Six-String Samurai
Vegas Needs a New King.
1998 • 91 min • Adventure · Science Fiction · Comedy · Action · Drama
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 63 Audience · 154 · 100%
In a post-apocalyptic 1990s where Elvis is king, a guitar-wielding samurai named Buddy journeys to Las Vegas to claim the throne. He battles various quirky foes across the desert wasteland with his sword, unexpectedly gaining a young orphan as a traveling companion.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Stylized post-apocalyptic violence
- Some bizarre and unsettling characters
- Brief crude language and situations
What it models well
- Perseverance
- Unexpected mentorship
- Loyalty and companionship
- Finding family
Talk about it after
- What does it mean to be a hero?
- The importance of protecting others
- How different people cope with hardship
- The idea of destiny vs. choice
Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Six-String Samurai. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.
Top billed cast
Director: Lance Mungia • Crew: Jeffrey Falcon, Lance Mungia
Trailers & clips
Vinegar Syndrome on Six-String Samurai (staff interviews and promo footage)
Six String Samurai - Trailer
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.3/10 (154)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $124,494
- IMDb
- tt0118736
