"Krull"! (1983) starring a bunch of people you have never heard of, and will never see again (except IMDB lists Liam Neeson, who I don't remember being in the movie...).
I haven't seen Krull recently, but this is the sort of movie one never forgets. Krull is a classic. Krull is the kind of classic most people have never heard of. Krull is such a classic, most people would deny its classicity.
Maybe the proper word is "cult classic". But that is what people who don't think it is a classic call it...
Krull has a typical "epic" outline:
1. Evil guys kill hero's family, kidnap hero's girlfriend, leave hero for dead
2. Old, smart guy nurses hero back to health, shows hero how to get even
3. Hero gives evil guys what's coming
Krull is an unusual mix of science fiction and fantasy elements. The evil guys are alien invaders from outer space. They use a form of high tech musket, which has a single energy blast, and then can be used in melee to deliver devasting energy pokes. The hero's band includes a magician, cyclops, and a bunch of mooks with axes and swords.
In giving the evil guy his what's coming, Krull gave birth to the term "flaming marital death". It includes the direct (hilarious) quote, "We're your family now!"
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