Mostly forgotten but totally awesome is Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer, a rousing, violent and sexy adventure tale if there ever was one. Lee Horsley stars as Talon, a long lost prince who returns to his kingdom but only agrees to overthrow the evil King Cromwell (Richard Lynch) in exchange for sexual favors from Princess Alana (Kathleen Beller). The story storms ahead at full blast, with exciting action sequences, torture, sorcery, sex and monsters galore, and the three-bladed gun sword is simply badass. It’s the best film ever made by Albert Pyun, who would sadly go on to direct some of the worst films ever made, like the awful 1990 version of Captain America. Pyun eventually made a sequel to The Sword and the Sorcerer in 2010, named Tales of An Ancient Empire, which stars Kevin Sorbo and Michael Paré. Stick to the original.