The legend of orin, a 3d animated movie from 1985, and plans to remake it as a liveaction film, rilean pictures told thewrap thursday. Secondly, theres the fact that the film liberally borrows from star wars for its basic plot. The legend of orin was released on vhs and laserdisc in march 25, 1986 by paramount home video, and also by kvc home video. I first saw starchaser in 3d back in 1985 and for someone who grew up on the star wars trilogy i was hooked for life. Starchaser the legend of orin 1985 full movie youtube.
If not for the existence of a little franchise called star wars, steven hahns starchaser. In this 3d animated cross between star wars and the knights of the round table, young orin voice by joe colligan lives in an oppressed, underground world in which humans have become the slaves. Rare film score for 80s scifi animated movie starchaser the legend of orin the theme is compossed by andrew belling. In the year 2985, in the depths of mineworld, humans.
There are several things about the film that dont make a lot of sense. The movie was widely dismissed by the critics and audiences of the time as being too derivative of star wars. Mar 08, 2012 rilean pictures has acquired rights to starchaser. The legend of orin was one of the first animated movies to mix traditional and computer animation, as well as one of the first to be released in 3d. Rilean pictures plans liveaction remake of starchaser. But that changes when orin, a boy with a big heart and a deep well of courage, finds a sword that gives him great powers. Ask me and youll hear the same list, plus one extra title starchaser. This is starchaser the legend of orin by koko on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Burrowed in the heart of the subterranean mineworld, evil zygon rules with an iron fist, treating human workers like slaves. Starchaser the legend of orin 1985 trailer youtube. The legend of orin the 1985 action adventure movie featuring dennis alwood and joe colligan at the award winning 80s movies rewind.
The legend of orin is most obviously cribbing from is the early 80s cartoon thundarr the barbarian, which. A beautiful, heady mix of sciencefiction, fantasy and all out action laced with humour, a little violence and excellent setpieces starchaser is lovingly assembled from the finest sources and has more love for its source than the three prequels helmed by lucas have shown. Set on the subterranean mineworld, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord zygon until one, orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. It was originally released in 3d by atlantic releasing.
The legend of orin 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The dvd was released on june 21, 2005 by mgm home entertainment. This was one of the first animated films to be released in 3d, and also one of the first to make use of computerdrawn imagery. The legend of orin 1985 rotten tomatoes in this 3d animated cross between star wars and the knights of the round table, young orin voice by joe colligan lives in an oppressed.
The legend of orin wikipedia, the free encyclopedia see it on youtube divided into 11 parts youtube starchaser. It owes almost as much to george lucas original film as grizzly does to jaws, a near carbon copy that doesnt feel like it has any right to exist. Oct 26, 2016 orin is a slave working in the subterranean mines near a planets molten core, watched and prodded by his robot overlords. The legend of orin 1985 probably wouldnt exist at all. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the. Jan 31, 2011 rare film score for 80s scifi animated movie starchaser the legend of orin the theme is compossed by andrew belling. One interesting note is that starchaser was one of the first animated movies to mix traditional and computer animation, as well as one of the first to be released in 3d. Through browsing various databases of cheesy scifi and fantasy films, i ran across one.
The legend of orin has a reputation of being a blatant star wars ripoff, and while that is true at various points in the film the evil headquarters is clearly the rebel base from yavin4 what starchaser. Starchaser the legend of orin soundtrack cd details and availability. A young slave named orin superbly voiced by joe colligan finds a glowing sword hilt buried in the mines. Nov 28, 2012 episode 3 an earnest, but deeply flawed star wars ripoff. After he finds a powerful sword embedded in the ore, he makes his way to. Dec 14, 2015 which is where starchaser the legend of orin appears. The legend of orin is a 1985 animated dark science fantasy film directed and produced by steven hahn, and written by jeffrey scott. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. The legend of orin, is simply a cheap ripoff of star wars, in animated format. Orin is a slave working in the subterranean mines near a planets molten core, watched and prodded by his robot overlords. The legend of orin in 3d by matthew chernov july 28, 2015 bluray, cartoons, daily lists, movies 0 comment movie poster shop. Episode 3 an earnest, but deeply flawed star wars ripoff. In this 3d animated cross between star wars and the knights of the round table, young orin voice by joe colligan lives in an oppressed. Juan iglesias, a rilean partner, told thewrap that he saw the cartoon as a child, and became fascinated with it then.
The legend of orin has the honour of being the first film i ever went to see at the cinema and has held a particular place in my heart ever since. Which is where starchaser the legend of orin appears. The legend of orin 1985 in this animated film, orin joe colligan is a slave working in the subterranean mines near a planets molten core, watched and prodded by his robot overlords. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the mineworld with a plan to defeat zygon and free orin. Blindspot season 5 official teaser trailer hd jaimie alexander. Get off your butt and fly under that marcabian transport ship. The highs and lows of queen elizabeth iis reign absolute history. The legend of orin 1985 on vhs sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, i thought it was going to be an anime. Helping him along the way are a cigarchewing smuggler, his neurotic robot buddy, a sassy fembot, a governers daughter and a fairy companion just from that synopsis one would think that this has something. The legend of orin, the animated 3d feature that opens today. The legend of orin you are looking for humorous, exciting and semi serious movies about with teenage life, superhero, adventure, androids and robots, ghost, space and aliens and heroes themes of animation, action and adventure genre shot in south korea or usa.
Buysoundtrax records presents the original soundtrack to starchaser. The animated series greatest episode the grey ghost. The legend of orin pt1 and while the film does not completely suck, it has some particularly strange lines. The legend of orin is a 1985 animated space opera film. I first saw the film theatrically when it premiered on over a thousand screens in the fall. Ask most sciencefiction fans to list their favorite genre movies of 1985 and theyll name back to the future, brazil, cocoon and mad max beyond thunderdome. The legend of orin is a 1985 american animated science fantasy adventure film. Zygon, the evil overlord of planet trinia, forces his slaves to mine. Set on the subterranean mineworld, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord zygon until one, orin, unearths the hilt. This was born from experience as a young video store patron.
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