Summary: Adventures with Hercules as he fights Hera's plans to defeat him and make Iphicles king.

This installment of the ENCHANTED TALES series features HERCULES, the super-strong Greek hero who must undergo 12 labours and battle a variety of monsters and villains.

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Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in cinemas, Disney's Hercules(1997) stands up as an entertaining spritzer of an animated feature. The continual peppering of in-jokes and cultural references becomes less irksome on the small screen. That there is no majesty or awe invested in the beloved Greek legends also seems less of an error. Also on the plus side is the bounciest Alan Menken music since Little Shop of Horrors. With Zeus's blood in his veins, young Hercules's amazing strength makes him an outcast (sorry, that still doesn't fly), so he trains with a satyr named Phil to become a hero. Along the way Herc meets Meg, a common mortal who falls hard for him. They are both against the jocular Hades, who has to destroy Hercules to take over Olympus. The hydra is the computer-animated set piece for this little number, a no-chance attempt to beat that wildebeest herd from The Lion King. --Keith Simanton

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Interactive Main Menu, 6 Scene Selections, 20 One Minute Animated Excerpts From Other Titles In The Series
Year:	1996
Release Date:	June 10, 2002
Runtime:	48 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P E G D V D 4007
Label:	Sony Wonder / Enchanted Tales
Keywords:	Tales, Animated, General, Hercules, Animation, Childrens, Enchanted
Genre:	Childrens