I remember this movie — probably in the 80s or 90s — and on VHS because I saw it multiple times.
There was a boy trapped in a cage. The cage as suspended by a rope or a chain, and it as in an empty tower or column. It seems like there was another cage hanging slightly higher than his, and his friend-another boy-was captive in that one. I remember it with a magical/fantasy genre.
It may be a different movie, or it may have a scene in the same movie with the two boys forced to battle each other.
Thanks for any leads.
“Time Bandits”(1981)?
Time Bandits
http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt0081633/
This might be part of the scene.
https://youtu.be/WZYeb3Rk92Q
A good movie, and seems to be the right time frame and feel, but that’s not it. Very similar scene, though. (And now I’m going to go re-watch my Time Bandits DVD!)
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) 1hr16mins in might be the cage scene you’re looking for.
THAT’S IT! I *never* would have found it on my own–The scene isn’t just like I remembered, (probably merged with other movies in my memory over time.) but I recognized it immediately. Thank you so much, AlexDuLarge!
Solved!