Ercole
Réalisation:
Luigi CozziScénario:
Luigi CozziPhotographie:
Alberto SpagnoliMusique:
Pino DonaggioActeurs·trices:
Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, William Berger, Rossana Podestà, Mirella D'Angelo, Bobby Rhodes, Gianni Garko, Claudio Cassinelli (plus)Résumés(1)
In this adaptation of the Greek myth, Hercules (Lou Ferrigno) - a semi-divine being - squares off against King Minos (William Berger), who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe (Mirella D'Angelo), Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia (Ingrid Anderson) from being sacrificed by Minos and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress (Sybil Danning). (101 Films)
(plus)Critiques (2)
An ancient myth reworked through the lens of the Universe People. Hercules is a wonderful example of the Munchausen-esque creativity of 1980s Italian trash flicks – a completely phantasmagorical screenplay, cobbled-together mechanical monsters, DIY special effects, theatrically lit studio scenes, something constantly happening but with zero momentum or dramatic gradation. The wooden Lou Ferrigno evidently mastered only one expression, namely perplexed amazement, which is probably why the filmmakers decided to shoot Hercules as a psychedelic new-age fable, so that they could make dramatic use of his bodybuilder’s physique as frequently as possible.
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When I was a kid, I really liked this. I know the plot lacked any logic and the movie was poorly shot overall, but it was fun and hilarious. That was enough for me as a little squirt. I sometimes think back with nostalgia to the muscle-bound Lou Ferrigno (who played a tougher Hercules than Arnold did a few years before him) and his journeys through space, though not as often as I would like.
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