Little known Zardoz facts...

- Zardoz roughly follows the same storyline as the four Coheed & Cambria albums.

- The first half of Zardoz syncs up perfectly with King Crimson's "Larks' Tongues In Aspic."

- Zardoz is based on Scientology's creation myth. It's the prequel to Battlefield Earth.

- The special effects were produced by the lightman for Pink Floyd's 1973 European Tour.

- As a tribute to director John Boorman, the Zardoz soundtrack features a version of "Theme from Deliverance" reinterpreted by Brian Eno.

- Zardoz came out before Star Wars and is therefore better.

- Zed was the inspiration for Virtua Fighter character Lau.

- Tim Burton is planning a remake and promises to completely fuck up the ending. Johnny Depp has signed on to play Zed. Marilyn Manson will co-star as Friend.

- Floating stone heads really do make great grain silos.

- The guns used in the "Zardoz pukes out a bunch of guns" scene were culled from Charleton Heston's personal armory.

- One can typically find a copy of Zardoz on VHS cassette at a flea market in a "6 movies for a dollar" bin.

- Arthur Frayn's tattoo was painstakingly drawn on via Crayola washable magic marker every morning before filming.

- Zardoz was filmed in the Irish countryside, easily making it the gayest thing to ever come out of Ireland.

- The cast and crew accounted for 43% of all cocaine consumption during filming in 1973.

- Zed is a perpetual gold-medal favorite in the woman toss.

- Penises don't kill people. Guns kill people.