Hercules in the Underworld

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Hercules and the Underworld

Series	Universal Action Pack movie
Original Airdate	November 7, 1994
Episode Order	4th in Movie Series
Date	Year -1
Written by	Andrew Dettmann and Daniel Truly
Director	Bill L. Norton

Hercules is accidentally poisoned by his wife and must find a way out of the underworld.

Contents 1 Summary 1.1 Disclaimer 2 Background Information 3 Links and References 3.1 Cast 3.2 References

[edit] Summary

SUMMARY

[edit] Disclaimer

No disclaimer.

[edit] Background Information

• At some point in-between the last movie and this one, Hercules slayed the Nemean Lion. According to myth, slaying the Nemean Lion was the first of the Twelve Labors. Like in the myth, Hercules kept its skin (though he doesn't wear it as regular clothing).
• Hercules and Hades are shown to already know each other. Their first meeting would be depicted on the Young Hercules episode, "A Lady in Hades".
• According to this movie, this is the first meeting between Hercules and Charon, and no one alive has ever entered the Underworld before. That would all be retconned, though – specifically in "A Lady in Hades".
• This movie begins a running gag of Hercules never paying Charon for trips across the River Styx – something that Charon always complains about ("The Other Side", "Highway to Hades", "You Are There"). Additionally, Hercules takes and loses his lantern – another thing that Charon complains about ("The Other Side", "Highway to Hades").
• This is the only time that Mark Ferguson plays Hades. He would later be replaced by Erik Thomson for Hades' appearances on HTLJ, XWP and YH. Thomson would end up being replaced by Stephen Lovatt for the character's appearances during XWP's fifth season.
• Stig Eldred would later play other roles in the franchise – Belus ("The March to Freedom"); Maceus ("Cast a Giant Shadow"); Titus ("King Con"); Gagman ("War Wounds"); Balian ("The Head That Wears the Crown"); and Magistrate ("A Wicked Good Time").
• Hercules facing Cerberus is somewhat inspired by the twelfth of the Twelve Labors. However, the actual labor had Heracles/Hercules taking Cerberus to King Eurystheus and then bringing him back to the Underworld (after Eurystheus expressed fear of the dog).

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[edit] Cast

• Kevin Sorbo as Hercules
• Anthony Quinn as Zeus
• Tawny Kitaen as Deianeira
• Marley Shelton as Iole
• Cliff Curtis as Nessus
• Jorge Gonzales as Eryx the Boxer
• Timothy Balme as Lycastus
• Michael Hurst as Aelus
• Michael Mizrahi as Metion
• Grant Bridger as Pinched Face
• John McKee as Fake Eryx the Boxer
• Pio Terei as Sestus
• Michael Wilson as Opium/Echion
• Buzz Moller as Cletis
• Rose McIver as Ilea
• Paul McIver as Aeson
• Simon Lewthwaite as Klonus
• Jason Hunt as Boy from Town
• Simone Kessell as Idas
• Yvonne Lawley as Old Woman in Market
• Rose Glucina as Althea
• André Kovachevitch as Bersark Man in Inn
• Sydney Jackson as Rustic Innkeeper
• Vicki Burrett as Haggard Woman
• Amber-Jane Raab as Townsperson #1
• Peter Morgan as Townsperson #2
• Mario Gaoa as Townsperson #3
• Hilary Cleary as Gryphon Elder
• Nic Fay as Runner from Gryphon
• Nicky Mealkings as Seductress #1
• Liseli Mutti as Seductress #2
• Phaedra as Seductress #3
• Vernon King as Wall Ghoul
• Sarah Litherland as Woman in Elysian Fields
• Mark Ferguson as Hades
• Stig Eldred as Minion Leader
• Gordon Hatfield as Minion #1
• Stephen Hall as Minion #2
• John Dybvig as Minion #3
• Al Chalk as Prologue Narrator

[edit] References

Elysian Fields; Gryphon; Tartarus

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