womb, and cutting him out of the cow. Before she can finish the job, a brave hunter kills the witch and rescues the young boy, naming him Dar. Dar and his adoptive father find out at a young age that Dar possesses the [[FriendToAllLivingThings power to communicate with animals]]. When Maax sends his horde of thugs to wipe out Dar's peaceful village, Dar sets out to defeat Maax using his powers and avenge his people and foster father.

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A 1982 fantasy movie from Don Coscarelli, starring Marc Singer in the title role alongside Creator/TanyaRoberts and Creator/JohnAmos, that became best known for its [[VindicatedByCable repeated late-night airings on cable, in particular]] Creator/{{TBS}} and Creator/{{HBO}} [[VindicatedByCable throughout the 80s and 90s]]. [[note]] Both channels respectively got the [[FanNickname Fan Nicknames]] of "The Beastmaster Station" and "Hey, Beastmaster's On.". [[/note]]

* BattleButler: Seth, formerly the captain of King Zed's guards, turned protector of his (as far as he knows) only son Tal. Although disguised as a mere pilgrim, he's quite handy with a [[SimpleStaff quarterstaff]] and isn't to be underestimated.

* KickTHeDog: Maax turning random victims into horrific monsters in constant pain just so he can have guards.

* FriskyFerret: Marc Singer was accompanied by two tamed ferrets which could obey his commands and perform feats like gnawing ropes and fetching cell keys.

* LoinCloth: Dar's standard dress.

* NoisyNature: Kodo and Podo are ferrets. Ferrets don't make anything ''approaching'' the sounds that the animals in the film make.

* ScaryBlackMan: Seth in a thong. Fortunately he's a good guy.

* KidnappingBirdOfPrey: At one point, an eagle is carrying a young child away in its claws.

Marc Singer returned as Dar in two sequels, ''Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time'' (1991) and the DirectToVideo ''Beastmaster 3: The Eye of Braxus'' (1997). In addition, there is also a re-cast television series reboot called ''Series/{{Beastmaster}}'' that qualified as a somewhat [[VindicatedByReruns vindicated-by-reruns]] show.

Marc Singer returned as Dar in two sequels, ''Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time'' (1991) and the DirectToVideo ''Beastmaster 3: The Eye of Braxus'' (1997). In addition, there is also a re-cast [[{{Series/Beastmaster}} television series]] that qualified as a somewhat [[VindicatedByReruns vindicated-by-reruns]] show.

* BathingBeauty: Kiri's first scene is faking a bath at the waterfall.

* KidnappingBirdOfPrey: At one point, an eagle is carrying a young child away in its fangs.

* OrderedToDie: The baddie in the opening scene orders two of his monks to kill themselves which they do.

* WeaselMascot: Kodo and Podo. It certainly helps that they're ''adorable''.

''Very'' loosely based on Creator/AndreNorton's scifi novel ''Literature/TheBeastMaster''; about the only thing it has in common is that it's about a adventuring hero on another world who can communicate with animals and has an eagle, [[PantheraAwesome a big cat]] and two meerkats as companions, and is seeking revenge for the death of his father. The character in the novel is a Native American ex-soldier retired from Earth's military living on a SpaceWestern colony planet. In fact, Norton was so disappointed by the liberties taken with the source material that she asked for her name to be removed from the credits.

''Very'' loosely based on Creator/AndreNorton's scifi novel ''Literature/TheBeastMaster''; about the only thing it has in common is that it's about a adventuring hero on another world who can communicate with animals and has an eagle, a big cat and two meerkats as companions, and is seeking revenge for the death of his father. The character in the novel is a Native American ex-soldier retired from Earth's military living on a SpaceWestern colony planet. In fact, Norton was so disappointed by the liberties taken with the source material that she asked for her name to be removed from the credits.

''Very'' loosely based on Creator/AndreNorton's scifi novel ''Literature/TheBeastMaster''; about the only thing it has in common is that it's about a adventuring hero on another world who can communicate with animals and has an eagle, a big cat and two meerkats as companions, and is seeking revenge for the death of his father. The character in the novel is a Native American ex-soldier retired from Earth's military living on a SpaceWestern colony planet.