Hercules (1997)
Hercules (1997)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Tate Donovan
Hercules
Josh Keaton
Young Hercules (voice)
Susan Egan
Meg
James Woods
Hades
Barbara Barrie
Alcmene
Roger Bart
Young Hercules
Mary Kay Bergman
Earthquake Lady
Bobcat Goldthwait
Pain (voice)
Matt Frewer
Panic (voice)
Rip Torn
Zeus (voice)
Samantha Eggar
Hera (voice)
Corey Burton
Titans
Hal Holbrook
Amphitryon (voice)
Paul Shaffer
Hermes (voice)
Danny DeVito
Phil
Amanda Plummer
Clotho (voice)
Jim Cummings
Nessus the River Centaur
Carole Shelley
Lachesis (voice)
Paddi Edwards
Atropos (voice)
Charlton Heston
Narrator (voice)
Keith David
Apollo the Sun God
Ron Clements
Director
Lillias White
Calliope the Muse of Epics (voice)
John Musker
Director
Cheryl Freeman
Melpomene the Muse of Tragedy (voice)
LaChanze
Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
Roz Ryan
Thalia the Muse of Comedy (voice)
Don McEnery
Writer
Bob Shaw
Writer
Wayne Knight
Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
Sherry Lynn
Additional Voices (voice)
Alice Dewey
Producer
Mickie McGowan
Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Angel
Additional Voices (voice)
Alan Menken
Composer
Tom Finan
Editor
Debi Derryberry
Additional Voices (voice)
Robert W. Hedland
Editor
Patrick Pinney
Cyclops (voice)
Ruth Lambert
CastingDirector
Gerald Scarfe
ProductionDesigner
Kathleen Freeman
Heavyset Woman (voice)
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pat Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Irene Mecchi
Screenplay
Eric Goldberg
Supervising Animator
Andreas Deja
Animation Supervisor
Noreen Tobin
Producer
Shawn Murphy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Bolton
Theme Song Performance
Vera Pacheco
Animation
Dave Kupczyk
Animation
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Earl Ghaffari
Music Editor
John Kurlander
Scoring Mixer
Steven Clay Hunter
Animation
Rick Maki
Visual Development / Character Designer
Caroline Cruikshank
Animation
Anthony DeRosa
Animation Supervisor
Chung Sup Yoon
Layout
Jeff Johnson
Animation
Jay Jackson
Animation
Rick Moore
Layout
Maria Gonzalez
Color Designer
Sylvia Filcak
Painter
James Baker
Animation
Paul Carrera
Assistant Editor
Zoltán Maros
Animation
Andrew Gaskill
Art Direction
Kathleen Bennett
Music Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 20, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingG
Budget$85,000,000
Box Office$252,712,101
Genres
Wiki.
Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), a son of Zeus in Greek mythology. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, both of whom also produced the film with Alice Dewey Goldstone. The screenplay was written by Clements, Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi. Featuring the voices of Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, and Susan Egan, the film follows the titular Hercules, a demigod with super-strength raised among mortals, who must learn to become a true hero in order to earn back his godhood and place in Mount Olympus, while his evil uncle Hades plots his downfall.
Development of Hercules began in 1992 following a pitch adaptation of the Heracles mythological stories by animator Joe Haidar. Meanwhile, Clements and Musker re-developed their idea for Treasure Planet (2002) following the critical and commercial success of Aladdin (1992). Their project was removed from development in 1993, and Musker and Clements joined Hercules later that same year. Following an unused treatment by Haidar, Clements and Musker studied multiple interpretations of Greek mythology before abandoning Zeus's adulterous affair with Alcmene. The project underwent multiple story treatments and a first script draft was inspired by the screwball comedy films of the classic Hollywood era and popular culture of the 1990s. During production, McEnery, Shaw, and Mecchi were brought on board to revise Musker and Clements' script. British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe was recruited as production designer and produced over seven hundred visualization designs of the characters. Research trips to Greece and Turkey provided inspiration for the background designs. Animation for the film was done in California and Paris. Computer animation was used in several scenes, predominantly in the Hydra battle sequence. The production budget was $85 million.
Hercules was released on June 13, 1997, and received generally positive reviews from film critics, with James Woods's performance as Hades receiving particular praise, but the animation (particularly the visual style) and music received a mixed response. The film under-performed in its theatrical release notably in comparison to previous animated Disney films, ultimately earning $252.7 million in box office revenue worldwide. Hercules was later followed by Hercules: The Animated Series, a syndicated Disney television series focusing on Hercules during his time at the Prometheus Academy, and the direct-to-video prequel Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999), which consists of three episodes from the TV series.