Conan The Barbarian Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

5 of the most interesting Conan The Barbarian easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Conan The Barbarian movie message.

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Conan The Barbarian poster
Conan The Barbarian poster
Conan The Barbarian Plot

A young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa Doom.

Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director John Milius
Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman
IMDB score 6.9

Conan The Barbarian Movie Trivia

1 - Arnold Schwarzenegger was forced to do his own stunts because a suitable body double couldn't be found

Arnold Schwarzenegger was forced to do his own stunts because a suitable body double couldn't be found

1 - Conan's memorable response to the question: "What is best in life?.." was taken from a book about Genghis Khan. Writer/Director John Milius was inspired by the book: GENGHIS KHAN THE CONQUEROR OF ALL MEN, written by Harold Lamb, published in 1927 (source given below)

Conan's memorable response to the question: "What is best in life?.." was taken from a book about Genghis Khan. Writer/Director John Milius was inspired by the book: GENGHIS KHAN THE CONQUEROR OF ALL MEN, written by Harold Lamb, published in 1927 (source given below)

Conan The Barbarian movie hidden details

1 - Conan is chased by feral canines that take his fur tunic before he falls into the Atlantean tomb. After he finds the sword in the tomb he emerges triumphantly wearing no furs as the canines approach again. The next scenes show him striding along in lighter canine furs.

Conan is chased by feral canines that take his fur tunic before he falls into the Atlantean tomb. After he finds the sword in the tomb he emerges triumphantly wearing no furs as the canines approach again. The next scenes show him striding along in lighter canine furs.

1 - Conan's father tells young Conan of giants who stole the secret of steel from Crom. When he finds the Atlantian Sword, he takes it off a GIANT skeleton. The sword was originally a one handed sword for this deceased giant but to Conan the scale is that of a two handed sword.

Conan's father tells young Conan of giants who stole the secret of steel from Crom. When he finds the Atlantian Sword, he takes it off a GIANT skeleton. The sword was originally a one handed sword for this deceased giant but to Conan the scale is that of a two handed sword.

Hard to see in the dark but in Conan the Barbarian (1982) Conan beheads Thulsa Doom with his father's broken sword, stolen when he was a child and that he just regained after defeating Rexor.

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