About this episode

Mike and Spider-Dan review the 1985 film Star Knight as part of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 coverage.

We’re onto the final review of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! We move onto review number 13, where Dan & Mike discuss the relatively unheard of 1985’s Star Knight (The Knight of the Dragon); a Spanish-made, English-language movie starring Harvey Keitel, about a space ship being mistaken for a dragon in medieval times. Subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t miss any of their FWFF coverage! YouTube will have the video versions and clips will be on YT, TikTok & Instagram. Mike & Spider-Dan reviewed 13 movies from the film festival, and have 6 interviews to release, catch the first (1985’s Ladyhawke), on the feed of Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores. Make sure you follow @FWFilmFestival on social media and visit their website for more information and future events: www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk Mike & Spider-Dan’s first FWFF ’26 episode on Ladyhawke is found here: https://pod.fo/e/40954b For video versions, check out this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51H9VeN6CKk&list=PLy_ca4KI17VBXnk-HtPBK12mJQKbDa8M- Join Mike’s Patreon at the free tier for monthly bonus episodes, or support for £1 a…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Burton

Guest: Spider-Dan

Topics covered

• film review
• 1980s cinema
• science fiction
• fantasy
• film festival
• Harvey Keitel

Keywords

• Star Knight
• The Knight of the Dragon
• Harvey Keitel
• film festival
• 1985 movies
• science fiction
• fantasy films

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Patreon, Ko-Fi

Books & works: Star Knight, The Knight of the Dragon, Ladyhawke

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