The disney movie hercules everything they got wrong in. Apr 22, 2014 unfortunately for hercules, disney went for straight up comedy and a lot of the adventure and fun was lost or neutered for families. Hercules tate donovan, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by hades james woods and forced to live among mortals as a. Stars the voices of tate donovan, danny devito, james woods, susan eganhercules is. Hercules special edition have a mighty fun time with hercules, disneys animated classic from the creators of aladdin and the little mermaid. Hercules 1997 watch the 35th movie in disney animated classics series based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles characters intro lines narrator. Hercules is a 1997 film about the adventures of hercules, the son of zeus in greek mythology. Disney classic 35 hercules, hercules cartoon, hercules. The film is loosely based on the legendary hero heracles known in the film by his roman name, hercules, the. Sep 10, 2017 hercules was one of those movies that kept pushing me away and then pulling me back in. But soon, the evil hades gets wind of his birth and plots to have the infant killed. The 35th disney animated feature film and the eighth animated film produced during the disney renaissance, the film was directed by ron clements and john musker. The wonder is that it took disney so long to get to the gods of greek mythology.
In 230 lists, 60,993 checks, 1,832 favorites, 218 dislikes. Hercules teams with babyhood pal pegasus, the flying stallion, and phil a feisty personal trainer for the mission. Hercules first appears as a babeinarms, cute and cuddly, the center of all attention on olympus. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy comedydramacfilm. But despite their previous successes, the public of 1997 didnt feel like it measured up to disneys true classics, and its not hard to see why. The plot is great, telling the story of hercules starting when he is a baby was a great beginning. Here hes a big cute hunk whos so clumsy he knocks over temples by accident, but you gotta love the guy. Hercules 1997 is a part of the second half of the oftpraised disney renaissance, a second golden age which ran from the release of the little mermaid in 1989 roughly until the release of tarzan in 1999. The movie was directed by ron clements and john musker, and was produced by the walt disney company. Find out where hercules 1997 is streaming, if hercules 1997 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. After hearing the fates prophesy that his plans to take over olympus will fail if zeus newborn son hercules fights in the battle, hades commands his minions to feed hercules a potion that will make him mortal. The son of greek gods zeus voice of rip torn and hera samantha eggar, hercules voice of josh. Zero to hero bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god zeus.
Check out more movies that start with h and movies from 1997. The main villain of this version of hercules is the god hades james woods and the god of the underworld does seem like a logical choice, but now if you are going to make a god the main antagonist you better place up front some serious rules as to why said god doesnt just out right smite the heros ass. There, you may recall, he murdered his wife and children. Aug 18, 2014 zeus, father of the gods and colossal asshat. However, unbeknownst to hades, the plan to have hercules killed only serves to render him mortal, while leaving him with superhuman strength. Hercules 1997 hercules 1997 hercules 1997 the image could not be loaded. Hercules 1997 james woods in hercules 1997 danny devito and tate donovan in hercules. The pail from the carol burnett show full sketch duration.
Hercules 1997 video game disneys hades challenge 1998 video game the game is technically both a spinoff and a sequel since it takes place after the events of the movie but its not about hercules. Andrew i decided to watch this on a random whim, just finding it as i scrolled through netflix trying to find. Trying to fit in, he discovers his dad is zeus and home is mount olympus if he can move from zero to true hero. There were plenty of things i liked or loved about the movie, but theres plenty that i did not enjoy as well. It took me a while to warm up to hercules as a result but a few viewings, my view has softened toward hercules. Fastpaced and packed with dozens of pop culture references, hercules might not measure up with the true classics of the disney pantheon, but its still plenty of fun. Hercules cast starring matt frewer, keith david, bob bergen, corey burton, james woods. Nominated for an academy award best music, original song, go the distance, 1997, this legendary family favorite is packed with colossal laughs, nonstop adventure and spectacular bonus features on dvd. Let me start by saying that hercules, walt disney pictures 35th animated feature, makes. Along with his friends pegasus, a flying horse, and phil, a personal trainer, hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain hades, whos plotting to take over mount olympus. Hercules 1997 disney tackles greek mythology in this animated feature. The arrival of the disney movie hercules at the refurbished new amsterdam theater in times square will be celebrated. Disneys animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. Starting with a dayglo olympian city in the clouds, and using characters based on the drawing style of.
Titans looked like humans, and life was actually pretty good when cronus ruled. Taken from the gods as a newborn, adopted on earth, hercules becomes an awkward teenage pillar of strength. Hercules, disneys latest summer animation, certainly displays the muscle and charm. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of hercules. Hercules 1997 cast and crew disney tackles greek mythology in this animated feature. Though the legend of hercules has been trivialized and shoehorned into a familiar disney mold, this film easily finds other ways to show off its no. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical movie based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles known in the movie by his roman name, hercules, the son of zeus in greek mythology. If youve watched the disney animated hercules film from 1997 you might remember one of two things. Hercules tate donovan, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by hades james woods and forced to live.
Finally, the hercules script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the disney movie. The simpler cels, with only a single head, are rendered over 100 computers in an hour and a half. The son of zeus and hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it. The son of greek gods zeus voice of rip torn and hera samantha eggar, hercules voice of josh keaton is stolen as a. Hercules tate donovan, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by hades james woods and forced to live among mortals as a halfman, halfgod. Written by ron clements, barry johnson, don mcenery, irene mecchi, john musker and bob shaw.
Hercules 1997 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Long ago, in the far away land of ancient greece there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinay heroes. Hercules is an animated fantasy comedydrama film produced by walt disney feature animation that was originally released in 1997. Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god zeus. Hercules jumps into the ancient legends feetfirst, cheerfully. Hercules jumps into the ancient legends feetfirst, cheerfully tossing out what wont fit and combining whats left into a new look and a lighthearted style. Hercules isnt likely to be revered 30 years from now like other disney classics, but its smart, safe family entertainment. Hercule hercules, est le 50 e longmetrage danimation et le 35 e classique danimation des studios disney sorti en 1997, il sinspire du personnage dhercule dans les mythologies grecque et romaine. Hercules 1997 directed by ron clements, john musker. Now a teenager, hercules needs to perform a rite of passage on earth to prove himself worthy of living with the gods on mount olympus. The 2014 dvd, bluray, and digital printings plaster the 1990 walt disney pictures logo with the.
In fact, as film critic jack mathews has pointed out, the disney storytellers have merged the hercules of myth with the. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. The titans, the portrayal of which was in some ways very close to ancient greek theology ancient beings defeated by zeus and imprisoned in the underworld, their powers were very broad as well and in some ways very different the original titans were deities not so different from the olympians and the parents of several of them, rather than near mindless elemental monsters. Lighthearted, but scary stuff is too much for littlest kids. Tate donovan and susan egan provided the lead voices as. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature. Mar 31, 2016 hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy comedydramacfilm. With tate donovan, susan egan, james woods, josh keaton. Hercules script transcript from the screenplay andor. Ive noticed what seems to be a plot hole in the disney version of the movie hercules, and im hoping someone can fill it in with a logical explanation. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. Hercules, known as herc, is a rather different character here than in the pages of bullfinchs mythology. Australia, brazil, canada, france, germany, japan, mexico, spain, united kingdom, united states.
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