Hercules (1997) - Hercules Versus Hydra [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.

[Rj-ijko]

fun fact, when Hades says "relax it's only halftime" that is the exact halfway point through the movie lol.

[ral]

Can you believe it took them 3 years to animate this one battle? It was worth every year!

[glennbouthillette]

3:23 it felt like Zeus was showing Hercules how to defeat the Hydra.

[leakotlica]

"Hate to burst your bubble kid, but that ain't applause."
"Will you forget the head slicing thing?!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[kushminister]

I’ll never get over how epic it was seeing him break out of the claw. The music is everything

[bernicetam]

I love how the hydra laughs at Hercules, when he hurled the giant boulder at him. It sounds so evil and sinister.

[nicolasrestrepo]

This hydra is more expressive than it has any right to be

[josephhaney]

Gotta love the crowd's reaction. First, the golf clap, then 1:40 the congrats clap, and then 4:10 the eruption of cheers. Don't think I've seen more character development in the span of 6 minutes in any other movie.

[JRod]

Another classic case of "We can show as much blood as we want if we just make it a different color, and it's still G-rated."

[kimtieu]

Without a doubt the #1 best scene in Disney's Hercules considering that it shows him fighting a giant hydra. Add to the fact that the fight takes place in front of a big audience makes this scene even more iconic and unforgettable.

[Jjdumott]

Hades, getting mad at the end was definitely and will always be my favorite part

[Pudders]

1st applause "hmm... not bad"
2nd: "OK that was impressive"
3rd: "F*CKING YES!!!"

[superzilla]

It took me so long to figure out Zeus was watching this fight. the thunderstorm was such an obvious clue.

[gameoverlord]

Even after what 20 or 30 yrs this hydra still looks freaking incredible!!!! I especially love it when the hydra regrows it's first 3 heads (2:11) and starts chasing Hercules and we see the chase as pegasus flies in.

[daneyal]

0:21- That Hydra roar is one of the most badass sounds I remember from my childhood!😁

[JoeManza]

Phil: You won by a landslide!
Me: Literally!

[bigdanrog]

Most underrated Disney movie from the classic era. I LOVE this movie.

[avatarthanosthelegendarysu]

4:31 i love it when hades gets angry it cracks me up and i like how the thing he had in his mouth quickly disintegrated when he turned red 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[alexanderwaters]

Hercules: Phil, what do you call that thing?
Phil: Two words, AMSCRAY!!

[daringibson]

Beautifully done, from the crowd barely showing any form of emotion at the start when herc lifts this massive bolder up to help the children, to them giving some slight praise after he beheaded the hydra from within its own neck, to the crowd just absolutely erupting in enthusiasm after Hercules breaks out of the hydras lifeless fist.