| Hercules | ||||||||||||||
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| I saw this one but the synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes is a really good one so I'm using theirs: "A four-hour miniseries for NBC, this reinterpretation of the myth of Hercules stars dark and brooding Paul Telfer as the title character, and an all-star supporting cast. Hercules is the bastard son of the beautiful Alcmene (Elizabeth Perkins, BIG), who was the object of the god Zeus's unwanted affections while waiting for her husband Amphitryon's (former 007 Timothy Dalton, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS) return. Zeus's jealous wife Hera curses Hercules from the start, and he is rejected by his mother, who banishes him to the mountains along with his music teacher, Linus (Sean Astin, LORD OF THE RINGS), where he encounters the nymph Deianeira (Leelee Sobieski, THE GLASS HOUSE, MY FIRST MISTER). Later he is tricked into killing his two sons, as well as his nephews, and the unlucky hero, whose suicide is prevented by his godly father, is condemned by king Eurystheus (Kristian Schmid, THE GREAT RAID) to carry out 12 labors of repentance. These are executed with the strength and courage for which Hercules is known, and are charmingly accompanied by Hercules's self-styled bard, Linus." Hercules was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. It was first shown on May 16, 2005. | ||||||||||||||
| Cast | ||||||||||||||
| Bruce Allpress - Shepherd Richard Anderton - One-Legged Hunter Emily Andrews - Band Nymph #1 Melissa Ariss - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Sean Astin - Linus Rachel Atkinson - Dancing Nymph #1 John Bach - Creon Jessica Body - Satyr's Nymph Alice Bowden - Tiryn Girl Kristel Bowden - Tiryn Mother Carlissa Candy - Dancing Woman/Acolytes David Cassin - Man with Stick Michael Cassin - Man in Crowd Phillip Cassin - Man in Crowd Robert Clotworthy - Narrator Kim Coates - Tiresias Ginny Cocker - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Madeleine Cooper - Dancing Nymph #2 Clancy Croft - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Jamie Croft - Young Hercules Timothy Dalton - Amphitryon Andre de Vanny - Young Iphicles Jacqui Dunn - Witch-Crone #3 Luke Ford - Iphicles Geraldine Franklin - Witch-Crone #2 Caroline Grey - Young Herc's Nymph #1 Phillip Grieve - Sthenelus Charene Griggs - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Maria Cristina Heller - Phea Jacob Hobbs - Megara's Son #2 Zachary Hobbs - Megara's Son #3 Lucy Hopes - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Marco Ivan - Baby Hercules #1 Rio Ivan - Baby Hercules #1A Sarah Knox - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Jacy Lewis - Harpy #1 Mandi Lodge - Midwife Seonid Lyons - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Austin Majors - Hyllus (voice) |
Tyler Mane - Antaeus Peter McCauley - Nestor Linda McFetridge - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Jack Milmine - Baby Iphicles #1 Thomas Milmine - Baby Iphicles #1 Scotty Morrison - Castor Elizabeth Perkins - Alcmene Dinah Priestley - Witch-Crone #1 Dan Purdey - Captain of the Guard Ruby Read - Copper-Hued Nymph #1 Megan Sayer-Roberts - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Kristian Schmid - King Eurystheus Shanti Sherson - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Jessica Shipman - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Shannon Small - Pollux William Snow - King Theseus Leelee Sobieski - Deianeira Vanessa Stacey - Nicippa Claire Stanley - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Susan Stenlake - Harpy #2 Kate Stevenson - Dancing Woman/Acolytes Trent Sullivan - Hyllus Jeff Szusterman - Silenus/Satyr Rose Tarper - Megara (4 years old) Rachael Taylor - Woman/Sphinx Robert Taylor - Kiron Paul Telfer - Hercules Anita Torrance - Antiope Charlotte Vodanovich - Band Nymph #2/Copper-Hued Nymph #2 Leeanna Walsman - Megara Madeleine West - Hippolyta Sian Woodger - Young Herc's Nymph #2 Tyler Zahorodny - Megara's Son #1 |
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