Stormquest Explained

Stormquest
Director:Alejandro Sessa
Producer:Hector Olivera
executive
Ed Garland
Screenplay:Charles R. Saunders
Story:Alejandro Sessa
Starring:Brent Huff
Kai Baker
Mónica Gonzaga
Rocky Giordani
Distributor:Media Home Entertainment (VHS)
Studio:Aries Productions
Benlox Investment
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Argentina
United States
Language:English

Stormquest is a 1987 Argentine-American sword and sorcery fantasy adventure film directed by Alejandro Sessa and written by Charles R. Saunders, based on a story Sessa created for the film. It was not released commercially in cinemas, and it was instead launched directly to the video market in the United States in 1988. It was one of the last entries in a total of ten movies Roger Corman made in Argentina.[1] [2]

Synopsis

In the fictional medieval kingdom of Kimbia, all the power is handled by the women in a matriarchy, holding men in a subordinate position. A group of women comes forward, advocating for gender equality within the realm. After fleeing their land the group meets several men with which they bond and decide to fight together to change the rules of Kimbia's society.

Reception

Variety called it "an enjoyable fantasy feature lensed in Argentina that Philip Wylie might have enjoyed: the women battling the men."[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cinematofilos.com.ar/2008/03/hollywood-en-don-torcuato-tercera-parte.html "Hollywood in Don Torcuato (third part)": When Roger Corman and his B-movies invaded Argentina
  2. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/170449 Falicov, Tamara L. "U.S.-Argentine Co-productions, 1982-1990: Roger Corman, Aries Productions, "Schlockbuster" Movies, and the International Market"
  3. Book: Stormquest. Variety's Film Reviews 1987-1988. 672.