The story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this 80's version.
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Title: Hercules (1983)
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Cast
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| Lou Ferrigno | ... | Hercules | |
| Brad Harris | ... | King Augeias | |
| Sybil Danning | ... | Adriana | |
| Rossana Podestà | ... | Hera | |
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Ingrid Anderson | ... | Cassiopeia |
| Mirella D'Angelo | ... | Circe | |
| William Berger | ... | King Minos | |
| Bobby Rhodes | ... | King Xenodama | |
| Gianni Garko | ... | Valcheus (as John Garko) | |
| Yehuda Efroni | ... | Dorcon | |
| Delia Boccardo | ... | Athena | |
| Claudio Cassinelli | ... | Zeus | |
| Franco Garofalo | ... | The Thief (as Frank Garland) | |
| Gabriella Giorgelli | ... | Mother (as Gabriella George) | |
| Raf Baldassarre | ... | Sostratos (as Ralph Baldassar) | |
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King Minos and sorceress Adriana plan to conquer the world with her magic and his giant robots. To make matters worse, they also plan to sacrifice Hercules' love interest Cassiopeia. Hercules teams up with sorceress Circe and tries to save both his girl and the world.
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sword and sorcery | hercules | machismo | bodybuilder | male objectification |Taglines:
The World Needed a Hero. It Got a Legend. See more »Parents Guide:
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The scene in which Hercules battle the bear, footage was edited from the film "Grizzly" (1976). See more »Goofs
When Hercules rescues Cassiopea from the pit, Ariadne appears in the entrance, spear in hand. Herc throws his sword and she falls dead in the doorway. In the next scene as Herc and Cassiopea are leaving, they walk right through the area where Ariadne fell but her body is gone. The following scene is a closeup of Ariadne's body quickly decomposing and disappearing. See more »Quotes
King Minos: Could I just see it grow a little bit? It would mean a great deal to me.See more »
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Country:
ItalyRelease Date:
26 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,473,635, 28 August 1983Gross USA:
$10,676,194Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Cheesy greatness from Cannon and those geniuses Golan-Globus combines post-Star Wars science fantasy with 1960s Italian sword & sandal movies. The pre-credits history of the universe is highly informative. I never realized that's how it all came to be. My teachers were liars. Lou Ferrigno is an impressive sight to behold, for sure. Each of his pecs is bigger than my head. Zeus looks like Jon Stewart with a crown and fake beard. Sexy Sybil Danning isn't in this nearly enough but is enjoyable when she is. Ingrid Anderson is gorgeous and her revealing outfit in the latter half of the movie made me drool.
The dubbing, special effects, sets, and costumes are all cheap but fun. The stop-motion mechanical monsters are beyond cute. The highlights of the movie are Hercules' many impressive feats of strength, such as hurling a bear into space and creating the constellation Ursa Major or pushing apart two bodies of land and creating the continents of Europe and Africa. Again, my teachers were liars. Watch baby Hercules kill the snakes -- that poor baby didn't understand what the heck they had him doing!
This is an entertaining movie. I really don't see how you cannot find it fun to watch. Granted, most of that fun comes from the unintentional comedy it produces but that's still something, right? If I have to watch a movie that is technically and artistically lacking in any kind of quality, I would rather it be a movie like this that has some comedic value than some boring A-list movie that has me sitting on my hands the whole time.