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Maciste contre les monstres

Original title: Maciste contro i mostri
  • 1962
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  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
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Maciste contre les monstres (1962)
ActionAdventureFantasyRomance

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tri... Read allWandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.

  • Director
    • Guido Malatesta
  • Writers
    • Arpad DeRiso
    • Guido Malatesta
  • Stars
    • Reg Lewis
    • Margaret Lee
    • Luciano Marin
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    335
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    • Director
      • Guido Malatesta
    • Writers
      • Arpad DeRiso
      • Guido Malatesta
    • Stars
      • Reg Lewis
      • Margaret Lee
      • Luciano Marin
    • 18User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Reg Lewis
    Reg Lewis
    • Maciste…
    Margaret Lee
    Margaret Lee
    • Moah
    Luciano Marin
    Luciano Marin
    • Aydar of the Sun People
    Andrea Aureli
    Andrea Aureli
    • Fuan of the Moon People
    Birgit Bergen
    Birgit Bergen
    • Raya
    Nello Pazzafini
    Nello Pazzafini
    • Chief of the Ulmar People
    Maria Kent
    • Agmin - Nab's Girlfriend
    Fulvia Gasser
    • Girl of the Sun People
    Rocco Spataro
    • Nab
    Domenico Maggio
    • Man of the Sun People
    • (as Mimmo Maggio)
    Nando Angelini
    • Man of the Cave People
    Nino Milano
    • Man of the Sun People
    Ivan Pengow
    • Agur
    Tanja Snidersic
    • Girl of the Sun People
    Demeter Bitenc
    Demeter Bitenc
    • Dorok - Father of Aydar
    • (as Dander Bitenc)
    Laura Brown
    • Sacrificed Girl of the Sun People
    • (uncredited)
    Cho Cha Lung
    • Mongol Elder
    • (uncredited)
    Alfredo Zammi
    • Gamel - Fire Keeper of the Sun People
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Guido Malatesta
    • Writers
      • Arpad DeRiso
      • Guido Malatesta
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    User reviews18

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    5ralphv2

    Personally, I rooted for the fire monsters

    Can't get the theme song out of my mind! The monster in the lake was pretty good, probably took up most of the budget, and if it had been featured more, say wreaking havoc among the two ice age tribes and having an apocalyptic fight with the toothy hero amid exploding volcanoes, hurtling moons and collapsing ice cliffs, it would have been a decent club-and-sandal flick. But it got killed after just a few minutes, spear thrown through the eye from almost the next county...ouch! The other monsters would have seemed more lame had it not been for the human actors...made even paper mache look good.

    But it's set in the Ice Age, which makes it pretty unique for these types of movies, so a little more interesting than it would have been otherwise. It would make a nice Friday night double feature with "Goliath and the Dragon" if you had some pizza and beer.
    Dethcharm

    From The Theme Song: "The Mighty Sons Of Hercules Were Men As Men Should Be!"...

    Repackaged for American audiences as part of the SONS OF HERCULES series, COLOSSUS OF THE STONE AGE opens with the most fantastically phenomenal theme song of all created time and space! Amen!

    A tribe of nomadic, prehistoric types, dressed in fuzzy bathroom throw rugs, builds a village. They should have checked out the neighborhood first, as there's a monster in a nearby lake!

    Thankfully, the shirtless mound of muscle known as Maxus (Reg Lewis) arrives in time to slay the creature, and to speak in a voice that's loud enough to set off car alarms, if they had such things in olden times, that is.

    It's not long before beautiful village women are dancing around in headdresses, apparently designed by Dr. Seuss. A rival tribe attacks, and several lives and throw rugs are lost.

    Good Lord!

    The marauding miscreants have absconded with the women! Have no fear! Maxus returns to lead the men on a rescue mission, and to battle those who've wronged them so wrongly. Fighting and more female dancing ensue.

    Also, watch for Maxus' struggle against a dragon that resembles a float in the Rose Bowl parade! Annnd, a band of horn-helmeted cannibals!

    Fine entertainment for fans of our muscular heroes...
    2bkoganbing

    Maciste In The Ice Age

    This particular peplum is a prehistoric item as Maciste goes back to the caveman era and helps out one tribe which has been dislocated by the Ice Age to settle on some new lands. It seems as though the other tribe that was there before isn't happy about these late arrivals hunting in their forests and want them removed.

    Bodybuilder Reg Lewis of Mae West's review plays the legendary Maciste here. He's got to deal with all kinds of prehistoric beasts including a multi-headed hydra. One thing I swear I can't understand is how Maciste avoids pneumonia when he insists on going in his usual loincloth while everyone else is bundled up in animal skins. But his body is what the movie-going public is paying to see.

    Nothing here you haven't seen in One Million BC and a few hundred other successors.
    5tptensToadykingPiaCatDogSnailAnt

    Life size monsters

    This movie has some tribal squabble that is dull, otherwise the spots of actual life size monsters used are impressive.
    Michael_Elliott

    Silly But Enjoyable

    Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (1962)

    ** (out of 4)

    Maciste (Reg Lewis), the son of Hercules, is wondering around when he runs into two members of a tribe that worships the Sun. They are being attacked by large fire breathing monster so Maciste kills it. Flash forward and the Moon worshipers are starting to kidnap the women from the Sun tribe so they go to Maciste for help.

    FIRE MONSTERS AGAINST THE SON OF HERCULES, the American title of this Italian movie, isn't a film that is meant to be taken serious. Outside of the Mario Bava film HERCULES IN A HAUNTED WORLD, this is the first in the series that I've seen and from the start I couldn't help but think of the Toho Godzilla series with the poor dubbing and rather silly special effects. Of course, I'm sure many people would say the only way to fully enjoy this or even judge it is by watching the original Italian cut but I don't have that available.

    As far as this American edit goes, I thought it was actually entertaining as long as you don't expect too much from it. The performances are pretty much what they are and it's certainly hard to judge them with the atrocious accents and dubbing. Poor Maciste appears to be dubbed by someone simply holding their breathe. The film does contain quite a bit of action, which helps keep it move at a nice pace and it's certainly never boring.

    As for the title monster, it's a real doozy and appears to have been made from supplied bought at a dollar store. Yes, it looks incredibly cheap and silly but it somewhat adds to the charm.

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    • Trivia
      The film was originally released in the UK in 1964 under the title "Colossus Of The Stone Age" and re-released 11 years later in 1975 as "Land Of The Monsters".
    • Quotes

      Moah: Are you looking for something?

      Maciste - U.S. version: Maxus: Yes, I'm looking for trouble.

    • Alternate versions
      Embassy Pictures included this among a group of sword and sandal/mythological muscleman epics they put into a U.S. television syndication package called "The Sons of Hercules." The title was changed to "Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules." The beginning and ending scores were replaced with a theme song titled "The Sons of Hercules" which was used on all of the films in this syndication package. Some lines of the English dubbed dialog was replaced (using another actor) so that Maxus refers to himself as being a "son of Hercules." After the opening credits, a shot of clouds was inserted and a narrator would explain that the main character in each of the films was a "son of Hercules."
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      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (1974)

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1962 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Yugoslavia
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Maciste contre le monstre
    • Filming locations
      • Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Euro International Films
      • Caserbib
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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