{"id":292,"date":"2026-09-07T17:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/?p=292"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:48:37","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-nostalgic-fantasy-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"Behind The Scenes Of Nostalgic Fantasy Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"reader-estimated-time\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"readability-page-1\" class=\"page\">\n<article role=\"main\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"expandable-div\">\n<div>\n<p>While every decade features nostalgic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/the-best-fantasy-movies\/all-genre-movies-lists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fantasy movies<\/a>, it&#8217;s hard to argue that the genre dominated the 1970s, \u201880s, and \u201990s. While some decent examples came afterward, there&#8217;s no denying the impact\u00a0Conan: The Barbarian,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/labyrinth-dark-facts\/jacob-shelton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labyrinth<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0Ladyhawke\u00a0had on cinematic history.<\/p>\n<p>While many of us are content to sit back and enjoy the likes of\u00a0Beastmaster,\u00a0Willow, and\u00a0Highlander, others want to delve a bit deeper and learn how these fantasies were made. In that spirit, we&#8217;ve rounded up some of the more interesting behind-the-scenes facts many viewers never knew. Take a look, and when you learn something interesting, give it an upvote to see which movie rises to the top!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over 1.1K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Behind The Scenes Of Nostalgic Fantasy Movies<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>This list is<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/howrankingswork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dynamically ranked<\/a><\/p>\n<p>based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr dir=\"auto\" \/>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"list-container\">\n<div>\n<ul data-testid=\"list-item-ul\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"1160358\" data-testid=\"list-item\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/59\/1160358\/original\/1160358-photo-u1068809972?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500\" alt=\"Sean Connery Almost Walked Off 'Highlander' Because Of Safety Issues\" width=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Highlander\u00a0is likely one of the best fantasy films to come out of the 1980s. Buoyed by a soundtrack by Queen, it&#8217;s so over-the-top in so many ways that it just somehow works. Additionally, Sean Connery plays an Egyptian-turned-Spaniard who doesn&#8217;t attempt to mask his Scottish accent whatsoever. And the star, Christopher Lambert,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/highlander-behind-scenes-unknown-facts-trivia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">couldn&#8217;t speak English fluently<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; very incongruous for a character living in the US and Scotland! There&#8217;s sword fighting, immortality, decapitations, and a killer fight at the end &#8211; pure &#8217;80s magic.<\/p>\n<p>Director Russell Mulcahey\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2016\/jul\/05\/highlander-how-we-made-sean-connery-christopher-lambert-russell-mulcahy-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wasn&#8217;t too worried<\/a>\u00a0about the accent inconsistencies:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The fact he couldn\u2019t speak English didn\u2019t really matter. So we ended up with a Frenchman playing a Scotsman, and Sean Connery as the Spanish-Egyptian immortal who trains him. We didn\u2019t bother changing Sean\u2019s accent \u2013 this was Sean Connery! These guys had been around for centuries. They could have picked up accents from wherever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Because the film centers around a small group of people known as Immortals who can only be slain by decapitation, there&#8217;s lots of swordplay in\u00a0Highlander. The Kurgan, played by Clancy Brown, is the film&#8217;s villain who has an epic battle with Sean Connery&#8217;s character Juan S\u00e1nchez-Villalobos Ram\u00edrez as they destroy a small stone building amidst thunder and lightning. Evidently, Brown was nervous about filming a scene with the legendary\u00a0James Bond\u00a0actor, so he came in swinging his sword without remembering what he was meant to do.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mulcahey, Brown was supposed to slash a table in two, but he hit the table with the flat of his blade, causing a chip to go flying off and almost strike Sean Connery. \u201cHe was on the verge of walking,\u201d Mulcahey recalled. Brown apologized profusely, and Connery calmed down.<\/p>\n<p>It was a fairly \u201cguerrilla\u201d production all in all. Mulcahey recalled the unorthodox way they got the swords to spark during duels:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For the fights, we strapped car batteries to the actors\u2019 legs and wired them up so they\u2019d spark when a sword struck. After about three takes, the sword handles would get really hot and we\u2019d have to stop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"item-voting-stats-1\">\n<p>Ranked #<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>by<\/p>\n<p>775<\/p>\n<p>voters with<\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<p>96<\/p>\n<p>% upvote rate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"765434\" data-testid=\"list-item\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/39\/765434\/original\/765434-photo-u-1810296053?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500\" alt=\"Arnold Schwarzenegger Got Attacked By A Wolf And Sandahl Bergman Almost Lost A Finger On \u2018Conan\u2019\" width=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Conan the Barbarian\u00a0featured several animal actors, which presented something of a problem for just about everyone involved. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x709s7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Making of Conan the Barbarian<\/a>\u00a0documentary, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that a wolf attacked him, resulting in a serious injury. The animal trainer got attacked repeatedly, so Schwarzenegger wasn&#8217;t the only person to find himself in the jaws of danger.<\/p>\n<p>Director John Milius explained in the documentary that after Schwarzenegger was injured, he showed the injury to Milius, to which the director recalled replying: \u201cI said \u201dyeah, it looks great, don&#8217;t touch it,&#8221; and he says \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jiQ9rUgQcXI?t=1833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But I\u2019m bleeding<\/a>.\u201d Then I said, \u201cthe pain is only momentary, but the film is eternal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another serious injury came when Sandahl Bergman (as Valeria) was filming a scene that nearly severed her index finger:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was in the battle sequence when we were inside the castle, and we were under a time limit, and I was working with an extra\u2026 probably should have been a stuntman in that routine, and the guy did the wrong move, which was called a parry, and his sword slid down and cut my index finger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"item-voting-stats-2\">\n<p>Ranked #<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>by<\/p>\n<p>498<\/p>\n<p>voters with<\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<p>93<\/p>\n<p>% upvote rate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"2399009\" data-testid=\"list-item\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/120\/2399009\/original\/2399009-photo-u-1791163255?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500\" alt=\"Two Evil Characters In \u2018Willow\u2019 Are Named After Movie Critics\n\" width=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Willow\u00a0tells the story of Willow Ufgood, a Nelwyn (little person) farmer who stumbles upon a Daikini (tall person) child near his home. He embarks on a quest to return her to her people but winds up involved in a greater plot to overthrow the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda. Fortunately, he picks up some allies along the way and learns some magic to help him save the baby and the people from the evil queen.<\/p>\n<p>During one scene, Willow accidentally transforms a troll into a two-headed, fire-breathing dragon. The creature isn&#8217;t given a name in the movie, but it was referred to by the crew &#8211; and in the film&#8217;s novelization &#8211; as the following: \u201cAn\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/willowufgood.fandom.com\/wiki\/Eborsisk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eborsisk<\/a>, by the gods! Kill it! Forget the man! Slay the beast before it breathes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilTippett\/status\/1319722793966080000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Tippett<\/a>, the special effects artist behind the monster&#8217;s creation, it was named in dishonor of famed film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. (The latter gave\u00a0Willow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/willow-1988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a negative review<\/a>, but probably not because of this jab.)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bavmorda&#8217;s right-hand-man, General Kael, was named after the famed\u00a0New Yorker\u00a0film critic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2020\/02\/21\/documentary-what-she-said-the-art-of-pauline-kael-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pauline Kael<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"item-voting-stats-3\">\n<p>Ranked #<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>by<\/p>\n<p>392<\/p>\n<p>voters with<\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<p>92<\/p>\n<p>% upvote rate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"887023\" data-testid=\"list-item\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/45\/887023\/original\/887023-photo-u-1685140136?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500\" alt=\"The \u2018Dragonheart\u2019 Director Had To Act Out The Dragon To Help Dennis Quaid\" width=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dragonheart\u00a0was a rare gem, where dragon films are concerned, as it was surprisingly well made. It centers around the last surviving dragon and the only remaining dragon hunter, who team up to help save the land and its people from the evil ruler they saved long ago. It had amazing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/dragonheart-behind-scenes-details-making-trivia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special effects<\/a>\u00a0built upon the success of\u00a0Jurassic Park, which came out a few years earlier. That movie proved that special effects crews could achieve a believable dragon without the use of puppets.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it meant the actors had to work alongside a blank canvas, as the dragon wouldn&#8217;t be added until post-production. Back when\u00a0Dragonheart\u00a0was made, people didn&#8217;t prance about on stage wearing green bodysuits, so all Dennis Quaid (as Sir Bowen) had to work with was a mark, so he&#8217;d know where to look. Fortunately, director Rob Cohen didn&#8217;t leave him hanging; instead, Cohen stood in to act out Draco&#8217;s parts opposite Quaid, which apparently helped. Draco is only in about 20% of the movie, so this wasn&#8217;t a significant problem during filming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"item-voting-stats-4\">\n<p>Ranked #<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>by<\/p>\n<p>390<\/p>\n<p>voters with<\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<p>90<\/p>\n<p>% upvote rate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"2176426\" data-testid=\"list-item\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/109\/2176426\/original\/2176426-photo-u-971892026?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500\" alt=\"The \u2018Beastmaster\u2019 Eagle Wouldn\u2019t Fly, So It Went Aloft In A Balloon First\" width=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beastmaster\u00a0is only loosely based on the Andre Norton novel of the same name, but it does keep one key factor: a man who can communicate with animals. The film sees the eponymous hero &#8211; who rarely goes anywhere without his trusty\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Golden_Eagle\/id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">golden eagle<\/a>\u00a0Sharak &#8211; battle an evil wizard and his army. Of course, the filmmakers couldn&#8217;t communicate with the bird, but they had people on hand to work with it and other animal actors. Unfortunately, the one thing you expect a bird to do was the one thing this one often refused to do: fly.<\/p>\n<p>The problem was the budget and the production&#8217;s refusal to hire actual animal actors. Instead, they went with bargain basement critters that didn&#8217;t listen to commands, so the crew had to get creative. As explained by director\/cowriter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/32-things-we-learned-from-the-beastmaster-commentary-3c0e57bdbd1f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Coscarelli<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Every time a new animal would arrive on the set, we\u2019d find out they couldn\u2019t do anything basically, and I think the most egregious of them was this bird which really wouldn\u2019t even fly. They had to send the bird up in a closed basket attached to a helium balloon, open the lid via radio control once it hit 300 feet or so, and then film the bird flying back to earth. The golden eagle they used was borrowed from a wild animal park owned by the San Diego Zoo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"item-voting-stats-5\">\n<p>Ranked #<\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>by<\/p>\n<p>340<\/p>\n<p>voters with<\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<p>91<\/p>\n<p>% upvote rate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"1403807\" data-testid=\"list-item\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/71\/1403807\/original\/1403807-photo-u-1902785452?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500\" alt=\"While Shooting \u2018Ladyhawke\u2019 In Italy, Michelle Pfeiffer Took Up Painting To Combat Loneliness\" width=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ladyhawke\u00a0features an impressive cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer, and an early Matthew Broderick appearance. It centers around young thief Phillipe \u201cThe Mouse\u201d Gaston (Broderick), who finds himself swept up in the affairs of a bishop and his army as they hunt down a warrior and a lady. It&#8217;s a whimsical fantasy shot on location in various places in Italy, so it features beautiful castles and other treasured areas found throughout the peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Filming took five months, which meant the principal cast had to relocate to Italy for the duration. That may seem like a welcome opportunity, and while few would argue the point, it was difficult for Pfeiffer, who explained to\u00a0Interview Magazine\u00a0that she was homesick throughout the shoot and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/film\/new-again-michelle-pfeiffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0took up painting<\/a>\u00a0as a way of combatting her loneliness:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was the longest and the farthest I had ever been away from home. I decided I needed something that I could feel as passionate about as acting and something in which I could completely lose myself. I started painting, and I\u2019m still doing it. But it\u2019s just like with stereotyping: I\u2019ll be lying in bed and find myself thinking about how I could have handled that shadow differently. Finally, I can\u2019t sleep, thinking about how to paint this or that, and I say to myself, what are you doing? You got into this so that wouldn\u2019t drive yourself crazy. And now you\u2019re doing the same thing with it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Evidently, she got pretty good at it and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrityinsider.org\/michelle-pfeiffer-gets-star-studded-reaction-to-her-art-work-see-her-stunning-self-portrait-410795\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">continues painting<\/a>\u00a0to this day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While every decade features nostalgic\u00a0fantasy movies, it&#8217;s hard to argue that the genre dominated the 1970s, \u201880s, and \u201990s. While some decent examples came afterward, there&#8217;s no denying the impact\u00a0Conan: The Barbarian,\u00a0Labyrinth,\u00a0and\u00a0Ladyhawke\u00a0had on cinematic history. While many of us are content to sit back and enjoy the likes of\u00a0Beastmaster,\u00a0Willow, and\u00a0Highlander, others want to delve a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chua-phan-loai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}