Hercules (1997)
Hercules, the son of Olympian gods Zeus and Hera who is reduced to a mere mortal by the treachery of the jealous Hades. Hercules is raised on Earth and retains his god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage Zeus tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a true hero. Hercules becomes a famous hero with the help of his friend Pegasus and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr. Hercules battles monsters, Hades and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a true hero.
5 March 1939, Hampstead, London, England, UK
23 May 1931, Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 October 1930, Modesto, California, USA
4 October 1923, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
7 July 1951, Detroit, Michigan, USA
3 August 1955, West Los Angeles, California, USA
14 November 1952, Pratt, Kansas, USA
2 January 1938, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 February 1925, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
4 January 1958, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5 June 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 November 1952, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
28 July 1940, Goshen, Indiana, USA
22 April 1980, San Clemente, California, USA
3 October 1982, San Diego, California, USA
21 July 1951, Brooklyn, New York, USA
19 June 1946, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
14 June 1954, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
17 November 1944, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
26 May 1962, Syracuse, New York, USA
18 April 1947, Vernal, Utah, USA
4 February 1985, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
30 June 1952, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 February 1979, Pasadena, California, USA
20 May 1952, Tacoma, Washington, USA
June 21, 2014
...compiles pop-culture references and genre tropes that are not only crudely envisioned, but often downright contradictory to the story at hand.
December 02, 2009
The most flat-out childish film of the Disney Renaissance: this is both its great triumph and ultimately the reason that it's so hard to care about it all that much.
October 18, 2008
Amusing, yes. Fluffy, definitely. But with no more staying power than those Hercules action figures that were already resigned to Odd-Lot by last Christmas.
August 14, 2014
'Hercules' may be second-tier Disney, but it's TOP second tier, not far behind the studio's best animated work.
September 01, 2008
It's a winning tall tale, cleverly told and wonderfully voiced...
February 26, 2017
One of [Disney's] more unique and outside the box animated adaptations.
February 09, 2006
Another benchmark achievement for the Aladdin team of Musker and Clements.
October 18, 2008
Chock-full of celeb cameos, puns and contemporary camp, the movie is annoyingly hip.
August 13, 2014
[Blu-ray Review] Isn't one of the Mouse House's absolute best, but it is an astutely written entertainment with a keen aesthetic sense and a fun ensemble of characters. For Disney collectors, picking "Hercules" up is a no-brainer. Highly recommended.
September 01, 2008
This is a bright movie, in both senses of the word.
June 18, 2002
What fun!
November 16, 2009
[An] insipid, lifeless, animated feature.
