Song of the Sword

Song of the Sword (1986) is a fantasy, action film directed by J. Stanley Haehl.

Imagine, if you will, LARPers — Live Action Role Playing — but on a much larger scale, filmed by video camera, fuzzy drained video colors coalescing to give us wanderers with walking sticks in the woods, primitive video effects in the place of computer generation magic and best of all, everyone is so serious about it. Like, serious enough to get out amongst the jagger bushes and mosquitos in a loin cloth of all things. You ever pore over that old Monster Manual and have a Hook Horror LJN figure? Then you’re going to get this. Maybe you’d like to see ladies in Renaissance Faire garb sword fight one another in the hometown of William Burroughs, possibly behind a mall? Do you like dialogue like, “Do mine eyes deceive me or is it Shan-Ra?” And people bowing and saying, “My lady, I beseech you for protection?” This is that movie.

Cast

Ry Brown

Grimwald Graelie

Maria Anthony

Kalydia

Clark Jamison

Shan-Ra

Mitch Barr

Calador

Dody Sankpill

Adroma

Mark Parker

Merlin

Shanda Grotta

The Warrior Queen

Bridget Patti

Rugaria

Stan Haehl

Rebel

Owen Leonard

Rebel

Kevin Ritchie

Rebel

Julia Warrick

Rebel