HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

TITLE: Hercules Against The Moon Men
YEAR OF RELEASE: 1964
CLASSIFICATION : PG
DIRECTOR: Giacomo Gentilomo
STARRING : Alan Steel (Sergio Ciani), Jany Clair, Anna Maria Polani, Delia D'Alberti, Jean-Pierre Honoré, Nando Tamberlani, Goffredo Unger.

TAGLINES:
* Earth's mightiest man battles moon monsters!
* Planets on collision course! as Earth's mightiest titan battles moon monsters!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES:
* Hercules Vs. the Moon Men
* Maciste Vs. the Moon Men
* Maciste vs. the Stone Men
* Maciste contre les hommes de pierre (France)
* Maciste et la reine de Samar (France)

Hercules Against The Moon Men: Video Case Cover Synopsis
Hercules (Alan Steel) is summoned to a country named Samra by its Prime Minister, to free its inhabitant's from the rule of the queen who sacrifices her subjects to placate invaders from the moon. Hercules is captured, but frees himself from treacherous caverns by slaying a monster. He then learns the Queen's sister, who is leading the revolt, has been captured and is to be sacrificed to the moon god.

Hercules Against The Moon Men: Tony's Comments
"Hercules Against The Moon Men" is an exciting action-filled entry in the Hercules genre. It is different to many of the others in that it combines science fiction with Greek mythology. Italian actor Sergio Ciani who would later become known as Alan Steel was not a newcomer to sword and sandal films. Sergio made small appearances in four peplum films (The Giant of Marathon, The Fury of Hercules, Samson And The Slave Queen, The Rebel Gladiators) before starring as Hercules in "Hercules Against The Moon Men". Sergio's popular portrayal of the Greek demigod in this film opened the doorway for further starring roles such as "Samson And The Mighty Challenge", "Hercules And The Treasure Of The Incas", "Hercules and The Black Pirates", "Hercules and The Masked Rider" and "Hercules Against Rome". Although many of Alan Steel's films had Hercules in the title he wasn't necessarily playing the traditional Herculean character but he was always a strongman action hero. Also, Alan tended to add a dash of humor to his he-man roles and played the characters somewhat tongue in cheek. "Hercules Against The Moon Men" is one of Alan Steel's personal best. It is the ultimate in cheesy fun, the metallic moon monsters look great, Alan Steel hams it up brilliantly and the action-packed stunts come thick and fast.

DVD DETAILS:

On this fantastic DVD, you get two great peplums for the price of one, plus a whole host of other goodies including:

* Original Theatrical Trailer for "Hercules against the Moon Men"

* Bonus Sword and Sandal Style Trailers for: "Alone Against Rome," "The Avenger," "Damon and Pythias," "Gladiators Seven," "Goliath and the Sins of Babylon," "Goliath and the Vampires," "Hercules of the Desert," "Mighty Ursus," "The Mongols," "Sabu and the Magic Ring" and "Son of Samson"

* Muscleman Poseidon pummels a Monster Monkey in the Superstrong Short Subject "The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules"

* Maciste declares war on an Underground City of Albino Evil in the 32-minute Muscleman Featurette "Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules"

* Gallery of Sword and Sandal Exploitation Art

The Fury Of Hercules(1961) VHS
It's a labor of love for the legendary strongman, as Herc (essayed here by Brad Harris) comes to the aid of a beautiful queen whose land has been conquered by a cruel tyrant. 96 min.
Samson And His Mighty Challenge(1964) VHS
Extremely rare Italian slugfest suits up four of the most popular sword and sandals musclemen from the early `60s: Maciste, Samson, Hercules and Ursus. Iron man Alan Steele stars.
Hercules Against The Moon Men(1964) VHS
In grand Herculean fashion, our hero (Alan Steel) comes to the aid of the good Samarians and battles the interplanetary menace of the Moon Men (who look like giant, lumpy Gumbys) and the wizard trying to help them revive their queen. Oh, and did we mention the sandstorm scene?

Hercules Against The Moon Men (1964)/The Witch's Curse [DVD](1962) DVD
In grand Herculean fashion, our hero (Alan Steel) comes to the aid of the good Samarians and battles the interplanetary menace of the Moon Men (who look like giant, lumpy Gumbys) and the wizard trying to help them revive their queen. Oh, and did we mention the sandstorm scene? Then, a 17th-century body-builder rips up a tree and descends to Hell to force a witch to remove her curse from his village. American muscleman Kirk Morris plays a Scottish shepherd in this Italian-made Maciste epic. AKA: ``Maciste in Hell.'' 163 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; trailers; art gallery; bonus short; featurette.