History YMMV / HerculesInNewYork

* SignatureScene: [["https://youtu.be/U7MUP0FImZo?t=481 You have strucked Hercules!"]] is the most quoted scene from the movie.

* BileFascination: It's Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger making his acting debut in a movie with NoBudget and a pitiful script, which was ''written in a language he hadn't yet mastered'', no less.

* BileFascination[=/=]JustHereForGodzilla: Chances are these two factors are why most of the people who have seen this movie have done so. It's Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger making his acting debut in a movie with NoBudget and a pitiful script, which was ''written in a language he hadn't yet mastered'', no less.

* OldShame: {{Creator/Arnold|Schwarzenegger}} has expressed regret at his involvement in the film.

* DesignatedHero: Hercules' actions are not especially heroic, even allowing for his ignorance of twentieth-century America. He behaves like a boor to almost everybody he meets on Earth except Pretzie and Helen, he learns nothing, and he almost always acts very self-impressed.
* {{Narm}}:

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Hercules doesn't express much of a reason to go to Earth and is incredibly {{wangst}}y about Zeus' refusal to let him, and he doesn't learn about obedience until the very end of the film.

** The actor who dubbed over Arnold's dialogue looks NOTHING like Arnold. The voice sounds quite nerdy at times. Arnie's original audio track may be even more amusing: "Yoo heff strucked Heuhcyulees!" Thankfully, the DVD includes both audio tracks on disc, allowing viewers to decide which is sillier for themselves.

* {{Narm}}: Though the film is a comedy, its production values tend to elicit bigger laughs than its jokes. Highlights include the bear scene, Zeus' rebar "thunderbolt" and one goddess completely forgetting her line.

* BileFascination[=/=]JustHereForGodzilla: Chances are these two factors are why most of the people who have seen this movie have done so. It's Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger making his acting debut in a movie with NoBudget and a pitiful script.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Hercules doesn't express much of a reason to go to Earth and is incredibly {{wangst}}y about Zeus' refusal to let him, and he doesn't learn about obedience until the very end of the film.

* DesignatedHero: Hercules' actions are not especially heroic, even allowing for his ignorance of twentieth-century America. Rather, he behaves like a boor to the crew of the ship, Professor Camden, the track team, Rod -- indeed, almost everybody he meets on Earth except Pretzie and Helen.
* {{Narm}}: Though the film is a comedy, its production values result in bigger laughs than its jokes. Highlights include the bear scene, Zeus' rebar "thunderbolt" and one goddess completely forgetting her line.
** The actor who dubbed over Arnold's dialogue looks NOTHING like Arnold. The voice sounds quite nerdy at times. Arnie's original audio track may be even more amusing: "Yoo heff strucked Heuhcyulees!" Thankfully, the DVD includes both audio tracks on disc, letting viewers decide which is sillier for themselves.

** Mount Olympus obviously being a garden in an urban park fits here as well.

** The actor who dubbed over Arnold's dialogue looks NOTHING like Arnold. The voice sounds quite nerdy at times. Arnie's original audio track may be even more amusing: "Yoo haff strucked Heuhcyulees!" Thankfully, the DVD includes both audio tracks on disc, letting viewers decide which is sillier for themselves.

** The actor who dubbed over Arnold's dialogue looks NOTHING like Arnold. The voice sounds quite nerdy at times. Arnie's original audio track may be even more amusing: "You have strucked Heuhcyulees!" Thankfully, the DVD includes both audio tracks on disc, letting viewers decide which is sillier for themselves.

* DesignatedHero: Hercules does not act especially heroic, even allowing for his ignorance of twentieth-century America. He had no reason to act so badly to the crew of the ship that ostensibly rescued him, let alone beat them up.
* {{Narm}}: Though the film is a comedy, its production values result in bigger laughs than its jokes. Highlights include the bear scene, Zeus' rebar "lightning bolts" and one of the goddesses completely forgetting her line.
** The actor chosen to dub over Arnold doesn't match Arnold's look AT ALL. The voice sounds quite nerdy at times. Arnold's original audio track may be even more amusing: "You have strucked Heuhcyulees!" Thankfully, the DVD includes both audio tracks on disc, letting viewers decide which is sillier for themselves.

** Mount Olympus obviously being a garden in an urban park fits here as well.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The "bear" is obviously a guy in costume.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The "bear" is obviously a guy in costume.
* TheyJustDidntCare: Not only do the Olympians call Hades by his Roman name Pluto, but the filmmakers also seemed to get Greco-Roman mythology mixed up with Literature/TheBible, as Pluto is said to rule over Hell, and later Samson pops up to assist Hercules at the climax.

** The actor chosen to dub over Arnold doesn't match Arnold's look AT ALL. The voice sounds quite nerdy at times.
** And Arnold's original audio track is even more amusing. "You have strucked Hercules!"

* SoBadItsGood:

* {{Narm}}: Though the film is a comedy, its production values result in bigger laughs than its jokes. Highlights include the bear scene, Zeus' coathanger lightning bolts and one of the goddesses completely forgetting her line.

* SoBadItsGood
* SpecialEffectFailure: The "bear" is obviously a guy in costume.