The following are fictional characters from disney s 1997 film hercules and from the derived 1998 tv series. Hercules, posing for a photo, at one of the disney parks. This is partially because, despite the nostalgia felt by fans, the film didnt fare that well at the box office. May 01, 2020 fidelity to the 1997 walt disney dis toon and a charismatic cast as the films marquee characters will be the two key elements in helping this latest liveaction remake go the distance. Disney s hercules remake is already being fan cast with some inspired choices so the movie is as much a passion project for the russos as the mcu films or community were. The film was directed by ron clements and john musker. Nik ranieri, the supervising animator for hades, mentioned that the character was based on a hollywood agent, a car salesman type, and that a. Nov 02, 2019 disneys hercules is a thrilling retelling of one of ancient greeces finest myths about one of their strongest heroes. These productions are adaptations of greek mythology, very different from the classical versions. Hercules is the titular protagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film of the. The syndicated run lasted 52 episodes, while the abc run lasted episodes. He also appeared on the steamboat willie riverboat during the shows finale, but has since disappeared. Despite this, however, the movie is an important part of the disney renaissance and is now being remade for liveaction, and hercules is the perfect disney movie for this treatment. Over a year after its release, the film spawned a cartoon that ran both in syndication and on disneys one saturday morning on abc, from 1998 to 1999.
The 35th disney animated feature film, the film was directed by ron clements and john musker. Having endured his legendary twelve labors, hercules, the greek demigod, has his life as a swordforhire tested when the king of thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature. Hercules hades and 10 other disney characters who stole. Hercules 1997 voice actors cast and characters youtube.
The titular protagonist who aspires to become a true hero. He is based on the mythological heracles, most known under the roman spelling hercules. Disney s house of mouse edit disney s house of mouse is an animated television series, produced by walt disney television which originally aired from 2001 to 2003. 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.
It is walt disney feature animations 35th featurelength animated film. For hercules, disneys animated take on the ancient myth, filmmakers john musker and ron clements sought inspiration in an unlikely place. But what the hero lacks in outstanding brains, he makes up for in compassion and the desire to do good, which is especially appreciated in a world with constant turmoil around every corner, be. These are heavily interpreted versions of greek mythology, very different from the classical versions. Characters from hercules 1997 and its television series. Hercules is the perfect disney film for a liveaction remake. Being a mostly lighthearted musical comedy that serves as a change of pace after disney attempting three epic features, this film is a very loose, family friendly adaptation of the myth of heracles, being to greek mythology what aladdin was to the arabian nights. Hercules battles monsters, hades and the titans, but it is his selfsacrifice to. Hercules is one of the primary characters featured in the kingdom hearts series. He is the son of zeus and hera, living in the olympus coliseum.
In the 1997 disney flick james woods hades is the ruler of the underworld and brother to hercs dad zeus. List of disney characters simple english wikipedia, the. Heroes the titular protagonist who aspires to become a true hero. Philoctetes, a satyr halfgoat, halfman and a trainer of aspiring heroes danny devito you never seen a satyr before. Phil trains hercules into a potential hero, and then they head towards thebes. Films like pinocchio and fantasia are beloved, but. In the original movie, josh keaton voiced hercules as a teenager, while tate donovan was the hero as an adult, and roger bart was hercules singing voice in the song go the distance. He is based on the mythical character hercules, although some aspects of his life differ greatly from the original legend. Hercules is a cracking disney film and for once its not just for the kids. Hercules character with images hercules characters, hercules.
This makes hercules one of the most pure of heart disney characters. Hercules is now in line for a remake hercules tells the mythical tale of the greek legend who is raised by mortals after the failed attempt to end his life. This makes hercules one of the purest of heart as a disney character. Hercules is a disney character who first appeared in the 1997 film of the same name and later in the midquel television series of the same name. The son of zeus and hera, hercules was stripped away from his home on mount. Hercules is the titular main protagonist of walt disneys 1997 film of the same name. 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. As a teenager, hercules feels he has a higher calling. The son of zeus and hera, hercules was stripped away from his home on. Information about and pictures of hercules including information about what disney characters star in it. With dwayne johnson, john hurt, ian mcshane, joseph fiennes. Afterwards, an hourlong television special, hercules strikes manhattan, was produced.
Jasmine hades megara jafar aladdin character olympian gods hercules. Welcome to the disneys hercules wiki, a collaborative encyclopedia of information about the disney version of the story of hercules, from the film, to the characters and to the animated series. Hercules is the titular protagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film of the same name. Disney s animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. However, this does not stop hercules from having hermes retrieve megs own. Hercules is disneys best chance for a marvel movie crossover. As the thirtyfifth animated feature in the disney animated features canon, the film was directed by ron clements and john musker. Notably, whilst usually on the bright side, hercules has an affective sternness to his personality, notably seen during the climax of the film, where the actions of hades take a turn for the worse, killing and threatening the entire world of olympus, as well as megara. Favorite animated disney pixar movies a list of 48 titles created 21 oct 2015 gyerek a list of 27 titles created 17 jan 2017 animatii vazute. Hercules tate donovan young hercules josh keaton phil danny devito. This hercules concept art is mythically awesome oh my disney. Hercules charactersmegara herculescartoon charactersdisney hercules.
The following are fictional characters from disney and new line cinemas 1997 film hercules and from the derived 1998 tv series. In fact, as film critic jack mathews has pointed out, the disney storytellers have merged the hercules of myth with the modernday superhero, superman. Hercules and the arabian night is a crossover episode of disney s hercules. Chernabog is a disney villain from the 1940s film fantasia, and in his segment, a night. The following are fictional characters from disney s 1997 film hercules and from the 1998 tv series. Hercules is the thirtyfifth fulllength animated feature film in the disney animated canon, and the eighth entry of the disney renaissance. Hercules 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. They have extreme psychic abilities, knowing everything that has happened, is happening and will happen, and are.
They claim to be hercules biggest fans, narrating the movie and singing in four of the six songs. They also determine the deaths of mortals, cutting a mortals thread of life to send them to the well of souls in the underworld. Below is a bulleted list of some of the differences. It is produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. The fates are a group of deities in disney s 1997 animated feature film, hercules. James woods and susan egan in hercules 1997 danny devito and tate. Hercules disney character ultimate pop culture wiki. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical comedyfantasy film produced by walt disney animation studios and released by walt disney pictures. Over a year after its release, the film spawned a cartoon that ran both in syndication and on disney s one saturday morning on abc, from 1998 to 1999. Born a god high atop mount olympus to the king of all gods, zeus, hercules is a determined and honest young hero. The heroic true story of hercules in new york oh my disney. Disneys hercules remake will have a new story inspired by. The 35th disney animated feature film and the eighth animated film produced during the disney renaissance, the film was directed by ron clements and john musker.
Despite being released over two decades ago, the movie still holds. Hercules is a 1997 american animated fantasy buddy comedy musical film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. The muses titans hercules megara persephone hades olympian gods zeus. Aug 2, 2016 hercules is the titular protagonist of disney s 1997 animated feature film of the same name.
The 35th disney animated feature film and the eighth animated film produced during the disney renaissance, the film was directed by ron clements and. Quasimodo the hunchback of notre dame quasimodo is without a doubt one of disneys most. The series premiered in syndication on august 31, 1998, and on abc through its disney s one saturday morning block on september 12, 1998. In both hercules and the superman story, the hero has otherworldly origins, is separated from his parents, is adopted by humble earthlings, and feels like a weirdo as a kid before finally. Aug 2, 2016 hercules is the titular protagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film of the same name. The film is based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles known in the film by his roman. Hercules tate donovan young hercules josh keaton phil danny devito hades james woods meg. The film is based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles known in the film by his roman name, hercules, the son of zeus, in greek. Once he completes his training under phil and starts picking up wins over.
It was a midquel series that presented hercs life in high school and had him hanging out with fellow greek characters icarus and cassandra. Hercules becomes a famous hero with the help of his friend pegasus and his personal trainer, phil the satyr. Characters featured in disneys hercules 1997 and hercules. May 10, 2020 disney and marvel have collaborated on a film before too, with big hero 6 is an adaptation of an oftforgotten marvel series. He was voiced by tate donovan as an adult and josh keaton as a teenager with roger bart doing his singing voice. He is very supportive of soras goal to become a true hero. Later in the film, phil discovers that megara is working for hades, her mission being to find hercules weakness. It has sly humour and injokes, but what sets it apart are the songs. Despite this, however, the movie is an important part of the. Donovan went on to voice the teenage hercules in a derived. Disneys animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. Welcome to the disney s hercules wiki, a collaborative encyclopedia of information about the disney version of the story of hercules, from the film, to the characters and to the animated series. The son of greek gods zeus voice of rip torn and hera samantha eggar, hercules voice of josh.
Demi moore lent her voice to esmeralda in the hunchback of notre dame. While his strength is above average, hercules isnt all that intelligent. Does the disney film hercules do all the 12 labors answers. Known for his energetic, inkblotted style and sweeping line work he memorably contributed artwork for pink floyds classic album the wall and its subsequent tour and feature film, scarfe. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. The following are fictional characters from disney s 1997 film hercules and from. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the 1997 film of the same name and the greek myth. Today, we look back at a lot of older animated disney movies and we attach the word classic to them without even thinking. With tate donovan, susan egan, james woods, josh keaton. He is the son of greek gods zeus and hera, and the nephew of poseidon and hades. Hercules character with images hercules characters. Being a mostly lighthearted musical comedy that serves as a change of pace after disney attempting three epic features, this film is a very loose, family friendly adaptation of the myth of heracles, being to greek mythology what aladdin was to the arabian nights after zeus fights and sends the titans to the underworld, he.
Disneys 1997s hercules, is an underrated classic, and despite resonating with fans, it didnt hit the mark it was striving for, often being excluded by disney in terms of representation in the parks and with merchandise. There are many similarities and differences to the movie. Extremely muscular, with broad shoulders and a comparatively thin waist, hercules is always seen wearing orange. The son of zeus and hera, hercules was stripped away from his home on mount olympus and turned mortal by his evil uncle, hades, though he maintained his godlike strength. These three sisters share one eye, which they use to see the future. The movie creates a kid friendly version of a popular greek mythology tale. Hercules used to appear at the disney theme parks for meetandgreets but is now a retired character. Although there are many similarities between the disney movie hercules and the actual myth, the movie is quite inaccurate. Under the guidance of zeus and tutelage of philoctetes. Hercules is the protagonist of the 1997 disney animated feature film of the same name, as well as its 199899 television series. The series premiered in syndication on august 31, 1998, and on abc through its disneys one saturday morning block on september 12, 1998. Hercules appears in the walt disney world version of the show, making a cameo during the floating bubble montage alongside other characters from his film. The film is loosely based on the legendary hero heracles known in the film by his roman name, hercules, the. As greek mythology goes, hades isnt fond of zeus and mount.
Hercules disney character ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. So far, disney has resurrected 11 animated filmswith more on the wayfrom their vault and reimagined them into liveaction films. Once he completes his training under phil and starts picking up wins over monsters. And the grand finale was the hercules summer spectacular at the new amsterdam theatre, an exclusive 12day new york engagement of the film before its release, including a live stage show featuring a full orchestra and a cast of disney characters. The film opens with a prologue by a narrator, but the muses interrupt and take over. Contentsshow background the muses are presented in hercules as the five lovely goddesses whose domain lies in the arts, and they sing the tales of ancient greece in a gospel choir style. Hercules is the titular main protagonist of walt disney s 1997 film of the same name. Dec, 2018 hercules is a disney movie based off a god in greek mythology. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. The animated series featuring characters from aladdin. The moerae and graeae have been merged in the disney film into one group of characters called the moerae. Jan 05, 2018 hercules 1997 voice actors cast and characters. Hercules possesses great strength and can battle the toughest of monsters. When he is threatened as a baby by zeuss brother hades, zeus has no choice by to send the baby hercules to earth to live out his life in peace.
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