tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post8544579522557036124..comments2024-03-29T08:40:55.320-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Bringing in the ReevesPoseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-86413479761149469422024-01-20T00:25:45.815-05:002024-01-20T00:25:45.815-05:00Reeves' 20 year old Italian boxer stunt double...Reeves' 20 year old Italian boxer stunt double would also have a long career, pushing 90 now Giovanni Cianfriglia (later billed as Ken Wood) has almost 300 credits on IMDb, mostly decades of doing stunts. He plays a shirtless hunky dead vampire in Castle of Blood, as 1 of the undead he is killed onscreen repeatedly & commits quite a few murders himself. He plays the villain to Reg Park in Hercules the Avenger, gets more action than married father Herc & eventually is crushed by our hero in climactic fight that shows up on bearhugger.net. Rancher Reeves would teach Johnny how to ride, which served him well as he moved into spaghetti westerns, he also starred in 2 films as masked costumed wrestler/superhero Superargo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133735817795366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-42288096801273504082022-06-22T12:07:50.394-04:002022-06-22T12:07:50.394-04:00Reeves was smart,didn't compromise to C.B. deM...Reeves was smart,didn't compromise to C.B. deMille or Stella Adler on either coast when they wanted to physically change him. Also apparently he doubled his salary with each movie until he & Sophia Loren were 2 highest paid stars in Europe. Producers wanted to star him as 007 in Dr. No & Man With No Name, former couldn't afford him & he didn't like script for latter, so he gifted Sean Connery & Clint Eastwood their careers. When his friends Tyrone Power & Errol Flynn died prematurely, Reeves decided to respect his on-set injuries & retire early (Gary Cooper & Bogie died young as well). True original, apparently between annual movie shoots he worked out once a year in Switzerland, thus his different physique, as the old joke goes, Reeves won the gene pool. Too bad we never got to see him do a real movie with great script & director.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133735817795366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-12074854858669391522022-06-22T11:52:58.519-04:002022-06-22T11:52:58.519-04:00Thank you for The Trojan Horse tip, didn't kno...Thank you for The Trojan Horse tip, didn't know it existed. Obviously Reeves isn't playing the lead or it would be Trojan Stallion, & yes, condom pun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133735817795366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-52804135524880983542022-06-22T03:17:41.814-04:002022-06-22T03:17:41.814-04:00Strangely enough I've just recently come into ...Strangely enough I've just recently come into the as they say "peplum" genre, for some reason our affiliate in NC when I was a child carried everything else. All the Tarzans, fantasies like "Jason and the Argonauts" (a personal fave) and of course ever single Biblical epic, which started a love of ancient history that's still with me today. <br />But to Reeves. You know, there are several incredible male faces that come to mind, Stephen Boyd, the young Cary Grant, Paul Newman, the AMAZING Guy Madison. But to my mind Reeves stands alone. Such an amazing, epic, architectural face. I've seen many of his films now, I do wish they were in better quality. For the love of the story and sheer epic quality of it I am partial to "The Trojan Horse", which is very very well done. Many of the peplum films I've seen recently all seem to have the same quality. Rather high production values and rather poor acting and direction. Perhaps if I knew Italian, it could add something. I also find it interesting how Reeves' body changed. From the first Hercules when he looked at his peak to simply rather hunky in later films. But that face remained the same. Bit of a shame to cover it with that beard, but it is what it is. I'm still looking for the most revealing of the peplums, I fear it is fruitless, such were the times. Thanks again my friend. Ptolemy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04334386659240438250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-80847501816007370142021-10-24T17:48:17.153-04:002021-10-24T17:48:17.153-04:00Every photo of Reeves posing in swim trunks is ful...Every photo of Reeves posing in swim trunks is full frontal, he was gifted in EVERY way. When he remarried, his 2nd. wife was also in her '30's, they enjoyed their happy marriage without children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133735817795366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-45663938222930026292020-11-21T14:08:53.622-05:002020-11-21T14:08:53.622-05:00Ryan, I have adjusted the text. As this was, liter...Ryan, I have adjusted the text. As this was, literally, ten years ago (and I don't keep any record of research done for posts), I can't recall how or where I got such specific, even if incorrect, info. To even name the brother Vernon! I must have gotten hold of some bad info somewhere. But I've removed it now. Thanks.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06317685234938531129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-42790251847572934672020-11-21T11:23:15.300-05:002020-11-21T11:23:15.300-05:00love your site & visit it frequently. just a ...love your site & visit it frequently. just a correction - steve reeves did not have an older brother. steve was an only child.ryan stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653330227861174409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-2449394976693147602020-08-04T07:41:27.353-04:002020-08-04T07:41:27.353-04:00Javier, you'll get no argument here. He was, a...Javier, you'll get no argument here. He was, as Hercules, sheer perfection physically and facially. Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-49382986118395662152020-07-31T18:55:44.571-04:002020-07-31T18:55:44.571-04:00Thanks for this wonderful blog to in my opinion th...Thanks for this wonderful blog to in my opinion the greatest bodybuilder of all time and arguably the most handsome man to ever grace the big, also small, screen. He was more handsome than 99.9999% of leading actors today. I’m being too conservative in my percentage. <br /><br />Javier R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16331928596206242407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-12456704732636251452016-09-08T08:09:29.671-04:002016-09-08T08:09:29.671-04:00Daffo30, I don't think Reeves did much (if any...Daffo30, I don't think Reeves did much (if any?) fully nude posing. Maybe a tad. If I ever saw it, it was a long time ago and I can't recall anything. Somewhere in cyberspace is a grainy shot of him supposedly sunbathing nude at Cannes. There are also side-view photos of him nude in which his waistline is, literally, like a wasp. Almost uncomfortable to see!!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-43256624843823749312016-09-07T06:12:52.842-04:002016-09-07T06:12:52.842-04:00Congrats for the work on this Splendid Man. Have y...Congrats for the work on this Splendid Man. Have you ever seen pictures of Steve Reeves naked ( and full frontal ) ?daffo30https://www.blogger.com/profile/15663029566272530660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-80506776263821875792011-01-16T22:28:31.471-05:002011-01-16T22:28:31.471-05:00Thanks, Lawrence, for posting these extra tidbits ...Thanks, Lawrence, for posting these extra tidbits about Mr. Reeves! As a man, he was very handsome. As a very young man, he seems to have been STUNNING! No wonder the kid thought he was a star.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-26750610963231120552011-01-16T20:37:47.321-05:002011-01-16T20:37:47.321-05:00I read in an interview that before Steve became a ...I read in an interview that before Steve became a famous he was riding a bus to muscle beach and a child on the bus asked her mother if he was a movie star. In an old bodybuilding magazine they did an article about a garage in Oakland California that had chalk markings of bodybuilding progress by a teen, Steve was contacted and he said that yes indeed he used to live in the Castlemont neighborhood and lived in the home where the garage had the markings.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803291124585411656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-28333335976850956332011-01-02T20:24:18.987-05:002011-01-02T20:24:18.987-05:00Thanks much, Topaz, as always. Yes, I do get e-ma...Thanks much, Topaz, as always. Yes, I do get e-mails (at work M-F) whenever anyone comments on a post, no matter how old it is, so it's never too late! ;-) I always like to read the feedback of visitors to The Underworld (except when it's mean! lol)Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-84080051651658063542011-01-02T13:54:16.324-05:002011-01-02T13:54:16.324-05:00Poseidon, do you get a little notice or anything w...Poseidon, do you get a little notice or anything when people post a comment on older topics? I've been slowly working my way through all of your posts and it continues to crack me up how you and I have similar tastes. I love your attention to detail and your research. Thanks for all your work.Topazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514508159702613771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-14645718307723225342010-12-31T23:40:56.026-05:002010-12-31T23:40:56.026-05:00in the future, you might want the photos that acco...in the future, you might want the photos that accompany your posts to be a bit more attractive and appealing. <br /><br />happy new year kiddo!normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-20769610314732730682010-12-29T16:04:48.923-05:002010-12-29T16:04:48.923-05:00I can't get enough of his scenes with Sylvia L...I can't get enough of his scenes with Sylvia Lopez in "Hercules Unchained": two extraordinary human specimens if there ever was. Thanks for the portrait.Tom Peepinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287456988389518571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-41422376998270179162010-12-29T11:50:07.287-05:002010-12-29T11:50:07.287-05:00I found no record or reference to any children.......I found no record or reference to any children.... I would have been happy to have some of his DNA, though. LOLPoseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-37803778117454392642010-12-29T11:17:55.649-05:002010-12-29T11:17:55.649-05:00Gorgeous man. Did he ever have any children? It wo...Gorgeous man. Did he ever have any children? It would have been a shame for that DNA to not get passed on!Topazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514508159702613771noreply@blogger.com