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The Adventures of Hercules

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4.7/10 • 59

1985-08-261h 28m

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The man with supernatural strength returns to battle the forces of evil!

Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.

Directors
Luigi Cozzi
Editors
Sergio Montanari

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  1. Lou Ferrigno

    Lou Ferrigno

    Hercules

  2. Milly Carlucci

    Milly Carlucci

    Urania

  3. Sonia Viviani

    Sonia Viviani

    Glaucia

  4. William Berger

    William Berger

    King Minos

  5. Carla Ferrigno

    Carla Ferrigno

    Athena

  6. Claudio Cassinelli

    Claudio Cassinelli

    Zeus

  7. Maria Rosaria Omaggio

    Maria Rosaria Omaggio

    Hera

  8. Serena Grandi

    Serena Grandi

    Euryale

  9. Pamela Prati

    Pamela Prati

    Aracne

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CinemaSerf

Jun 2, 2022

4/10

OK, so someone got a buy one get one with Lou Ferrigno's last contract? Well, anyway, they decided to do the whole "Hercules" thing all over again only this time our wooden wonder has to track down the seven thunderbolts that have been pinched from his somewhat peeved father Zeus (Claudio Cassinelli). It turns out that the thieves are uncomfortably, and rather powerfully, close to home but we all have every confidence that our muscly powerhouse will thwart their plan and return his dad's shiny bolts. What really doesn't help this, is the drawn-on visual effects. They reminded me of the augmentations my geography teacher used to add to the overhead projector slides at school in the early 1980s. There is plenty of action, to be fair, but the dialogue and staging are all just too weak and the story offers little more than an excuse for some scantily clad folks to show off their fine frames whilst providing us with with little, if any, actual entertainment. There are plenty of Italian made films of this genre from the 1950s that were done on a fraction of the budget, but that are way more colourful, creatively designed and enjoyable to watch. If this is your type of film then maybe try one of them. I'd just as soon forget this one!

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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