| | Zardoz DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Horror DVDs, Thriller Movies, Science-Fiction/Fantasy Videos, Erotic, Cult, Futuristic, Post-Apocalypse | | Starring | Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, John Alderton, Niall Buggy, Sara Kestelman, Bosco Hogan, Sally Anne Newton, Jessica Swift | | Director | John Boorman | | Composer | David Munrow | | Director of Photography | Geoffrey Unsworth | | Editor | John Merritt | | Producer | John Boorman | | Production Designer | Anthony Pratt | | Screenwriter | John Boorman |
Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Sally Anne Newton, Niall Buggy - Dir:John Boorman Sean Connery plays Zed, a 23rd century man who's doubts about the true divinity of a gigantic stone statue named Zardoz begins a revolution. Zed investigates to discover Zardoz is the facade of a secret society of brilliant immortals who play god in order to exploit the population of Earth. With the truth, Zed sets out to reveal the hoax and to destroy the Eternal's unjust rule in this surreal sci-fi fable from director John Boorman (Excalibur). Director John Boorman's ZARDOZ presents the "perfect society" of the late 23rd century, in which no one dies and age is meted out as punishment. This way of life, however, is threatened when a man emerges from the barbaric multitudes and manages to break into the social order's encapsulated environment.
When Sean Connery abandoned the James Bond series to seek out new challenges, he turned to director John Boorman's sci-fi project, ZARDOZ. Connery stars as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee the agricultural labor of the neanderthal Brutals, since in 2293, with most of the Earth's surface off-limits as a polluted Outlands, industrial society has been abandoned. All worship Zardoz, a huge flying stone head who makes periodic visits to Earth to pick up grain consignments and issue bizarre statements involving the male anatomy through the voice of Arthur Frayn (Niall Buggy). An increasingly skeptical Zed decides to stow away inside the head, which deposits him in the Vortex, a commune of scientists and intellectuals who are ruled by the ever-youthful and asexual Eternals. They capture Zed, allowing geneticist May (Sara Kestleman) to use him as a research subject for a limited period, but he begins to arouse more than scientific curiosity in the commune's supposedly nonsexual female population. Shot on location in Wicklow, Ireland.
Budgeted at roughly $1 million, of which $200,000 went to Sean Connery's salary.
This is the only Sally Anne Newton video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Jessica Swift. Zardoz | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.43) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1974 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1022  | | CD Universe Part number | 1579392 | | Catalog number | 2001305 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 27, 2001 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 105 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen |
Zardoz Movie Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)   Engrossingly individual film
Made in a time when such films could be made without being influenced too heavily from without, this is a weirdly strange film that gets better with each viewing (sounds like a review for a certain Ridley Scott film). Zardoz will either love you and grow on you or take off into the skies never to be seen again. In other words, you won't have a choice about this film. You may turn the dvd off but it will continue to play inside your head if it appeals to your nature. That's the magic of Zardoz.
Enjoy! ...if you're lucky enough to be one of those tuned in.
Keth.
Submitted by a reviewer (Dublin, Ireland)
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funniest movie ever
this is one of the funniest movies ive ever seen. too bad its not a comedy. watch it when stoned for best results. possibly the worst movie ever made. two thumbs up.
Submitted by atm (wernersville, PA, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Low budget it might be, but extremely intresting.
I watched this movie recently for the second time, and it just opened up new story lines within it which I had missed the first time i watched it. Sean Connery is extremely good as usual. It doesn't have brilliant computer effects, but if you want to watch something which has a story line, is thought provoking and bizzare all roled into one I would recommend this film.
Submitted by a reviewer (Manchester, UK)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Sean should be ashame!
One of the worst movies of all time. I purchased it so some of my friends and family could see it. Besides my girl friend at the time and two friends that saw this with me, NO one else has even heard of it. NOBODY would even believe that a movie could be this bad. It is!!!
Sean Connery probably would like to be NOT listed in ths movie.
Submitted by cgfbab (Texas, USA) 
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Greatest Film of All Time
This movie is brilliant, the ideas driving it are timeless but highly topical. This film should be noted by everyone or we to could face this bleak future of genetic stagnation...
Submitted by phyx (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
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Zardoz DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 3.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: John Boorman - Director
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. 6 Radio Spots
3. Bonus Trailers - ALIEN NATION, ALIENS, ENEMY MINE, INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE ABYSS
4. Radio Spots
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Still Gallery
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