Hercules is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy adventure film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos and starring Dwayne Johnson. Hercules, son of the Greek God, Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the. The Labors of Heracles from Greek mythology. English Version. Latin Version. Illustrated by Mark Fiore Text by Joel Skidmore Copyright Mythweb, 1997. Hercules Movie. 981,225 likes · 559 talking about this. Buy Hercules Today on Blu-ray Combo Pack & Digital HD. Cast and crew information, plot synopsis, links to merchandise. Disney Myths Debunked by Ron Clements and John Musker, Directors of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules. Clements, however, did confirm one longstanding rumor. Critics Consensus: Fast-paced and packed with dozens of pop culture references, Hercules might not measure up with the true classics of the Disney pantheon, but it's. That's true! We even had that at the end of the movie, where he would reveal himself to be the Genie, and of course Robin did the voice of the peddler. Just through story changes and some editing, we lost the reveal at the end. So, that's an urban legend that actually is true. Like, 'If you play it in slow motion at this frame rate, you can tell that he's definitely saying that.' The truth is that I never said it. I never said it! I feel bad being a myth buster, although it's probably a good one to bust. Hercules (1. 99. 7 film) - Wikipedia. Hercules is a 1. 99. American animatedmusicalfantasycomedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 3. 5th Disney animated feature film, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The film is loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology. The film also featured the first positive portrayal of African American women in a Disney animated film. And my favorite Hercules movie. The soundtrack is killer (even by Disney standards). As with all animated heroines, Meg works through her denial in song. ![]() Development of Hercules began in 1. Heracles mythological stories by animator Joe Haidar. Meanwhile, Ron Clements and John Musker re- developed their idea for Treasure Planet following the critical and commercial success of Aladdin. Their project was removed from development in 1. 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 1. Donald Mc. Enery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi were brought on board to shorten the 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 utilized in several scenes, predominantly in the Hydra battle sequence. Hercules was released on June 2. James Woods's portrayal of Hades. While the other gods are joyful, Zeus' jealous brother Hades plots to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus. Turning to the Fates for help, Hades learns that in eighteen years, a planetary alignment will allow him to locate and free the Titans to conquer Olympus, but only if Hercules does not interfere. Hades sends his minions Pain and Panic to dispose of Hercules. The two succeed at kidnapping the infant and feeding him a formula that turns him mortal, but fail to remove his superhuman strength before Hercules is found and adopted by the farmers Amphitryon and Alcmene. Years later, the teenage Hercules becomes an outcast due to his strength, and wonders where he came from. After his foster parents reveal the necklace they found him with, Hercules decides to visit the temple of Zeus for answers. The temple's statue of Zeus comes to life and reveals all to Hercules, telling him that he can regain his godhood by becoming a . ![]() Zeus sends Hercules and his forgotten infanthood friend Pegasus to find the satyr. Philoctetes—. The two meet Phil, who has retired from training heroes due to numerous disappointments, but Hercules inspires him to follow his dream to train a true hero that will be recognized by the gods. Phil trains Hercules into a potential hero, and when he is older, they fly for Thebes. On the way, they meet Megara—. However, after Hercules, Phil, and Pegasus leave, Meg is revealed to be Hades' minion, having sold her soul to him to save an unfaithful lover. Arriving in Thebes, Hercules is turned down by the downtrodden citizens until Meg says that two boys are trapped in a gorge. Hercules saves them, unaware that they are Pain and Panic in disguise, allowing Hades to summon the Hydra to fight Hercules. Hercules continually cuts off its heads, but more heads replace them until Hercules kills the monster by causing a landslide. Hercules is seen as a hero and a celebrity, but Zeus tells Hercules he is not yet a true hero. Driven to depression, Hercules turns to Meg, who is falling in love with him. Hades learns of this and on the eve of his takeover, offers a deal that Hercules gives up his powers for twenty- four hours. Hercules accepts on the condition that Meg will be unharmed and, after losing his strength, is heartbroken when Hades reveals that Meg is working for him. Hades unleashes the Titans, who climb Olympus and capture the gods, while a Cyclops goes to Thebes to kill Hercules. Phil inspires Hercules to fight and kill the cyclops, but Meg is crushed by a falling pillar when she saves Hercules from it. This breaks Hades' commitment that Meg would come to no harm, and allows Hercules to regain his strength. Hercules and Pegasus fly to Olympus where they free the gods, save Zeus, and vanquish the Titans, though Meg dies before he returns to her. With Meg's soul now Hades' property, Hercules breaks into the Underworld where he negotiates with Hades to free Meg from the Styx in exchange for his own life. His willingness to sacrifice his life restores his godhood and immortality before the life- draining river can kill him; he rescues Meg and punches Hades into the Styx, where souls flush him under. After reviving Meg, she and Hercules are summoned to Olympus, where Zeus and Hera welcome their son home. However, Hercules chooses to remain on Earth with Meg, in lieu of immortality. Hercules returns to Thebes where he is hailed as a true hero as Zeus creates a picture of Hercules in the stars commemorating his heroism. Voice cast. Tate Donovan as Hercules, based on the mythologicaldeity. Heracles. Supervising animator Andreas Deja described Hercules as . Donovan had not done any voice- over work prior to Hercules. Deja integrated Donovan's . Originally, Keaton provided also his singing voice, but his singing was re- recorded by Bart. Eric Goldberg, the supervising animator for Philoctetes, cited Grumpy in Snow White and Bacchus in Fantasia as the inspirations for the character's design. Goldberg mentioned that they discovered that Danny De. Vito . Producer Alice Dewey mentioned that Hades . Nik Ranieri, the supervising animator for Hades, mentioned that the character was . He went on to say that the hardest part in animating Hades was that he talks too much and too fast, so much so that . Ranieri watched James Woods' other films and used what he saw as the basis for Hades' sneer. Disney Myths Debunked by Ron Clements and John Musker, Directors of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules. Watch Hercules (1997) the 35th movie in Disney Animated Classics series based on the legendary Greek mythology hero Heracles. LIKE for more videos in HD. ![]() Supervising animator Ken Duncan stated that she was . Ellen Woodbury served as the supervising animator for Pegasus. Rip Torn and Samantha Eggar as Zeus and Hera, Hercules' birth- parents. Anthony De. Rosa served as the supervising animator for both characters. In the Swedish dub Max von Sydow provided the voice for Zeus. Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, La. Chanze, Roz Ryan and Van. Thomas as the Muses (Calliope, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Thalia and Clio respectively), the narrators of the film's story. Michael Show served as the supervising animator for the Muses. Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer as Pain and Panic, Hades' henchmen. James Lopez and Brian Ferguson respectively served as the supervising animators for Pain and Panic. Patrick Pinney as the Cyclops. Dominique Monfrey served as the supervising animator for the Cyclops. Hal Holbrook and Barbara Barrie as Amphitryon and Alcmene, Hercules' adoptive parents. Richard Bazley served as the supervising animator for both characters. Amanda Plummer, Carole Shelley and Paddi Edwards as Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos, the three Fates who predict Hades' attempt to conquer Olympus. Nancy Beiman served as the supervising animator for the three characters. Paul Shaffer as Hermes. Michael Swofford served as the animator for Hermes. Jim Cummings as Nessus. Chris Bailey served as the animator for Nessus. Wayne Knight as Demetrius. Keith David as Apollo. Charlton Heston has a cameo role as the opening narrator. Production. Development. In early 1. 99. 2, thirty artists, writers, and animators pitched their ideas for potential animated features, each given a limited time of two minutes. The first pitch was for an adaptation of The Odyssey, which entered into production in the following summer. Nervously, he produced a pitch sketch of Hercules, and delivered a brief outline set during the Trojan War where both sides seek the title character for their secret weapon. Hercules makes a choice, without considering the consequences, though in the end, he learns humility and realizes that strength is not always the answer. With the pitching session concluded, Hercules was approved for development, Haidar presented a page- and- a- half outline, but his involvement with the project succeeded no further. In November 1. 99. Aladdin, directors Ron Clements and John Musker re- developed Treasure Planet up until fall 1. The studio liked us moving onto that project and so we did . On excerpts detailed in November 1. Danny De. Vito- type sidekick, a world- wise heroine, and a powerful villain in a battle of idealism versus cynicism. The directors also sought inspiration from classic screwball comedy films directed by Preston Sturges and Frank Capra with . Smith Goes to Washington, Musker explained, and . Because Zeus sired Hercules outside of his marriage with Hera, Clements remarked . So we thought of different ways he could be half- man and half- god. We moved more toward making Hades the villain instead of Hera. The Underworld seemed like such a fascinating, dark images; the contrast with Olympus seemed to have all kinds of visual possibilities. Comedy writers Don Mc. Enery and Bob Shaw were recruited by creative executive Jane Healey to work on Hercules where their contribution was . However, De. Vito declined to audition so Ed Asner, Ernest Borgnine, Dick Latessa were brought in to read for the part. After Red Buttons had auditioned, he left stating . You're gonna give this part to Danny Devito! He said that the female lead in Hercules was supposed to be this cynical smart- ass, sounding nothing at all like sweet, innocent Belle. Nine months following the results of the test animation synced with Egan's audition, Egan won the role. Menken and Zippel would later compose . When De. Vito asked the directors who had in mind to play Hades, Musker and Clements responded by saying they hadn't selected an appropriate actor. In response, De. Vito blurted, . Therefore, Nicholson decided to pass on the project.
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