[14][15] By the time it finished its theatrical run, it had grossed $41 million in North America. It does, however, tell a pretty good story. Shoot Amid Coronavirus, Mads Mikkelsen to receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo - Sarajevo 2020, Everything Coming to Netflix in July 2020, Best "Game of Thrones" Cast Connected Movie, Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. Calibos and the scorpions attack and kill Perseus's remaining escorts, including Thallo, whose death Perseus mourns. View production, box office, & company info. Hear me, vain and foolish mortal woman. 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. You will repent your boast and the cruel injury you have inflicted on my son, Calibos. Mills, Bart. The film features the final work of stop motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Photos (1) Quotes (2) Photos . Clash of the Titans was released on June 12, 1981 and grossed $6,565,347 from 1,127 theatres in its opening weekend, second behind Raiders of the Lost Ark at the U.S. box office, which was released on the same date. The 3D remake Clash of the Titans (2010) and its sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012) were released by the property's current rights holder Warner Bros.[28][29][30] The Kraken would appear in The Lego Batman Movie as one of the villains rallied by The Joker to destroy Gotham City. (1981). It's always difficult to review something in 1999 which was made 18 years earlier. Despite Bubo's similarities to the droid R2-D2 of the 1977 film Star Wars, Harryhausen claimed Bubo was created before Star Wars was released. I enjoyed the creatures. Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans Wrath of the Titans; 1981 2010 2012 Perseus: Harry … Still, if you allow yourself, you can have a lot of fun with this film. : Certainly not. In the subsequent battle, Perseus petrifies the Kraken with Medusa's head, causing it to crumble to pieces. : "[4] The scenes involving the Gods only took eight days. In 30 days, on the eve of the longest day of the year, your daughter Andromeda must be taken to the sacrificial rock at the edge of the sea, there bound and chained to the stone. : Despite the producers' protracted labours, there's a real possibility that some audiences will be turned to stone before Medusa shows up. "As I put the film together and the castings came up, they approved the additional castings and added that expense to the budget. What did you do? It has a decent script, a fine cast, and a lot of good effects. The website's critical consensus reads, "A goofy, old-school sword-and-sandal epic, Clash of the Titans mines Greek mythology for its story and fleshes it out with Ray Harryhausen's charmingly archaic stop-motion animation techniques. The film's screenwriter, Beverley Cross, was married to Maggie Smith, who played Thetis, until his death in 1998. : [16] The film had a worldwide gross of over $70 million and was one of 1981's biggest hits. : Los Angeles Times 16 Sep 1979: n30. ", 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. The film features the final work of stop motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen. Certificate: Passed She must be delivered to the Kraken at the setting of the sun or else the Kraken will destroy all Joppa and everyone within the city. 74 of 98 people found this review helpful. It is paced nicely and the scenery is pretty breathtaking. The next day, the group continues on their journey without Andromeda and Ammon, who return to Joppa. In prerevolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village. : Changes to the script and, on submission, some cuts to Perseus's final battle with Calibos were made and the film secured the "A" certificate: "Those aged 5 and older admitted, but not recommended for children under 14 years of age". On the Gorgon's island, most of Perseus' men are killed. Harryhausen was also co-producer of the film, and retired from film-making shortly after it was released. 62, Iss. "[13], Schneer picked Desmond Davis to direct in part because Davis had made several BBC Shakespeare films and he wanted someone with experience dealing with Shakespearean actors.[13]. 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]. "[citation needed], Christopher John reviewed Clash of the Titans in Ares Magazine #9 and commented that "Clash of the Titans is still one of Harryhausen's best works. : Perseus is discovered and nearly killed by Calibos, but manages to sever one of Calibos's hands, losing his helmet in the process. The quest for the evil Medusa, the need to figure out a way to defeat her without being turned to stone, the evil Calibos (a complete creation), and, of course, the beautiful Andromenda (Judi Bowker, who is absolutely stunning) is the prize. Thetis My priests of Joppa are loyal. Did he succeed? : Thetis : Hear me, vain and foolish mortal woman. A fortunate young man. The characters are interesting and the thread of mythology is interesting enough to carry it to its conclusion. What will become of us? | Some pretty important actors to throw away at these Olympian debriefings. Time your eyes were opened to grim reality. Clash of the Titans Sometimes a shower of gold, sometimes a bull or a swan. In revenge, Thetis transports an adult Perseus from Seriphos to an abandoned amphitheater in Joppa, where he befriends a soldier, Thallo, and an elderly poet named Ammon and learns that Andromeda is under a curse and cannot marry unless her suitor, upon the threat of execution if he fails, successfully answers a riddle concocted by Calibos. Beat him at his own game. If, in truth, it was to be a clash of the titans, then that is who should have been featured; it should have been either the gods' or Perseus' story, not both. During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island. Kampf der Titanen ist ein US-amerikanisch-britischer Fantasyfilm von Desmond Davis aus dem Jahr 1981. Played By: Laurence Olivier (1981 version), Liam Neeson (remake) The King of Olympus, God of Gods and Perseus' father. The constellations of Perseus, Andromeda, Pegasus and Cassiopeia are created in their honor. I will speak to them in dreams and omens. You will repent your boast and the cruel injury you have inflicted on my son, Calibos. Clash of the Titans is a 1981 British-American heroic fantasy monster adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross which is loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. It was released on June 12, 1981 and grossed $41 million at the North American box office,[6] which made it the 11th-highest-grossing film of the year. Written by It is a lot of fun. Fortune is ally to the brave. After being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him. A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. Thetis A sacrifice suitable for the Kraken. "[19] Variety called it "an unbearable bore of a film that will probably put to sleep the few adults stuck taking the kids to it. Danaë and Perseus safely float to the island of Seriphos, where Perseus grows to adulthood. | | : I liked the boatman and the river of death. It is time for chance to intervene. Jack Gwillim, who appeared as Poseidon, had earlier played the role of King Aeëtes in the original Jason and the Argonauts in 1963. 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.