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* WriteWhoYouHate: While the inspiration for the design of Hades was never made clear [[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970622&slug=2545749 an interview]] with co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements and character animator Eric Goldberg ''do'' mention that his chant "Guys, guys, listen to me" is inspired by Jeffrey Katzenberg, who left the company following a tenuous stay under Michael Eisner.[[note]]Amongst Katzenberg's acts, he had nearly cut "Part of Your World" out of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'', forced everyone to work overtime on ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (though in his defense, he forced it due to the news that Howard Ashman, the film's composer, was on his deathbed and wanted it done before he passed), disregarded Creator/RobinWilliams wishes on ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' regarding him voicing the Genie, put greater faith in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' while dismissing ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' as a one-off, and, most infamously, ordered ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' be "edgy and cynical" to the point that PIXAR followed their directions to a tee and brought a disastrous test screening that nearly destroyed the film. The final straw, however, was Katzenberg demanding the position of the late VP Frank Wells, who died in a helicopter crash in 1994, when Wells was a close friend of Eisner and often had to mediate the spats between the two men.[[/note]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Hercules}} Has it's own page]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Hercules}} Has it's its own page]].
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** Popular Greek singer Evridiki Theokleous (usually credited just as Eurydice) dubbed Megara's singing lines.
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** Popular Greek singer Evridiki Theokleous (usually credited just as Eurydice) dubbed Megara's singing lines.lines in the Greek dub, and Phil and Panic are voiced by famous stand-up comedian Lakis Lazopoulos.
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** Popular Greek singer Evridiki Theokleous (usually credited just as Eurydice) dubbed Megara's singing lines.
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* TheDanza: In the Greek dub, Kalliopi Evangelidou voices Calliope the muse.[[note]]The transliteration "Kalliopi" is a more modern version that reflects pronunciation changes, but it's still fundamentally the same name and it's spelled the same way in Greek.[[/note]]
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** In 1998, a set of eight sports toys and a set of six collectible plates were released in the US as a tie-in with the film's VHS release. The plates featured Hercules, Meg, Phil, Pegasus, Zeus, and Calliope.
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** In 1998, a set of eight sports toys and a set of six collectible plates were released in the US as a tie-in with the film's VHS release. The plates featured Hercules, Meg, Phil, Pegasus, Zeus, and Calliope.the Muses.
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* ActorInspiredElement: The film's interpretation of Hades as a fast-talking schmoozer was entirely of James Woods' creation. According to him, he was the only actor who didn't audition with some variation on a deep, threatening voice and his decision to just do something fun was what won the directors over.
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* ActorInspiredElement: The film's interpretation of Hades as a fast-talking schmoozer was entirely of James Woods' Creator/JamesWoods' creation. According to him, he was the only actor who didn't audition with some variation on a deep, threatening voice and his decision to just do something fun was what won the directors over.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: In the brief Off Broadway production, Hades was played by Roger Bart, the man who sang for Young Hercules in the original film.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: In the brief Off Broadway production, Hades was played by Roger Bart, Creator/RogerBart, the man who sang for Young Hercules in the original film.
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** Roger Bart sings for Young Hercules. Creator/JoshKeaton explained that due to his voice changing, and the fact that he has more experience singing pop than Broadway, he couldn't hold the last note of "Go the Distance (reprise)" for as long as the writers hoped.
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** Roger Bart Creator/RogerBart sings for Young Hercules. Creator/JoshKeaton explained that due to his voice changing, and the fact that he has more experience singing pop than Broadway, he couldn't hold the last note of "Go the Distance (reprise)" for as long as the writers hoped.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Not so much in the film than in the video game. Zeus' lines were all rerecorded by Corey Burton, including his original lines for the Continue screen. Hades even has one of Creator/KeithDavid's lines as Apollo used as part of one of his voice clips.
* TheOtherMarty: John Lithgow recorded lines for Hades but was dismissed when Disney realized he didn't fit the role.
* TheOtherMarty: John Lithgow recorded lines for Hades but was dismissed when Disney realized he didn't fit the role.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Not so much in the film than in the video game. Zeus' lines were all rerecorded by Corey Burton, Creator/CoreyBurton, including his original lines for the Continue screen. Hades even has one of Creator/KeithDavid's lines as Apollo used as part of one of his voice clips.
* TheOtherMarty:John Lithgow Creator/JohnLithgow recorded lines for Hades but was dismissed when Disney realized he didn't fit the role.
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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: The reason both Creator/DannyDeVito and James Woods joined the cast. Woods enjoyed playing Hades so much he agreed to play the voice for any future Disney animation or video game projects; it doesn't matter what the pay is, he just can't get enough of playing Hades.
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* SoMyKidsCanWatch: The reason both Creator/DannyDeVito and James Woods Creator/JamesWoods joined the cast. Woods enjoyed playing Hades so much he agreed to play the voice for any future Disney animation or video game projects; it doesn't matter what the pay is, he just can't get enough of playing Hades.
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** [[Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat Donny Osmond]] auditioned for the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally chosen for Hades before the casting of Creator/JamesWoods. However, despite recording all of his dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} thought he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing for the character.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson was turned down due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence Mann]] and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well before the casting of Woods.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]] and Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast; the filmmakers always had him in mind, but DeVito didn't wish to audition, so they went through the motions. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're going to do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're going to give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for the part of Zeus before the casting of Creator/RipTorn.
** Music/TheSpiceGirls were originally approached to portray the Muses following an invitation to sing one of the songs, but declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts.
** The original pitch for the movie was going to be more mythologicaly accurate with Hera as the BigBad, the Titans as TheStarscream, and Hades as something of a sidekick to Hercules. This concept was later used for ''Hercules And Xena''.
** Meg was initially going to be a bit more of a DamselInDistress, but since she spent so much time with Hades, when he became a "sleazy Hollywood agent type" (per one review), Susan Egan made her a much stronger woman just from the amount of improv she had to deal with. At some point after her stronger characterization took shape, she was also written as a harsher, angrier character than in the finished film, but the writers eventually started to find her unlikable and made her funnier and more playful. She also was supposed to have blue eyes instead of purple, which can be heard in a [[https://youtu.be/ek3cPxOUWwE?t=33 trailer]] for the film where Phil warns Herc about letting his guard down for a pair of big blue eyes.
** Meg's solo song was originally a sweet romantic ballad called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9KkKtkUoA I Can't Believe My Heart]]", but the writers eventually deemed the song out of character and "too cliché," as Meg herself sings in the very different song that replaced it, "I Won't Say I'm In Love."
--->'''Creator/SusanEgan''': ...it was finally Ken Duncan, the lead animator for Meg, raised his hand one day in a session and said, 'You know what -- Meg would never in a million years sing a soaring ballad.' And that's true. She's the queen of denial.
** Early storyboards of the song "Zero to Hero" were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoJvu8PF7Q slightly different]], with different segments involving Medusa and others. The storyboards also show an early design of Hercules himself.
** Susan Egan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-ra6ucjXQ almost]] ''wasn't allowed to audition'' for Megara. She was playing Belle on Broadway at the time, and The Powers That Be thought there was no way she could be right for the part. Egan basically annoyed them into letting her audition just so she'd stop asking, and the directors were stunned when she turned out to be perfect for the role.
--->'''Egan''': When I play Belle, I'm ''acting''. Meg is right where I live.
** [[Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat Donny Osmond]] auditioned for the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally chosen for Hades before the casting of Creator/JamesWoods. However, despite recording all of his dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} thought he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing for the character.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson was turned down due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence Mann]] and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well before the casting of Woods.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]] and Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast; the filmmakers always had him in mind, but DeVito didn't wish to audition, so they went through the motions. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're going to do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're going to give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for the part of Zeus before the casting of Creator/RipTorn.
** Music/TheSpiceGirls were originally approached to portray the Muses following an invitation to sing one of the songs, but declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts.
** The original pitch for the movie was going to be more mythologicaly accurate with Hera as the BigBad, the Titans as TheStarscream, and Hades as something of a sidekick to Hercules. This concept was later used for ''Hercules And Xena''.
** Meg was initially going to be a bit more of a DamselInDistress, but since she spent so much time with Hades, when he became a "sleazy Hollywood agent type" (per one review), Susan Egan made her a much stronger woman just from the amount of improv she had to deal with. At some point after her stronger characterization took shape, she was also written as a harsher, angrier character than in the finished film, but the writers eventually started to find her unlikable and made her funnier and more playful. She also was supposed to have blue eyes instead of purple, which can be heard in a [[https://youtu.be/ek3cPxOUWwE?t=33 trailer]] for the film where Phil warns Herc about letting his guard down for a pair of big blue eyes.
** Meg's solo song was originally a sweet romantic ballad called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9KkKtkUoA I Can't Believe My Heart]]", but the writers eventually deemed the song out of character and "too cliché," as Meg herself sings in the very different song that replaced it, "I Won't Say I'm In Love."
--->'''Creator/SusanEgan''': ...it was finally Ken Duncan, the lead animator for Meg, raised his hand one day in a session and said, 'You know what -- Meg would never in a million years sing a soaring ballad.' And that's true. She's the queen of denial.
** Early storyboards of the song "Zero to Hero" were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoJvu8PF7Q slightly different]], with different segments involving Medusa and others. The storyboards also show an early design of Hercules himself.
** Susan Egan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-ra6ucjXQ almost]] ''wasn't allowed to audition'' for Megara. She was playing Belle on Broadway at the time, and The Powers That Be thought there was no way she could be right for the part. Egan basically annoyed them into letting her audition just so she'd stop asking, and the directors were stunned when she turned out to be perfect for the role.
--->'''Egan''': When I play Belle, I'm ''acting''. Meg is right where I live.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** [[Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat Donny Osmond]] auditioned for the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally chosen for Hades before the casting of Creator/JamesWoods. However, despite recording all of his dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} thought he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing for the character.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson was turned down due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence Mann]] and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well before the casting of Woods.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]] and Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast; the filmmakers always had him in mind, but DeVito didn't wish to audition, so they went through the motions. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're going to do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're going to give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for the part of Zeus before the casting of Creator/RipTorn.
** Music/TheSpiceGirls were originally approached to portray the Muses following an invitation to sing one of the songs, but declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts.
** The original pitch for the movie was going to be more mythologicaly accurate with Hera as the BigBad, the Titans as TheStarscream, and Hades as something of a sidekick to Hercules. This concept was later used for ''Hercules And Xena''.
** Meg was initially going to be a bit more of a DamselInDistress, but since she spent so much time with Hades, when he became a "sleazy Hollywood agent type" (per one review), Susan Egan made her a much stronger woman just from the amount of improv she had to deal with. At some point after her stronger characterization took shape, she was also written as a harsher, angrier character than in the finished film, but the writers eventually started to find her unlikable and made her funnier and more playful. She also was supposed to have blue eyes instead of purple, which can be heard in a [[https://youtu.be/ek3cPxOUWwE?t=33 trailer]] for the film where Phil warns Herc about letting his guard down for a pair of big blue eyes.
** Meg's solo song was originally a sweet romantic ballad called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9KkKtkUoA I Can't Believe My Heart]]", but the writers eventually deemed the song out of character and "too cliché," as Meg herself sings in the very different song that replaced it, "I Won't Say I'm In Love."
--->'''Creator/SusanEgan''': ...it was finally Ken Duncan, the lead animator for Meg, raised his hand one day in a session and said, 'You know what -- Meg would never in a million years sing a soaring ballad.' And that's true. She's the queen of denial.
** Early storyboards of the song "Zero to Hero" were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoJvu8PF7Q slightly different]], with different segments involving Medusa and others. The storyboards also show an early design of Hercules himself.
** Susan Egan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-ra6ucjXQ almost]] ''wasn't allowed to audition'' for Megara. She was playing Belle on Broadway at the time, and The Powers That Be thought there was no way she could be right for the part. Egan basically annoyed them into letting her audition just so she'd stop asking, and the directors were stunned when she turned out to be perfect for the role.
--->'''Egan''': When I play Belle, I'm ''acting''. Meg is right where I live.WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Hercules}} Has it's own page]].
** [[Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat Donny Osmond]] auditioned for the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally chosen for Hades before the casting of Creator/JamesWoods. However, despite recording all of his dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} thought he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing for the character.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson was turned down due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence Mann]] and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well before the casting of Woods.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]] and Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast; the filmmakers always had him in mind, but DeVito didn't wish to audition, so they went through the motions. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're going to do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're going to give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for the part of Zeus before the casting of Creator/RipTorn.
** Music/TheSpiceGirls were originally approached to portray the Muses following an invitation to sing one of the songs, but declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts.
** The original pitch for the movie was going to be more mythologicaly accurate with Hera as the BigBad, the Titans as TheStarscream, and Hades as something of a sidekick to Hercules. This concept was later used for ''Hercules And Xena''.
** Meg was initially going to be a bit more of a DamselInDistress, but since she spent so much time with Hades, when he became a "sleazy Hollywood agent type" (per one review), Susan Egan made her a much stronger woman just from the amount of improv she had to deal with. At some point after her stronger characterization took shape, she was also written as a harsher, angrier character than in the finished film, but the writers eventually started to find her unlikable and made her funnier and more playful. She also was supposed to have blue eyes instead of purple, which can be heard in a [[https://youtu.be/ek3cPxOUWwE?t=33 trailer]] for the film where Phil warns Herc about letting his guard down for a pair of big blue eyes.
** Meg's solo song was originally a sweet romantic ballad called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9KkKtkUoA I Can't Believe My Heart]]", but the writers eventually deemed the song out of character and "too cliché," as Meg herself sings in the very different song that replaced it, "I Won't Say I'm In Love."
--->'''Creator/SusanEgan''': ...it was finally Ken Duncan, the lead animator for Meg, raised his hand one day in a session and said, 'You know what -- Meg would never in a million years sing a soaring ballad.' And that's true. She's the queen of denial.
** Early storyboards of the song "Zero to Hero" were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoJvu8PF7Q slightly different]], with different segments involving Medusa and others. The storyboards also show an early design of Hercules himself.
** Susan Egan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-ra6ucjXQ almost]] ''wasn't allowed to audition'' for Megara. She was playing Belle on Broadway at the time, and The Powers That Be thought there was no way she could be right for the part. Egan basically annoyed them into letting her audition just so she'd stop asking, and the directors were stunned when she turned out to be perfect for the role.
--->'''Egan''': When I play Belle, I'm ''acting''. Meg is right where I live.
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** An UrbanLegend has it that he came to the audition a little tipsy, and just riffed the line, "Name's Hades, Lord of the Dead. Hi, how ya doin'?".
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** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]] and Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
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** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]] and Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast.cast; the filmmakers always had him in mind, but DeVito didn't wish to audition, so they went through the motions. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
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** In the Latin-American dub, Tatiana, a ExcitedKidsShowHost and FriendToAllChildren, playing the role of sarcastic and cynical Megara.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the original, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the original, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
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** In the Latin-American dub, Tatiana, a ExcitedKidsShowHost and FriendToAllChildren, playing the role of sarcastic and cynical Megara.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the original, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.Megara..
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the original, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
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*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson reportedly turned down the offer due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
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*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson reportedly was turned down the offer due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
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** [[Series/DonnyAndMarie Donny Osmond]] auditioned for the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally cast as Hades and even recorded all of the dialogue for the film, but [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]] found that he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing they were looking for.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally cast as Hades and even recorded all of the dialogue for the film, but [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]] found that he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing they were looking for.
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** [[Series/DonnyAndMarie [[Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat Donny Osmond]] auditioned for the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originallycast as chosen for Hades and even recorded before the casting of Creator/JamesWoods. However, despite recording all of the his dialogue for the film, but [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]] found that Creator/{{Disney}} thought he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing they were looking for.for the character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was originally
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** [[Series/DonnyAndMarie Donny Osmond]] auditioned for Hercules, but was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered "too deep" for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was the first choice for Hades. However, even after Lithgow recorded all of his dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} found that he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing they were looking for.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for Hades. Nicholson reportedly turned down the offer due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''50% cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence Mann]], and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]], and [[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Red Buttons]] auditioned for Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're gonna do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're gonna give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi, and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for Zeus.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was the first choice for Hades. However, even after Lithgow recorded all of his dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} found that he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing they were looking for.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for Hades. Nicholson reportedly turned down the offer due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a ''50% cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence Mann]], and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick Latessa]], and [[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Red Buttons]] auditioned for Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're gonna do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're gonna give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi, and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for Zeus.
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** [[Series/DonnyAndMarie Donny Osmond]] auditioned for Hercules, but the part of Hercules before Creator/TateDonovan was cast. However, Osmond was turned down due to the fact that his voice was considered "too deep" too deep for the titular character.
** Creator/JohnLithgow wasthe first choice for Hades. However, originally cast as Hades and even after Lithgow recorded all of his the dialogue for the film, Creator/{{Disney}} but [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]] found that he didn't have the right balance of menace and comedic timing they were looking for.
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson reportedly turned down the offer due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a''50% ''fifty percent cut of all the proceeds from Hades merchandise.''
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} TerrenceMann]], Mann]] and Creator/MartinLandau auditioned for Hades as well.
well before the casting of Woods.
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} DickLatessa]], Latessa]] and [[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Red Buttons]] Creator/RedButtons auditioned for the role of Phil before Creator/DannyDeVito.Creator/DannyDeVito was cast. After Buttons' audition, he said this to the casting directors before departing the studio.
---> '''Buttons:''' I know what you're gonna do. [[Main/{{Irony}} You're gonna give]] [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} this part to Danny DeVito!]]
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/JamesBelushi and Creator/GregoryPeck were considered for Zeus.the part of Zeus before the casting of Creator/RipTorn.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was
*** Music/DavidBowie, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered for the role of Hades. Nicholson reportedly turned down the offer due to his demand for a paycheck of ten to fifteen million for the part, plus a
*** Creator/RonSilver, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/PhilHartman, Creator/RodSteiger, Creator/MichaelIronside, [[Film/{{Critters}} Terrence
** Creator/EdAsner, Creator/ErnestBorgnine, [[Film/{{Alfie}} Dick
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* KidsMealToy: UsefulNotes/McDonalds had different Happy Meal tie-ins depending on the region;
** In 1997, a set of ten figures were sold in the US, each one paired with a Titan. These consisted of Hercules and the Hydra, Meg and Pegasus, Phil and Nessus, Baby Pegasus and the Lava Titan, Hades and Cerberus, Pain and the Cyclops, Panic and the Fates, Zeus and the Rock Titan, Hermes and the Wind Titan, and Calliope and the Ice Titan.
** Europe had a set of six figures in 1997; Hercules, Meg, Phil, Pegasus, Hades with Pain and Panic, and the Hydra.
** Asia had four of the toys from the US set; Hercules and the Hydra, Meg and Pegasus, Phil and Nessus, and Zeus and the Rock Titan.
** In 1998, a set of eight sports toys and a set of six collectible plates were released in the US as a tie-in with the film's VHS release. The plates featured Hercules, Meg, Phil, Pegasus, Zeus, and Calliope.
** In 1997, a set of ten figures were sold in the US, each one paired with a Titan. These consisted of Hercules and the Hydra, Meg and Pegasus, Phil and Nessus, Baby Pegasus and the Lava Titan, Hades and Cerberus, Pain and the Cyclops, Panic and the Fates, Zeus and the Rock Titan, Hermes and the Wind Titan, and Calliope and the Ice Titan.
** Europe had a set of six figures in 1997; Hercules, Meg, Phil, Pegasus, Hades with Pain and Panic, and the Hydra.
** Asia had four of the toys from the US set; Hercules and the Hydra, Meg and Pegasus, Phil and Nessus, and Zeus and the Rock Titan.
** In 1998, a set of eight sports toys and a set of six collectible plates were released in the US as a tie-in with the film's VHS release. The plates featured Hercules, Meg, Phil, Pegasus, Zeus, and Calliope.
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the origianl, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy''
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the origianl, original, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, Hercules is voiced by Tokio drummer Masahiro Matsuoka and Meg is voiced by actress/singer Shizuka Kudoh.
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** In the Japanese dub, Hercules is voiced by Tokio drummer Masahiro Matsuoka and Meg is voiced by actress/singer ShizukaKudoh.Kudoh.
** The Brazilian dub had Meg voiced by Renata Lima, a former model who had quite a few acting roles in the 90s.
** In the Japanese dub, Hercules is voiced by Tokio drummer Masahiro Matsuoka and Meg is voiced by actress/singer Shizuka
** The Brazilian dub had Meg voiced by Renata Lima, a former model who had quite a few acting roles in the 90s.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: In the brief Off Broadway production, Hades was aged by Roger Bart, the man who sang for Young Hercules in the original film.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: In the brief Off Broadway production, Hades was aged played by Roger Bart, the man who sang for Young Hercules in the original film.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/BobcatGoldthwait was already there in the origianl, so the Brazilian dub made Pain and Panic a full-on reunion of Zed and Sweetchuck from ''Film/PoliceAcademy''
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** Meg's solo song was originally a sweet romantic ballad called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9KkKtkUoA I Can't Believe My Heart]]'', but the writers eventually deemed the song out of character and "too cliché," as Meg herself sings in the very different song that replaced it, "I Won't Say I'm In Love."
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** Meg's solo song was originally a sweet romantic ballad called ''[[https://www."[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9KkKtkUoA I Can't Believe My Heart]]'', Heart]]", but the writers eventually deemed the song out of character and "too cliché," as Meg herself sings in the very different song that replaced it, "I Won't Say I'm In Love."
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* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/JamesWoods has cited Hades as his absolute favorite role ever, so much so that he leaps at the opportunity to reprise the role in any future Disney projects, such as the animated series, ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' and even some theme park bumpers! It's doubtless the reason that Hades and the world of Hercules appears quite frequently in crossovers, despite the film only having average success.
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* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/JamesWoods has cited Hades as his absolute favorite role ever, so much so that he leaps at the opportunity to reprise the role in any future Disney projects, such as projects which include the character. This includes the ''Hercules'' animated series, ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' movies, the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' video games, and even some theme park bumpers! bumpers in Disneyland. It's doubtless the reason that Hades and the world of Hercules appears quite frequently in crossovers, despite the film only having average success.
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For the animated series, see [[Trivia/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries here]].
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