Albert Pyun

Date of Birth

1953-05-19

Date of Death

2022-11-26

Place of Birth

Hawaii, USA

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Unsheathe your triple-bladed sword as The Sword and the Sorcerer comes to 4K with a new Blu-ray release

Posted 2 years ago

Albert Pyun's successful fantasy classic gets a new remastering for the home video market. The triple-bladed film was a huge success in the wake of Conan the Barbarian.

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Mean Guns: Christopher Lambert and Ice-T action-thriller from Albert Pyun is getting a new Collector’s Edition Blu-ray

Posted 2 years ago

The MVP Rewind Collection has announced that Mean Guns, which is a previously rare title to find, will be getting a Collector's Edition release on Blu-ray.

The Arrow in the Head Show hosts are joined by the Manson Brothers for a look back at Albert Pyun's Cyborg, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

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The Arrow in the Head Show covers the Van Damme movie Cyborg with the Manson Brothers

Posted 3 years ago

The Arrow in the Head Show hosts are joined by the Manson Brothers for a look back at Albert Pyun's Cyborg, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

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The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982): Albert Pyun’s Fantasy Classic Revisited

Posted 3 years ago

Chris Albert Pyun’s 1982 fantasy adventure The Sword and the Sorcerer may not be the most fondly remembered epic of its era, but it was wildly successful. In the early 1980s, the sword and soccer genre experienced a revival, with...

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The Best Albert Pyun Movies

Posted 4 years ago

To celebrate Albert Pyun and his work, here are some of our favorite films from the Pyuniverse, from The Sword and the Sorcerer to Cyborg.

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Awfully Good: Cyborg (1989)

Posted 4 years ago

Jason Legendary B-movie director Albert Pyun passed away this week, leaving behind many glorious contributions to this column, including… Cyborg (1989) Director: Albert PyunStars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn IS THERE A PLOT? In a completely unimaginable future...

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R.I.P.: Albert Pyun, Cyborg and Nemesis director, dies

Posted 4 years ago

Albert Pyun, the director behind cult favorites like Cyborg, Nemesis and The Sword and the Sorcerer, has passed away. He was 69. Pyun’s wife, producer Cynthia Curnan, posted on her Facebook, “Albert Pyun passed away Saturday, November 26, at 5:50...

Director Albert Pyun may be in his final days, and his wife is asking for fans to send in messages so she can read them to him.

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Legendary director Albert Pyun would like to hear from fans in his final days

Posted 4 years ago

Over the last forty years, director Albert Pyun has built an awesome career. He started off with the appropriately titled sword and sorcery classic The Sword and the Sorcerer and since then has directed such films as Cyborg, Captain America...

Scream Factory has announced that they're bringing Albert Pyun's cult classic fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer to 4K UHD and Blu-ray!

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The Sword and the Sorcerer is coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray in March

Posted 4 years ago

The career of Albert Pyun, the legendary director who has dozens of cult classic films to his name, began with the 1982 fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer – a surprise hit that made nearly ten times its $4...

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Cyborg (1989) – Jean-Claude Van Damme (Reel Action)

Posted 5 years ago

Chris In 1989, Jean-Claude Van Damme was riding high off the unexpected success of Bloodsport. At the same time, The Cannon Group saw their fortunes declining fast after losing a ton of money on would-be blockbusters Lifeforce, Masters of the...

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