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Disney's Hercules
''Hercules'' is a Walt Disney Company, Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise, starting with Hercules (1997 film), the 1997 animated Disney feature of the same name, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Films ''Hercules'' ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules'' is a 1997 American animated musical comedy-fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 35th Disney animated feature film, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The film is based on the legendary Greek mythology hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology. ''Hercules: Zero to Hero'' ''Hercules: Zero to Hero'' is a 1999 direct-to-video followup to Disney's 1997 animated feature ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules''. It was released on August 31, 1999, and serves as the pilot to ''Hercules (1998 TV series), Hercules: The Ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Clements
Ronald Francis Clements (born April 25, 1953) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He often collaborates with fellow director John Musker and is best known for writing and directing the Disney films ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (1986), ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989), ''Aladdin'' (1992), ''Hercules'' (1997), ''Treasure Planet'' (2002), ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009), and '' Moana'' (2016). Life and career Clements was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Gertrude (''née'' Gereau) and Joseph Clements. Clements began his career as an animator for Hanna-Barbera. After a few months there, he was accepted into Disney's Talent Development Program, an animator training ground and workshop. After that, he served a two-year apprenticeship with famed animator Frank Thomas, a supervising animator of Disney films such as ''Peter Pan'' (1953), ''Lady and the Tramp'' (1955), and ''The Aristocats'' (1970). Clements made his feature debut as a characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |