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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tate Donovan | ... |
Hercules
(voice)
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| Josh Keaton | ... |
Young Hercules
(voice)
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| Roger Bart | ... |
Young Hercules
(singing voice)
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| Danny DeVito | ... |
Philoctetes
(voice)
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| James Woods | ... |
Hades; Lord of the Underworld
(voice)
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| Susan Egan | ... |
Meg
(voice)
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| Bobcat Goldthwait | ... |
Pain
(voice)
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| Matt Frewer | ... |
Panic
(voice)
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| Rip Torn | ... |
Zeus
(voice)
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| Samantha Eggar | ... |
Hera, Hercules' Mother
(voice)
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| Barbara Barrie | ... |
Alcmene; Hercules' Foster Mother
(voice)
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| Hal Holbrook | ... | ||
| Paul Shaffer | ... |
Hermes; the Messenger God
(voice)
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| Amanda Plummer | ... |
Clotho
(voice)
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| Carole Shelley | ... |
Lachesis
(voice)
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Hercules, son of the Greek God, Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the Underworld, who plans to overthrow Zeus. Hercules is raised on Earth and retains his god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage Zeus tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a true hero. Hercules becomes a famous hero with the help of his friend Pegasus and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr. Hercules battles monsters, Hades and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a true hero. Written by Kristi Connolly <kristic@nlc.net.au>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
27 June 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Herkules See more »Box Office
Budget:
$85,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£81,479 (UK) (2 January 1998)Gross:
DEM 26,847,449 (Germany) (16 January 1998)Company Credits
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Narrator: Long ago, in the faraway land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. But what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is...
Thalia: Will you listen to him? He's makin' the story sound like some Greek tragedy.
Terpsichore: Lighten up, dude.
Calliope: We'll take it from here, darling.
Narrator: You go, girl.
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Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by David Zippel
Performed by Danny DeVito
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Did You Know?
Trivia
In the scene where Hercules rushes into the town with a carriage containing Amphitryon, Penelope, and a tall bale of hay, the bale hits the top of the entrance to the town, and two men carrying a stone block fall off the top. These two men are caricatures of the directors John Musker and Ron Clements. See more »Goofs
As Hercules is running around trying to stop the pillars from falling, Penelope the donkey is sitting on the ground, but at the end of the scene, she is sitting back in the cart. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: Long ago, in the faraway land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. But what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is...
Thalia: Will you listen to him? He's makin' the story sound like some Greek tragedy.
Terpsichore: Lighten up, dude.
Calliope: We'll take it from here, darling.
Narrator: You go, girl.
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Crazy Credits
Hades (James Woods) says: "What d'ya say? It's happy ending time! Everybody's got a little taste of somethin' but me. I got nothin'. I'm-- I'm here with nothin'. Anybody listenin'? It's like I'm-- What am I, an echo or something? Hello? Hello? Am I talking to, what, hyperspace? Hello, it's me. Nobody listens. See more »Soundtracks
One Last HopeMusic by Alan Menken
Lyrics by David Zippel
Performed by Danny DeVito
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I'm shocked to see this movie with a rating below 7. As a big Disney fan, I'll go out on a limb and say this is one Disney's top 5. There isn't a Disney movie out there with wit as sharp as this one's with much of it probably lost on the audience guessing by the rating given to this movie.
"Meg" definitely emerges as my all-time favorite female Disney role. Breaking from tradition, her character is not all that lady-like in her biting wit and sarcasm, but it works, serving to make the movie funny and her character lovable despite working with questionable motives.
The set-up and plot is typical for the movie but the script, animation, and music are most original AND good. IF I had to register a complaint, I would say that it's perpetual humor kept the movie from being emotionally wrenching. However, this movie remains one of the most entertaining I've seen. 8.5/10