User blog:ARTaylor/20 Years of Hercules

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the premiere of Hercules. The thirty-fifth film by Walt Disney Animation Studios follows the adventures of the Greek figure Hercules, using his Roman name, as he struggles to protect the world of Gods and men when his uncle Hades, lord of the underworld, plots to use the ancient Titans to take over. It was released at the tail-end of the Disney Renaissance of the late 1980s and 1990s and while it did well with critics it underperformed at the box office compared to previous films. The film was followed by a direct-to-video prequel that served as the pilot to a two-season animated series. The movie features the talents of Josh Keaton as the voice of the young Herucles, Frank Welker as Hercules' companion Pegasus, Matt Frewer of Hades' imp minion Panic, Corey Burton as the voices of the Rock and Wind Titans, Keith David as the God of Light Apollo, Jim Cummings as Nessus the River Guardian, Mary Kay Bergman as the nymphs, Wayne Knight as the pot maker Demetrius, as well as Jack Angel, Bob Bergen, and Philip Proctor doing additional voices.