 The famous "With this axe, I rule!" line at the end of the movie is  actually the title of a Robert E. Howard (qv) short story about  Kull, which was rejected by Howards then primary publisher, "Weird  Tales" magazine. He later rewrote and sold the story as "The Phoenix  on the Sword", the first Conan story, which makes the item that this  project was initially developed to be a "Conan" film somewhat  ironic.