Its absolutely ridiculous, very very hilarious, but also way too long and the repeated action is very boring. Dunyayi kurtaran adamin oglu a turkish family tries to adapt to life in a new solar system. Kurtaran adam the man who saved the world is a 1982 turkish science fantasy adventure film. The decision to just steal the footage from star wars was a necessity. Dunyayi kurtaran adamthe man who saves the world cetin inanc, 1982 turkish dirty harry. In 2014, television host geno cuddy, embarked on a mission to enhance and restore quite possibly the biggest cult film of all time. May 04, 20 rosalie fitzpatrick this blog is for exploring anything and everything as long as it relates, somehow, to fiction. Whether youre entranced by the film, appreciative of the story or knocked out by the comedy, kill. Turks in space 2006 changes the movie database tmdb. And indeed, it was on the investors who shelled out the cash to produce this flick back in the early 70s. Jun 24, 2010 eegahinc hes a creature why, you just have to look at him to see that. There are no david bowie songs in the soundtrack unfortunately. Reading, writing, editing, noting down hobbies, scribbles, illustrations, diaries, readers groups, research projects, mad ideas that need a writer, the life of a writer, inspirations and frustrations. It is also known as turkish star wars due to its notorious use of unauthorized footage from star wars and other science fiction films 2 3 4.
Cuddy spent several hours and days color correcting the film using an old turkish vhs as reference for the color pallet, he also restored and enhanced the original mono soundtrack to an earthshattering 5. See more ideas about movie posters, film posters and poster. The story is a complete copy of the star wars, and in fact, unhesitatingly uses, and reuses, and reuses, and reuses footage from the original. Turkish star wars dunyayi kurtaran adam 1982 cetin inanc. Anyone who has seen this movie cant help but give a wide grin upon the mention of its name, but it means more than just another low budget turkish ripoff to me.
Presented at the opening night of nanar wars, an art exhibition at the french paper gallery november 2017 about the culture of movie counterfeit worldwide. Stars cuneyt arkin, haldun boysan and berda ceyhan. Dunyayi kurtaran adam turkish star wars cuneyt ark. In some hilarious shots, due to a conflict in filmformats, death star footage is horizontally compressed so the death star looks more like the death egg. The musical soundtrack is entirely lifted from popular hit movies. Although the movie borrows some background footage from star wars, the plot is mostly unrelated. The second stage of turkish superhero cinema perhaps began with the infamous three giant men 1973, which teams captain. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. At first glance of the title, an american hippie in israel seems like some sort of joke. Thanks to kings college london and film hub scotland. The story is a complete copy of the star wars, and in fact, unhesitatingly uses, and reuses, and reuses, and. If you do not know what these turkish equivalents are, this is going to be one glorious eye opener.
Dunyayi kurtaran adam the man who saves the world turkish. Dunyayi kurtaran adam in oglu 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Two space cadets crashland on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Reading, writing, editing, noting down hobbies, scribbles, illustrations, diaries, readers groups, research projects, mad ideas that need a. Dec 14, 2006 dunyayi kurtaran adamin oglu synopsis. You may have heard of this movie, more commonly known in the western world as turkish star wars because the movie steals a lot of footage from george lucas extrapopular movie. Rosalie fitzpatrick this blog is for exploring anything and everything as long as it relates, somehow, to fiction. One of the best things about the american genre film archive along with vinegar syndrome and severin films is their ability to dig up truly obscure film artifacts, the kind that you wont just find in the bargain bin of a big retail store. Rebroadcast in uncut form on the bbc in 3 parts, this is the complete version. Also with veysel diker, mehmet ali erbil and ali erkazan.
Olume son adimlast stop to death cetin inanc, 1983, intikamci cetin inanc, 1986 turkish jaws. May 08, 2017 there are many turkish cult films that can be placed here, and another big favourite is turkish star wars actually titled dunyayi kurtaran adam. When an impostor brought in to complete the film, he is embodied by the spirit of the real bruce lee with nothing but vengeance in mind. The 10 worst edited movies of all time page 2 taste of. Some fans expressed their disapproval that the special effects were not similar to the original. The world is now laid out in explicit facts and fictions. Suposedly, there were elaborate spaceship sets made on a turkish beach that were destroyed by a storm and the studio refused to pay for new ones. Sometimes known as the man who saves the world, we know it as the turkish star wars. Badi, death wish cellat and others are a hundred times more fun and interesting than those awful mockbusters shat. Kurtaran adam wikipedia the only 35mm print of the infamous turkish star wars has been. With cuneyt arkin, aytekin akkaya, fusun ucar, huseyin peyda. The worlds greatest critics alphabetical listing of. You are not a bystander in the room that observes the entire scenario, but more like the timer in a chess tournament who gets hit by whoevers turn it is.
The independent film studio troma entertainment specializes in films that are so bad its good on purpose, the best known of which is the toxic avenger and its sequels. It made some money at the box office so it was definitely up for grabs in turkish thinking. Republic serial mysterious doctor satan 1940 and turksploitation standout yilmayan seytan the deathless devil, 1972, an unofficial remake as the 70s wore on there was a distinct shift away from niche comic book figures and stylishly idiosyncratic movies. Colthe desert cetin inanc, 1983 turkish first blood. Kurtaran adam, translates into the man who saves the world.
Kurtaran adam the man who saved the world is a 1982 turkish adventure film also known as turkish star wars because of its notorious use of unauthorized footage from star wars and other movies worked into the film. Most of the time, actors complete a full line before the film cuts to another portion. Mar 25, 2008 amazingly, the film spawned a sequel, dunyayi kurtaran adamin oglu turks in space 2006, although another lucas ripoff that demands your viewing is os trapalhoes na guerra dos planetas 1978, also known as brazilian star wars, which was brought to you by the same genius who gave us codfish. Kurtaran adam last year, were bringing a whole day of turkish remakes to cca glasgow, all with exclusive, brandnew translations, screening for the first time in the world with english sdh. Unusual kids feature film made with puppets filmed in animarionation by the rufus rose company. The film, known in its native land as hatrempist the hitch hiker, started out as a social commentary by onetime filmmaker amos sefer before being shelved completely on account of its complete. Spiderman way before the era of the internetback when dvds had barely broken through the market, and marvel studios was just the faintest glimmer in the eyethere was a legend. Article the golden age of turkish superhero cinema. Director cetin inanc bribed a guard at a turkish film distributor and got the footage from a print of lucas film. My hat goes off to grindhouse for not only releasing this delectable drivel to an otherwise unsuspecting public, but for enabling me to replace dunyayi kurtaran adam aka turkish star wars as the official bad movie selection whenever company comes over. After many attempts to gather the original actors in the film to create a sequel to the man who saved the world, a followup, the son of the man who saved the world dunyay. Dunyayi kurtaran adam 1982 dunyayi kurtaran adam 1982. Theater 3000 presented their lambasting of a 1988 film called space.
Dunyayi kurtaran adam or turkish star wars or the man who saves the world or whatever alias it has in witness protection now not only borrows but begs and steals elements and music from star wars natch, raiders of the lost ark and flash gordon. Turkish star warsthe man who saves the worlddunyayi kurtaran adam 1982, dir. Kurtaran adam the man who saves the world has a brainmelting quality similar to the combination of alejandro jodorowsky films and. Join me and the evergrowing legion of internet film geeks over at letterboxd. The 10 worst edited movies of all time the 10 worst edited movies of all time. Nor will you discover them being discussed endlessly on message boards or have dozens of articles dedicated to them. Sep 19, 2006 the original turkish star wars is absolutely legendary in cult film circles and im still a little shocked that theyve gone and made a sequel to it after all these years, but lo. The original turkish star wars is absolutely legendary in cult film circles and im still a little shocked that theyve gone and made a sequel to it after all these years, but lo. Turkish star wars dunyayi kurtaran adam 1982 cetin inanc, cuneyt arkin, aytekin akkaya, fusun ucar, action, adventure, scifi october 9, 2015 two space cadets crashland on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Begin to your famous whistle which no women can resist.
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