The next morning, Perseus presents himself as the next husband to be and correctly answers the riddle, winning Andromeda's hand in marriage. "Olympian Trials & Treachery". Familystyle Sets First-Look Deal With Entertainment 360 (Exclusive), Kelsey Grammer, Nathalie Cox Complete ‘Miss Willoughby’ U.K. Company Credits An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. | "[20] Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "Though not very witty, the adventures are many and involve a lot of Mr. Harryhausen's specialities," though he thought the monsters were "less convincing than interesting. Three Blind Witches! Cross worked with producer Charles H. Schneer before, writing the screenplay for Schneer's production of Jason and the Argonauts. The music is also very nice. In retribution, Zeus kills Acrisius and orders Poseidon to release the last of the Titans, a gigantic sea monster called the Kraken, to destroy Argos. [7] A novelization of the film by Alan Dean Foster was published in 1981. Time your eyes were opened to grim reality. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Photos (1) Quotes (2) Photos . Forgive. "HOLLYWOOD IS JOYOUS OVER ITS RECORD GROSSING SUMMER", 1981 Yearly Box Office Results - BoxOfficeMojo.com, "Ray Harryhausen Presents: 20 Million Miles More #1 (Preview)", "Medusa's Head Hiding Within Perseus' Sack? By taking their magic eye, Perseus forces them to reveal that the only way to defeat the Kraken is by using the head of the gorgon Medusa whose gaze can turn any living thing into stone, who lives on an island in the River Styx at the edge of the Underworld. : Weakened by his struggle, Perseus sends Bubo to rescue Pegasus from Calibos's henchmen and reaches the amphitheater in Joppa, where he collapses from exhaustion. An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit. Cassiopeia : Forgive. Time you saw something of the world, Perseus. I'm sure they did this for the kids but it really diminished the integrity of the story. Thetis The gods and goddesses are stiff and uninteresting, including Laurence (anything for a buck) Olivier. The characters are interesting and the thread of mythology is interesting enough to carry it to its conclusion. Time to know the terrors of the dark and look on death. Kampf der Titanen ist ein US-amerikanisch-britischer Fantasyfilm von Desmond Davis aus dem Jahr 1981. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Perseus (mythology character) Helius; Perseus (2010 film) Spyros; Zeus (1981 film) Perseus (1981 film) Laurence Olivier. Claire Bloom. "[4], MGM overruled Schneer's choice of John Gielgud to portray the playwright Ammon, and asked for Burgess Meredith to be cast instead. Schneer took it to Orion Pictures who insisted on Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the lead but the producer refused as the role involved too much dialogue. RAY HARRYHAUSEN TALKS ABOUT HIS CINEMATIC MAGIC Tasker, Ann. It has a decent script, a fine cast, and a lot of good effects. "[25], In a book published in 2000, Stephen R. Wilk suggested that "most people today who are aware of the story of Perseus and Medusa owe their knowledge to" the film.[26]. Just to make things worse, Perseus falls in love with the lovely Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker), who used to be engaged to Thetis' son, Calibos (Neil McCarthy). ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clash_of_the_Titans_(1981_film)&oldid=984737893, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2019, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 20:11. Zeus commands Athena to give Perseus her owl Bubo, but she orders Hephaestus to build a golden replica of Bubo instead, who leads Perseus, Andromeda, Ammon, Thallo and some soldiers to the Stygian Witches. The gods predict that Perseus and Andromeda will live happily, rule wisely, and produce children, and Zeus forbids the other gods to pursue vengeance against them. Why, once he even tried to ravish me disguised as a cuttlefish. Played By: Laurence Olivier (1981 version), Liam Neeson (remake) The King of Olympus, God of Gods and Perseus' father. You dare compare your daughter's beauty to mine and in my own sacred sanctuary? For the insult you have done to me and the cruel injury inflicted on my son, I demand the life of Andromeda. A novelizationo… : Their son, Dimitri, was born in 1980 after filming was completed, and their relationship ended in 1983. : The karst area in El Torcal de Antequera, Spain appears in the visit to the Stygian witches. 74 of 98 people found this review helpful. The four-issue comic book miniseries Wrath of the Titans (2007), released by TidalWave Productions as part of their Ray Harryhausen Signature Series, picked up the story 5 years after the events of the film.[27]. "They loved the material, they loved the picture, and they were wonderful to us," said Schneer. They didn't want the public to think it was totally an English picture. View production, box office, & company info. "They preferred an American actor. As Perseus and his party set to return, Calibos enters their camp and punctures the cloak carrying Medusa's head, causing her blood to spill and produce three giant scorpions.