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Transformer Inc. (K.K. Toransufômâ) is scheduled to release Ricardo Ribelles' Spanish sci-fi/fantasy B-movie tribute The Baron Against the Demons (El Barón contra los Demonios) on sale DVD (TMSS-060; NTSC, region 2, English dubbed) in Japan on September 7th, under the title "Star Troopers" ("Sutâ Turûpâzu"). The definitive version of the movie had its world première at the 7th scienceplusfiction in Trieste, Italy on November 25th of last year. Allied Entertainment Group Inc. is the international sales agent for the movie.
The screenplay for The Baron Against the Demons was written by Ribelles. The movie apparently is an extension of Ribelles' short "Exorcio Deus Machine: la misión". It stars Juan Carlos Romeu as the Baron (el Barón), Goliath (Goliat), and Sergeant Armero (Sargento Armero). It co-stars (listed order corresponds to order on cast page of official website) Helena Lecumberri as Lady Pervertvm (Doña Pervertvm), Xavier Bertrán as Colonel Domenic (Coronel Doménico), Irene Belza as Sergeant Burkina Fasso (Sargento Burkina Fasso), Alejandro Ribelles as Lieutenant Alexander (Teniente Alexander), Susana Palma as the Bogardis Twins (las Gemelas Bogardis), Gerardo Arenas as Second Lieutenant Horacio (Alférez Horacio), Eva Barceló as General Cesarea Nebula (General Cesárea Nébula), Paulina Gálvez as Lieutenant Ira Bowman (Teniente Ira Bowman), Mireia Alert as Sergeant Milagros (Sargento Milagros), Quique Ferragut as the New Being (el Nuevo Ser), Fran A. Romero as Sergeant Mateo (Sargento Mateo), and Francisco Delgado as John Colossus (Juan Coloso).
Here's a synopsis for The Baron Against the Demons from the website of the Malaga Spanish Film Festival (Festival de Málaga -- Cine Español): "In the closing stages of the 21st Century, an enigmatic superhero, called the Baron, leads the crusade that the religious organization Exorcio Deus Machine is conducting against the forces of Evil. During an extermination mission, the Baron is taken prisoner by the witch Lady Pervertvm and is tortured until she gets his sperm. Lady Pervertvm uses the Baron's seminal fluid to fertilize the Beast-Ragnarok in order to have it engender the most powerful and ultimate race of demons. The Baron manages to escape but, blinded by his guilt, he begins a bloody Via Crucis which will start to reveal his true nature."
For more information on The Baron Against the Demons, see ScreenAnarchy's third, second, and first articles on it.
Those who are interested in The Baron Against the Demons may also wish to read the ScreenAnarchy articles on Paco Limón's Doctor Infierno and Javi Camino's Damn Bastard! (¡Maldito Bastardo!).
The Baron Against the Demons theatrical trailer #3 page (trailer is English dubbed w/ Japanese subtitles)
The Baron Against the Demons theatrical trailer #2 page (trailer is English dubbed)
The Baron Against the Demons theatrical trailer #1 (English dubbed; downloadable 4.1 MB MOV file)
The Baron Against the Demons theatrical trailer #1 (English dubbed; downloadable 4.3 MB WMV file)
The Baron Against the Demons teaser trailer page (trailer has Spanish voice-over w/o subtitles)
The Baron Against the Demons stills gallery (61 JPEGs)
The Baron Against the Demons official website
Allied Entertainment Group: The Baron Against the Demons
Transformer: The Baron Against the Demons Japanese DVDs
scienceplusfiction: The Baron Against the Demons
Malaga Spanish Film Festival: The Baron Against the Demons
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