Hercules (2014)

Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Ryan J. Condal (screenplay by), Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenplay by)

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Hercules
Ian McShane	...	Amphiaraus
John Hurt	...	Lord Cotys
Rufus Sewell	...	Autolycus
Aksel Hennie	...	Tydeus
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal	...	Atalanta
Reece Ritchie	...	Iolaus
Joseph Fiennes	...	King Eurystheus
Tobias Santelmann	...	Rhesus
Peter Mullan	...	Sitacles
Rebecca Ferguson	...	Ergenia
Isaac Andrews	...	Arius
Joe Anderson	...	Phineas
Stephen Peacocke	...	Stephanos
Nicholas Moss	...	Demetrius (as Nick Moss)

Storyline

1400 B.C., a tormented soul walked the Earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus. For this, he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors, and the death of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years, he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting, and the presence of death. These men and women never question where they go to fight, or why, or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now, the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen, when they must train an army to become as ruthless and bloodthirsty as their reputation has become.

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Plot Keywords:

hercules | greek mythology | civil war | ancient greece | female warrior | 

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Taglines:

Discover the truth behind the legend

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences, violence, suggestive comments, brief strong language and partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hercules

Filming Locations:

Origo Film Studio, Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,000,000, 27 July 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$72,688,614

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$244,819,862

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Flynn Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 101 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Atmos SDDS Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Greek mythology, Autolycus is Odysseus' grandfather.

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Goofs

A delivery of armour is made to the army but if you go back a bit some soldiers can be seen already wearing it.

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Quotes

Lord Cotys: Unleash the wolves!

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Crazy Credits

When the credits roll, there is a 3d animation sequence going over Hercules' labors against the beasts which shows how his companions helped him to slay them.

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Alternate Versions

The theatrical version was pre-cut following advice from the BBFC to remove "bloody detail" in three scenes, in order to obtain a 12A rating. These cuts persisted into every theatrical version worldwide, and was the version was also released on DVD/Blu-ray in the UK.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Dwayne Johnson/Barbara Walters/Rick Ross ft. K. Michelle (2014)

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Soundtracks

Jungle
Written by Jamie N. Commons (as Jamie N Commons), Mike Del Rio (as Michael Gonzalez), Alex da Kid (as Alexander Grant) and Sam Nelson Harris (as Samuel Harris)
Performed by Jamie N. Commons (as Jamie N Commons) and X Ambassadors
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A great twist on a classic story...and the rock!

"Hercules" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson absolutely delivers on its promise to be entertaining. I went into this film with half-hearted expectations, thinking that Dwayne Johnson wouldn't fit the part well, I fully expected this to be an entire film of blood and fighting. This is far from correct. The writers of this film are fantastic going for almost "A knight's tale" vibe to it with a ton of comedy. I honestly found myself laughing out loud much more than I found myself getting drilled with constant WWE style fighting like there was in "The legend of hercules", mind you this is a very good thing. The laid back style of this film is what makes it so great, sadly this film failed in the box office, hopefully folks can see the potential and eat it up on bluray/DVD.