Cavemen. Dinosaurs. Lasers. Robots. A mysterious medallion. A talking box. Choice meats! And oh that theme song. This barely begins to dip into the brain-bending fountain of wonders that is YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE. Javi, Paul and - intrepidly - Producer Brad have ventured to Yor’s World and returned forever changed by this Italian adaptation of an Argentinian graphic novel that was distilled from a four-hour television mini-series, and is criminally unavailable on any streaming service or for digital rental or purchase. But they would not be denied (thank you Internet Archive), even though it required Javi to heed the film’s counsel (“We will need a lot more hemp before we’re through.”), while Paul Plot was sent into a fugue state. Because while we’re all well-versed in spaghetti Westerns, this is a spaghetti fantasy that takes a stunning turn into spaghetti sci-fi, and somehow blurs the lines between bad and great, and stupid and genius — rendering this week’s episode an absolute fever dream. There is simply no way you can prepare yourself… for YOR!!!
Show Notes:
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) [Internet Archive]
Yor's World (Theme Song) on iTunes and Apple Music
1983 Box Office - Box Office Mojo
August 19, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Archived Antonio Margheriti bio
Archived interview with Edoardo Margheriti, Antonio's son.
Fanbasepress article speculating on Antonio Margheriti connection to 2001: A Space Odyssey
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