Aug 03, 2014 hercules has always struck me as an underrated filmmaybe because it has a little more attitude than your typical disney animated feature. The arrival of the disney movie hercules at the refurbished new amsterdam theater in times square will be. And now, the latest movie to get the liveaction treatment will be hercules, which originally hit theaters in 1997. Hercules is a 1997 animated feature produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. The movie was directed by ron clements and john musker, and was produced by the walt disney company. The studio has hired shangchi writer dave callaham to pen the. Now hercules has the remarkable strength of a god, but is trapped in the. Disney tackles greek mythology in this animated feature. The story is riveting, charming, and exciting from start to finish. Starting with a dayglo olympian city in the clouds, and using characters based on the drawing style of.
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. 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 lead female in this ancient adventure is meg susan egan, and shes no maiden in. Whether you agree now or later, theres really no denying that hercules melts your heart.
The movie will be based on the 1997 animated classic. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Pegasus is a major character in disneys 1997 animated feature film hercules. The syndicated run lasted 52 episodes, while the abc run lasted. Aug, 2018 walt disneys hercules 1997 part 10 hercules meets megara part 1, the battle against nessus.
Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. Hercules part 10 hercules meets megara part 1, the battle against nessus. Another great disney movie of the 90s hercules is hilarious, terrifically casted especially james woods as hades, beautifully animated, and clever. Hercules tate donovan, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by hades james woods and forced to live among mortals as a. Rather than recreate the 1997 animated films, the russo brothers have new plans for the story in disneys liveaction remake of hercules.
Terrific colorful graphics on th lionpig 5 out of 5. Described by zeus himself as a magnificent horse with the brain of a bird, pegasus behavior mixes elements of both a noble steed and a bird. With james woods, danny devito, tate donovan, susan egan. Song zero to hero from hercules soundtrack version artist chorus hercules, lillias white, cheryl freeman, lachanze, roz ryan, vaneese thomas, tawatha agee. Theres a lot of gore and intense, scary stuff for a grated movie, including gruesome monsters and endoftheworld images floods, fires, ice storms, mass destruction that might overshadow the more lighthearted. Tate donovan voice animated production by walt disney pictures. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical movie.
Disneys liveaction hercules movie wont be a shotfor. Hercules 1997 1080p yts yify hercules, son of the greek god, zeus, is turned into a halfgod, halfmortal by evil hades, god of the underworld, who plans to overthrow zeus. Hercules 1997 watch the 35th movie in disney animated classics series based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles characters intro lines narrator. Disneys animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this. Join the half man, half god teen for an outrageous adventure as he makes his way to mount olympus. Zero to hero, a cheap package film which served as the pilot to the animated series. Heres our dream cast for disneys liveaction hercules movie. Hercules is raised on earth and retains his godlike strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage zeus tells him that to return to mount olympus he must become a true hero. Hercules is the thirtyfifth fulllength animated feature film in the disney animated. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney. Parents need to know that hercules about what it really means to be a hero is a shade darker than many other disney blockbusters. Hercules 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As the thirtyfifth animated feature in the disney animated features canon, the film was directed by ron clements and john musker.
He discovers he has a place on mount olympus with his dad zeusif he can endure his growing pains and move from zero to true hero. It is produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. The film is based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles as known as his roman name. 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. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty hercules. Hercules is the thirtyfifth fulllength animated feature film in the disney animated canon, and the eighth entry of the disney renaissance. Hercules liveaction remake in the works with russo brothers producing. It was produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. Hercules is a cracking disney film and for once its not just for the kids. The animated movie from the disney renaissance starred tate donovan as the titular son of zeus, danny devito as his trainer phil and james woods as hades. Video game adaptation of disneys animated movie hercules 1997.
Sep 26, 2017 whether you agree now or later, theres really no denying that hercules melts your heart. Hercules, voice of tate donovan, peers through the wings of his flying horse, pegasus, to get a closer look at the lovely meg, bottom left, susan egan, but the loyal steed takes a disapproving view of the budding romance in walt disney pictures. The arrival of the disney movie hercules at the refurbished new amsterdam theater in. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the 1997 film of the same name and the greek myth.
Hercules is raised on earth and retains his godlike strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage zeus tells him that to return to mount olympus he must. With tate donovan, susan egan, james woods, josh keaton. This new remake of the animated musical will be produced by a duo who know a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hercules 1997 near you. Everything we know about the liveaction hercules movie. Taken from the gods as a newborn and adopted on earth, hercules becomes an awkward teenage pillar of strength. The movie was directed by ron clements and john musker. Hercules liveaction remake in the works from disney.
The son of greek gods zeus voice of rip torn and hera samantha eggar, hercules voice of josh. Like avis or chicago, it tries a little harder to be hip, cool, or whatever the current vernacular is, and much of the sass comes from a lass. Apr 30, 2020 disney is going from zero to hero once more, putting into development a liveaction remake of its 1997 animated movie hercules. Walt disneys hercules 1997 part 10 hercules meets megara part 1, the battle against nessus. Disneys liveaction hercules movie wont be a shotforshot. Feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. In thebes, hercules tries to convince the citizens that he is a hero, but no one is willing to believe him. The series premiered in syndication on august 31, 1998, and on abc through its disneys one saturday morning block on september 12, 1998.
This is a list of films that feature the greek divine hero hercules. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring hercules were produced in italy. Long ago, in the far away land of ancient greece there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinay heroes. Hercules tate donovan, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by hades james woods and forced. The film is based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles as known as his roman name hercules, the son of zeus in greek. The syndicated run lasted 52 episodes, while the abc run lasted episodes.
When hercules was released in the summer of 1997, it didnt flop spectacularly, but it didnt do very well, either. Hercules jumps into the ancient legends feetfirst, cheerfully. 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. Following the formula of box office hits such as aladdin and the lion king, hercules will borrow its source material from the og animated. Disneys animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. Hercules saves the little boys actually pain and panic in disguise, but then has to contend with the 3headed beast called the hydra. Disney does hercules, resulting in an entertaining movie thats fun for all the family. The voices of hercules 1997, animated film voice cast. Hercules is a 1997 american animated fantasy buddy comedy musical film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on. Hercules 1997 movie simple english wikipedia, the free.
Heres why hercules is absolutely the most underrated disney animated movie. Walt disneys hercules 1997 part 10 hercules meets megara. Hercules has the distinction of being the only renaissance film to not yet have gotten a sequel, prequel or remake the rescuers down under is of course a sequel itself, although it did get an awkward spinoff tv film called hercules. Suddenly, meg appears, and tells of two small boys trapped under a rock in a nearby canyon.
The studio has hired dave callaham, the action scribe who launched. Disney is in early development of a liveaction remake of its 1997 animated movie hercules, with avengers filmmakers joe and anthony russo producing through their agbo production company. Along with pegasus, the flying stallion, and phil, a feisty personal trainer, hercules is on a. Disney is going from zero to hero once more, putting into development a liveaction remake of its 1997 animated movie hercules. Play through 10 diverse actionpacked levels based on segments from the movie to prove that herc really is hero material. Hades tries to get the fates to tell him the futureand what he should do about hercules and zeus. Since quality animated disney movies take, on average, about five years to put together, that required a bunch of different workgroups all working simultaneously on different but equally important projects. Walt disney feature animation had decided in the late 1980s, at the dawn of the disney renaissance, to release at least one animated disney movie per year.
Disneys 1997 animated hercules romp was an update on the greek classic, starring tate donovan as hercules, james woods as hades, and danny devito as beloved satyr pal phil. The wonder is that it took disney so long to get to the gods of greek mythology. Hercules, the son of olympian gods zeus and hera who is reduced to a mere mortal by the treachery of the jealous hades. Quirky behaviors of his include clicking his tongue, whistling, and at times, perching on one of hercules shoulders.
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