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Hercules (1997)

Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker

Animation | Family | Adventure

Most recently watched by Javitron, lordofthemovies

Overview

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. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who’s plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

Rated G | Length 93 minutes

Actors

Tate Donovan | Josh Keaton | Roger Bart | Danny DeVito | James Woods | Susan Egan | Bobcat Goldthwait | Matt Frewer | Rip Torn | Samantha Eggar | Barbara Barrie | Hal Holbrook | Paul Shaffer | Amanda Plummer | Carole Shelley | Paddi Edwards | Charlton Heston | Lillias White | Cheryl Freeman | LaChanze | Roz Ryan | Jim Cummings | Keith David | Wayne Knight | Sherry Lynn | Mickie McGowan | Jack Angel | Debi Derryberry | Patrick Pinney | Corey Burton | Mary Kay Bergman | Kathleen Freeman

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

The golden era that emerged in the early 1990s for Disney definitely started to decline in the late 1990s, and HERCULES is definite evidence of that.

I can’t entirely figure out why Disney felt the need to bastardize (ironically), Hercules’ origin, as he was conceived out of wedlock, in mythological reality. The Mouse is ok with death, but no: no straying outside godly marriage. Hera was also shown as a real peach, when in fact all mythology portrays her has a bitch of ginormous proportions. It was a definite corruption of the story, not that Disney isn’t known for doing that with every story anyways.

There’s nothing outwardly horribly about HERCULES, but it’s not particularly compelling either. Tate Donovan is forgettable and Susan Egan is ok as Megara. The best thing about it is James Woods as Hades, and his scene eating is what gets you through.

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