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Conan the Destroyer
“What good is a sword against sorcery?”
From Barbarian to Family-Friendly Fantasy
After the success of Conan the Barbarian in 1982, producer Dino De Laurentiis wanted to create a more family-friendly sequel. He recruited director Richard Fleischer and turned to comic book writers Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway to craft a PG-rated story. With a screenplay by Stanley Mann, Universal Pictures aimed to broaden the franchise's appeal while maintaining its sword-and-sorcery roots. Join us—Pete Wright and Andy Nelson—as we continue the Conan series with a conversation about Fleischer’s 1984 film Conan…
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