Arnold Stang and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as Hercules, in HERCULES IN NEW YORK (1970)
A cute, amiable film with a fantasy story of Hercules, with a thick Austrian accent, ending up in modern day New York. The plot is not that important. It's mainly a showcase for Arnold. Decades later, his acting remained the same. Critics disapproved of Steve Reeves' acting when HERCULES (1958) was released but I thought he was pretty good, certainly when you factor in the language barrier. Young Arnold is physically impressive but dude can't act. At all. IMO, Arnold Stang saved the movie. Putting these two together was genius.
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