GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON is another Hercules movie with the hero's name altered for American audiences. It stars Mark Forest as the enormous hero.
The action starts right away, with Hercu-liath battling a three-headed, fire-breathing dog monster! This takes about ten seconds, as it's more of a big, three-headed sausage.
Golia-cles is seeking the fabled "blood diamond", and must face the dreaded bat-man beast! It lasts for almost five seconds before being crushed
Meanwhile, the devilish King Eurystheus (Broderick Crawford) plots destruction and doom. He's sort of the Al Capone of the ancient world, and will do anything to stay in power.
For his part, our hero, after returning the aforementioned gem to its rightful owner, only wants some rest and relaxation. This is cut short when Eurystheus abducts his brother! Now, Her-goliath-cles must save his sibling, as well as everyone else.
A decent entry in the genre, with plenty of action, monsters, and battle sequences. Forest is, as always, larger than life. The "elephant" scene is fun, though it seems likely that the poor creature was either sleep deprived or heavily drugged prior to filming!
As for the dragon, it's fairly well-realized, utilizing both stop-motion and a large, animatronic head. It takes an entire twenty seconds for it to meet its maker!
Of course, there's a huge, "battle royal" finale, where Gol-herc-iath-cles gets his chance to toss his opponents around like meatballs!
An entertaining romp...
The action starts right away, with Hercu-liath battling a three-headed, fire-breathing dog monster! This takes about ten seconds, as it's more of a big, three-headed sausage.
Golia-cles is seeking the fabled "blood diamond", and must face the dreaded bat-man beast! It lasts for almost five seconds before being crushed
Meanwhile, the devilish King Eurystheus (Broderick Crawford) plots destruction and doom. He's sort of the Al Capone of the ancient world, and will do anything to stay in power.
For his part, our hero, after returning the aforementioned gem to its rightful owner, only wants some rest and relaxation. This is cut short when Eurystheus abducts his brother! Now, Her-goliath-cles must save his sibling, as well as everyone else.
A decent entry in the genre, with plenty of action, monsters, and battle sequences. Forest is, as always, larger than life. The "elephant" scene is fun, though it seems likely that the poor creature was either sleep deprived or heavily drugged prior to filming!
As for the dragon, it's fairly well-realized, utilizing both stop-motion and a large, animatronic head. It takes an entire twenty seconds for it to meet its maker!
Of course, there's a huge, "battle royal" finale, where Gol-herc-iath-cles gets his chance to toss his opponents around like meatballs!
An entertaining romp...