

In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
Production
Giant floating stone head that vomits guns and declares 'The penis is evil!'
Costume
Connery's red thigh-high boots and bandolier diaper — cinema history.
Direction
Boorman's hallucinogenic visual language after Deliverance.

Director
John Boorman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boorman wrote this immediately after being denied the right to adapt Lord of the Rings — Zardoz contains his leftover fantasy concepts.
The film bombed spectacularly but became a midnight movie cult classic; Connery allegedly called it one of his worst career decisions.