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Want a part of Steve Reeves history?

We're offering you a chance of having your very own Kenneth Kendall bust of Steve Reeves that was sculptured in 1952. This limited production piece of art is cast in Bronze and was taken off Steve's original sculpture. See Products Page under collectibles for details.

BOOK IMAGES OF STEVE REEVES

Our newest book has just been released called IMAGES OF STEVE REEVES.

It has 62 pages of great photos and some that have never been seen before. Almost half the book is printed in color. The books concept and text (the books driving force) was by Dave Dowling and the layout and design by Joe Arduini. George Helmer supplied the research and many of the rare photos. Thanks to Callahan Digital Printing in Binghamton, New York for printing this great book. For orders go to out Products Page and see the details.

Steve Reeves Fitness & Film Festival 2008 Event Photos

Here are the photos from the Steve Reeves Fitness & Film Festival 2008. It was our first event and it was a great success! 

We would like to post your pictures from the event. Please send us copies on a CD to Steve Reeves P.O. Box 3547, Mission Viejo, CA 92690.

Steve's Jag on display. It was purchased and restored by my friend Joe Vitale. Thanks Joe the Jag looks great, and I know Steve would have been really happy to see it in such fine shape. We hope we can display it at future events

On the left is some of Steve's fitness equipment from his home gym. To the right is Steve's bedroom furniture from Oakland when he was a teen, as well as his trophies, recliner, and lamp from the ranch.

Here are some small historical items such as the Key to New York, Long Ride From Hell script, personal photos, a Mr. World item, and Mr. America coin. Below is the chain that Steve used to lift George Eifferman by his teeth.

Other documents including passports, posing trunks, wedding rings, watches, his mother Goldie's driver licenses, credit cards, and wallet.

Steve’s many plaques and his Mr. America jacket. The exercise bike on the left belonged to Roland Essmaker, the very first Mr. America (1939). Before passing away, Roland donated it to us in memory of Steve.

On the top left is Steve’s hat and jacket from the movie A Long Ride From Hell. Below to the right is his saddle from Morgan the Pirate, along with other saddles and a authentic 1880's Calvary saddle (plus some miscellaneous ranching items).

Steve's racing bike

Table with more great Steve Reeves items.

Left: A closer look at Steve’s bedroom furniture from Oakland, 1940. Right: a display case containing many collectible items

Pictured here are the Gold 1st place and the Bronze 3rd place Sandow trophies from the Great Competition of 1901 in London, England. These are the only two know statues to exist of the three presented that year. The Gold Sandow was presented to William L. Murray of Nottingham, England and the Bronze Sandow to A.C. Smyth of Birmingham, England.  Steve won the Bronze at the 1950 Mr. Universe Contest and was presented the Gold in 1977 as a lifetime achievement award. This is the first time these two trophies have been together at an event since 1901.

The dinner show is about to begin and photos are being taken of the Gold and Bronze SANDOW STATUES from the 1901 Physique Contest held in London, England. These are the only two existing statues from the contest.

Dave Dowling holding the trivia contest. Great job Dave! On the right is our panel answering questions from our attendees. From left to right, Dave Dowling, Milton Moore Jr., George Helmer, George Coates, and Sandra Reeves. Asking a question is independent film producer J.R. 

Our very special guest Sandra Reeves, Steve's lovely first wife and dear friend up to the end. We presented her with her silverware that she had not seen for over 50 years! We love you Sandy, and I'm sure Steve would be very pleased that it's back where it belongs. 

A special thanks to Dave on the new book he put together and all the support and major help he supplied for the event. I would also like to say to Mary, Dave's wife who continues have some very difficult health issues, that we are all praying for your quick recovery. 

Left: Mariah Helmer displaying her approval to our event shirt. Right: Steve's Jag. We had two large screens showing three DVDs at the dinner event.  The DVDs consisted of Steve's home movies, Steve and Sandra's wedding, and a DVD containing many still photos of Steve.

Left: Saturday morning boarding the bus to Steve's ranch, now owned by Kelly and Bob Parkinson. Thanks for letting us visit the ranch. It looks absolutely great, and we can't thank you enough!   Right: Author Milton T. Moore Jr., whose book, "Steve Reeves One of A Kind", was the first to document and recognize and honor Steve’s many accomplishments. Thanks Milton for joining us.

Above: George Coates and David Olson in front of Steve’s bedroom display.

Entering Steve's ranch. Even though the owners were at their other ranch in Montana, we were warmly welcomed by the owner’s father and granddaughter that morning.

Walking down the long driveway to the ranch house

The ranch house, built in 1971, has been restored to its original beauty.

Left: picture of one of the bathroom sinks. Right: the kitchen with its beautiful tile work. 

Best selling author Dr. Joe Vitale checking his messages. Check out Dr. Vitale latest book "The Attractor Factor" , www.joevitale.com.  Thanks for coming to the event Joe.

Left: garage                                           Right: Shaun Schuster with horse. Shaun was a big help at the event and will be attending the University of Santa Barbara this year on scholarship. Shaun is one of the top 400 meter hurdlers in the state.   

Left: A beautiful pool where the photo doesn't do it justice. Right: Going over to the stables to see where Steve had his prize winning Morgan Horses.

Here’s Dave Dowling doing a seminar on Steve’s films. Dave and George Helmer have been working together on Steve Reeves projects for many years, and they will continue to bring us more entertaining events and products for the future.

Thanks to David Olson (pictured here with me) who sent us some great event photos and helped with our packing.   Many other people also gave us a hand, and I thank them for all they did. I plan on posting other pictures later, including pictures of these wonderful people.

Thanks to all who attended and supported us at the Festival. 

We will get a page up on our site for all the photos taken at the event. Everyone had a great time, and we had a great time having it. A special thanks to my wife for all the hard work she put into the event and for supporting my vision. I love you very much!

Thanks also to Deborah Stewart for all her support and gifts she donated to the Steve Reeves Foundation. And thanks for stopping by on Saturday and seeing the displays.  

Meeting with Milton T Moore Jr.    UPDATE

For the full story please read below. After meeting with Milton a few times over the year he said that he would like to update his book with 20 more pages, and not reissue the book as it is. The 20 pages would contain additional celebrities photo's signed to Steve. I have tried unsuccessfully to change his mind and told him that many fans would like to have his book just the way it is. At this point with all that we trying to accomplish I will move on to other projects. I wish Milton much success and hope he get it published. The first book sold somewhere around 1,200 copies. Milton is a great guy with his own vision about what he wants to do.  

Meeting with Milton T Moore Jr.    March 16, 2007

I met with Milton in Los Vegas where it all started for me with Steve Reeves International. When I went to Los Vegas to see a bodybuilding show in 1985 I purchased a book from that show called Steve Reeves One of a Kind from Steve Reeves who had a table selling Milton T. Moore Jr's book. Now 22 years later I have talked to Milton and plan to re-release his original book Steve Reeves One of a Kind. I have been trying for many years to have Milton release his book but he was not interested. After our meeting this week we agreed to work on several new projects together including re-releasing the book. Another project we will be working on is Milton Moore Jr. complete photo collection for the Steve Reeves fans. I will tell you more about this later. In case you don't know much about Milton he is one of the largest if not the largest collector of movie photograph in the world. He has more than 400,000 negatives in his collection and makes photos from his negatives. To find out more about Milton go to his web site at www.miltontmoorejr.com 

Goliath and the Barbarians, now restored and on DVD released   April 2007

Here is a film that Steve Reeves fans have been waiting for Goliath on DVD. Check out the store to purchase this DVD, it really nice!

Moved to the O.C.

In 2005 We have moved our operation south 70 miles from Malibu to Mission Viejo a South Orange County California town. Last year we purchase a home in the beautiful hills of Mission Viejo. Both of my daughters play club soccer for the Socal Blues and the drive down from our home was too much for us so we decided to move. My oldest daughters team won the National Championship this past year that was help at Disney's Wide World Of Sports complex in Orlando Florida. Her team is ranked #1 out of hundreds in the U.S.

We will keep our Post Office Box in Malibu for now but will also have one here in Mission Viejo. The city is located a few miles south of the Orange County airport (John Wayne International Airport). We're located just about 10 minutes from some of the greatest surfing beaches on the West Coast, where you will find me when I'm not working on Steve Reeves projects.. 

Interested in distributing our Steve Reeves Athletic Club Wear?

How would you like to become a distributor of our merchandise? You now can and with your own geographic area of marketing. I'm giving you a chance to be on the ground floor of this great product line that has one of the most marketable name in the business. If you are interested, contact George Helmer for more information at: srhercules@aol.com or call 626-627-9720.

This is only a sample of the items you will distribute with Steve Reeves own logo on them, don't wait, be a part of our team. George-

Steve Reeves Athletic Club wear

We now have some new products for you. Here is a chance to get a great looking baseball cap and t-shirt that use the logo from Steve's own gym on them. This logo was displayed on the front window of his gym in 1955/1956 in Miami Florida. Check them out in the store.  

Shirts come in Black sizes Med, Lrg, X-large, XX-Large. Logo on front and back

Cap shown in Light Blue. Comes in Black and Dark Blue

December 14, 2003 Steve Reeves His Legacy In Films and Dynamic Muscle building books are released

The two books are completed and out for the holidays. Many hours of love and labor were spent on these two great books by Dave Dowling, John Little and George Helmer. Thanks guys for such good work.

THE FILMS OF STEVE REEVES BY DAVE DOWLING AND GEORGE HELMER

Here is the book you have always wanted to have. The Ultimate Steve Reeves film book. Dave Dowling and George Helmer have researched Steve Reeves for well over 20 years and have crafted the greatest book that will ever be written on this legendary star.. Materials from Steve Reeves personal archives, his hand written letters, contracts, and historical documents have given this book the authenticity that is required to write a great book on one of the worlds most popular actors.

This book will be 254 pages and have much color throughout. It will also have great black and white photos, color movie posters, behind the scenes shots, contracts and letters from people like Joseph E. Levine. You will get information on his films you have never heard about.

DYNAMIC MUSCLE BUILDING BY STEVE REEVES.

George Helmer and John Little were working on the STEVE REEVES BODYBUILDING COURSES when they came to the conclusion that they had to much information and photographs for the course books. Now with the information they have compiled Steve notes into a new Steve Reeves bodybuilding training book which is over 200 pages.  This new book is called "DYNAMIC MUSCLE BUILDING" by Steve Reeves.

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STEVE REEVES THE MEN THE LEGEND DVD

The DVD was released on April 15th and can only be purchased here at SRIS. This is one great looking DVD and the content is even better. We also have it in VHS. It's 24.95 for the DVD and $24.95 for the VHS plus $5.00 shipping and handling. Steve Reeves The Man The Legend is 82 minutes and is filled with the very best of Steve Reeves. See below for more information about this film.