Clash of the Titans is a 1981
fantasy adventure film based on the myth of
Perseus. It was released on June 12, 1981 and was a box office hit, grossing $41 million
[Clash of the Titans (1981) - BoxOfficeMojo.com.] domestically, on a $16 million budget
[theseventhvoyage.com/clashreview.htm]. It was the 11th highest grossing film of the year.
[1981 Yearly Box Office Results - BoxOfficeMojo.com] A novelization of the film by
Alan Dean Foster was published in 1981.
Warner Bros. and
Legendary Pictures are set to release a
remake of the film in
3-D on April 2, 2010.
Plot
King
Acrisius of
Argos (
Donald Houston) locks his daughter
Danaë (Vida Taylor) away from mortal men to avoid a prophecy that he would die if his daughter had a son. While she is imprisoned, the god
Zeus (
Laurence Olivier) impregnates her. After discovering the pregnancy, Acrisius casts his daughter and her newborn son
Perseus out to sea in a wooden coffin, hoping to kill both and avoid his fate. In retribution, Zeus not only kills Acrisius, but also orders the god of the sea,
Poseidon (
Jack Gwillim), to release an ancient monster known as the
Kraken to destroy Argos, fulfilling the prophecy. Meanwhile, Danaë and Perseus safely float to the island of
Seriphos.
