Josh Kirby... Time Warrior!
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| Directed by | Ernest Farino (1, 5) Frank Arnold (2, 3, 6) Mark Manos (4) |
| Screenplay by | Ethan Reiff (1, 2, 5, 6) Cyrus Voris (1, 2, 5, 6) Mark Carducci (as Paul Callisi) (1, 2) Nick Paine (3) Patrick J. Clifton (4) |
| Produced by | Charles Band Debra Dion Vlad Paunescu Oana Paunescu |
| Cinematography | Viorel Sergovici (1, 2, 5) Vivi Dragan Vasile (1, 2) |
| Music by | Richard Band |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Home Video |
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| Countries | United States Romania |
| Language | English |
Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! is a film series in six installments produced by Charles Band's Moonbeam Entertainment in Association With The Kushner-Locke Company and released between 1995 and 1996, featuring the fictional character Josh Kirby played by Corbin Allred.
Chapters
The story unfolds over the course of six films:
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| 1 | "Planet of the Dino-Knights" | Ernest D. Farino | Paul Callisi, Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris | 1995 | |
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In the 25th century mankind has found a device capable of destroying the universe. Irwin 1138 separates the Nullifier into 6 pieces which he scatters throughout time. When the evil Dr. Zoetrope goes after the pieces, Irwin 1138 must try to stop him, with the help of a 20th century teenager, Josh Kirby, and a half-human warrior named Azabeth Siege. The race is on. | |||||
| 2 | "The Human Pets" | Frank Arnold | Paul Callisi, Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris | 1995 | |
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Josh and his friends become pets of a giant alien. | |||||
| 3 | "Trapped on Toyworld" | Frank Arnold | Nick Paine | 1995 | |
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Josh and his friends end up on an alien world that's basically a toyland. | |||||
| 4 | "Eggs from 70 Million B.C." | Mark Manos | Patrick J. Clifton | 1995 | |
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Josh and his friends end up in a planet-sized alien prison. | |||||
| 5 | "Journey to the Magic Cavern" | Ernest D. Farino | Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris | 1996 | |
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Josh and his friends free fall to the center of the Earth. | |||||
| 6 | "Last Battle for the Universe" | Frank Arnold | Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris | 1996 | |
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Josh Kirby's adventure finally comes to a close as his final confrontantion with Dr. Zoetrope takes place. | |||||
The Code of Kang
There are 21 codes of Kang by which all of Azabeth's people live their lives. Kang was a great warrior on Azabeth’s world, after he saved her people when humans colonized and enslaved them in the 31st century. That was over a hundred years ago.
1st "Things are not always as they appear." Revealed in Journey to the Magic Cavern
2nd "A warrior must always trust his/her instincts." Revealed in Journey to the Magic Caver
3rd "The battle is not lost if the warrior has the courage to fight on." Revealed in Human Pets
4th "That which is unparalleled can not be infallible." Revealed in Trapped on Toyworld
5th "Those who abandon the truth once may never find it again." Revealed in Trapped on Toyworld
6th "He who fights and flees the fray, lives to fight another day." Revealed in Journey to the Magic Cavern
7th "When in doubt turn right." Revealed in Eggs from 70 Million B.C
9th "If one snoozes, one loses." Revealed in Trapped on Toyworld
10th "One who is young in years may be old in wisdom." Revealed in Eggs from 70 Million B.C
11th.a "An arrogant leader defeats his own purposes." Revealed in Eggs from 70 Million B.C
11th.b "There's a first time for everything." Revealed in Journey to the Magic Cavern
12th "I pledge not to leave your side till this debt is repaid." Revealed in Human Pets
13th Is the Lost Code told in Trapped on Toyworld
14th "Never look down." Revealed in Human Pets
15th "If you lay claim to a title be prepared to defend it at any hour day or night." Revealed in Trapped on Toyworld
16th "The worst prisons are the ones we make for ourselves." Revealed in Human Pets
17th.a "Whosoever takes another woman's man must keep close watch on her own." Revealed in Dino Knights
17th.b "If your going to strike, strike don't talk." Revealed in Eggs from 70 Million B.C
18th "Anything too cute cant be trusted." Revealed in Human Pets
19th "Large ideas often spring from large heads." Revealed in Last Battle of the Universe
20th "Blood debts must be repaid in blood." Revealed in Journey to the Magic Cavern
21st "No soul can remain in freedom so long as another remains enslaved." Revealed in Eggs from 70 Million B.C
- There were 2 codes (11,17) that where given multi meanings so I put them as ".a/.b"
“If you can not find peace in your heart you will not find peace in the world.” - Written on a sign in the temple of Kang, as revealed in “Eggs from 70 Million B.C.”
VHS and DVD releases
All six chapters have been released on VHS by Paramount Pictures and Moonbeam Entertainment in the United States and DVD by Tango Entertainment, under license from Kushner-Locke.
Cast
- Corbin Allred as Josh Kirby, a 14-year-old boy from 1995 who is dragged into the chase for the Nullifier. He later discovers he's a Time Warrior, capable of superpowered feats, only once every 12 hours.
- Barrie Ingham as Irwin 1138, a scientist from the 25th century, and the "second-greatest" mind of his time period, Dr. Zoetrope being his better. Using his "Time Pod", he engages in a race to find the individual components of the Nullifier before Zoetrope. Along with the Time Pod, he also relies on a cane, which doubles as an energy weapon.
- Jennifer Burns as Azabeth Siege, a half-human warrior who is somehow displaced in time and subsequently joins
- Derek Webster as Dr. Zoetrope, the greatest mind of his time, exceeding Irwin 1138. While he also seeks the Nullifier, his vehicle of choice is a set of powered armour.
- Steve Blum (credited as David Lucas) as the vocal effects of Prism, an extra-terrestrial creature capable of sensing the pieces of the Nullifier, shown by his glowing, colour-changing hair.