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I did some research on the lead actor. Cuneyt Arkin is basically the turkish Charles Bronson and is the guy Seagal wished to be. He was once a doctor, was in the military, and he did his own stunts that mostly involved acrobatics and horse riding stunts, he also had problems with alcohol which led to experience violent events but he eventually recovered and went to seminars to teach young people about the dangers of alcohol abuse. He died last year at the age of 84. Man lived a wild life.

I love how the translator just gave up at: "More gibberish about brains and blood". Like he'd truly had enough at that point.

3:26- Brian asks "Is that Turk Vader?". Give him a payrise, Jason. That was quality.

Those subtitles: “A layer formed by compressing human brain molecules was protecting the Earth”. What happens when you ask Wish ChatGTP to write a sci-fi script.

My family was stationed in Turkey in the 80s. To prove how little f*cks Turkey gives about Copyright, you walk into a Record Store and you browse the LPs then you fill out a list with name of the albums and the name of the songs. Then you would come back two days later and they would give you a cassette tape with your choices.

"Turkish Star Wars" was never an official title, just what people called it to highlight what it ripped off. The actual title is "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam" which translates to the alternate title you saw, "The Man Who Saved the World."

This movie is way more awesome than anything that Disney has done with Star Wars

You've opened Pandora's Box with this one. Turkey has made some of the most bat-shit insane rip-offs this world has ever seen. I would recommend a little movie called 3 Dev Adam, next. It has a bootleg Captain "America" fighting murderous bootleg Spidermen who have sex while puppets are watching. It's a wild ride.

Cüneyt Arkın was a Turkish legend in cult films. From Turkish Star Wars, to yes Turkish Rambo, he was just a awesome guy. Passed away last year. If you ever get your hands on Turkish Rambo, give this film a watch!

Jesus, this makes Neil Breen's movies look like Citizen Kane!

"OK...We have a problem...Our movie is an hour and a half long, but we only have 10 minutes worth of film..." Director: Leave it to me...

Disney decides to reboot every single franchise they've run into the ground by mashing them together and producing them in Turkey. I'm in.

Boy, I discovered this movie at school and I was OBSESSED. Every weekend some friends and I went to somebody's house just to play videogames and watch the damn movie. On one of my birthdays I received the DVD of the film along with the biography in turkish of the main actor (Cüneyt Arkin) as gifts. Since then, it is a tradition for me to watch the film with my wife on my birthday. Aside from how hilariously bad it is, it's a film that I am very fond of, since it has helped me in very difficult moments of my life, no matter how lost or broken I felt, this film always made me laugh and forget everything. Last year when I received the news that Cüneyt Arkin had passed away, I felt very sad as if it were a close friend. It only remains to say, wherever you are, sir, thank you for bringing happiness to my life.

I just cannot believe how much Star Wars was in the first quarter. Then the Indiana Jones music! God bless you guys for what you go through on behalf of us.

Never has the first 5 minutes of a movie on So Bad It’s Good made me so confused and anxious at the same time. Need more Turkish films 😂

Some fun facts: Turkish Star Wars has multiple cuts with multiple color gradings, title screens, title music, and even different translations of Turkish to English. Many of these can be found around the internet. My current count of copies I've collected around the net totals 4. Aside from that, the story is still the same schlock. The movie includes scenes, music, and sound effects lifted from 'Star Wars', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', 'Moonraker', 'Flash Gordon', 'Ben-Hur', 'Planet of the Apes', 'The Black Hole', and 'The Magic Sword'. The plot of the 'Star Wars' scenes at the beginning follows like this: Humans evolved over billions of years to go beyond the solar system, leaving behind the "space age" and living in the "galaxy age". No force in the galaxy could withstand the might of the humans. That is until one force attempted to steal human brains because they were the most powerful weapon in the galaxy (and his people didn't have brains, I think). If the opening montage wasn't confusing enough, the space battle is really bad. This will clear it up: Murat and Ali are flying the TIE fighters while the enemies are flying the X-wings and Y-wings. The Death Star is supposed to be the enemy's "planet" which destroyed the Earth. A lot of the extra Star Wars footage (like scenes of the Falcon) are just filler. An original print was found and bought by a private collector who has no plans to release it due to copyright (though at the time I wrote that on IMDB, someone DID in fact make a high quality bluray copy and distribute it and it's hella expensive to find a copy). There is a spiritual sequel called Turks In Space- Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam'in Oglu (The Son Of The man Who Saved The World) which, unlike the original, does not follow in the tradition of lifting actual film footage and the only thing that connects it is some short exposition of how the two movies coexist, otherwise you could watch it and know nothing of the original and be fine. On a less related note, Barry Lewis has posted a video making Turkish Delight four hours before this. Coincidence? Probably.

I’m sure there was music from The Black Hole (really old Disney movie) when the hero was melting the brain with the sword

you have now reaching the pinnacle for this channel, I am afraid everything else is downhill from here... well maybe The Holy Mountain

The stuff with the zombies and the monster he stabs with the sword is from the movie "The Magic Sword" (1962) about the St. George legend.

I paused to read some of the opening subtitles. I am now even more confused than I was before.

"You're gonna want to rub some salad on that!" One of the best lines ever from Erin! Good job!!! ;)

I saw this movie in Portland 10 years ago. There was a orchestra playing the sound track,dudes doing all the Foley work and people doing the dubbing live. It was quite a experience

This movie has to be seen to be believed. There is a link to it in the video description. Watch it.

Has more vision and soul than Disney Star Wars.

There's a Turkish version of just about every popular American movie (e.g. Turkish Exorcist, Turkish E.T, Turkish Wizard of Oz, Turkish Superman, Turkish Rambo, etc.).

28:42 That's John Barry's main theme for The Black Hole.

The cantina scene from Star Wars was filmed in Tunisia. There was a pretty cool crossover between Star Wars and Monty Python when they filmed Life of Brian. Carrie Fisher has a story about hanging out with Eric Idle and drinking something called "Tunisian table cleaner" which made everyone so energetic and happy...

In all honesty, it's better than the Star Wars "Holiday special".

John Williams must be pleased that finally a movie came along that brought out the pure majesty of his music. lol.

Fun fact: when he was stabbing the brain with the giant mega cardboard sword, the music playing was actually the finale from Disney's The Black Hole. Apparently it'd be easier to name a movie they didn't steal from. Lol amazing videos usual, you guys. Stay gold!

From what I understand the movie was supposed to be way different, but they built all the sets on a beach and a storm washed everything away. So they "borrowed" a copy of Star Wars from a local theater and spliced in some footage to save the movie. I also like how basically all the movies starring Cüneyt Arkın have "Adam" in the title. It makes it seem like a series of movies about a guy named Adam, but it's just the Turkish word for man. EDIT: My holy grail right now is the blu ray version that was briefly available in 2020 that was scanned from the only surviving film copy anyone could find.

The main actor in this was at the time one of the biggest male lead actors in Turkish cinema. Like George Clooney.

I saw this back in 2005 I think. Wildly entertaining! Frankly, putting the heroes in the Tie Fighters and having the 'X-Wings' as the 'bad guys' was genius editing. Favorite scenes I think are Giant Elmo being beaten to death with his own severed arm, and the hero's buddy being 'tortured' by a loose coiled phone extension cord.

Cuneyt Arkin, the actor in the starring role, was very popular in Turkey and had done many movies and also was supposedly known for being trained in Karate. He had done many different movies, one of which was a martial arts film where he played a character whose hands were chopped off and replaced with golden lion claws!

Yep, the 13th Tribe is from Battlestar Galactica. BG was created by a Mormon, and the Mormons believe they are the lost 13th tribe of Israel. BG is basically an analogy for the Mormons' supposed history, with them seeking the rest of their tribe while lost in the desert and fleeing their enemies. There are also suggestions in the series that, e.g., ancient Egypt was founded by some of the humans fleeing the Cylons, but all that got thrown completely out the window with Battlestar Galactica 1980.

If you would screen this today it would probably break the box office. Watching from bed of pneumonia trying not to laugh too hard. Next stage ... Indian Superman with spider girl!

Ok. After seeing this masterpiece of modern cinema, I propose you start the annual SBIG Awards(The "BIGgies!)!! This movie deserves to sweep all catagories!!!

I lived in Turkey for a couple of years and have seen a lot of Cuneyt Arkin (the lead actor) movies , they're all bad but this is the pits. He also stars in Turkish James Bond movies, various swashbuckling Erol Flyn roles, anyone in Turkey over the age of 45 will have grown up watching him. He was a massive hit with the ladies because of his highly unusual and striking blue eyes. I'm not sure why whatever role he played invariably involved huge jumps.

“It’s not the worst Star Wars movie I have seen” 😂 Would be interesting to understand what the actors really said. The translations seemed pretty rough.

8:35 Hate when you're trying to enjoy a movie and someone behind you starts opening their damn snacks...

I’m pumped you guys covered this abomination 😊

Clapton Planet: "I shot Turk Vader, but I did not shoot the Skeleton."

imagine Brian Tenold sitting there with em discussing bad movies.

Goes to show just how fantastic Indiana Jones and Star Wars was. They captured the imagination of people around the world. We all wanted to make movies that cool. Not so much now I'm afraid 😟

When he melted the sword, that was the Main Theme for The Black Hole. They stole from everyone! lol

This movie right here is one of the reasons why I love Turkish cinema especially from the 70s and 80. They are absolutely insane with their stories and the complete audacity to steal wholesale from big Hollywood movies

Holy. Shit. This is easily one of the most insane movies you guys have done on the channel. I hope l can find this online this weekend.

When he caught the sword in his teeth and karate chopped off the ends was peak action comedy. 😂

Ten years ago when I was a die-hard connoisseur of bad movies (before Neil Breen's career had started), whenever someone asked my opinion on what movie deserved the title "worst movie ever made" this was my nomination. I'm so excited that you guys finally discovered it. Just turning off the video and listening to the audio of the final fight sequence is a deeply psychadelic experience.

Getting vibes of Flash Gordon - 1980 and Robby the robot from Forbidden Planet. Holy smokes this movie is the jambalaya of cinema.

The way Erin chooses which beer to drink is the same method my 2 year old nephew uses to pick out his pajamas.

Kinda wish i could've seen dave's reaction with this one as wel. Sad that he's not around more often! Great reaction! Absolutely love the chemistry here.

Drinking Game: Take a drink every time they say "What?" GO!

Watching you guys experience “bad” movies is always so enjoyable but it’s movies like this one and your reactions where I get jealous. I wish I could be there in the room with you experiencing such hilarity! You guys really have the best life, I swear! 😀😂😂

Yayyyyyyy first!!!!! Turkish Star Wars is so horrible, I’m so glad you finally got this one. Thanks for posting it Jason, I’m laid up in bed after getting needles in my arms for muscle issues. Thank you for having something funny for me to watch bless you. ❤🎉

I never laughed harder in my life than when watching the fight scenes in "Turkish Star Wars" years ago ........Tears literally flowing down my face..........😂 And I was watching this alone by myself mind you 😂

If Neil Breen watched Turkish Star Wars, it would all make perfect sense to him.

I remember when they had showings for this at a theater where I live. I tried to get tickets, but there was a line that was like 5 blocks long, and I couldn't get in.

"And I chose it because it had a tractor on the front." Jason must've had a John Deere hat on when he proposed.

Cuneyt also played Rambo punching rocks, fighting zombies, and a little Indiana Jones. I've been trying to find a copy for years.

I love that in the movie where the main character DPs Elmo several times Erin turns into the Sesame Street "Nope" Martians at about the 20 minute mark.

I think I figured out the plot... I think this dude is actually Indiana's Dad, Sean Connery, when he was younger. This actually explains the star wars aspect since R2 and C3PO are hieroglyphics in temple of doom.

I always know it's gonna be a good episode when it's so bad even I haven't seen it.

18:55 lmao, Jason: 'he just kicked the shit outta Sesame Street... ' Brian: 'guy's in there murdering Elmo.' Me: 'tis just a flesh wound. I've had worse.' I totally had an Erin moment and cry laughed for a solid ten minutes before I could continue. Then every time Erin says, 'you're gonna wanna rub some salad on that,' I lost it all over again. Thanks for this.

This just has to be followed next by Italian Spider Man. lol

This show is the gift that just keeps on giving. I love how often you guys publish new videos for us. Just signed up for the Sensei Segal tier on Patreon. Looking forward to going back thru the whole catalog of full length reviews!💪

Every single "Bad Acting" compilation has this centre stage!

If you take out all of the copyright violations, it looks surprisingly like Power Rangers.

11:02 'not even the Turk-lings survived' - Omer-Wan Kenobi

Composer John Williams is from Istanbul and the lead actor is his cousin. Also, the blonde actress is his 4th wife.

if you stare at the yellow Danzig shirt, when the show cuts away to something else. you literally can't unsee it

You know, serviceable as it is in its smut I thought that Flesh Gordon stood alone atop of the dustbin and that it would never have to compete with any other production but then someone goes and makes mention of a Clapton Planet and my whole world gets turned upside down! And then along comes Turkish Star Wars, chopping its way through beasts great and small to both change the question and alter the landscape (not even needing a Death Star of its own to do so!) With its insanity cranked to a fever pitch (unspooling at a rate of an alien mummy) you have here the clearest cut example of a movie which authentically captures the feeling of grownups getting in touch with their inner child and cutting loose with adult-sized toys; with it all being captured on camera to later be sold for mass consumption. Truly a great time to be had here guys! My sincerest compliments!

I cried when I learnt Cuneyt Arkin passed away. He knew when he was going to die as well, another actress named Fatma Girik passed away not long before him and he said, 'Fatma, wait for me, I'm behind you!'. I grew up with his movies and still watch them to this day. Nothing like the old Turkish movies. Cuneyt Arkin's presence in the movies is like no one else, such great charisma and cinematic presence, he was also an honest person in real life from what I know.

Thank you!!!! I’ve been waiting for someone in subscribed to to finally review/watch this gem! Watched it years ago and have been dying to see someone else experience it!

FYI The "Zombie Werewolf" monster that seemed familiar is from the 1962 Bert I Gordon movie: "The Magic Sword" This film is wild with the content it gets from other films 😂 also the above referenced movie would be a good one for you to watch. It's old but it's absolutely terrible!

@24:00 that whole scene when he’s killing the “zomb-wolf” the footage of the monster is pulled straight from “The magic Sword”. 😂.

I never realized how long you've been at this youtube thing! Glad to see you finally getting your due!

No matter how many piñatas he ripped apart, that poor man never found any candy.

Damn, I wish you guys could have seen the restored version. This thing is GLORIOUS in full HD.

The title thing is kind of like how Mad Max 2 was called The Road Warrior in the US. Focus groups found that audiences in Turkmenistan found "Turkish Star Wars" too confusing, because of the Turk thing but also because Star Wars was banned there, and so added something more descriptive to attract audiences to Turkmenistan's cinema.

When Turkish Star Wars showed up on a limited edition blu ray last year, I grabbed it right away. Bought it twice, actually, because the local video store I frequented wanted a copy for rentals, and I got one for them. Actually, it's not as bad as many people are convinced it is. They look at the stolen Star Wars footage and they judge it solely on that, but the story is very different, and definitely more than the sum of its parts. I actually liked the film. When Cuneyt Arkin died, I said that if he had only made this film, he would still be a cult figure. But he was a very talented performer and martial artist, and while I haven't seen any of his films except this, I appreciate his talent. RIP sir.

Reaching 80K from 75K was a looong endeavor, but getting to 90K was a piece of cake.

Yeah. For decades, this one always made Wiseau's "The Room" look like a bloody masterpiece of "filmmaking".

I have a Turkish friend who mentioned to me that the budgets at the time (there are many such films) were so low that sound effect were vocalized. When the other guy turns bad and swings that saw-sword the "woosh" sound is clearly made with voice 🤣

I love how this is basically the late-20th century equivalent of The Amazing Bulk. If you don’t know what that is: it’s an old Hulk ripoff movie where every single scene is created using stock footage.

And now a Flash Gordon with Ming the Merciless.

Oh my God! This is gold! After I watch this with you I think I’m actually gonna go out and see where I can actually watch this thing

Ah the Turkish films of old, Turkish Batman definitely needs to be reviewed. " Brian, did you not read the subtitles at the beginning?! It's as clear as day." 😂😂😂😂😂

I never thought I would hear anyone ever say, “The skeletons and the robots are on the same team.”

Did Brian ask, "Is that Turdvator?" The subtitles aren't working Jason!!! Kidding! That rock workout montage had me hooked. Where can I send my money!!!? "Rub some salad on that." Classic Erin

I think it would have been much more convenient to just outright learn Turkish before watching the insane opening of this film.

Coming up on 100k subs keep it coming brother!! You've came a long way since I subbed over a year or 2 ago im not sure how long its been but it's been awhile times going faster the older we get lol 😹

Ya know, there is a whole genre of trucker films from the 70s… Ridin With Death, Breaker Breaker, the list goes on!

“This guy such a playboy’s he didn’t even get laid once in this movie.” 😂

This is the unreleased version of "A New Hope" before Marcia Lucas got her hands on it.

"Oh, because this guy wants a brain." Go see the Wizard of Oz. You've ripped off everything else.

Those turd war characters reminded me of skeletor and his evil minions. Best movie ever!😂😂😂

Jason I love your channel I'm 36 I can tell we both loved the 90s era of wrestling 😹🤣🤣

Plot twist: this movie is where Lucas got the idea for Anakin to kill all the younglings in the Jedi Temple.

The shots of the two 'zombies' and the 'zomb-wolf' were lifted from Bert I. Gordon's movie The Magic Sword. Strange inclusions!