[net.movies] here we go, Bad Again

sharp@noao.UUCP (Nigel Sharp) (10/29/85)

> I'll give it the totally bad movie award, with _Hercules_ as a 
  refs. to  ^^ Megaforce removed
> close second.  In case you missed this wonder, (I wonder why I ever
> saw it) it starred Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) as the big H.
> Nothing in this movie was good.  You name it, and it sucked.  Don't
> even waste a dollar to rent it on video tape.
>                          --Kevin Chu
>                          ..ucbvax!ucdavis!vega!ccs020

Why not mention the version of Hercules that starred Arnold Sch. himself,
clearly at a very early stage of his career, appearing in modern NY after
being annoyed with Zeus (or some such silly plot - or is that the Lou F.
plot ? - anyway, silly plot).  Don't forget that it's tricky for LF to
act properly when he's deaf - also makes his speech odd.  But, it's
quite a handicap to have overcome.
-- 

	Nigel Sharp     National Optical Astronomy Observatories
			Tucson, Arizona			(602) 325-9273	

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leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) (10/30/85)

 >Why not mention the version of Hercules that starred Arnold
 >Sch.  himself, clearly at a very early stage of his career.

It is somewhat lame but there are much worse films.  Few people seem to
know about HERCULES IN NEW YORK (a.k.a. HERCULES: THE MOVIE) and that
Arnold Schwarznegger was in it because on its main release he went
under the name Arnold Strong.  I suspect because the real name did not
have marquee appeal (that is a pretty tough name to put on a marquee!)
and so they could say it starred Arnold Stang and Arnold Strong.  It
later was re-released with the strong man's real name when
Schwarznegger's name had some value on a marquee.  His voice was dubbed
for the film, incidently, though most of the other actors spoke with
their real voices.

				Mark Leeper
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