Hercules (1997)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 26 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis:
A rollicking, tongue-in-cheek Disneyfication of the myth of Hercules. Forget those legendary labors--this teenage Herc's the goofy and lovable adopted scion of mortal parents, toiling on earth to prove himself to Zeus, his Olympian dad. His demi-god gifts score him money, fame, and... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Tate Donovan, James Woods, Susan Egan, Danny DeVito, Bobcat Goldthwait
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Screenwriter: Ron Clements
Story: Barry Johnson
Screenwriter: Don McEnery, Irene Mecchi, John Musker, Bob Shaw
Composer: Alan Menken
Producer: Ron Clements, Alice Dewey, John Musker
Screenwriter: Ron Clements
Story: Barry Johnson
Screenwriter: Don McEnery, Irene Mecchi, John Musker, Bob Shaw
Composer: Alan Menken
Producer: Ron Clements, Alice Dewey, John Musker
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02/09/06 03:17 AM
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04/09/05 04:03 AM
Remind one of My Little Pony...mental pictures of all the plastic "Hercules" toys that soon will be littering floors and crippling barefoot adults.
06/25/04 12:12 PM
while all the customary ingredients are at hand -- the dreamy hero, the curvaceous heroine, the comic sidekick, the smarmy villain -- the magic is missing this time out. ...a minor addition to the Disney pantheon.
07/15/03 03:37 AM
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11/06/02 03:01 PM
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10/15/02 08:13 AM
Hercules fires off mythology in-jokes and pop culture references at a speed that would dizzy the Animaniacs.
07/03/02 02:58 PM
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06/25/02 08:11 AM
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04/17/02 08:09 AM
A spiffy, fast paced animated film with a few inventive takes on the nature of heroism.
02/27/02 12:08 PM
Hercules has all the fun mythological stuff to hook the kids, cute baby Pegasus, familar myths, fun songs, and Disney's prerequisite BEAUTIFUL animation.
06/21/01 06:41 PM
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02/14/01 12:37 AM
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Umm, anyone else feel a story similar to a certain superhero from Krypton?
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