Hercules
Regie:
Luigi CozziDrehbuch:
Luigi CozziKamera:
Alberto SpagnoliMusik:
Pino DonaggioBesetzung:
Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, William Berger, Rossana Podestà, Mirella D'Angelo, Bobby Rhodes, Gianni Garko, Claudio Cassinelli (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Hades lässt den kleinen Hercules von seinen gehilfen Pech und Schwefel entführen. Sie beiden sollen ihn mit einem Gift zu einem Normalsterblichen machen, doch der Kleine überlebt. Da Hades das aber auf keinen Fall herausbekommen darf, wird Hercules zu einem Bauernpaar gebracht. Erst Jahre später erfährt hercules von seiner wahren Herkunft. (Verleiher-Text)
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An ancient myth reworked through the lens of the Universe People. Hercules is a wonderful example of the Munchausen-esque creativity of 1980s Italian trash flicks – a completely phantasmagorical screenplay, cobbled-together mechanical monsters, DIY special effects, theatrically lit studio scenes, something constantly happening but with zero momentum or dramatic gradation. The wooden Lou Ferrigno evidently mastered only one expression, namely perplexed amazement, which is probably why the filmmakers decided to shoot Hercules as a psychedelic new-age fable, so that they could make dramatic use of his bodybuilder’s physique as frequently as possible.
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When I was a kid, I really liked this. I know the plot lacked any logic and the movie was poorly shot overall, but it was fun and hilarious. That was enough for me as a little squirt. I sometimes think back with nostalgia to the muscle-bound Lou Ferrigno (who played a tougher Hercules than Arnold did a few years before him) and his journeys through space, though not as often as I would like.
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