Hercules (1997)

When Zeus (Rip Torn) and Hera (Samantha Eggar) have a son, they name him Hercules. But the god of the underworld Hades (James Woods) fears that this child will grow up and interfere with his plans to take over Mount Olympus so he has the infant kidnapped by his underlings (Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer) and ordered that he be killed but they bungle it. Instead he (Tate Donovan) survives and is raised by mortal parents (Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie). One of the more lackluster entries in the Walt Disney animation films that found new life in the wake of the enormous success of 1989's THE LITTLE MERMAID. Even the songs by Alan Menken (David Zippel does the lyrics here) are a rather generic lot with only the catchy I Wont' Say I'm In Love lingering awhile. The animation is rather unimaginative and the narrative lacking in the heart that made THE LITTLE MERMAID and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST so special. The humor is rather silly, I think I might have cracked a smile once ..... maybe. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. With the voices of Charlton Heston (whose delivery of the line, "You go, girl!" almost makes it worthwhile), Danny DeVito, Amanda Plummer, Paul Shaffer, Kathleen Freeman and Susan Egan.