Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) (TV)

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Andrew Dettmann (writer)
Jule Selbo (writer)

Release Date:

25 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

Plot:

Hercules and Iolaus take time out from Iolaus' wedding preparations, to help a distant village under attack from "monsters"...

Plot Keywords:

Mythology | Male Female Relationship | Shirtless Male Bondage | Shipper | Captive

Cast

Kevin Sorbo	...	Hercules
Anthony Quinn	...	Zeus
Roma Downey	...	Hippolyta
Michael Hurst	...	Iolaus
Lloyd Scott	...	Pithus
Lucy Lawless	...	Lysia
Christopher Brougham	...	Lethan
Timothy Lee	...	Ilus
Kim Michalis	...	Young Alcmene
Maggie Tarver	...	Village Mother
John Steemson	...	Village Boy
Rose McIver	...	Girl (Hydra)
Jennifer Ludlam	...	Alcmene
Nick Kemplen	...	Village Heckler
Heidi Anderson	...	Girl Being Heckled

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | UK:PG (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company:

Renaissance Pictures

Quotes:

Iolaus: [walking away after first killing the hydra] What was that thing?
Hercules: That's Ania, the day after you marry her.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Hercules in the Underworld (1994) (TV)

A TASTE OF GREAT THINGS TO COME

This,the very first of the TV movies that led to the wonderful but now sadly departed action/adventure series is far from the best but it does include the first appearance of Herc's companion in arms Iolaus played by the brilliant Michael Hurst who with Kevin Sorbo created the greatest twosome in genre television history.Anthony Quinn who was presumably cast to add gravitas to the project is overshadowed by these two men whose partnership takes off from the get go.Also cast is Xena in waiting Lucy Lawless as one of the more aggressive of the Amazons and she gives just enough to the role to hint at the glories to come when she headed her own show.The action quotient here is less than you would get in the average 44 minute episode of the TV show but there is enough to make this an enjoyable fantasy adventure and to see the makings of what would eventually become the action show that all to follow would have to be measured against.