Hercules (1997 film): Difference between revisions

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* [[Adult Fear]]: Surprising? Check Zeus and Hera's reaction when they discover baby Hercules is no longer in his crib and they have to watch another couple raise him from afar at the beginning.

* [[Affably Evil]]: [[Big Bad|Hades]] is a [[Deadpan Snarker]] and general comedian, who is voiced by James Woods.

** [[Word of God|The crew of the movie said]] that Hades ''was'' going to be dark, scary, and menacing, but Woods took a different route than the other auditions and the original plan, and they loved it so much they rewrote the character and, by extension, the script.

** [[Word of God|The crew of the movie said]] that Hades ''was'' going to be dark, scary, and menacing, but Woods took a different route than the other auditions and the original plan, and they loved it so much they rewrote the character (though Pain and Panic do still fear him) and, by extension, the script.

* [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: Pegasus. Especially when he's younger.

* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Hercules is a [[Cute Clumsy Girl|Cute Clumsy Guy]] with [[Super Strength]]. Guess how well it goes...

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* [[Big Bad]]: Hades.

* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: The plumpest (and funniest) muse, Thalia.

* [[Big No]]: Done by Hercules {{spoiler|when Meg is ~~crushed~~}} and by Zeus after baby Herc is kidnapped from Olympus.

* [[Big No]]: Done by Hercules {{spoiler|when Meg is fatally wounded}} and by Zeus after he realizes that baby Herc has been kidnapped from Olympus.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: "Someone call IX-I-I!"

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: "Someone call IX-I-I!" It's 911.

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Herc's super-strength, when combined with an adolescent's typical clumsiness.

* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: It's never really mentioned why Hades doesn't just open a can of divine whoopass on Hercules himself. He's clearly shown to be powerful enough and seemingly immune to any physical attack Hercules can throw at him while he's still mortal. Maybe he's worried Zeus will suspect him, but that doesn't hold up at the end of the movie when he's still trying to get Hercules out of his hair literally minutes before he mounts an attack against Zeus.

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* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: In addition to short, portly [[Danny DeVito]] as the short, portly Philoctetes, you've also got Hermes, who shares the same features and trademark shades of his voice actor Paul Shaffer, best known as David Letterman's bandleader.

* [["I Want" Song]]: ''Go The Distance'', which also became an [[Award Bait Song]].

* [[It Can Think]]: While the titans don't know where Mount Olympus is until Hades points it out to them, they're smart enough to work together. The Rock Titan breaks open the gates to Olympus, the Wind Titan captures everyone who tries to stop them, and the Lava Titan and Ice Titan work together to imprison Zeus in a mountain like he imprisoned them.

* [[Kaleidoscope Hair]]: Hades's hair turns from blue to bright orange whenever he is angry. Since his hair is made of fire, this is justified.

* [[Kubrick Stare]]: Herc's [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]] ensues.

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** The take on Greek mythology present in the film, in addition to being [[Sadly Mythtaken]], is ''much'' lighter and more family-friendly, probably to get it a lower rating.

* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: Portrayed positively here.

** "People always do crazy things when they're in love"

** "People always do crazy things when they're in love."

* [[Midword Rhyme]]: In the Spanish dub.

* [[A Million Is a Statistic]]: It's very easy to miss, but thousands of people start dying horribly once Hades releases the Titans.

* [[A Million Is a Statistic]]: It's very easy to miss, but it's implied thousands of people start dying horribly once Hades releases the Titans.

* [[Minion Maracas]]: Happens repeatedly to Pain and Panic.

* [[Mortality Ensues]]: Hercules gives up his demigod status to save Megara. Although not technically immortality, it comes close.