Fresh
The dialogue passages don't exactly play like Noel Coward, but this is a movie that succeeds rousingly well on its own humble, Saturday-night terms.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Red Sonja
A woman and a warrior that became a legend.
1985 · 1h 29m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Overview
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
Director and cast
- Richard Fleischer Director
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Kalidor
- Brigitte Nielsen as Red Sonja
- Sandahl Bergman as Queen Gedren
- Paul L. Smith as Falkon
- Ernie Reyes Jr. as Prince Tarn
- Ronald Lacey as Ikol
- Pat Roach as Brytag
- Terry Richards as Djart
- Janet Ågren as Varna
- Donna Osterbuhr as Kendra, the High Priestess
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Red Sonja returns to those olden days when women were women and the menfolk stood around with funny hats on until called forth to be whacked at.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Worst of all, there's a charmless brat prince for Sonja to take under her wing.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Mr. Fleischer brings absolutely no playfulness to what might, at least, have been enjoyably light. And he brings out the worst in a cast that was ill-chosen to begin with.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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