Colossus of the Stone Age (1962)

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon ... See full summary »

Director:

Guido Malatesta

Writers:

Arpad DeRiso (story and screenplay), Guido Malatesta (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Reg Lewis, Margaret Lee, Luciano Marin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Reg Lewis	...	Maciste / Maxus / Germanicus
Margaret Lee	...	Moah
Luciano Marin	...	Aydar of the Sun People
Andrea Aureli	...	Rhia
Birgit Bergen	...	Agmir - Nude Blonde
Nello Pazzafini	...	Chief of the Cave People
Maria Kent	...	Agmin - Nab's Girlfriend
Fulvia Gasser	...	Girl of the Sun People
Rocco Spataro	...	Dorak
Domenico Maggio	...	Man of the Sun People (as Mimmo Maggio)
Nando Angelini	...	Man of the Cave People
Nino Milano	...	Man of the Sun People
Ivan Pengow	...	Agur
Tanja Snidersic	...	Girl of the Sun People
Demeter Bitenc	...	Dorak - Father of Aydar (as Dander Bitenc)

Storyline

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.

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Plot Keywords:

protohistory | tribe | man versus monster | strangulation | impalement | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Monsters shown in this movie are a giant river serpent, a four-footed fire dragon, and a close up of a real lizard enlarged.

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Quotes

Dorak: Rhia will obey you humbly. She will skin the animals which you have killed and she will prepare for you their hides. And should she not obey you, then you have the right to put her to death.

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Alternate Versions

Embassy Pictures included this among a group of sword and sandal/mythological muscleman epics they put into a U.S. television syndication package called "The Sons of Hercules." The title was changed to "Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules." The beginning and ending scores were replaced with a theme song titled "The Sons of Hercules" which was used on all of the films in this syndication package. Some lines of the English dubbed dialog was replaced (using another actor) so that Maxus refers to himself as being a "son of Hercules." After the opening credits, a shot of clouds was inserted and a narrator would explain that the main character in each of the films was a "son of Hercules."

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Connections

Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (1974)

User Reviews

A Hot Reg lewis Makes this worthwhile!

Forget the papier mache monsters and the terrible costumes of the cast. Feast your eyes on Mae West's favorite muscle hunk--Reg Lewis--in his only foray into the explosion of muscle men movies made in Italy during the early 60s. Lewis had a glorious, muscled body that was full and sensuous. Beautifully portioned, there was nothing lean or overly chiseled on this Adonis. With his hair bleached blonde, this enhanced his sexy personae and his mouth was both cynical and humorous. I loved the brief, hip-baring loincloth he wore since nearly all the musclemen from that area kept their loin clothes securely wrapped around their waists. Lewis exuded a raw masculinity, especially when he's with his heroine, who wastes no time climbing into those brawney arms for a deep kiss. No wonder Mae West was nuts about him. My only complaint is there's not enough of Lewis since so much of the film is devoted between the battles of two warring tribes, neither of whom boasts any hot looking hunks. In fact, I think they were chosen for their flat chested looks so that Lewis would appear heroic in comparison and that he does in spades. Perhaps Lewis was dismayed by the very low budget of this movie and the rubber hydra they devised for his mighty battle underwater. We can only wish Italian producers had found something worthy to showcase his sexy torso like they did with Steve Reeves in "Giant of Marathon" in which he appears nearly naked in most of this vastly entertaining swords and sandals epic.

Details

Country:

Italy Yugoslavia

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 April 1962 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro International Film (EIA), Caserbib

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 76 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1