Phil cleans himself up using the skin of Scar from The Lion King.Hercules is the protagonists Roman name and not his Greek name.In the myth, Jason, the captain of the Argo, was killed when his mast hit his head.When Hercules first enters Phil’s hut he bangs his head on what he is told is the mast of Argo.When the hydra monster is reborn, Phil puts the sword in Hercules’ left had but in the next shot, it’s in his right hand.Even after the script was written, Woods ad-libbed many of his lines.Hades was scripted as a slow and menacing character until James’ Woods took the role and impressed the crew with his rapid-fire style.Disney decided against this and finished the film anyway.When the film was about to go over-budget, he offered to refund his salary and finish the film for free.Every time Disney needs James Woods’ to return to voice Hades, he has agreed to do so.The role of Hades is one of James’ Woods all-time favourite characters. Hercules is loosely based on the myth of Heracles, son of Zeus.The film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.It was also the eighth entry into the Disney Renaissance Era.It was the thirty fifth animated feature in the Disney animated canon.I really enjoyed the research for this post as I learned so much about this film from reading these 100 facts! As a child I watched the Hercules and Xena television shows religiously and always got books out of the library on Greek myths and legends. I loved this movie as it just added to the story of Greek mythology. The story of Hercules was one of my favourite myths when I was a child.
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