Hercules in New York (1970)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writer:

Aubrey Wisberg (written by)

Release Date:

25 February 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

See Him Topple Two Ton Newspaper Rolls! See Him Toss Tough Men Like Toothpicks!

Plot:

Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.

Plot Keywords:

Zeus | Olympus | Hercules | Mount Olympus | New York

Cast

Arnold Stang	...	Pretzie
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Hercules (as Arnold Strong 'Mr. Universe')
Deborah Loomis	...	Helen Camden
James Karen	...	Professor Camden
Ernest Graves	...	Zeus
Tanny McDonald	...	Juno
Harold Burstein	...	Rod Nelson (as Howard Burstein)
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Maxie
George Bartenieff	...	Nitro
Taina Elg	...	Nemesis
Michael Lipton	...	Pluto
Jan Adams
William Bass
Rudy Bond	...	Ship Captain
Lane Carroll

Also Known As:

Hercules - The Movie
Hercules Goes Bananas

Runtime:

75 min | USA:91 min (original version) | UK:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Filmpartners

Trivia:

When Hercules and Pretzie is riding the carriage, a movie theater is visible which is showing the film Easy Rider (1969).

Goofs:

Continuity: It alternates between day and night between when the bear escapes and he encounters Hercules in Central Park

Quotes:

Hercules: [throwing an attacking robber aside] How dare you touch Hercules!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hoodwinked! (2005)

Arnold VS. The Bear in Central Park.

That scene is by far the funniest yet horrible scene in film legacy. Arnold is in a chariot with his date when somehow a bear is on the loose in Central Park. For no apparent reason he runs off to fight it. They cut to the bear, And it stands up. Clearly, you can imagine the trainer behind the camera saying "BEAR UP" and it stands up. Now when Arnold fights the bear, It is a man in a costume which looks like it was purchased in Harlem. The back of the mans neck is showing as clear as day while him (the bear) and arnold duke it out. The man is swinging his fists like a MILL. You just cant take your eyes off it. And if you do, you are missing out on the funniest man vs. man (in a animal costume) fight in Film PERIOD.