Talk:Hercules (1997 film)

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Could someone put a link to this movies WikiQuote page?

I did it, for future reference, a link to the WikiQuote page can be added by using the template {{wikiquote}}. -- Cbrown1023 15:41, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Supervising Animators 2 Cleanup 3 "First comedy since Oliver and Company?" 4 Last fact in the trivia section 5 Athens/Athenian Minute?? 6 I removed a bad line 7 Mythological Misrepresentation

[edit] Supervising Animators

Someone add Supervising animators.

Mrsanitazier 0:24, 29,June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

Article looks cluttered, intro is too long, too many broken links, some sections should sub-sections based on size... Cbrown1023 15:42, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "First comedy since Oliver and Company?"

The article states that this movie is the first major animated comedy from the Disney company since Oliver and Company. Well, maybe I'm being too picky, but doesn't Aladdin count as a comedy?

Indeed, but that's only one of the many, many problems with the article. In all honesty, just about every page for the Disney films are terrible, except for The Lion King and maybe Pocahontas. All of them need serious work, and I've already started fixing the pages for Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I'll get to this one as soon as I can. Nqnpipnr 23:41, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Last fact in the trivia section

The last fact in the trivia section is about a reference to dance dance revolution, but the article on DDR says it wasn't introduced until 1998, and even then wasn't very widespread. It sounds like it might just be vandalism, but I'm not sure. Knowledgesmith 02:37, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

- I was thinking the same thing. It probably is just vandalism, either that or it's an odd reference to the TV show or a video game that features Hercules. ChrisRJ 11:03 PM PST, 27 January 2007

[edit] Athens/Athenian Minute??

Under "Pop-culture references" near the end of the page, it says "When Hercules arrives in Athens, he learns that things travel with the speed of an "Athenian minute", a play on the New York minute." I don't remember the words "Athenian minute" from the movie, but I do remember "Peloponnesian minute" from Meg's first conversation with Hades. Can anyone confirm this, and we'll change it? Zekintha 08:25, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

You're right, it's not Athenian, it's Peloponnesian. And Hercules doesn't go to Athens he goes to Thebes. And Meg says that before they get to any city. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rglong (talk • contribs) 22:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] I removed a bad line

"Phil is to be portrayal of Pan in the fact that he helps out Hercules. However, he also shows characteristics of a satyr in the fact he is somewhat lazy. In myth, satyrs are known for chasing nymphs, drinking (etc.) Pan and satyrs can be commonly confused because they are very similar in appearance, which might have happened in the process of developing this movie. "

Not only is it poorly written, it doesn't make sense. Pan WAS a satyr in Greek mythology. And so is Phil in the movie, they say it explicitly.

[edit] Mythological Misrepresentation

I think we need to compile a list of the film's flagrant misrepresentations of canonical myth. It would probably make its own article. Tsunomaru 01:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)