Just some of the highlights from the movie "Hercules in New York" from 1970, Arnie's first film. As you can see, it's a miracle he ever worked in the film business again! Hercules in New York (Originally known as Hercules Goes Bananas) is a 1970 comedy-action film. It is principally known for being the first fictional film to star Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is widely considered to be one of the worst films ever made. It was lambasted for its poor acting, dialogue, special effects, costumes and make-up. Playing the film's title character Schwarzenegger, because of his long last name and to play off the name of fellow cast member comedian Arnold Stang, is credited as "Arnold Strong", and because of his thick Austrian accent, had all his lines dubbed, although often modern showings of the film have his audio track restored. However, even these "restored" showings cannot change the final scene's lines that "Hercules" speaks to Pretzie over a small transistor radio, in a voice that is clearly not Schwarzenegger's. On October 19, 2006, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Premiere Pictures was auctioning off the rights to the film on eBay for a minimum bid of $550,000.