Hercules (1997) - Hercules Versus The Guardian Of The River [UHD]

Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 35th Disney animated feature film and the eighth animated film produced during the Disney Renaissance, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The film is loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology.
Development of Hercules began in 1992 following a pitch adaptation of the Heracles mythological stories by animator Joe Haidar. Meanwhile, Clements and Musker re-developed their idea for Treasure Planet (2002) following the critical and commercial success of Aladdin (1992). Their project was removed from development in 1993, and Musker and Clements joined Hercules later that same year. Following an unused treatment by Haidar, Clements and Musker studied multiple interpretations of Greek mythology before abandoning Zeus's adulterous affair with Alcmene. The project underwent multiple story treatments and a first script draft was inspired by the screwball comedy films of the classic Hollywood era and popular culture of the 1990s. Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi were brought on board to revise the script. British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe was recruited as production designer and produced over seven hundred visualization designs of the characters. Research trips to Greece and Turkey provided inspiration for the background designs. Animation for the film was done in California and Paris. Computer animation was used in several scenes, predominantly in the Hydra battle sequence.

[RHAYNEBW]

"Excuse me sir?"

🤣 I'm onto you, Disney

[warriorsorb]

I love Meg's "I'm so done with this" expression when Herc grabbed the fish 😂

[yellowlynx]

Meg: I'm a damsel. Urrrh... I'm in distress.. I can handle this. Have a nice day!
Alway gets me cracking.

[skkennell]

I find it funny that Herc has to check if the centaur is male or not by looking before addressing him as 'sir'.😂😂

[TaliaAked]

Phil: "Use your head kid!"
Hercules: Headbutts monster.
Phil: That works too.

[leviticusjohnson]

2:10 Meg: "It's Wonderboy Here For Real."
Philocotes:"What Are You Talking About, Of Course He's Real..Whoa!

[gregorymurphy]

1:35-1:40-1:42-1:44 This is where I learned the phrase “use your head”

[jackolantern]

This really adds weight when Nessus is the same centaur who leads to Hercules death in mythology.

[DragonGoddess]

To quote MythologyGuy, Nessus was the last monster Hercules dealt with, not the first.

[adamcheklat]

3:00: The winner! By a one-punch knock out, the new hero of all Greece, HERCULES!

[BillCipher]

I actually think this would’ve been equally memorable if it was the nemean lion instead of the guardian of the river because the nemean lion was the first monster Heracles defeated in greek mythology

[MelodyVillarreal-jx]

Jim Cummings voice is amazing just like Taz the Tazmanian devil and darkwing duck

[undoneonion]

0:48 I honest-to-Zeus didn't understand what he was doing at first as a kid. I love when Disney gets away with these jokes!

[RodneytheOperaRat]

*I noticed the centaur aka the Guardian of the River is voiced by Jim Cummings*

[kobedragon]

When Hercules said "Pardon my good uhh sir" just before he said sir you can see glancing to the side as he's confirming the centaur gender!

[gestaoacademicapreparacurs]

For those who compare the Hercules with Superman, i i compare the Tarzan with Aquaman

[JacobLewis]

Hercules: *turns to the audience* Cowabunga!

[ellentaylor]

I cant help but wish someone could recreate this scene with Link fighting a lynel.

[latricehylton]

I like how Phil teaches his students to use their heads meaning . Their brains and focus on strategies to defeat their enemies. not to rely on their powers like Hercules power is that he strong

[SpideyFan-onst]

Nessus was not the first monster Heracles ever fought. He was actually the last monster he ever slew. And the way Heracles did it was just shoot him with a poison arrow.