Deathstalker (2025)
Evil has many names. Adventure has only one...
Director: Steven Kostanski · Writer: Steven Kostanski
A powerful swordsman known as Deathstalker recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield. Marked by dark magic and hunted by monstrous assassins, he must face the rising evil and break the curse.
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Trailer
Director
Steven Kostanski
Cast
Daniel Bernhardt
Deathstalker 
Christina Orjalo
Brisbayne 
Paul Lazenby
Jotak 
Patton Oswalt
Doodad (voice) 
Nicholas Rice
Nekromemnon 
Adam Brooks
Prince Halgan 
John Clifford Talbot
Barkeep 
Matthew Kennedy
Young Farmer 
Ron Tough
Old Farmer 
Matthew Ninaber
Despairon / Tall Swamp Man / Rexar / Thundrax 
Tanya Saari
Toralva 
Laurie Field
Doodad User Reviews (2)
Holy shit. The perfect Deathstalker film. I am just amazed by how well the lead handles the situations. I must say, they should hire my buddy to make them some silicon masks because the foam sure seems lifeless on a lead. Some pretty weak little dude effects all around. The thing about practical effects is even if they're bad you get to see the creative decisions they had to make based on budget. If the CGI is bad...you just feel disappointed. Nice to see practical effects. Nice to hear squealing guitars. Nice to see the perfect sword. I find the perfect sword to be the best joke in this film. It's hilarious. Good god, I loved Deathstalker. I can no longer see any of its flaws and I hope they make more of this bullshit.
Swords and sandal style fantasy epic features are not my bag. Asides from the childhood nostalgia of catching re-runs of Desmond Davis’ 1981 classic Clash of the Titans, and the horror-tinged madness that was Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (1992), there really aren’t any titles that stick in my mind as being enjoyable. So, when I saw the poster for Deathstalker advertised as screening at Black Sunday Film Festival, my instinct told me this was not going to be fun. But oh momma was I wrong! Writer/director Steven Kostanski has created a film for the ages with this reimagining of the 1983 original. Where James Sbardellati opted for a more sleaze ridden affair, targeting an alpha male audience with scantily clad females, gratuitous sex scenes and over the top violence, this latest version embraces the joy held in fantasy filmmaking whilst giving its audience a knowing wink. We fol…
