Plot
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 6.8/10 (3,624 voted)
Critic's Score: 54/100
Director: Brett Ratner
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane
Storyline
Fourteen hundred years BCE, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labours and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and women never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.
Writers: Ryan Condal, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Cast: Dwayne Johnson -
Hercules
Ian McShane -
Amphiaraus
John Hurt -
Lord Cotys
Rufus Sewell -
Autolycus
Aksel Hennie -
Tydeus
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal -
Atalanta
Reece Ritchie -
Iolaus
Joseph Fiennes -
King Eurystheus
Tobias Santelmann -
Rhesus
Peter Mullan -
Sitacles
Rebecca Ferguson -
Ergenia
Isaac Andrews -
Arius
Joe Anderson -
Phineas
Stephen Peacocke -
Stephanos
Nicholas Moss -
Demetrius
Filming Locations: Origo Film Studio, Budapest, Hungary
Box Office Details
Budget: $100,000,000
(estimated)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
On 7/22/14 while on "Live with Kelly and Michael," Dwayne Johnson revealed that his beard in the movie was made of yak testicle hair. See more »
Goofs:
Zeus is the father of Heracles, not Hercules. Hercules is the Roman name and subsequently, Jupiter should be used. That said, the names of the men and gods, should also be changed to their Roman counterparts as the Roman story differs from the Greek. See more »
Plot
The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
Release Year: 1997
Rating: 6.9/10 (41,093 voted)
Director:
Ron Clements
Stars: Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, James Woods
Storyline Hercules, son of the Greek God, Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the Underworld, who plans to overthrow Zeus. Hercules is raised on Earth and retains his god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage Zeus tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a True Hero. Hercules becomes a famous hero with the help of his friend Pegasus and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr. Hercules battles monsters, Hades and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a True Hero.
Writers: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Tate Donovan
-
Hercules
(voice)
Josh Keaton
-
Young Hercules
(voice)
Roger Bart
-
Young Hercules
(singing voice)
Danny DeVito
-
Philoctetes
(voice)
James Woods
-
Hades; Lord of the Underworld
(voice)
Susan Egan
-
Meg
(voice)
Bobcat Goldthwait
-
Pain
(voice)
Matt Frewer
-
Panic
(voice)
Rip Torn
-
Zeus
(voice)
Samantha Eggar
-
Hera, Hercules' Mother
(voice)
Barbara Barrie
-
Alcmene; Hercules' Foster Mother
(voice)
Hal Holbrook
-
Amphitryon; Hercules Foster Father
(voice)
Paul Shaffer
-
Hermes; the Messenger God
(voice)
Amanda Plummer
-
The Fates
(voice)
Carole Shelley
-
The Fates
(voice)
Taglines:
Zero to Hero!
Release Date: 27 June 1997
Box Office Details
Budget: $70,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $249,567
(USA)
(15 June 1997)
(1 Screen)
Gross: $146,000,000
(Worldwide)
(11 January 1998)
(except USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Raoul Bova voiced Hercules in the Italian language version.
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs:
Since this film is only an adaptation of the myths it is understandable for there to be quite a bit of artistic license taken with the stories. Any differences between this film and the myths belong in the trivia section of this site.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator:
Long ago, in the faraway land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. But what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is... Thalia:
Will you listen to him? He's makin' the story sound like some Greek tragedy. Terpsichore:
Lighten up, dude. Calliope:
We'll take it from here, darling. Narrator:
You go, girl.
User Review
Disney's funniest
Rating: 8/10
I'm shocked to see this movie with a rating below 7. As a big Disney fan,
I'll go out on a limb and say this is one Disney's top 5. There isn't a
Disney movie out there with wit as sharp as this one's with much of it
probably lost on the audience guessing by the rating given to this movie.
"Meg" definitely emerges as my all-time favorite female Disney role.
Breaking from tradition, her character is not all that lady-like in her
biting wit and sarcasm, but it works, serving to make the movie funny and
her character lovable despite working with questionable motives.
The set-up and plot is typical for the movie but the script, animation, and
music are most original AND good. IF I had to register a complaint, I would
say that it's perpetual humor kept the movie from being emotionally
wrenching. However, this movie remains one of the most entertaining I've
seen. 8.5/10
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