Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell



"This is the most ambitiously bad movie we’ve ever done."

- Mike

Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell is the third movie in the Deathstalker Series. It stars John Allen Relson Nelson as the titular Deathstalker. Like John Terlesky, who played the role in Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans, Nelson plays Deathstalker as a Lovable Rogue and Jerk with a Heart of Gold. Sadly, his Deathstalker isn't all that lovable, is a terrible rogue in the Dungeons and Dragons sense of the word (he gets caught trying to steal a horse AND sneaking around the villain's castle) and comes off as a Jerkass rather than a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.

The plot, such as it is, centers upon the Evil Sorceror Prince Troxartas and his efforts to acquire several magical stones that will enable him to Take Over the World. He is also dabbling in Black Magic, which lets him bring warriors he has killed Back From the Dead, so he can build an Invincible Army of the Undead. Deathstalker becomes involved after Troxartas' men try and grab one of the stones from his friend, the wizard Nicias and he is entrusted with a second stone by a dying princess, who was going to use the magic of the stones to find a legendary city full of treasure for her landless people.

Along the way, he gets framed for the murder of the princess, runs into the princess's Rich Bitch twin sister (who is also Troxartas' betrothed), seduces a potato farmer's Hot Amazon daughter and - somehow - saves the day.

Filmed entirely on location in Mexico!

Compare with Quest of the Delta Knights and The Blade Master.

This is the only one of the Deathstalker films not available commercially on DVD.

For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode see here .

"Troxartas:(To the Dark Chick Camisarde) Give her something of yours, then... something billowy and soft."
 * AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle: Troxartas seems to be either impersonating Shatner, or hyperventilating.
 * Affably Evil: Troxartas.
 * Animal Motifs: The Dragon's Nice Hat.
 * Or maybe, NiceBat.
 * Anti-Hero: Deathstalker
 * The Archer: The potato farmer and her daughter.
 * Back From the Dead: Troxartas' Warriors From Hell.
 * Bald of Evil: Troxartas
 * Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me: Interacts with Fashion Victim Villain when Troxartas (who favors lavender robes and short tunics without tights) finds the princess and orders that she be given a bath and a change of clothes.


 * Beard of Evil: Troxartas' head mook.
 * Black Cloak: Troxartas' mooks.
 * But Now I Must Go: Deathstalker goes off looking for another magical city full of treasure at the end.
 * City of Gold: The treasure the MacGuffin stones are supposed to be able to find.
 * Covers Always Lie: While the above cover artwork is a good Boris Vallejo piece, the Barbarian Hero doesn't look a thing like Deathstalker in this movie. Nor do any of the heroines resemble the kneeling Hot Amazon. And we never get to see our hero fighting monsters creeping out of coffins, as we do here.
 * The Dragon: The head mook with the bat helm.
 * Dull Surprise: Carla Herd, as the twin princesses, Carissa (the dead one) and Elizena (the dumb one). She has difficulty conveying any emotion other than annoyance. Luckily for her she spends most of her time having to be around very annoying characters.
 * Eighties Hair: Quite a few people have it.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: We have two princesses, though one dies early on.
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: Nicias spinning his way out when casting his teleport spell.
 * Fan Disservice: During Deathstalker's torture scene - strapped down and wearing nothing but distressingly tight pants.
 * Hero with Bad Publicity: Deathstalker, for being framed for killing the first twin princess.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: John Allen Nelson of Baywatch.
 * Look for Miguel Angel Fuentes in a cameo role as one of the Princess' guards.
 * And Hawk from Buck Rogers in The 25th Century as Troxartas.
 * Informed Ability: We're told that Deathstalker is a great swordsman and hero but he seems to spend most of the movie getting caught stealing things, sneaking around where he isn't supposed to, running away and getting his ass-kicked. Hell, the only reason he wins the final fight against Troxartas is because his Hot Amazon sidekick threw him a sword and distracted the evil wizard.
 * To be fair, the claims of his always fighting fair are justified. He even refuses to kill Troxartas while he's unarmed.
 * Heel Face Turn: Troxartas' undead minions are quite willing to turn on their master.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: The potato farmer's daughter to save Deathstalker.
 * Jerkass: Deathstalker, though he's also The Ace too.
 * Karma Houdini: Camisarde, whom seems to face no consequences beyond being shoved once by a Warrior of Hell for her aiding and abetting Troxartas's evil reign. Not only that, but she also sliced Nicias' throat!
 * Large Ham: Troxartas. He may be one of the hammiest villains ever.
 * Lovable Rogue: Deathstalker tries for this but misses the Lovable part.
 * Considering how lousy he is at sneaking around and stealing horses, it's debatable he misses the Rogue part too.
 * MacGuffin: The three stones needed to find the lost city.
 * Ms Exposition: The first twin princess that Deathstalker meets.
 * May-December Romance: It's implied that the wizard Nicias hooks up with Troxartas's girlfriend Camisarde at the end.
 * Neuro Vault: Nicias the wizard has one of these hiding the location of the MacGuffin stones.
 * Nice Hat: The bat themed helm of the leader of Troxartas' mooks.
 * One-Scene Wonder: Miguel Angel Fuentes as the one of twin princess' bodyguards.
 * Punch Clock Villain: The Warriors from Hell are surprisingly affable for undead soldiers controlled by an evil overlord.
 * Shallow Love Interest: The potato farmer's daughter.
 * Shirtless Scene: Troxartas and Deathstalker both have one.
 * Soul Jar: It's how Troxartas controls his undead minions.
 * Spoiled Brat: Elizena
 * Too Dumb to Live: Elizena. How many times did she try and turn on Deathstalker, only for it to go VERY badly for her, then do it again anyway?
 * Wizard Beard: Nicias
 * Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: Used hard in the opening scene but it doesn't last.