Fred Olen Ray says the film has its genesis with sets left over from Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death. The sets were going to be torn down so Ray decided to use them for a film. A script was written, actors hired (including Russ Tamblyn) and Ray shot two days of a sword and sorcery film, Wizards of the Demon Sword. He then planned filming the rest of the film. They only needed four days, and had five days use left of the camera equipment. Ray decided to make another movie Bad Girls from Mars.[3]
Dan Golden rewrote a script from another writer.[4]
Reception
According to Ray, Demon Sword "tanked financially" in part because the film wound up at Troma who "ripped him off".[3]
References
^Reviews -- Wizards of the Demon Sword directed by Fred Olen Ray Anonymous. Variety; Los Angeles Vol. 343, Iss. 10, (Jun 17, 1991): 70.
^Dollars From Oscars: This Year's Nominees May Benefit Less Pond, Steve. The Washington Post 28 Feb 1992: C7.