A spin-off from the popular TV show "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys," which is also coexecutive produced by Sam Raimi, YOUNG HERCULES is an enjoyable video prequel to the series that features the same type of imaginative special effects, robust action sequences, and tongue-in-cheek
humor.
Trying to impress his father Zeus, 18-year-old half human-half god Hercules (Ian Bohen) is always getting into trouble and is sent by his human mother (Rachel Blakely) to a fighting academy. At the academy, Hercules is reluctantly partnered with a petty thief named Iolaus (Dean O'Gorman), and he
also befriends Jason (Chris Conrad), who's the son of King Aeson of Corinth, and...
Released:
1998
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
93 mins