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Hercules

1997

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Disney's animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. The son of Greek gods Zeus (voice of Rip Torn) and Hera (Samantha Eggar), Hercules (voice of Josh Keaton) is stolen as a boy by the minions of Hades (voice of James Woods), lord of the underworld. Forced to live among humans, Hercules is turned into a half-god and half-mortal after drinking a forbidden potion brewed by Hades' right hand men, Pain (voice of Bob Goldthwait) and Panic (voice of Matt Frewer). Now Hercules has the remarkable strength of a god, but is trapped in the body of a human, and before he learns how to use his power properly he goes through a typically adolescent awkward period. In order to become a god and return to his home on Mount Olympus, Hercules must prove himself a true hero on Earth. With the assistance of Philotes (voice of Danny De Vito), a plucky satyr known as Phil, the grown-up Hercules (voice of Tate Donovan) learns to use his strength to his advantage and becomes a famous and benevolent protector of those around him, successfully battling a variety of gods and monsters. However, Hades, wanting to cut Hercules down to size, sends his secret weapon after him -- Megara (voice of Susan Egan), a seductively beautiful woman under Hades' control, who is to win Hercules' heart and render him helpless against the forces of the underworld. Acclaimed British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe served as production designer for this project, while Alan Menken wrote the musical score. Incidentally, for the Spanish language version of the film, Latin pop singer Ricky Martin provided the singing voice of Hercules, two years before he became a chart-topping sensation in America with his hit single Livin' la Vida Loca. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Hercules details

Format:	U DVD
Starring:	Tate Donovan, Danny De Vito, Samantha Eggar, Bobcat Goldthwait, James Woods, Rip Torn, Joshua Keaton, Susan Egan, Matt Frewer, Roger Bart
Directors:	John Musker, Ron Clements
Genres:	Animated - Disney, Children - Animated/Cartoon, Disney, Family, Music/Musical
Studio:	WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Collections:	100 Big Adventures, 100 Swords and Sandals Films, The Disney 50

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Hercules	U Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 29 minutes
Rental release:	12 Aug 2002
Main languages:	English

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One of the best

By sakuraba1982 (116 reviews) from Dover , 18 Sep 2007

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usaul disney tale of the ancient greek hero hercules as he battles against hades so he can go back to being immortal with zues. Bigs up to danny devito as phil adding lots of humour to this flick as he is perfect as the short and stumpy phil trainging hercules (its strange they really do look alike)

I think the humour really stands out in this film hades and Phil really add to the laughs, the only downside i feel is the musical score which is one of the weaker entries for disney on this front

Great stuff
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"Bless my soul Herc was on a roll!"

By kimbo88 (24 reviews) , 26 Mar 2013

Good old Disney! I've loved this film since it came out when I was nine and nothing has changed now I'm in my 20's it's quirky, funny and cleverly written, the characters are great and it keeps me coming back time and time again.
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Great film.

By PurpleDaisy (9 reviews) from Derbbyshire , 03 Mar 2013

Great film for all kids and kids at heart. Great picture and sound and some catchy songs. Great to watch as a family.
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who put the glad on my children's face hercules

By film-addict (5 reviews) from Enfield , 08 Feb 2012

Worth watching for James Woods as hades alone. With Disney you know what to expect a couple of hours of enjoyment for kids and adults alike cant go wrong with this fim.
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very good

By a customer , 14 Nov 2011

Kids loved it and some catchy songs to - big stars in this one worth watching more than once and some adult lines included to.
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Instant classic

By gianino (614 reviews) from London , 27 Aug 2011

Great story & great animation make Hercules an instant classic.The only tiny dissapointment is that sometime the singing goes on for too long but rather than that the rest is awesome. Danny Devito is excellent as Philotes! Supercool!
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