Hércules decide vengar la muerte de su esposa, asesinada a manos de Éurito, rey de Ecalia, pero todo es un complot de un cortesano ambicioso. Hércules acaba enamorándose de Deyanira, que aho... Leer todoHércules decide vengar la muerte de su esposa, asesinada a manos de Éurito, rey de Ecalia, pero todo es un complot de un cortesano ambicioso. Hércules acaba enamorándose de Deyanira, que ahora es una buena reina.Hércules decide vengar la muerte de su esposa, asesinada a manos de Éurito, rey de Ecalia, pero todo es un complot de un cortesano ambicioso. Hércules acaba enamorándose de Deyanira, que ahora es una buena reina.
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There's almost nothing positive to say about this movie, which looks like it was made for an audience of libidinous five-year-olds.
Usually seen as a blonde, Mansfield here dons a black and a red wig: she appears as a couple of sovereigns – the heroine and an Amazonian (though the latter is technically played by another actress who takes up Mansfield's appearance via a magic potion in order to ensnare Hargitay). Of mild interest is the fact that the latter has a penchant of disposing of her lovers by having them turned into living trees – as if one needed further proof of how wooden this thing could be, the plot here takes it to a literal level! The chief villainous role in this one is entrusted to Massimo Serato, often a reliable presence in this type of flick, but in this case sporting long curly hair – which only serves to enhance the film's overriding camp factor. Also in the cast, as one of Serato's advisors, is Giulio Donnini from the obscure peplum FRINE, CORTIGIANA D'ORIENTE (1953) – which I watched as part of last month's "Epic Movie Challenge" (in time for the Easter period); incidentally, I had intended to rent the 5-Disc/7-Film set among which this was included back then but it wasn't available.
By the way, THE LOVES OF HERCULES was also known as HERCULES VS. THE HYDRA: this monster, which appears fairly early on in the game, is one of the worst of its kind ever constructed – what's the point of having a three-headed menace if lopping one of them off kills it instantly! Indeed, the mechanical creation is so bulky that it can barely move and so obviously fake that one is liable to burst out laughing at the mere sight of it, as I did, thus effectively destroying the illusion of the entire scene! Another hilarious obstacle the hero has to overcome during the course of the film is a meek-looking cow absurdly sprayed black by the penny-pinching film-makers in a lousy attempt to pass it off for a menacing bull!
Soon, Queen Deianira (Jayne Mansfield!) falls hopelessly in love with the big lug. A lot of time passes with no real action, though the mighty, shirtless one does glisten like a rotisserie chicken in the sun!
Then, Big H gets a chance to battle the hydra, which looks like a Rose Bowl parade float. He also gets captured by amazons, who look even better in mini-skirts than he does, though their cockatoo headdresses remain a mystery.
This isn't one of the more dynamic of its sub-genre. It mostly exists as an excuse to show off the physical attributes of Hunkules and Ms. Mansfield. So, don't expect a scintillating story line...
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- TriviaJayne Mansfield was pregnant during filming. She dieted to keep her pregnancy from showing.
- ErroresHercules prays to his father Zeus (Greek) during the ax-throwing trial. Everyone else refers to him as the son of Jupiter (Roman), even though they're all Greek as well.
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Licos: [interrupting High Priest who's counselling Dyanara] That's enough! Do not torment her any longer!
High Priest: I was only endeavoring to tell Dyanara to try and pull herself together.
- ConexionesEdited into The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)
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- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 42 minutos
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- 2.35 : 1