Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: THE DUNGEONMASTER 

What's your favorite segment in "The Dungeonmaster"?

The alternate title to this movie should be *Super Easy, Barely An Inconvenience*

Big thanks to Brandon for doing my request for Dungeonmaster. As a kid I would play dnd in the basement and spend the night down there every saturday night. After everyone went to bed I would sneak upstairs and sit in the hallway outside the living room watching the local channel's saturday night movie since my mom would always fall asleep with the tv on. Those were the first times I saw Fist of the North Star, Highway to Hell, Beastmaster, Cherry 3000 and Dungeonmaster (among other things) and it really shaped a lot of my interest in cult movies, so I've been looking forward to it being on the show.

“No, Mythbusters. What the hell is Dungeonmaster?”

Richard Moll seems to chew more scenery in this film as the evil wizard than he did as Two-Face in Batman TAS.

"Pitch meeting" begins. "do you have a movie for me?" "Yes -it's about a computer nerd who gets challenged by Satan." "That must be hard for a computer nerd to defeat satan." "No, it's super easy, barely an inconvenience." "pitch meeting" ends.

Charles Band. The 80s. Fantasy/Horror. W.A.S.P. Hell yeah

Satan saying he tortured a cat when he was a child sounds like a reference to Aleister Crowley

I never realized how many movies Richard Moll was in back then. To me he was always just the bailiff on Night Court.

Louis XVI having a financial stake in the guillotine business would certainly explain a few things about his reign.

Hey Brandon, any chance you'll one day review one of my favorite 80s movies, The Wraith? It has an amazing cast, incredible car chases, amazing music, and is just one of the most 80sist movies ever.

I'm excalibr8-ing furiously to this review. Thanks, Brandon 😃

I like the idea of a fantasy anthology movie, like Creepshow meets Lord of the Rings, that could be really interesting and cool

So wait…, does this mean that Richard Moll was actually secretly Satan in Night Train to Terror?

Charles Band movies were never high art, but man they were almost always fun. Plus I always enjoy Richard Moll.

I knew about the Mythbusters "quote" only because it was a joke in Sword Art Online Abridged! Never found this movie available to watch, so I was glad you got to review it. Thanks!

That wrist laser thingy sure made these challenges super simple. Maybe it was not so wise to give the guy a wrist mounted death ray.

I saw this movie when I was 6 years old and have been searching for it for over 30 years. I remembered the wrist weapon and couldn't remember anything else.

Not gonna lie, the giant statue thing was pretty cool

The "Science vs. Magic" plotline was done a lot better in "Flight of Dragons"

"Louis the XVIth? Isn't he the one who invented the guillotine?" That' so stupid it makes my brain hurt, but there is a certain irony to the fact that they were called the louisette (after the guy who actually built the prototype) before getting re-named for Guillotin, the doctor who proposed using the thing as a more humane way to execute people. So at one point it at least sounded a little like Louis XVI, although he was more an end user than a creator of the thing.

Nicholas Cage is gonna play what by the looks of it will be an all ham and cheese version of Dracula. Can't wait to see this one.

You should do a review on the movie “Six String Samurai”. It’s a post apocalyptic movie where Buddy Holly is a rock n roll samurai. He travels through the wasteland with a muted kid, trying to reach “Lost Vegas” in order to become the new king.

The reason why he didn't make money off his invention is simple: do you seriously think the government would allow this guy to sell a device that can hack ATM's? They'd probably confiscate it and leave him penniless.

This is the first thing I saw Richard Moll in outside of Night Court. It was a trip.

I guess Tippi Gore has never heard The Wasp ballad song Hold To My Heart (which is a great rock ballad! 🤘). I heard there is a sequel that was included in the anthology movie Pulse Pounders (which was never released because the company Empire Pictures went out of business). Two of the stories got seperate releases in 2012 & 2013, The Evil Clergyman, an H.P. Lovecraft-story starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, David Gale & David Warner, & a sequel to Trancers, which got the name Trancers: City of Lost Angels. It says that The Dungeonmaster sequel will also get its own release on the Full Moon streaming channel, but so far there's nothing (that I know of).

Richard Mull is basically the same character as in 'Evilspeak'

Whoever retitled this from Ragewar was an evil genius. I guarantee that if you were a D&D kid back in the day, you rented it. Probably just the once. At least these days I'm over being mad at the bait-and-switch and can appreciate its campy Band energy.

Richard Mull was a Cult B Legend of the Early 80s before the Bull of Night Court, Awesome Review

When that guy raised his sword and shouted “By the Power...” I was expecting a He-Man clip. 😂

Always a great day when a video drops from the most snarky Canadian ever!!!

Ah!!...life may be crumbling around me but a new video from Brandon makes it all that more tolerable.

Watched this one in the theater with a buddy. As I recall there was exactly one other person in the theater at the time. That means that there were three more people in the theater than there should have been.

Aw man, I love this movie. 80s lasers, silly monsters, and hammy acting, what could be more fun!

Saw this when I was a kid in the 80s and for some weird reason it always stuck with me. These days it's one of my favorite "guilty pleasure" movies... Especially if I've managed to get my hands on some THC gummies.

Just in time for my lunch break. You’re a lifesaver Brandon! 👍

That TACO reference is on point. Bravo.

Excellent swerve on the "Decapitation Drop". Your snark levels are quite advanced. Kudos to you, sir, and kudos again.

Paul: Gwen, are you okay? Gwen: No, I'm not okay! I'm having a very bad dream and you just happened to be in it! me: BURN!!! 🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥

Wow. For years I could never remember the name of this film. Yet found a copy in 2nd hand store over weekend. Now a review of it:)

Fun Fact "real life" black magician and self proclaimed beast of the book of revelation Aleister Crowley liked to tell the story that as a curious young boy to find out if cats really did have nine lives took a cat and "killed" it nine different ways to see if it would come back. Hearing Malevolous' or whatever his name is, story about tortouring a cat as a lad makes me want to believe that this movie is canonically the further adventures of Aleister Crowley after all he needed to find another worthy opponent after his wizard battle for control of the sacred artifacts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn against fellow master of the mystic arts Irish poet W.B.Yeats. (Yes this actually happened)

Mestima and X-CaliBR8 make great safe words when you play your own Dungeonmaster, I cant imagine being flogged by my woman then scream " MEEEEESSSSSTTTTIIIIIIIIMMMMMAAAA"

Thanks Adam Savage for making me aware of this movie's existence

I gotta think the opener was a combo of things. On the one hand, both of his dreams are kind of portents to what's coming his way with Mestema. Both have somewhat mystical elements and both have the women of his life in them. That brings me to the second point; the lady in the opener is sort of his mental image of CAL. That to me is what the 'linking up' Gwen brings up a little later is all about. She's weirded out by CAL and alludes to it being like an affair, particularly given CAL has a feminine voice and the like. In Paul's subconscious, it translates to that.

I'm suddenly super nostalgic for your "Night Train to Terror" video, where you showed us Richard Moll getting summarily beheaded by John Phillip Law...

Oh yeah I remember watching this 1980s anthology movie. Crazy times. Does anybody remember wearing those white tube socks with the two colored stripes at the top?

I, conversely, am in love with my computer which explains all the little devices running around the house.

Woot!! You finally got up to Dungeon Master! 'bout time, Brandon! 😁

Learning the line "I reject reality and substitute my own!" originally came from this movie was _weird_ .... Adam Savage said it better imho.

Title sounds like a horror movie where the popular kids are trapped in a mystical tabletop RPG wielded by one of their victims driven insane from years of bullying.

Totally forgot I watched this in the movie theater when it came out. 😂

"I reject your reality and substitute my own" Classic

Never ceases to deliver comedy gold!!! im still crying @ "Lets see what there musics like" Huh, they sound alot different then i was expecting...im d-e-d dead

You’re the greatest Canadian in world history Brandon!!! The 🐐!!!!!!!!

Yes! Just in time for my dinner. Thanks Brandon!

Brandon and Petar in a video together? Extra bonus!

I rented that movie on VHS from one of those old mom and pop video stores. I remember thinking it was an awesome movie, but I somehow never cared to see it again. Until now that is. Brandon is single handedly keep these old B movies alive.

Thank you good Sir. A true Canadian treasure.

Thor showing up never, ever gets old.

Funniest goddamn thing you’ve ever said: “We’re almost an hour into the movie, I think you got the part.”

Gumby mention 18:00 Fun fact, I was an animator on the series in the 1980s. Gumby is a great actor, no ego.

What a strange movie.... but what do I know? I like Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 2. And who also thinks that W.A.S.P. was an underrated band?

TACO callout was a deep cut I was not expecting. Made me smile ear to ear.

Still hope Brandon does the 80s Blob remake someday

Been waiting for this one. It’s actually a pretty fun film.

I was so surprised when Brandon said it was Richard Moll. When I saw the pictures, I thought that was Christopher Lambert.

"I reject your realty and substitute my own."

I saw this movie as a kid and been wondering if it actually existed, since I haven't been able to find it since. Thanks Brandon

Keep up the great work, Brandon

_The Dungeonmaster_ teached all of us a very important lesson: magic and demonic powers are no match for some good ol' freaking lazers! *Hell yeah SCIENCE!*

Chekhov's Run: When a main character runs in the first act, that same character needs to run again before the end of the movie.

Wow, I never realized how amazing Richard Moll as a movie boss villain before becoming my fave bailiff in Night Court and as Two-Face in Batman:The Animated Series.

Missing final scene: The hero manages to weaken the demon lord, who as a result loses control of the realms he's been manipulating, and creatures from different set pieces appear together, resulting in things like the claymation statue clashing with the post-apocalyptic dune buggies. :)

Sitting down to relax after work. See Brandon's video is up. Hells yeah!

My friend dragged me to this movie on it's opening day in the theaters. And considering that was the only time I saw it I remember a surprising amount of details. I still thinking of that "changing the streetlight" trick very often; usually when I'm walking up to a street corner(I know, weird, right?). I also remembered that before he was sent to the Wasp concert he had started playing some goofy MIDI music from his wristband thingy to taunt Richard Moll, who then said something like, "If you like that music so much then have your FILL of it!" and then transported him to the Troubadour(apparently). I thought that was weird because Wasp didn't sound at all like an electronica '80's band at all. And, yeah, I remember how the computer saved his life by projecting that energy beam to grab onto. I knew it wasn't great but any definition of the word but I remember at least being entertained. So that's gotta say something about the quality of the movie...right? Oh, and I also was confused as to why he got put into that silly outfit and the computer got turned into a wrist thing.

I believe there puppet that guy shoots up in the cave was also used in sword and the Sorcerer horror movie previously worked on by Bueuclet . I heard about it on some behind-the-scenes video I stumbled across I will while ago.

My favourite is the stop motion. In UK it was called RAGEWAR with the nudity part shown in the trailers which just pushed it the direction of nasty to get more rentals here!

"Say it with me: That Was Easy!!! Gotta love the audience participation portion Brandon

13:08 Cine-Masochist? Where the hell you've been? It's been quite awhile since we last saw you.

The first track on the Skinny Puppy album Rabies, called "Hexonxonx,' samples the line "There is no way to penetrate this barrier. It has the strength of a million souls, the power of the dead!" I always wondered where that came from. And now I know. Thanks, Brandon!👍

Fun fact: Blackie Lawless was supposed to speak at the congretional hearings with the PMRC but declined.

One little thing: John Carl Buechler's name is pronounced "Beak-ler." Kane Hodder was his pal and that's how he says it.

Gods bless RIchard Moll. 80yrs old now. One of the greatest careers in screen history!

Or perhaps it's Nick Cage who has been going full Richard Moll this entire time.

I always assumed the girl in the beginning was the physical representation of cal

Has anyone combined the He-Man cartoon Adam-transformation with Richard Moll shouting "By the power of the prince of dark-NESS!"?

I really like the compositional layout and elements DankoDeadZone did for the card a lot. Smooth lines and gets to the point of how insane the flick is. Eye catching for sure :)

Charles Band occupies a unique niche in my childhood memories, as I grew up watching the PREHYSTERIA! movies and DRAGONWORLD back in the 90's (and that was before I even saw the MST3K riff on LASERBLAST). They may have gone direct-to-video and might not have been exceptional movies, but they certainly did deliver a pleasant diversion... and in my childhood that was more than enough.

7:23 I think he channeled his best He-Man impression.

I've been watching Night Court, so when you said Richard Moll I just started laughing because I just see him as Bull.

I had forgotten WASP was in this movie! Saw them live a few times in the '80s, they put on a hell of a show. I remember renting this movie from the local VHS/Beta movie rental store and enjoying it a lot as a teen.

I mean, I have to admit, besides the other awesome pure 80s goodness of this movie the true defining characteristic is that catchphrase. To think this little known movie is the film that gave us the immortal “ I reject your reality and substitute my own” is it a true point of pride.

Nerds don't exercise. Seriously that makes the rest of the movie just unbelievable. That monster in the cave Jack Palance itself with that rock.

“I dont know why” but all of these old school movies are so meme worthy now.

Richard Moll and Jeffrey Byron both starred in Metalstorm: the Destruction of Jared-Syn a year earlier. I guess they had the vehicles sitting around for that last segment.

Jeff Byron, as a child actor, was in the second-to-last episode of "The Twilight Zone" and also acted with John Wayne in "Donavan's Reef".

Ragewar sounds like the name of a Manowar cover band.

I have been waiting for you to do this one!!!! Awesome as always.

12:52 Dragon Sound FTW!

Do “Dinosaurs!” sometime. It’s the one with the frozen trex, brontosaurus, and caveman