Hercules in the Underworld (1994)

Hercules is finally a happy family man with his wife Deianeira, two young sons Aeson and Clonus, daughter Ilea and in-living centaur Nessus. When a trickster lures men to fight -using a ... See full summary »

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Christian Williams (creator), Andrew Dettmann,

Stars:

Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Tawny Kitaen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Sorbo	...	Hercules
Anthony Quinn	...	Zeus
Tawny Kitaen	...	Deianeira
Marley Shelton	...	Iole (as Marlee Shelton)
Cliff Curtis	...	Nessus
Jorge Gonzáles	...	Eryz the Boxer (as Jorge Gonzales)
Timothy Balme	...	Lycastus
Michael Hurst	...	Charon the Boatman
Michael Mizrahi	...	Metion
Grant Bridger	...	Pinched Face
John McKee	...	Fake Eryx the Boxer
Pio Terei	...	Sestus
Michael Wilson	...	Opium / Echion
Buzz Moller	...	Cletis
Rose McIver	...	Ilea

Storyline

Hercules is finally a happy family man with his wife Deianeira, two young sons Aeson and Clonus, daughter Ilea and in-living centaur Nessus. When a trickster lures men to fight -using a fake- Eryx the Boxer, they are slain, so Hercules is called and slays the giant, but to Zeus' disappointment loses his temper when Hera shows by a peacock feather to be behind it again, and wrecks her temple. Nessus grumbles he's tired of the Herc-idolatry. The next call for help is made by Iole, from a city where people are killed by the fume from an entrance to the underworld which opened the earth there. He goes, but when an old woman recognizes the pendant the messenger gave Deianeira, saying it proves she belongs to maidens trained so well in the art of seduction they can get any man in their power, she finally believes jealous Nessus' warnings not to trust her with Hercules; they catch up with him, but he convinces her to trust him, then Nessus tries to rape her and dies cursing Hera's failure to...

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Plot Keywords:

hercules | hades | zeus | boxer | monster | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hercule et le monde des ténèbres

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)

User Reviews

Herc is married with children??

In this fourth made for TV movie that preceded the series, Hercules (Kevin Serbo) now married with children to Deianeira (Tawny Kitaen), is summoned once again by towns-person this time to beat a boxer. A while later, he goes on a quest with Iole, a maiden who supposedly steals men away from their wives, to save her people by going to Hades.. A jealous Deianeira when she can't dissuade for from his sense of duty, gives him a "cloak of Faithfulness" instead. There's more to it than that but I'm not about to spoil it, just now that the best parts of this one are in the first 10 minutes and the last 30 or so. This is my second favorite of the five that were made before the actual show (which was better than them all)

My Grade: B