7.6
“See Him Topple Two Ton Newspaper Rolls! See Him Toss Tough Men Like Toothpicks!”
Hercules in New York (1970)
February 23, 19701h 32mEN
4.1
344 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Arthur Allan SeidelmanWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Rent
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$300K
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
RAF Industries
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User Reviews
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4.0Ha! This is hilarious. Arnold Schwarzenegger - going by the name of "Strong" on the titles, is the demigod son of Zeus (Ernest Graves) and he's bored hanging around Olympus keeping out of trouble. Finally his father loses his temper, hurls a thunder bolt at him and he ends up down on earth befriending the weedy "Pretzie" (Arnold Stang doing a vaguely Phil Silvers impersonation) and getting involved with some crooks who see his might as a meal ticket. What now ensues is just harmless, witless, fun with a confused mythology - Roman and Greek names for the gods are interchangeable; an Olympus tha…
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