Hercules in New York (1975)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Karen, Deborah Loomis
See Arnold Schwarzenegger as the mythological Hercules! Toga clad and ripped to Mr. Universe proportions, Hercules is bored with life on Mount Olympus. When he declares his desire to live among earthly mortals, his father Zeus hurls an angry thunderbolt at Hercules and sends him plummeting to Earth.... (read more) See Arnold Schwarzenegger as the mythological Hercules! Toga clad and ripped to Mr. Universe proportions, Hercules is bored with life on Mount Olympus. When he declares his desire to live among earthly mortals, his father Zeus hurls an angry thunderbolt at Hercules and sends him plummeting to Earth. A freighter bound for New York picks up the water-logged demi-god and thus begins a raucous, muscle-bound adventure that pits New Yorkers against the godly denizens of Mount Olympus. You have your choice of either the real Arnold or the dubbed version!
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G, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed by:
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Release Date: Jun 01, 1975
DVD Release Date: Oct 24, 2000
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First of all, I want to know who in the right mind thought that this movie would have been good. At the time this movie was made, Arnold Schwarzenegger had absolutely no acting experience. He was a bodybuilder and to put him on the big screen for the... (read more) First of all, I want to know who in the right mind thought that this movie would have been good. At the time this movie was made, Arnold Schwarzenegger had absolutely no acting experience. He was a bodybuilder and to put him on the big screen for the first time, in a movie like this, was definitely not a good idea. Not only was the idea for this movie stupid, but the constant errors in film editing, picture, and in camera work, all make this one of the worst movie's I've ever seen.
So Arnold plays Hercules and he's arrogant and runs away and goes to New York, living the life of a mortal against his father's will. That's your plot....I know...amazing. The premise of this movie is so ridiculous that it could have been created by a five year old. It's that terrible.
"Hercules in New York" could have some of the worst technical executions I have ever seen. Cuts to different shots have different sounds, their are constant continuity errors, and I can't even begin to describe how horrible the audio overs are. To top all of that off, the camera work is atrocious. I can't see anything that is going on for half of the movie! I mean who was filming this??
Now it's obvious that the acting in this movie was just horrific, and it certainly was. It didn't even have a FAIR script to support it. I mean some of the lines in this movie are so ridiculous that I feel like I'm watching a movie that I made in my backyard with some friends. It's insane.....
I'm going to have to say that this is really Schwarzenegger's worst movie. "Hercules in New York" is horrible in every way imaginable.
This has officially replaced Snakes on a Plane as my favorite terrible movie. It's one of those movies where the viewer has to wonder if the filmmakers knew exactly how bad of a movie they were making. If they intended for that then this film is a st... (read more) This has officially replaced Snakes on a Plane as my favorite terrible movie. It's one of those movies where the viewer has to wonder if the filmmakers knew exactly how bad of a movie they were making. If they intended for that then this film is a staggering work of cinematic genus. Apparently this was filmed before the invention of a steady-cam but it's worth watching for the nuggets of comedy gold that is every one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's lines.
Grade: D
Every now and then, we come across a movie that is so bad, so dumb, so pointless that it's actually funny. Hercules In New York (AKA "Hercules Goes Bananas" in some markets) is such a film. Yes, this is Arnold's first movie, dating all the way back... (read more) Every now and then, we come across a movie that is so bad, so dumb, so pointless that it's actually funny. Hercules In New York (AKA "Hercules Goes Bananas" in some markets) is such a film. Yes, this is Arnold's first movie, dating all the way back to 1975. His accent was so thick at the time that they had to have a voice actor dubbed over him. This means the first time you see it, you hear a voice that is most definigely not AHNOLD and that is just wrong. Thankfully, the DVD allows you to hear him struggle through English, just as he should, with classic lines like "Eez a fien chariet but vheeraahzeeehoses?" Strangely enough, the original release of this film also credited Arnold Schwarzenegger as "Arnold Strong" (apperently, the guy typing the credits wasn't told how to spell his name). This film was made back during Arnold's professional bodybuilding days, so the dude is ridiculously cut. As for the plot of the film itself, here is the deal:
Hercules is bored on Mt. Olympus. He begs Zeus, to allow him to go to earth and visit the mortals. The rest of the movie involves Hercules beating up anyone who doesn't recognize him as a demigod, especially the man in the bear suit. Apparently, bear suit wearing muggers are common in central park. With all of the fights going on, Hercules has time to get a girlfriend and is insulted by a "Hercules VS Godzilla" movie poster. He even finds some Olympic hopefuls and teaches them the proper method of the discus and javelin, because "Ieee campeeteeed in da oleeempicz!" Unfortunately, Herc gets in some trouble and Zeus has to send the other Greek gods down to help, including Samson. This makes little sense, because Samson is a character from the Judeao/Christian tradition, not Greek. Also, Samson was a mortal with superhuman strength, not a demigod. In any case, giving away the plot really isn't that big a deal for a movie like this. It's really bad, but really funny at the same time.
I can't believe I made it through the whole thing. It's just..epic.
This came out in 1970, actually. Highly recommended ! I have the version with Ahnold's real voice. Thank goodness for subtitles !! Get it now, :O
bad beyond words. not your typical "so bad it's funny" arnold movie. it's so bad that it is not funny at all.
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