Hercules in New York (1970)

Director:

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writer:

Aubrey Wisberg (written by)

Release Date:

25 February 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

See Him Topple Two Ton Newspaper Rolls! See Him Toss Tough Men Like Toothpicks!

Plot:

Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.

Plot Keywords:

Zeus | Olympus | Hercules | Mount Olympus | Greek

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Hercules (as Arnold Strong 'Mr. Universe')
Arnold Stang	...	Pretzie
Deborah Loomis	...	Helen Camden
James Karen	...	Professor Camden
Ernest Graves	...	Zeus
Tanny McDonald	...	Juno
Harold Burstein	...	Rod Nelson (as Howard Burstein)
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Maxie
George Bartenieff	...	Nitro
Taina Elg	...	Nemesis
Michael Lipton	...	Pluto
Jan Adams
William Bass
Rudy Bond	...	Ship Captain
Lane Carroll
Tony Carroll	...	Monstro (as Tony 'Mr. World' Carroll)
Oliver Clark
Erica Fitz	...	Venus
Erin Fleming
Frank Gio
Diane Goble	...	Diana (as Diana Goble)
Dan Hamilton	...	Mercury
Richard Herd	...	Johnny, the Athletics Coach
Audrie Magee
Michael Miller
Ronnie Richards
Tony Roland
Alex Stevens
Viola Swayne
Mark Tendler	...	Samson
Dennis Tinerino	...	Atlas
Alicia Vetcher
Iris Whitney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Parnell Hall	...	Man with chariot (uncredited)
Abe Holiday	...	Scared Man on Harbor (uncredited)

Directed by
Arthur Allan Seidelman		(as Arthur A. Seidelman)

Writing credits
Aubrey Wisberg		(written by)

Produced by
Lewis G. Chapin Jr.	....	executive producer
Willard W. Goodman	....	associate producer
Murray M. Kaplan	....	executive producer
Aubrey Wisberg	....	producer

Original Music by
John Balamos

Cinematography by
Leo Lebowitz		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Donald P. Finamore		(as Donald Finamore)

Art Direction by
Perry Watkins

Costume Design by
Charles D. Tomlinson

Makeup Department
Reginald Tackley	....	makeup artist (as Reg Tackley)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
François Moullin	....	second assistant director (as Francois Moulin)
John E. Quill	....	assistant director (as John Quill)

Art Department
Steve Mass	....	second prop
Sol Stern	....	property master

Sound Department
Bob Fine	....	sound mixer
Simon Nuchtern	....	sound editor
Al Ray	....	boom operator
Abe Seidman	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Carroll	....	grip
Morton Gorowitz	....	gaffer
Martin Harris	....	still photographer
Charles Kolb	....	head grip
Larry Orlick	....	first assistant camera
Leon Perer	....	camera operator
Rudolph Zetterberg	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne T. Stoney	....	wardrobe (as Yvonne Stoney)

Editorial Department
Raymond Greenberg	....	assistant to editor

Music Department
John Balamos	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
William Curry	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Merve Dayan	....	unit location manager
Parnell Hall	....	unit location manager
Frank Hillsberg	....	title designer
Judy Rosenthal	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Filmpartners (uncredited)
• RAF Industries (presents)
• The Tooniversal Company (uncredited)

Distributors

• Trimark Pictures (1970) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Disc Factory (laserdisc)
• Filmpartners
• Future Film (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
• Hollywood DVD Ltd. (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Pand Co. Ltd. (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
• Pand Co. Ltd. (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
• RAF Industries (1970) (USA)
• Unicorn Video (video as "Hercules Goes Bananas")

Other Companies

• 'The Villager'  our thanks to: for Miss Loomis' apparel
• Bernardos  our thanks to: Greek sandals
• Christian Dior  our thanks to: for Miss Elg's apparel
• Film Opticals  opticals
• Hertz  our thanks to: production vehicles provided by
• Pan American Airlines  our thanks to (as Pan-American Airways)

Also Known As:

Hercules - The Movie
Hercules Goes Bananas

Runtime:

75 min | USA:91 min (original version) | UK:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Filmpartners

Trivia:

Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice is dubbed throughout the film. It has later been released on DVD with Arnold's voice.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Hercules holds back the forklift truck after escaping the ship with Pretzie, he says "A fine chariot, but where are your horses?" but he mouths the words too early and no audio is heard. This is corrected in the non-dubbed version with Schwarzenegger's real voice.

Quotes:

Hercules: Hercules has no need of money!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Hercules in Hollywood (2005)

Author! Author!

Wow, this movie has to be seen to be believed! I can't believe that Arnold "Pretzie" Stang was overlooked AGAIN by the Academy! A finer piece of work I have not seen! Except perhaps by that guy in the bear suit. Now that was some great acting as well.

Of course, this is all from the perspective of being drunk, which is what you would have to be to like this movie! :P