Hercules (1997 movie)
Hercules is a 1997 American-Greek animated musical fantasy comedy 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. The movie was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and was produced by The Walt Disney Company. It is the 35th animated movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.
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Based on | The legendary Greek mythology hero Heracles |
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Starring | See Voice cast |
Narrated by | Charlton Heston |
Edited by | Tom Finan |
Music by | Alan Menken Basil Poledouris |
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Distributed by | Sony Wonder |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States Greece |
Languages | English Greek |
Budget | $85 million[2] |
Box office | $252.7 million[2] |
"Go the Distance" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. It lost both to Celine Dion's hit "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic.
Cast
- Tate Donovan as Hercules, based on the mythological deity Heracles.
- Josh Keaton provided the speaking voice of Hercules as a teenager. Roger Bart was his singing voice.
- Danny DeVito as Philoctetes/Phil.
- James Woods as Hades.
- Susan Egan as Megara.
- Frank Welker as Pegasus.
- Rip Torn and Samantha Eggar as Zeus and Hera, Hercules' birth-parents.
- Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan and Vanéese Y. Thomas as the Muses (Calliope, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Thalia and Clio respectively), the narrators of the movie's story.
- Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer as Pain and Panic, Hades' henchmen.
- Patrick Pinney as the Cyclops.
- Hal Holbrook and Barbara Barrie as Amphitryon and Alcmene, Hercules' adoptive parents.
- Amanda Plummer, Carole Shelley and Paddi Edwards as Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos, the three Fates who predict Hades' attempt to conquer Olympus.
- Paul Shaffer as Hermes.
- Jim Cummings as Nessus.
- Wayne Knight as Demetrius
- Keith David as Apollo
- Charlton Heston has a cameo appearance as the opening narrator.
Awards and nominations
- Academy Awards[3]
- Academy Award for Best Original Song - "Go the Distance" (Nominated)
- Golden Globes[4]
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - "Go the Distance" (Nominated)
- Best Fantasy Movie (Nominated)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards[6]
- Favorite Animated Family Movie (Nominated)
- Favorite Song from a Movie - "Go the Distance" (Nominated)
- Best Performance in a Voice Over Role - Young Actor Josh Keaton for Young Hercules's voice (Nominated)
Result | Award | Winner/Nominee Recipient(s) |
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Nominated | Animated Theatrical Feature | |
Won | Individual Achievement in Producing | Alice Dewey (Producer) John Musker (Producer) Ron Clements (Producer) |
Won | Individual Achievement in Directing | John Musker (Director) Ron Clements (Director) |
Nominated | Individual Achievement in Character Animation | Ken Duncan (Supervising Animator - Meg) |
Won | Individual Achievement in Character Animation | Nik Ranieri (Supervising Animator - Hades) |
Won | Individual Achievement in Effects Animation | Mauro Maressa (Effects Supervisor) |
References
- "Hercules". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Hercules (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- "1997 (70th)". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "HFPA Awards Search". www.goldenglobes.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1998". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: 1998". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996-1997". www.youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
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