The Dungeonmaster

The Dungeonmaster
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Allen Actor
  • Dave Allen
  • Charles Band
  • John Carl Buechler
  • Jeffrey Byron
  • Peter Manoogian
  • Ted Nicolaou
  • Rosemarie Turko
Produced byCharles Band
Starring
CinematographyMac Ahlberg
Music by
Production
company
Charles Band production
Distributed byEmpire Pictures
Release date
  • August 24, 1984 (1984-08-24) (U.S.)
[1]
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dungeonmaster (originally Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate and Digital Knights) is a 1984 American anthology fantasy film produced by Charles Band, and is split up into seven distinct story segments, each written and directed by a different person: Dave Allen, Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou and Rosemarie Turko.[2] The film's theme was influenced by the popularity of Disney's 1982 film Tron and the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.

Principal photography began in 1983 but the film was not completed until 1984. The film features an appearance by the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The film is known for the line of dialogue "I reject your reality and I substitute my own".[3] A sequel to the movie was shot and edited in 1988, but never completed.[4]


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

  1. ^ "Digital Knights (1984) a.k.a The Dungeonmaster (1985)".
  2. ^ Coffel, Chris (2016-02-11). "[Blu-ray Review] 'The Dungeonmaster' and 'Eliminators' – A Look at the Glory Days of Empire Pictures". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. ^ Nicholas Bitonti (March 24, 2015), "On using Meetup to play D&D with a group of strangers", Detroit Metro Times, archived from the original on March 8, 2021, retrieved July 31, 2019
  4. ^ The Evil Clergyman, Full Moon Streaming, archived from the original on January 4, 2019, retrieved July 31, 2019