An amazing spectacle of a
Movie. Filmed on a budget of about a hundred-thousand dollars,
Six String Samurai is a fiercely original
rock 'n roll post-apocalyptic kung-fu nineteen fifties Wizard of Oz sort of thing. The main character of
Buddy is a
too-cool-for-words guitar-slinging,
sword-swinging loner, played very well by
Jeffrey Falcon, an American staple of
Hong Kong action films. Falcon, along with the film's director
Lance Munigia, wrote the script, bought the equipment, made the costumes, and basically did
everything in this film.
During the film Buddy goes up against a plethora of interesting characters including bounty-hunting bowlers, fifties suburbanite cannibals, windmill people, the entire Russian army, and even Death himself (who happens to be a heavy metal fan). The film is notable for incredible cinematography and location filming, great improvised action scenes, and a score of great lines:
"You ever try a pink golf ball, Larry? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head clean off a ninety pound midget from over three-hundred yards."
"They were my best bowlers. The one with the four eyes will be hard to defeat"
Bad guy: "If I were you, I would run!"
Buddy: "If you were me, you'd be good looking."
I highly recommend this film to anyone.
Six String Samurai also has the best
soundtrack of any film I've seen, save for
Danny Elfman's
Batman. Written and performed by
Brian Tyler, and featuring songs by the
Red Elvises (a
surf-rock band originally from the
USSR), it meshes with the
film better than any other soundtrack I’ve heard,
If you watch
Six String Samurai, watch for the Red Elvises in a
hilarious cameo appearance.