At the temple Glaucus gets into big fight with the black hood gang. Because most of them sport beer bellies, they don't put up much of fight against the one-time Mr. Universe. Then Gallinus shows up with an axe, and he tries to kill Glaucus. But goodhearted Steve actually tries to help Gallinus with some primitive Lasik eye surgery . Then Julia shows up and drops Glaucus down the temple's secret door trap.
All good temples have a secret door trap.
At the bottom of the pit, Glaucus fights a smallish rubber alligator and escapes, only to be captured and put in jail for the Consul's murder. Although Reeves is no Olivier, he gets the basic emotions right in each scene. The supporting cast is good enough to carry the film the rest of the way. And Christine Kauffman's Ione gives Glaucus every reason in the world to fall in love and be a hero. On a final note, it should be mentioned Steve Reeves injured his shoulder while making this movie.