Hercules (1997)

Directors:

Ron Clements
John Musker

Writers:

Ron Clements (screenplay) &
John Musker (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical

Tagline:

A Comedy of Epic Proportions

Plot:

The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.

Plot Keywords:

God Woman Relationship | Horse | No Opening Credits | Death | Helicopter

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Tate Donovan	...	Hercules (voice)
Josh Keaton	...	Young Hercules (voice)
Roger Bart	...	Young Hercules (singing voice)
Danny DeVito	...	Philoctetes (voice)
James Woods	...	Hades; Lord of the Underworld (voice)
Susan Egan	...	Megara (voice)
Bob Goldthwait	...	Pain (voice) (as Bobcat Goldthwait)
Matt Frewer	...	Panic (voice)
Rip Torn	...	Zeus (voice)
Samantha Eggar	...	Hera, Hercules' Mother (voice)
Barbara Barrie	...	Alcmene; Hercules' Foster Mother (voice)
Hal Holbrook	...	Amphitryon; Hercules Foster Father (voice)
Paul Shaffer	...	Hermes; the Messenger God (voice)
Amanda Plummer	...	The Fates (voice)
Carole Shelley	...	The Fates (voice)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-8/6 (original rating) | Iceland:L | USA:G (certificate #35360) | Denmark:7 | South Korea:All | Finland:K-8/5 (re-rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Sweden:7 | UK:U | Singapore:G | Norway:7 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Hercules' Credit Card is shown as: "VI V XI XIV XV XVI IV, ex IV M BC, member since I M BC" or "6511 114 1516 4, expires Apr 1000 BC, member since Jan 1000 BC"

Goofs:

Factual errors: All of the characters are referred to by their Greek mythological names except for Hercules. Hercules is the Roman equivalent to the Greek Heracles.

Quotes:

Panic: Hercules. Why does that name ring a bell?
Pain: I don't know. Um, maybe we owe him money?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "House of Mouse: Halloween with Hades (#4.13)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Zero to Hero

Great flick!

I loved Hercules and not just cause my son did a voice in it (Kellen Hathaway.. little boy) it was fun, fast and bright! I loved the Muses and Meg.. and well Tate Donovan is hot!!! I thought using Charleston Heston as the narrator was brilliant, James Woods rocked as Hades and Danny DeVito couldn't have been better! The animation was great.. best Disney has put together in quite a while! I think that it was better than Little Mermaid musically and tho robin williams was a hoot as the genie in aladin I enjoyed Hercules all around much better. I smiled as the muses sang and laughed at Hades. Its a wonderful movie all around recommended to all!