The son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.The son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.The son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 16 nominations total
- Hercules
- (voice)
- Meg
- (voice)
- Hades
- (voice)
- Alcmene
- (voice)
- Young Hercules
- (singing voice)
- Earthquake Lady
- (voice)
- …
- Titans
- (voice)
- …
- Phil
- (voice)
- Atropos
- (voice)
- Hera
- (voice)
- Melpomene
- (voice)
- Panic
- (voice)
- Clotho
- (voice)
- Pain
- (voice)
- Little Boy
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe role of Hades is one of James Woods' all-time favorite characters. So much so, any time Disney needs him to reprise the character for any cartoon show and video game, such as Hercules (1998) or Kingdom Hearts, he has agreed to do so. When this film was about to go over-budget, he offered to refund his salary and finish the film for free. Disney decided against this, and finished the film anyway.
- GoofsAll of the characters are referred to by their Greek mythological names except for Hercules. Hercules is the Roman equivalent to the Greek Herakles.
- Quotes
Hades: I can't believe this guy! I throw everything I've got at him, and it doesn't even...
[Hades notices Pain is wearing Air-Hercs]
Hades: What... are... those?
Pain: Um, I don't know. I-I thought they looked kinda dashing...
Hades: [slowly burns up] I've got 24 hours to get rid of this... bozo, or the entire scheme I've been setting up for 18 years goes up in smoke, and YOU ARE WEARING HIS MERCHANDISE?
[Hades hears a noise, and sees Panic slurping some "Herculade"]
Panic: [chuckles nervously] Thirsty?
[Hades screams, and blows up a volcano]
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the closing credits, Hades is heard complaining.
- Alternate versionsInstead of a reprise of "A Star is Born," a pop-rock rendition of "I Won't Say (I'm In Love)" by American singer Belinda Carlisle is heard during the end credits of some non-English-language versions of this movie.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Frollo Show: Frollo Misses his Mother (2011)
One hopes that the younger set might be inspired to investigate the real mythology as recorded, and not assume they'd been adequately instructed in the subject by this highly revised version. Of course 'real' is relative, since any mythology deals with miraculous events that are not supported by the historic record. A good deal of Judeo-Christian biblical text falls under this designation; it must be taken on faith. But Judeo-Christian scriptures belong to active religions, and thus the events described are literally sacred. The religion of the ancient Greeks cannot be described as active, and thus is fair game for irreverent revisions that will offend very few beside Hellenist scholars.
Animated and live-action films that illustrate current religions, however, must adhere to tradition. Only look at the wealth of Hindu devotional films, visualized scriptures that provide ample evidence of the present-day believer's faith in the miraculous. Animated versions make these treasured tales of the gods more accessible to children. This is a living religion, with about a billion followers worldwide, and the third largest faith today.
But a 'dead' religion has virtually no one to protect its integrity, and so its miracles become myths, and its myths become infinitely flexible.
I suppose it's best for the tender sensibilities of children to present Zeus as a nice monogamous papa-god, whose only son was borne by his wife Hera. Later on his many outrageous infidelities, committed in various interesting disguises, can be revealed. They're certainly entertaining! And so is the Disney "Hercules".
- AnnieLola
- Sep 15, 2021
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Dũng Sĩ Héc-quyn
- Filming locations
- Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Walt Disney's house)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $99,112,101
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $249,567
- Jun 15, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $252,712,101
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix