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Hercules in New York
1970 92 min United States of America G 12+
★3.8
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
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Description
Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.
Budget:
$300,000
Starring
Arnold Stang
Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor
Deborah Loomis
Actor
Key opinion
Hercules in New York is widely regarded as a flawed, amateurish production notable primarily as the debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger. While many viewers criticize its poor script, low budget, and wooden acting, a minority find it charming or historically significant as a campy precursor to Schwarzenegger’s later stardom.
| Screenplay | The production is hindered by an incoherent, low-budget screenplay that clumsily mixes Greek and Roman mythology. | |
| Direction | The film suffers from inept direction and amateurish action sequences, most notably a poorly executed fight with a man in a grizzly bear costume. | |
| Acting | Arnold Schwarzenegger’s performance is defined by extreme physical limitations, a heavy accent, and a lack of acting experience that makes his debut notoriously stiff. | |
| Originality | The film is viewed either as a disposable, unintentional parody or as a cult curiosity that provides nostalgic value for fans of Schwarzenegger's career arc. |