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.

Hercules
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Ron Clements
  • John Musker
  • Donald McEnery
  • Bob Shaw
  • Irene Mecchi
Story by
  • Kaan Kalyon
  • Kelly Wightman
  • Randy Cartwright
  • John Ramirez
  • Jeff Snow
  • Vance Gerry
  • Kirk Hanson
  • Francis Glebas
  • Mark Kennedy
  • Bruce M. Morris
  • Don Dougherty
  • Thom Enriquez
Based onThe legendary Greek mythology hero Heracles
Produced by
  • Alice Dewey
  • John Musker
  • Ron Clements
StarringSee Voice cast
Narrated byCharlton Heston
Edited byTom Finan
Music byAlan Menken
Basil Poledouris
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Wonder
Release dates
  • June 15, 1997 (1997-06-15) (New Amsterdam Theatre)
  • June 27, 1997 (1997-06-27) (North America)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
Greece
LanguagesEnglish
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

Awards and nominations

  • Academy Awards[3]
  • 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)
ResultAwardWinner/Nominee Recipient(s)
NominatedAnimated Theatrical Feature
WonIndividual Achievement in ProducingAlice Dewey (Producer)
John Musker (Producer)
Ron Clements (Producer)
WonIndividual Achievement in DirectingJohn Musker (Director)
Ron Clements (Director)
NominatedIndividual Achievement in Character AnimationKen Duncan (Supervising Animator - Meg)
WonIndividual Achievement in Character AnimationNik Ranieri (Supervising Animator - Hades)
WonIndividual Achievement in Effects AnimationMauro Maressa (Effects Supervisor)

References

  1. "Hercules". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. "Hercules (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
  3. "1997 (70th)". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  4. "HFPA Awards Search". www.goldenglobes.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: 1998". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  6. "Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: 1998". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  7. "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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