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!
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Film Cast:
- Hercules (voice): Tate Donovan
- Young Hercules (voice): Josh Keaton
- Young Hercules (singing voice): Roger Bart
- Philoctetes (voice): Danny DeVito
- Hades (voice): James Woods
- Meg (voice): Susan Egan
- Pain (voice): Bobcat Goldthwait
- Panic (voice): Matt Frewer
- Zeus (voice): Rip Torn
- Hera (voice): Samantha Eggar
- Alcmene (voice): Barbara Barrie
- Amphitryon (voice): Hal Holbrook
- Hermes (voice): Paul Shaffer
- The Fates (voice): Amanda Plummer
- Lachesis (voice): Carole Shelley
- Atropos (voice): Paddi Edwards
- Narrator (voice): Charlton Heston
- Calliope the Muse of Epics (voice): Lillias White
- Melpomene the Muse of Tragedy (voice): Cheryl Freeman
- Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice): LaChanze
- Thalia the Muse of Comedy (voice): Roz Ryan
- Nessus the River Centaur / Tall Thebian / Elderly Thebian (voice): Jim Cummings
- Apollo the Sun God (voice): Keith David
- Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice): Wayne Knight
- Additional Voices (voice): Sherry Lynn
- Additional Voices (voice): Mickie McGowan
- Additional Voices (voice): Jack Angel
- Additional Voice (voice): Debi Derryberry
- Cyclops (voice): Patrick Pinney
Film Crew:
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Rydstrom
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Johnson
- Sound Effects Editor: Pat Jackson
- Casting: Ruth Lambert
- Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Holland
- Producer: Ron Clements
- Producer: John Musker
- Original Music Composer: Alan Menken
- Producer: Alice Dewey
- Editor: Tom Finan
- Screenplay: Irene Mecchi
- Screenplay: Don McEnery
- Screenplay: Bob Shaw
- Animation Supervisor: Andreas Deja
- Producer: Noreen Tobin
- Editor: Robert W. Hedland
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Shawn Murphy
- Theme Song Performance: Michael Bolton
- Animation: Dave Kupczyk
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lora Hirschberg
- Music Editor: Earl Ghaffari
- Scoring Mixer: John Kurlander
- Character Designer: Rick Maki
- Animation: Caroline Cruikshank
- Animation Supervisor: Anthony DeRosa
- Layout: Chung Sup Yoon
- Animation: Jeff Johnson
- Animation: Jay Jackson
- Layout: Rick Moore
- Color Designer: Maria Gonzalez
- Painter: Sylvia Filcak
- Animation: James Baker
- Assistant Editor: Paul Carrera
- Animation: Zoltán Maros
- Production Design: Gerald Scarfe
- Art Direction: Andrew Gaskill
- Music Editor: Kathleen Bennett
- Assistant Editor: Eric C. Daroca
- Animation: Adam Dykstra
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Mauro Maressa
- Music Editor: Charles Paley
- Costume Design: Kate Bergh
- Animation: Mike Kunkel
- Animation: Marc Eoche-Duval
- Animation: Juanjo Guarnido
- Animation: Steve Small
Movie Reviews:
- r96sk: The definition of a meh film, at least for me.
‘Hercules’ doesn’t stick a connection, I felt very unfulfilled throughout. I have little negatives, yet there isn’t much the other way either. I like the cast, but that’s honestly about it.
James Woods, Danny DeVito and Rip Torn all give noteworthy performances in the roles of Hades, Phil and Zeus. However, Tate Donovan as the titular character is forgettable, as is Roger Bart’s voice when Hercules sings.
Bart isn’t helped by the very average music, none of which is memorable to me. The plot is mild, one that is quite easy to predict and doesn’t produce any thrilling moments. The animation is actually OK, satisfactory for sure.
I can see this is very well rated by others, which I respect. For me, though, it isn’t any good.