The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981)

Genres - Fantasy, Action, Adventure  |   Sub-Genres - Sword-and-Sorcery  |   Release Date - Apr 12, 1981 (USA - Unknown), Apr 12, 1981 (USA)  |   Run Time - 96 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

The plan was to develop a Star Wars type TV series with heavy injections of Sword N Sorcery. The title of the pilot was Archer: Fugitive From the Empire (the Archer part was lopped off when the film went into syndication). Soap opera refugee Lane Caudell plays a prince on a faraway planet who has been accused of murdering his father. The deed was actually perpetrated by the king's nephew and an evil warrior, but the Prince can prove this only if he goes on a quest (naturally) to find a beneficent sorcerer. Belinda Bauer, wearing next to nothing, is the "Princess Leia/Red Sonja" of this saga. Archer: Fugitive From the Empire resulted in a very short-lived (and presumably very costly) series, which ran for about half a minute in mid-1981.

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battle [war], claim, evil, father, help, killing, man, revenge, search, sorcerer, Superhero, sword, warrior, youth