Hercules in New York Movie

Hercules in New York
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Run Time: 93 min
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Released: 1970
Directors: Arthur A. Seidelman
Genre/Type: Adventure
Fantasy
Mythological Fantasy
Fantasy Adventure
Producers: Aubrey Wisberg
Plot Synopsis by Mark Deming
Every movie star has to start somewhere, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, then little-known outside of body building circles, made his screen debut in this comic variation on the "sword and sandal" epics popular in the 1950's and '60's. Hercules (Schwarzenegger) has grown tired of his life on Mount Olympus, and wishes to visit Earth. His father Zeus (Ernest Graves) forbids such a voyage, but a misdirected thunderbolt sends Hercules tumbling down the mountain and into New York City, where he's befriended by Pretzie (Arnold Stang), who runs a pretzel cart in the park. As Hercules tries to make his way in the big city with Pretzie's help, he runs afoul of a crooked wresling promoter, gets mixed up with gangsters, rides his chariot through Times Square, descends into Hell, and dines at the Automat (which some contend is not unlike descending into Hell). Just as Hercules is getting used to life on Earth, his angry father decides it's time the boy came home, and Zeus sends Nemesis (Taina Elg) and a handful of other gods to retrieve him. For the original American release of Hercules In New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger was billed as Arnold Strong, and his voice was dubbed by another actor to remove his accent; when the film was re-released on video in 2000, Schwarzenegger's original vocal tracks were restored, though the dubbed version appears on several previous video releases.

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Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business. full summary | add synopsis
Herc is played by now govener of california Arnold Swarchaneger.....with a voice overdub. its the film that started the love affair...with I'll be Back...but not in politics.
No, and no. I saw the Italian Steve Reeves Hercules movies when I was a kid, which look great when you’re 10 and have the advantage that, no matter how hammy they are, they do play the story straight. But they have a completely different fe...

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Actors Character Born
Arnold Schwarzenegger Hercules Jul 30, 1947 in Graz, Austria
Arnold Stang Pretzie Sep 28, 1925 in Chelsea, MA
Deborah Loomis Helen
James Karen The Professor
Mark Tendler Samson
Tanny Mc Donald Juno
Michael Lipton Pluto
Ernest Graves Zeus
Taina Elg Nemesis Mar 9, 1930 in Helsinki, Finland
Merwin Goldsmith Maxie
Dan Hamilton Mercury
George Bartenieff Nitro

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