Trivia

Before Harry Hamlin was considered for the role of Perseus, other runners-up for the role were Malcolm McDowell Michael York , and Richard Chamberlain Arnold Schwarzenegger (who was fairly unknown at the time, but would find greater success with Conan the Barbarian (1982)) was briefly considered for the role, but producer Charles H. Schneer felt that, with the exception of Hercules, Greek heroes were athletic, but not overly muscular, and relied more on cunning than strength. He also felt that casting a very muscular actor was a cliché, hearkening back to the cheesy Italian sword and sandal movies made in the 1950s and 1960s. See more