The theatrical version was precut following advice from the bbfc to remove bloody detail in three scenes, in order to obtain a 12a rating. Roger bart on hercules musical and auditioning for 1997. Susan egan was born on february 18, 1970 in long beach, california, usa as susan farrell egan. Im not familiar with the original comic book this version of hercules is based on, but i find this movie an interesting departure from the way the titular character is usually portrayed. With hercules set to appear in not one, but two films in 2014, we look back at the list of actors who have played the character in tv and movies over the years. The muses are presented in hercules as the five lovely goddesses whose domain lies in the arts, and they sing of the tales of ancient greece in a gospel choir style. The film version came about after businessman phil jaroslow saw a double take performance of hercules returns in melbourne.
The seven magnificent gladiators was filmed first, followed by the shooting of hercules, which began on 12 july 1982. Hercules shoots an arrow at the lion but the arrow doesnt penetrate and the lion jumps to attack hercules iolaus. I know its not lou ferrignos voice, but i cant find out who it is. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical movie. Disneys hercules coming to the stage in a musical starring original movie voice actor roger.
Based on radical comics hercules by steve moore, this ensembleaction film is a. Even if this movie never gets a liveaction reboot which, lets be honest, is unlikely, it definitely deserves a revisit from todays audiences. And then theres a name hercules fans will know well. The film is based on greek mythology and follows the exploits of hercules.
Jul 24, 2014 youll have to say one thing for brett ratners production of hercules. See image of tate donovan, the voice of hercules in hercules movie. The movie is stolen by mcshanes oracle, who is the recipient of the aforementioned noble neardeath scene, and tydeus aksel hennie, a warrior so scarred by violence that he is more animal than human. The movie was directed by ron clements and john musker. Hades is the main antagonist of disneys 1997 animated feature film, hercules. 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 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. In secrecy, hades hatches a scheme to take over mount olympus and the cosmos, but a prophecy by the. In the film, zeus gives hercules the flying horse pegasus who becomes a faithful companion to his master. Zeus creates a constellation of hercules in the night sky, allowing the world to hail him as a true hero. Mar 26, 2015 when hercules in new york was first released, they dubbed over arnolds glorious austrian voice with some superbland joe average voice.
The panhellenic mythological hero hercules or herakles was famed for his great strength and endurance and celebrated as an extraordinary mortal who, through success in seemingly impossible labours, won his immortal place amongst the olympian gods. On the strength of this movie,he would also have portrayed a much better conan the barbarian than jason momoa. With dwayne johnson, john hurt, ian mcshane, joseph fiennes. For the veteran actor, doing a voice for a disney animated film was a great. Arnold schwarzeneggers voice was dubbed in the movie. Tate donovan hercules, danny devito philoctetesphil, james woods hades, susan egan megara, rip torn zeus buy bluray on amazon. This page was last edited on 29 september 2016, at 20. Does the disney film hercules do all the 12 labors answers. As goddesses, the muses possess the natural powers and abilities of olympian deities such as immortality, omnipresence, highlevel of durability, vast stamina and speed and strength with excellent reflexes and balancing and insight and responses. Jun, 2017 why hercules has the best disney soundtrack of all time. Paul telfer and william shimell played the hero in separate television movies in 2005. Hercules is the thirtyfifth fulllength animated feature film in the disney animated canon, and the eighth entry of the disney renaissance.
It is the 35th animated movie in the walt disney animated classics series. Who plays the voice of hercules on the 1983 version with lou. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The movie was directed by ron clements and john musker, and was produced by the walt disney company. Nov 03, 2009 who plays the voice of hercules on the 1983 version with lou ferrigno. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures. Updates on in the heights movie, hercules musical among highlights from rosie odonnells live show this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical movie based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles known in the movie by his roman name, hercules, the son of zeus in greek mythology. At the end of the credits you can here hades asking if the movie is over. Jul 25, 2014 the movie is stolen by mcshanes oracle, who is the recipient of the aforementioned noble neardeath scene, and tydeus aksel hennie, a warrior so scarred by violence that he is more animal than human. Just a few funny bits from hercules returns,make sure to check out part 2 for the continuation. The actor provided the singing voice of hercules in the movie, and will this time play the. Who plays the voice of hercules on the 1983 version with lou ferrigno. However, hercules is unable to live without meg, and zeus allows him to stay on earth as a mortal to stay with the one he loves.
She leads the muses and is the tallest of the five with. As a young man he was portrayed by ian bohen in flashback appearances for hercules. The inspiration for this film, was a live stage show performed in various local. As the thirtyfifth animated feature in the disney animated features canon, 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. Jul 26, 2014 no knowledge of antiquity is required to appreciate hercules, which assumes a low base line from the start. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. Though he is famous across the ancient world for his largerthanlife exploits, hercules dwayne johnson, the son of zeus and a human woman, is haunted by his tragic past. Hercules voice hercules movie behind the voice actors. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Hercules was released in the united states on 26 august 1983 with a 98minute running time. Disneys hercules musical will star original voice actor.
She is an actress, known for hercules 1997, spirited away 2001 and going on 30 2004. It was produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. The actor provided the singing voice of hercules in the movie, and will this time play the evil hades made famous in the movie. It had a hide so tough, no weapon could penetrate it.
Download or listen to voice quotes and sound clips sampled from the movie disneys hercules. Feb 10, 20 just a few funny bits from hercules returns,make sure to check out part 2 for the continuation. Jan 26, 2019 it retold a classic adventure tale, featured some incredible character and technology designs, and gave us one of the most fun voice casts in a disney movie. Hercules 1997 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. This is a list of films that feature the greek divine hero hercules. Heres a quick comparison between the dubbed version and the. Ian bohen played him in the pilot film of young hercules in 1998 with ryan gosling taking over for the series.
Yes, steve reeves voice was dubbed over in all the italian sword and sandal epics with the two exceptions of his part in american films. The greek zeus enjoys sleeping with women, has a nasty and short temper, and does anything he wants without any qualms over the consequences. Hercules 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hercules is a 1997 american animated musical film produced by walt disney feature animation and.
Was steve reeves voice actually dubbed in films such as. He is the fasttalking god of the underworld with a fiery temper and a vendetta against his eldest brother, zeus. Hercules in new york is a 1969 fantasy adventure film. Aug 24, 2019 hercules voice actor roger bart recalls go the. Shown to be engaged to hephaestus but only in one episode.
The film is based on the legendary greek mythology hero heracles as known as his roman name hercules, the son of zeus in greek. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring hercules were produced in italy. The muses are supporting characters in disneys 1997 animated feature film, hercules. Hercules grows up with his earthling foster parents, an outcast who cant quite control his own might or fit in with the earthlings. Why hercules has the best disney soundtrack of all time. Theres a lot of gore and intense, scary stuff for a grated movie, including gruesome monsters and endoftheworld images floods, fires, ice storms, mass destruction that might overshadow the more lighthearted musical components. The animation is more like the oldschool disney, before the cute, bigeye syndrome and the characters are hugely entertaining. Jun 21, 2019 and then theres a name hercules fans will know well. Sorbo also provided the voice for hercules in hercules and xena the animated movie. Josh keaton provided the speaking voice of hercules as a teenager, while roger bart provided his singing voice. Ryan gosling took over the role for the young hercules. Corey burton, frank welker, betty white, robert stack, diedrich bader, james woods, french stewart, robert costanzo disneys hercules cast, crew and credits search.
Running just over 90 minutes, the movie is often clunky, but at least its fast and. With the help of a herotrainer, voice talent of danny devito, hercules works on his control, bravery, and plans to become a hero on earth. His father was zeus, the zeus, the voice over explains, in case you were. It has sly humour and injokes, but what sets it apart are the songs. When the credits roll, there is a 3d animation sequence going over hercules labors against the beasts which shows how his companions helped him to slay them. They sing a majority of the songs involved in the film. Of necessity much of their voice over performance was tightly scripted, but working live also allowed the team some scope to occasionally insert topical jokes and references. When hercules in new york was first released, they dubbed over arnolds glorious austrian voice with some superbland joe average voice. Parents need to know that hercules about what it really means to be a hero is a shade darker than many other disney blockbusters. As for all the criticism regarding the liberties disney took with greek mythology. She has been married to robert hartmann since june 26, 2005.
Roger bart on hercules musical and auditioning for 1997 movie. Paramount pictures and metrogoldwynmayer pictures film hercules, starring dwayne johnson, bows on july 25th. Originally, keaton provided also his singing voice, but his singing was rerecorded by bart. Youll have to say one thing for brett ratners production of hercules. The third act is absolutely heartwrenching, and even if its over thetop, it never truly goes over the top, and the constant bombarding of wit. It is produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. Hercules returns is a 1993 australian comedy film directed by david parker, starring david. Hercules is a cracking disney film and for once its not just for the kids. Incarnations view all 11 versions of hercules on btva. They claim to be hercules biggest fans, narrating the movie and singing in four of the six songs calliope voiced by lillias white is the muse of epic poetry. With tate donovan, susan egan, james woods, josh keaton. In order to return home to mount olympus, hercules needs to prove he can move from zero to true hero with pegasus, the flying stallion, and phil a feisty personal trainer. Tydeus backstory, which hercules only hints at, is far more interesting than anything were following in the present.
The film is loosely based on the legendary hero heracles known in the film by his roman name, hercules, the. Hercules is a 1997 animated feature produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 27, 1997. No knowledge of antiquity is required to appreciate hercules, which assumes a low base line from the start. Who plays the voice of hercules on the 1983 version with. It is known for being the first feature film to star arnold schwarzenegger, who was about 22 years old. Hercules zeus is monogamous and kind, unlike the zeus described in greek myths. The legendary journeys and the young hercules film. If you must purchase hercules in new york, be sure to get the one that has arnold speaking his own lines, not the one with a dubbed voice. She is the mother of eros known in roman as cupid, and created galatea, hercules s date for the aphrodesia dance.
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