Clash Of The Titans (1981)

This movie was released on June 12, 1981. It was directed by Desmond Davis, produced by Ray Harryhausen and Charles H. Schneer, and written by Beverly Cross. It was the 11th highest grossing movie of the year 1981, grossing a total of $41 millions on a budget of $16 millions. In the same year of its release, a novelization of it was published by Alan Dean Foster. A remake of this movie directed by Louis Leterrier is set to be released on April 2nd, 2010. The characters of the 1981 movie were practically the same as the ones in the 2010 version of the movie. Sam Worthington replaced Harry Hamlin in the role of Perseus, Alexa Davalos replaced Judi Bowker as Andromeda, Liam Neeson replaced Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Danny Huston replaced Jack Gwillim as Poseidon, et caetera.


The movie is based on the story of Perseus, one of the most famous heroes of Greek mythology. Perseus' biggest exploits include killing a moster called Medusa, and rescuing Andromeda from a sea monster called the Kraken.


Medusa is a "gorgon", which means "female monster". Her character is played by Natalia Vodianova in the 2010 remake. Medusa has the special ability to turn anyone into a statue when they look into her eyes.


The Kraken is a gigantic, an enormous monster coming from the seas. At a point of the story, Andromeda was held prisoner, and Perseus had to defeat the Kraken in order to get past him and release Andromeda who would later become his wife.