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Hercules

Hercules

The man. The myth. The movie.

19977.51h 33m

Overview

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!

Directed by Ron Clements
Written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Irene Mecchi
Produced by John Musker, Alice Dewey, Ron Clements
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $252.7M

Top Cast

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

Hercules (voice)

Josh Keaton

Josh Keaton

Young Hercules (voice)

Roger Bart

Roger Bart

Young Hercules (singing voice)

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Philoctetes (voice)

James Woods

James Woods

Hades (voice)

Susan Egan

Susan Egan

Meg (voice)

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Pain (voice)

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Panic (voice)

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Zeus (voice)

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar

Hera (voice)

Themes & Keywords

peasanthadescartoonvillainmusicalpegasuszeuscoming of ageancient greeceaftercreditsstingerolympusherculesworthplayfulhopeful

About Hercules

Hercules is a animation, family, fantasy, adventure, comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of peasant, hades, cartoon, villain, musical, pegasus. Directed by Ron Clements, it stars Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart. 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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