Did you know that our beloved CFX-40 had a starring role in a movie?! Either
did I, until I was channel surfing the other day, and lo and behold there it
was, shown in glorious full-screen detail no less!
The CFX-40 actually seems to have quite a pivotal role, it appears in several
scenes throughout (including the opening scene), but is featured most
predominantly in one scene where it is used to help captive warriors escape
from the clutches of an evil king and his barbarian henchmen.
You read that right, in this movie, a CFX-40 is clearly being worn by what
appears to be a primitive warrior wielding a sword. <g> The watch is even
shown close-up as he uses it to reflect the sun into the evil king's eyes,
blinding him. In the confusion the king is stabbed to death by a bikini clad
warrior princess, initiating a fight by which the warriors escape.
OK, enough suspense:
The movie is "Gor" <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095241>, which was produced
in 1987, based on the 1966 book "Tarnsman of Gor" by John Norman (a
pseudonym for Professor John Lange)
<
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0759200548>. I never read the book,
but I don't believe the watch is featured there. <g>
Beware, this movie is probably one of the worst you'll ever see, even by
MST3K standards <
http://www.mst3k.com>. However it does feature warrior women
in leather bikinis <g>, and if you're a fan of the CFX-40, I'd say it's a
"must-see". Scott.
PS: There is apparently a sequel called "Outlaw of Gor", but I haven't seen
it and don't know if the CFX-40 appears in that one as well.
Received on Wed Nov 12 2003 - 17:12:41 GMT