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| Hercules |
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| "A Comedy of Epic Proportions!" |
| Story: Celebrations on Mount Olympus: Zeus and Hera have become parents of the new babyboy Hercules. While all the Gods gather around the strong babyboy, one of them is not happy with the birth of the new God. Hades, lord of the Underworld, has some plans of his own to become the mightest of them all. He sends his helpers, Pain and Panic, after young Herc to kill him. They bring his down to Earth, but he is not killed. He is only turned into a human. A human with the strength of a God. Hercules is taken in by a childless couple. Years pass and Herc grows up. He knows he is different from the other kids, but he don't know why. Them one day parents tell him that he is the son of the Gods. Hercules travels to the temple of Zeus and there he meets his father for the first time. Zeus tells Herc that he can become a God again. But he has to proof that first. He also sends his old pal Pegasus to Herc. Together they go to Philoctetes, a halfgod. Who finally gives in to train Herc into a hero. When the training is over they go the Thebes, where there is always trouble and where Herc can finally proof that he is a true God. Under way Herc saves Megara from a rovergod and falls in love with her. The sceptic Meg actually works for Hades. Herc doesn't know that. When they arive in Thebes, Herc isn't believed to be a hero. When Meg shows up, she drags him into a trap set by Hades, who has learned that Herc is alive. Herc saved two children, but has to face a huge monster. The battle is fierce and it looks like Herc is killed. But he survuves and after the battle his star shoots skyhigh. People love Herc and he becomes the hero of the land. Hades throws in every monster he has, but Herc defeats them all. The Hade realises that Meg is Hercs weakspot. He uses Meg to get Herc loose his power for one day. During that day Hades frees the Titans and begins his war against the Gods of Mount Olympus. It doesn't look good and Herc has no powers left. Meg and Phil finally convince an angry Herc to keep fighting. Herc defeats one of the Titans without his powers, but Meg is injured during the fight. This breaks the deal between Hades and Herc. Herc and Pegasus travel to Mount Olympus and free Zeus and the other Gods. The was isn't over and they defeat the Titans. Hades flees back to the Underworld, but as Meg dies, her soul travels with him. Herc travels after them ans jumps into the rover of lost souls to get her. Hades believes he died to, but when he returns it proofs that he is a God. Herc brings back the soul of Meg and she is saved. Now Herc can finally join his parents and the other Gods, but he chooses to stay on the Earth with Meg and his friends. |
| Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker. Writing Credits: Ron Clements, Barry Johnson, Don McEnery, Irene Mecchi, John Musker and Bob Shaw. Produced by: Ron Clements, Alice Dewey, Kendra Halland and John Musker. Original Music by: Alan Menken. Animators: Chris Bailey, Andreas Deja, Sahin Erzos, Colbert Fennelly, Brian Ferguson, Eric Goldberg, Barry Johnson, David Kuhn, Mike Kunkel, James Lopez, Robb Pratt, Nik Ranieri, Sergi Sagas, Mike Snow, Oskar Urrebizkaia and Ellen Woodbury. |
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| Cast: Hercules: Tate Donovan Young Hercules: Joshua Keaton Philoctetes: Danny DeVito Hades: James Woods Megara: Susan Egan Pain: Bob Goldthwait Panic: Matt Fever Zeus: Rip Torn Hera: Samantha Eggar |
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