 During the scene in which Hercules uses chains against enemy  soldiers, director Pietro Francisci (qv) became annoyed with  Steve Reeves (qv) because he felt that Reeves wasnt swinging the  chains hard enough to be convincing. Reeves claimed that he didnt  want to swing the wooden chains (painted to look like they were  metal) too hard because he didnt want to hurt the actors. In  response, Francisci shouted back "If they dont get hurt, they dont  get paid!"