Synthetic folktale, drawn to ancient specifications: a king's son deprived of his birthright and his identity in infancy, reared in exile, coming back in adulthood to carry out his prophesied revenge. The main point of originality is the bit of witchery whereby the embryonic hero is transferred from human womb to cow's, which seems to account for his later ability to communicate telepathically with animals, to see through their eyes, and to recruit a fighting team made up of an eagle, a black tiger, and a couple of weasels. Some resourceful production work, with (thanks to that seeing-through-animal-eyes gimmick) some exciting and justifiable aerial shots and subjective tracking shots. With Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, and Rip Torn; directed by Don Coscarelli. (1982) — Duncan Shepherd