Hercules: Zero to Hero

"Three superhuman adventures"

1999 1h 10m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 52

AnimationFamilyActionAdventure

Synopsis

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After defeating Hades for good, Hercules marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and the beginning of his adventures at the Prometheus Academy, a school for gods and mortals, which Herc supposedly attended during the time when he was training to be a hero with his mentor, the satyr Philoctetes. A compilation of Hercules: The Animated Series episodes 47, 49, 53 and 54.

“Three superhuman adventures”

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Cast

Tate Donovan
Hercules (voice) (archive sound)
James Woods
Hades (voice) (archive sound)
Corey Burton
Zeus (voice) (archive sound)
Susan Egan
Megara (voice) (archive sound)
Robert Costanzo
Philoctetes (voice) (archive sound)
Frank Welker
Pegasus (voice) (archive sound)
Bobcat Goldthwait
Pain (voice) (archive sound)
Matt Frewer
Panic (voice) (archive sound)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bob Kline
Writers: Gary Sperling, Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Australia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 6 countries: United States of America, Australia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hercules (Disney) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Tate Donovan and James Woods and Corey Burton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Three superhuman adventures".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0211409 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bob Kline directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Australia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 6 countries: United States of America, Australia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea.
4Part of the "Hercules (Disney) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Tate Donovan and James Woods and Corey Burton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Three superhuman adventures".
7IMDB entry: tt0211409 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.