Disclaimer: This script is taken from
numerous viewings of the feature and
is not an official script by all means.
Portions of this script are copyrighted
by Walt Disney Company and are used
without permission.

	           THE CAST
 (in order of appearance of the voices)

Narrator:		Charlton Heston
Muse 1:
Muse 5:
Muse 3:
Hera:			Samantha Eggar
Zeus:			Rip Torn
Hermes:			Paul Shaffer
Baby Hercules:
Hades:			James Woods
Pain:			Bob Goldthwait
Panic:			Matt Frewer
Atropos, Lachesis, 	Amanda Plummer,
   Clotho:		Carole Shelley,
			Paddy Edwards
Amphitryon:		Hal Holbrook
Alcmene:		Barbara Barrie
Muse 2:
Young Hercules:		Josh Keaton (speaking)
			Roger Bart (singing)
Worker:
Worker 2:
Man with pots:
Boy 1, Boy 2, Boy 3:
Pegasus:
Phil:			Danny DeVito
Nymph:
Adult Hercules:		Tate Donovan
Nessus:			Jim Cummings
Megara:			Susan Egan
Driver in Thebes:
Pita bread seller:
Smuggler:
Prophet:
Woman:
Man:
Strong man:
Thin woman:		Mary Kay Bergman
Heavy woman:		Kathleen Freeman
Old man:
Panic as boy, 		Bug Hall, 
  Pain as boy:		Kellen Hathaway
Guide:
Artist:
Fan girls:
Lythos:
Hydros:
Pyros:
Stratos:
Cyclops:		Patrick Pinney
Areus:
Sailor:
End Title song vocals:	Michael Bolton

from movie credits, unassigned as of yet:
Calliope		Lillias White
Clio			Vaneese Thomas
Melpomene		Cheryl Freeman
Terpsichore		La Chanze
Thalia			Roz Ryan
also unassigned yet:
Burnt Man		Corey Burton
Apollo			Keith David
Demetrius (who is it?)	Wayne Knight
Ithicles (who is that?) Aaron Michael Metchik
also: 	Tawatha Agee, Jack Angel, Shelton
	Becton, Bob Bergen, Rodger Bumpass, 
      	Jennifer Darling, Debi Derryberry,
	Bill Farmer, Milt Grayson, Sherry
      	Lynn, Mickie McGowan, Denise Pickering,
	Philip Proctor, Jan Rabson, Riley
	Steiner, Fronzi Thornton, Erik von
	Detten, Ken Williams. 


		THE SCRIPT

{Greek statues and vases fade in}
Narrator: Long ago, in the faraway land of
	ancient Greece, there was a golden
	age of powerful gods and extraordinary
	heroes. And the greatest and strongest
	of all these heroes was the mighty
	Hercules.

	[a greek vase is shown with a picture
	of Hercules fighting some monster. Vase
 	zooms in slowly]

	But what is the measure of a true hero?
	Ah, that is what our story is-

Muse 1:	
	Will you listen to him? He's makin' the
	story sound like some greek tragedy.

Muse 5:	
	Lighten up, dude.

Muse 3:	
	We'll take it from here, darling.

Narrator: 
	You go, girls

Muse 3:	
	We are the Muses. Goddeses of the arts
	and proclaimers of the heroes.

Muse 5: 
	Heroes like Hercules

Muse 1: 
	Honey, you mean "hunk-ules". Ooh, I'd
	like to make some sweet music with him-

	[Muses start humming]

Muse 3:	
	Our story actually begins long before
	Hercules, many eons ago..

	[scene changes colors and the Muses
	start walking and singing]

Muses:	
	(singing)

	Back when the world was new
	The planet Earth was down on its luck
	And everywhere gigantic brutes called
	Titans ran amok

	[schematic pictures of whatever gets
	mentioned in the song start moving]

	It was a nasty place
	There was a mess wherever you stepped
	Where chaos reigned and the earthquakes
	and volcanos never slept

	(Whoo! Say it, girlfriend!)

	And then along came Zeus
	He hurled his thunderbolt--He zapped
	Locked those suckers in a vault
	--They're trapped
	And on his own, stopped chaos on
	its tracks
	And that's the gospel truth
	The guy was too "type A" to just relax
	And that's the world's first dish
	(yeah, baby!)
	Zeus tamed the globe while still
	in his youth
	Tough, honey, it may seem impossible
	That's the gospel truth
	On Mount Olympus life was neat
	And smooth as sweet vermouth
	Although honey, it may seem impossible
	That's the gospel truth

	{schematic picture of Olympus zooms
	in and turns into a real one. While the
 	Muses still repeat their 'ah's and
	'yeah's, camera moves up the mountain
	slope,while it does, the movie title,
	HERCULES, is shown. Then camera goes
	inside, passes various chattering gods
	and finds baby Hercules}

Hera:	
	Hercules! Behave yourself

	[Zeus come in to play with baby too]

Zeus:	
	Oh, look at this, look how cute he is..

	[Zeus babbles at baby Hercules and he
	catches Zeus by index finger and lifts
 	above his cradle]

	Hah! Oh, he's strong! Like his Dad, hmm?

Hermes 
	(moving through a crowd of gods):

	Whoa! Excuse me! Hot stuff coming
	through! Excuse me one side, Ares.

	[Hermes hand Hera a bundle of glowing
	flowers]

Hera:	
	Why, Hermes, they're lovely

Hermes:	
	Yeah, you know, I had Orpheus do the
	arrangement. Isn't that too nutty?

	(flying closer to Zeus now)

	Fabulous party, you know, I haven't
	seen this much love in a room since
	Narcissus discovered himself

	[Narcissus is shown, staring into
	his mirror and making kissing sounds.
	Also Baby Hercules gets one of Zeus'
	lightnings and plays with it]

Hera:	
	Dear, keep those away from the baby.

Zeus:	
	Oh, he won't hurt himself. Let the
	kid have a little fun

	[Baby Hercules tryes to eat the
	lightning, gets zapped, and throws
	it away in frustration. Three gods
	jump away from its path, untill Ares
	hits it with his sword so it hits a
	pillar, which immidiately reappears]

Zeus:	
	Oh, on behalf of my son, I want to
	thank you all for your wonderful
	gifts

Hera:	
	What about our gift, dear?

Zeus:	
	Well, let's see here.. we'll take, hmm,
	yes, a little cirrus, and, hmm, a touch
	of nimbostratus, and a dash of cumulus.

	[Zeus moves his hand with a little
	pegasus-shaped cloud on it closer to baby
 	Hercules and the cloud turns out to be
	a baby pegasus]

	His name is Pegasus, and he's all
	yours, son.

	[Baby Hercules bonks his forehead against
	Baby Pegasus', he whinnies and licks
 	Hercules, they hug, all gods sigh]

Hera:	
	Mind his head

Zeus:	
	He's so tiny

	[Baby Hercules tries to bite the medallion
	that hangs from his neck and then yawns]

Zeus:	
	My boy. My little Hercules.

Hades:	
	How centimental.

	[camera moves to Hades fast after his
	voice is heard]

	You know, I haven't been this choked up
	since I got a hunk of moussaka caught in
	my throat! huh?

	[All gods look sternly at him]

	So is this an audience of a mosaic? Hey,
	how you doin'? Lookin' good. Nice dress.

	[as he is saying that, he moves from one
	god to another untill Zeus squeezes him
	in a hug]

Zeus:	
	So Hades, you finally made it. How are
	things in the underworld?

Hades 
	(taking Zeus' hand off his shoulder):
	well, they're just fine, you know, a
	little dark, a little gloomy, and as
	always, hey, full of dead people. What
	are you gonna do? Ah! There's the little
	sunspot, little smootchie. And here is
	a sucker for the little sucker, eh?

	(he weaves a sucker with skeleton head out
	of thin mist)

	Here you go. Ya just--

	[Hercules squeezes Hades' finger, and after
	some fight he gets away from the baby]

	sheesh! uh, powerful little tyke.

Zeus 
	(hugging Hades once again):

	Come on, Hades, don't be such a stiff, join
	the celebration!

Hades 
	(getting free from the hug again):

	Hey, love to, babe, but unlike you gods
	lounging about up here, I regrettably
	have a full-time gig. You know, by the
	way, so charitably bestowed on me, Zeus,
	So.. can't. Love to, but can't.

Zeus:	
	You ought to slow down, you'll work
	yourself to death... Hah! work yourself
	to death!

	[crowd laughing]

	Oh, I kill myself

Hades:	
	If only, if only..

	{Scene changes back to the Muses}

Muse 3:	
	If there's one god who don't want to
	get steamed up, it's Hades, 'cause he
	had an evil plan

	{scene changes to a boat on the river
	Styx, in which a skeleton is carrying
 	Hades}

Muses sing in background:

	He ran the underworld
	But thought the dead were dull and
	uncouth
	He was as mean as he was ruthless
	And that's the gospel truth
	He had a plan to shake things up

	[Hades feeds the three-deaded dog
	Cerberus]

	And that's the gospel truth

	[Hades gets on the shore]

Hades:
	Pain!

Pain:	
	Coming, your most lugubriousness.

	[He trips, roll on the stair and
	gets seated on a sharp trident]

Hades:	
	Panic!

Panic:	
	Oh, I'm sorry, I can handle it!

	[He rans, but trips over Pain, who
	just got free from the trident,
	falls over, and his horns get stuck
	in Pain the same place trident just
	was]

Pain:	
	Pain!

Panic:	
	And Panic!

Both:	
	Reporting for duty!

Hades:	
	Fine, fine, fine, just let me know the
	instant the Fates arrive.

Panic 
	(who just got his horns free from Pain):

	Oh! They're here!

Hades bursts into flames:

	What? The Fates are here and you didn't
	tell me?

Pain and Panic:

	We are worms! Worthless worms!

	[they really shapechange into worms]

Hades:
	Memo to me, memo to me, main you after
	my meeting

	{scene change to a cavern with the Fates}

Atropos:
	Darling, hold that mortal's thread of
	life good and tight

	[She cuts a thread with scissors and
	a woman scream is heard]

Lachesis:
	Incoming!

	[Fates laugh as a soul enters the cave
	and flies into a tunnel. Counter above
 	the tunnel now says "Over 5000000001
	served"]

Hades:	
	Ladies! hah! I am so sorry that I'm--

Atropos:
	Late
Clotho: 
	We knew you would be

Lachesis:
	We know everything

	[they pass their only eye from one another
	as they speak the next three lines]

Clotho: 
	Past

Lachesis:
	Present

Atropos:
	And future

	(to Panic):

	Indoor plumbing - it's gonna be big.

Hades:
	Great. Great. Anyway, see, Ladies,
	I was at this party, and I lost
	track of--

Fates:	
	We know!

Hades:	
	Yeah. I know.. you know. So, here's
	the deal. Zeus, Mr High and Mighty,
	Mr. "Hey, you, get off my cloud,"
	now he has--

Fates:	
	A bouncing baby brat.

Clotho: 
	We know!

Hades:	
	I know.. you know. I know. I got it.
	I got the concept, so let me just
	ask: Is this kid gonna mess up my
	hostile takeover big, or what?
	What do you think?

Lachesis:  
	Um--

Clotho silences her: 
	
	Oh no, you don't. We are not supposed
	to reveal the future.

Hades:	
	Oh wait, I'm sorry. Time out. Can I?
	Can I ask you a question, by the way?
	Are you,

	(to Lachesis),

	did you cut your hair of something?
	You look fabulous.

	[Lachesis giggles]

Hade:	
	I mean, you look like a fate worse
	then death

	[Lachesis giggles more, Clotho hits
	her on the head, the eye fells out
	into the hands of Panic]

Panic:	
	Oh, gross!

Pain:	
	Yech! It's blinkin'!

	[he kicks it into Hades' hand]

Hades: 
	Ladies, please, my fate... 

	(he puts the eye to Lachesis' hand)

	is in your lovely hands

Lachesis:
	Oh, yeah

Clotho:
	All right.

	[the eye raises in the air, showing
	pictures of the future]

Atropos:
	In 18 years precisely
	The planets will align
	Ever so nicely

Hades:	
	Ay, verse!. Oy.

Atropos:
	The time to act will be at hand
	Unleash the Titans, your monstrous
	band

Hades:	
	Mm-hmm, good, good.

Atropos:
	Then the once-proud Zeus will
	finally fall, And you, Hades,
	will rule all!

Hades:	
	Yes! Hades rules!!!

Atropos:
	A word of caution to this tale

Hades:	
	Excuse me?

Atropos:
	Should Hercules fight, you will
	fail

	[Fates disappear, cackling]

Hades 	(burning into flame):

	What???

	(cooling down):

	Okay, fine, fine, I'm cool, I'm
	fine

	[bell dings]

	Pain? Panic? Got a little riddle
	for ya. How do you kill a god?

Pain:
	I do not... know!

Panic:
	You can't. They're immortal?

Hades:	
	Bingo! They're immortal

	(he takes a vial with red liquid
	and camera zooms at it, filling
	the screen)

	So, first you got to turn the
	little sunspot mortal.

	{Mount Olympus, dusk. Baby Hercules
	and Baby Pegasus are sleeping together}

	[Shadows of Pain and Panic crawl over
	Baby Hercules, sound of glass breaking,
 	and Pain and Panic tittering makes Zeus
	and Hera wake]

Zeus:	
	Huh?

Hera:	
	What? what is it?

Both:	
	The Baby!

	[They run to the cradle but find only
	the Baby Pegasus]

Hera:	
	Hercules! Oh!

	[she starts sobbing.]

Zeus:	
	No!!!

	[as he screams that, lightnings
	flash and giant thunderstorm
	rages over Olympus. Pain and
	Panic are flying down, carrying
	Baby Hercules]

Panic:
	Now we did it! Zeus is gonna use
	us for target practice!

Pain:	
	Just hang onto the kid, Panic.

	[They fall and Baby Hercules starts
	crying]

Panic:	
	Hurry! Let's just kill the kid and
	het it over with, okay?

Pain 
	(opening the vial):

	Here you go, kid, a little grecian
	formula.

Panic:
	Look at that! He's.. changing

	[Baby Hercules stops glowing as he
	drinks the potion]

	Can we do it now?
Pain:
	No, no, no, he has to drink the whole
	potion! Every last drop.

Amphitryon:
	Who's there?

	[Pain and Panic run away, dropping the
	empty vial. It breaks and one last drop
	falls into the ground]

	Alcmene, over here.

Alcmene:
	Oh, you poor thing! Oh, don't cry

Amphitryon:
	Is anybody there?

	[Pain and Panic look from bushes]

Panic:	
	Now?

Pain:	
	Now.

	[Their shadows are shown as they
	walk and transform into snakes]

Amphitryon:
	Oh well, he must have been abandoned.

Alcmene:
	Amphitryon, for so many years we've
	prayed to the gods to bless us with
	a child.

	[Amphitryon reads Hercules' name from
	a medallion on his neck]

	Perhaps they've answered our prayers

Amphitryion:
	Perhaps they have... Hercules?

	[Pain and Panic, as snakes, attack, but
	Baby Hercules catches them, and giggling
	happily, hits them several times against
	the ground, ties into a knot and throws
	far away. Amphitryon and Alcmene stare
	with they jaws dropped]

Pain and Panic:
	Help, help, help!

	[they turn to their normal forms]

Panic:
	Hades is gonna kill us when he finds out
	what happened.

Pain:
	You mean, *if* he finds out

Pani:
	Of course he's gonna f-- If.. if is good.

	{pan to Mount Olympus in dark clouds and
	then resolve to the Muses}

Muse 2:	
	It was tragic. Zeus led all the gods on a
	frantic search
Muse 5: 
	But by the time they found the baby, it
	was too late.
Muse 2 starts singing:
	Young Herc was mortal now
	But since he did not drink the last drop
	-- mm
	He still retained his godlike
	strength
	-- oh
	So thank his lucky stars
	-- tell it, girl
	But Zeus and Hera wept
	-- ooh, ooh, ooh
	Because their son could never
	come home
	-- ooh
	They'd have to watch their
	precious baby
	Grow up from afar
	Though Hades' horrid plan
	Was hatched before Herc cut his
	first tooth
	-- ahh
	The boy grew stronger every day
	And that's the gospel truth
	The gospel truth

	{resolve to country with sheeps
	baaing}

	[A carriage with a lot of hay moves
	along the road unnaturally fast, then
	we see Amphitryon and his horse
	sitting before it]

Amphitryon:
	Hercules, slow down!

	[We now see its young Hercules who is
	moving the carriage. They enter a country
 	fair, hitting some workers on the top of
	the gate]

Amphitryong:
	Look out!

	[workers fall]

Young Hercules:
	Oops! S-s-sorry guys!

Worker
	(falling down):

	Hey, watch where you're goin'!

Worker 2:
	Sunday driver!

	[Hercules enters the middle of the
	square and stops, buring himself
	into the ground shoulders-deep]

Amphitryon:
	Thanks, son.  When old Penelope
	twisted her ankle back there,
	I thought we were done for.

Hercules:
	No problem, Pop.

Amphitryon:
	Uh, don't-don't-don't unload just
	yet. First I have to finagle with
	Phideas. 

Hercules:
	Okay.

	[he drops the hay on the cart which
	makes their horse, Penelope, fly up
	into the sky]

	Oops, sorry, Penelope.

Amphitryon:
	Now, Hercules, this time, please just--

Hercules:
	I know, I know

	[he catches falling Penelope]

	Stay by the cart

Amphitryon:
	That's my boy.

	[Hercules stays untill he sees a man
	loosing balance with a big clay pot]

Man:
	Oh, my goodness. Whoa!

	[Hercules catches him just in time]

Herules:
	Careful!

Man:	
	Why thank you

Hercules:
	No problem

Man
	(sees Hercules and looks frightened):

	Why, Hercules! It's you!

Hercules:
	Let me, let me help you with that

Man:
	No, no, no, no, no, I got it.

	[He almost falls under the giant pot]

	I'm fine, you just run along.

Hercules:
	Are you sure?

Man:
	Oh, yes. Absolutely.

	[He leaves Hercules outside in the
	street. A freesbee falls to his feet.
 	He picks it up and sees three boys
	about his age]

Boy 1:
	Yo! Give it here!

Hercules: 
	Hey, you need an extra guy?

Boy 1:
	Uh.. sorry, Herc. We already got..
	five. And we want to keep it an
	even number.

Hercules: 
	Hey, wait a second. Five isn't an
	even--

Boy 1: 
	(snatching the freesbee):

	see ya, Herc.

Boy 2:	
	What a geek!

Boy 3:	
	Destructo boy.

Boy 1:	
	Maybe we should call him "Jerkules"

	[Hercules sits alone in the center
	of a square untill the freesbee
	appears above his head]

Boy 1:
	Heads up!

Hercules:
	I-I got it!

Boy 1:
	No! Stop!

	[Hercules hits a pillar, which
	starts falling]

Hercules:
	Uh-oh.. Oh no!.. It's okay..

	[He holds the pillar he has hit, but
	others start falling one by one, like
 	domino. He sees that and throws the
	pillar he was holding away, but it hits 
 	another standing pillar and another
	domino wave starts going around the
	square]

	Hey! Whoa!

Amphitryon:
	Son!

Hercules:
	Hang on, Pop! Be right back!

	[The two domino waves seem to
	be aiming at the shop with clay
	pots]

Man:
	Oh my! Oh no! Don't! Oh, no, no,
	no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

	[The last two pillars stop above
	the man's head. He sighs, relaxed,
	but Hercules, who was running to
	save him, slips and slides to him
	fast]

Hercules:
	Watch out!

	[Now everything is destroyed]

Boy 1:
	Nice catch, Jerkules.

Amphitryon:
	Son

Man:
	This is the last straw, Amphitryon!

Voice: 
	That boy is a menace!

Voice 2:
	He's too dangerous to be around
	normal people!

Amphitryon:
	He didn't mean any harm, he's just a
	kid. He-he just can't control his
	strength

Man:
	I am warning you. You keep
	that-that-that.. freak away from here!

Boy:
	Freak! Yeah, go away!

	{on a grassy hillside, Hercules and
	Amphitryon sit alone}

Amphitryon:
	Son, you shouldn't let those things
	they said back there get to you.

Hercules:
	But Pop, they're right. I-I am a freak.
	I try to fit in, I really do. I just
	can't. Sometimes.. I feel like, like
	I really don't belong here. Like I'm
	supposed to be.. someplace else.

Amphitryon:
	Hercules, son--

Hercules:
	I know it doesn't make any sense.

	[Hercules walk away and sings]

	I have often dreamed of a far
	off place
	Where a great, warm welcome will
	be waiting for me
	Where the crowds will cheer when
	they see my face
	And a voice keeps sayin' this is
	where I'm meant to be
	I will find my way
	I can go the distance
	I'll be there someday
	If I can be strong
	I know every mile
	Will be worth my while
	I would go most anywhere to feel
	like I belong.

	[he returns home]

Amphitryon:
	Hercules, there's something your
	mother and I have been meaning
	to tell ya.

	{inside the house}

Hercules:
	But if you found me, then where did
	I come from? Why was I left here?

Alcmene:
	This was around your neck when we
	found you. It's the symbol of the
	gods.

Hercules:
	This is it! Don't you see? Maybe
	they have the answers! I'll go to
	the temple of Zeus and--
	Ma, Pop, you're the greatest
	parents anyone could have, but..
	I-I gotta know

	{Next morning, Hercules walks to
	the Temple and sings}

	I am on my way
	I can go the distance
	I don't care how far
	Somehow I'll be strong
	I know every mile
	Will be worth my while
	I would go most everywhere to
	find where I belong.

	[Hercules enters the Temple of Zeus]

Hercules:
	Oh mighty Zeus, please, hear me
	and answer my prayer. I need to know:
	Who am I? Wh-where do I belong?

	[wind blows, lightning hits the
	statue of Zeus, flame ignites in
	braziers..]

	Huh?

	[..and the statue of Zeus comes to
	life]

Zeus:
	My boy. My little Hercules.

	[He reaches for Hercules, who runs
	away, screaming]

	Hey, hey, hey, hold on kiddo! What's
	your hurry? After all these years
	is this a kind of hello to give your
	father?

Hercules:
	Father?

Zeus:
	Didn't know you had a famous father,
	did you? Surprise!!
	Look how you've grown. Why you've
	got your mother's beautiful eyes...
	and my strong chin. Hah!

Hercules:
	I-I don't understand. If you are my
	father, that would make me a--

Zeus:
	A god.

Hercules: 
	A god. A god!

Zeus:
	Hey, you wanted answers, and by
	thunder, you're old enough to know
	the truth

Hercules:
	But why did you leave me on earth?
	Didn't you want me?

Zeus:	Of course we did. Your mother and I
	loved you with all our hearts but
	someone stole you from us and turned
	you mortal, and only gods can live
	on Mount Olympus.

Hercules:
	And you can't do a thing?

Zeus:
	I can't, Hercules, but you can.

Hercules:
	R-really? W-what? I-I'll do anything.

Zeus:
	Hercules, if you can prove yourself a
	true hero on Earth, your godhood
	will be restored!

Hercules:
	A true hero. Great! Uh, exactly how
	do you become a true hero?

Zeus:
	First, you must seek out Philoctetes,
	the trainer of heroes.

Hercules:
	Seek out Philoctetes. Right. I'll--

	[he falls off Zeus' palm]

	Whoa!

Zeus:
	Whoa! Hold your horses! Which reminds
	me..

	[Zeus whistles and the Pegasus flies
	through an opening in the roof]

	Ha-ha! You probably don't remember
	Pegasus but you two go way back, son

	[Pegasus sniffs Hercules, then bonks
	foreheads with him and licks him]

Hercules:
	Oh, Pegasus !

Zeus:
	He is a magnificient horse. With the
	brain of a bird.

Hercules:
	I'll find Philoctetes and become a
	true hero!

Zeus:
	That's the spirit!

Hercules:
	I won't let you down, father!
	Yee-haw!

Zeus:
	Good luck, son.

	[Hercules flies away, singing:]

Hercules:
	I will beat the odds
	I can go the distance
	I will face the world
	Fearless, proud and strong
	I will please the gods
	I can go the distance
	Till I find my hero's welcome right
	where I belong

	{Isle of Philoctetes}

Hercules:
	You sure this is the right place?

	[Hercules sees three nymphs laughing
	in the trees, then sees a goat's
	behind sticking from the bushes]

	What's the matter, little guy?
	You stuck?

Phil:
	Whoa! Hey, butt out, buddy!

Hercules:
	Ugh
Phil:
	Girls! Stop! Stop! Come back, come
	back, come back. Whoa, whoa--

	[the nymph he gets hold on turns
	into flowers]

	oh, geez!
	Whait! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

	[another nymph turns into a tree]

	Oh, nymphs! They can't keep their
	hands off me.

Nymph:
	Hey!

Phil
	(to Hercules):

	What's the matter? You never seen
	a satyr before?

Hercules:
	Uh.. no. Can you help us? We're
	looking for someone called
	Philoctetes.

Phil:
	Call me Phil.

Hercules sqeezes his hand:
	Phil!

Phil:
	Ow!

Hercules:
	Boy, am I glad to meet you! I'm
	Hercules. This is Pegasus.

	[Pegasus licks Phil]

Phil:
	Animals!. Disgusting!

Hercules:
	I need your help. I want to become
	a hero. A true hero.

Phil:
	Sorry, kid, can't help ya.

Hercules:
	Wait!

	[he pulls the door, Phil closed
	before him and raises it in the
	air with one hand]

Phil:
	Whoo!

Hercules:
	Uh, sorry. Why not?

Phil:
	Two worlds: I'm retired.

	[Hercules counts on fingers]

Hercules:
	Look, I gotta do this. Haven't you
	ever had a dream, something you
	wanted so bad you'd do anything? 

Phil sighes:
	Kid, come inside, I want to show
	you something.

	[Inside, Hercules hits his head
	against some wooden mast]

Phil:
	Watch it! That was part of the mast
	of the Argo.

Hercules:
	The Argo?

Phil:
	Yeah. Who do you think taught Jason
	how to sail? Cleopatra? I trained
	all those would-be heroes. Odysseus,
	Perseus, Theseus. A lot of "yeuseus."
	And every single one of those bums
	let me down. Flatter then a discus.
	None of them could go the distance.
	And then there was Achilles.
	Now there was a guy who had it all-
	the build, the foot speed.He could
	jab, he could take a hit, he could
	keep on comin'. But that furshlugginer
	heel of his! He barely gets nicked
	there once and - kaboom! He's history.
	Yeah, I had a dream once. I dreamed I
	was gonna train the greatest hero
	there ever was. So great the gods would
	hang a picture of him in the stars...
	All across the sky, and people would say,
	"That's Phil's boy." That's right. Eh,
	but dreams are for rookies. A guy can
	only take so much disappointment.

Hercules:
	But I am different than those other
	guys, Phil! I can go the distance
	Come on, I'll show you.

Phil grunts:
	Geez, you don't give up, do ya?

Hercules:
	Watch this.

	[He raises something big which looked
	like an UFO and sends it flying away]

Phil:
	Holy Hera.. You know maybe if I-- No!
	Snap out of it! I am too old to get
	mixed up in this stuff again.

Hercules:
	But if I don't become a true hero, I'll
	never be able to rejoin my father, Zeus.

Phil:
	Hold it! Zeus is your father, right?

Hercules:
	Uh-huh.

Phil laughs: Zeus! The big guy. He's your daddy!
	Mr. Lightning Bolts, read me a book, will
	ya.. da-da? Zeus!

	(mimics Zeus):

	Once upon a time--

Hercules:
	It's the truth!

Phil:
	Please!

	(sings:)

	So you wanna be a hero, kid, well,
	whoop-de-do
	I have been around the block before
	with blockheads just like you
	Each and every one was disappointment
	Pain for which there ain't no ointment
	So much for excuses
	Though a kid of Zeus is
	Asking me to jump into the fray
	My answer is two words:

[lightning hits Phil]

	Okay.

Hercules:
	You mean you'll do it?

Phil:
	You win.

Hercules:
	You won't be sorry, Phil.

Phil:
	Oh, gods.

Hercules:
	So when do we start? Can we
	start now?

Phil:
	Oy, vay.

Phil sing:

	I'd given up hope that someone
	would come along
	A fella who'd ring the bell for
	once not the gong
	The kind who wins trophies
	Won't settle for low fees
	At least semipro fees
	But no, I get the greenhorn
	I've been out to pasture, pal,
	my ambition gone
	Content to spend lazy days and
	to graze my lawn
	But you need an advisor
	A satyr, but wiser
	A good merchandiser and-- whoa!
	There goes my ulcer
	I'm down to one last hope and I
	hope it's you
	Though, kid, you're not exactly
	a dream come true
	I trained enough turkeys
	Who never came through
	You're my only last hope
	So you'll have to do

Phil:
	Rule #6:

	When rescuing a damsel, 
	always handle with care

	[Hercules falls into water]

	No!

Phil:	
	Rule #95, kid: Concentrate!
	Rule #96: Aim!

	(singing:)

	Demigods have faced the odds
	and ended up a mockery
	Don't believe in the stories
	that you read on all the crockery
	To be a true hero, kid, is a
	dying art
	Like painting a masterpiece
	it's a work of heart
	It takes more then sinew
	Comes down to what's in you
	You have to continue
	To grow!

	[Hercules became adult now]

Phil:
	Now that's more like it!

	(singing:)

	I'm down to one last shot and
	my last high note
	Before that blasted underworld
	gets my goat
	My dreams are on you, kid
	Go make 'em come true
	Climb that uphill slope
	Keep pushing that envelope
	You're my one last hope
	And, kids, it's up to you
	Yeah!

Hercules:
	Did you see that? Next stop, Olympus.

Phil:	
	All right, just take it easy, champ.

Hercules:
	I am ready, I want to get off this
	island. I want to see battles and
	monsters! Rescue some damsels..
	You know, heroic stuff.

Phil:
	Well--

Hercules:
	Aw, come on, Phil!

Phil:
	Well, okay, okay. You want a road
	test? Saddle up, kid. We're going
	to Thebes!

Hercules:
	Yahoo!

	[now flying on Pegasus]

	So, what's in Thebes?

Phil:
	A lot of problems. It's a big tough
	town, good place to start building
	a rep.

	[they hear a woman screaming]

	Sounds like your basic D.I.D. -
	Damsel In Distress.

Hercules:
	Hyah!

	[They land and see Megara chased by
	a monster centaur]

Nessus:
	Not so fast, sweetheart

Megara:
	I swear, Nessus. Put me down or I'll--

Nessus:
	Whoo! I like 'em fiery!

	[in the bushes Hercules gets angry,
	while Phil instructs..]

Phil:
	Now remember, kid. First, analyze the
	situation. Don't just barrel in
	there without thinking. Eh?

	[Hercules already walks to Nessus
	and Megara]

	He's losin' points for this!

Megara:
	You don't know what you're--

Hercules:
	Halt!

Nessus:
	Step aside, two legs.

Hercules:
	Pardon me, my good, uh, uh.....
	sir. I'll have to ask you to
	release that young...

Megara:
	Keep movin', junior

Hercules:
	...lady. But you-- are-aren't you
	a damsel in distress?

Megara:
	I am a damsel, I am in distress.
	I can handle this. Have a nice day.

Hercules:
	Uh-- *ahem* Ma'am, I'm afraid you
	may be too close to the situation
	to realize--

	[he takes his sword out and Nessus
	immidiately hits him so he flies
	away]

Phil:
	Ohhh! What are you doin'? Get your
	sword!

Hercules 
	(searching in water):

	Sword. Right, right.. Rule #15:

	A hero is only as good as his
	weapon!

	[he picks up a fish and directs
	it at Nessus. Nessus laugh and
	Megara looks bored. Nessus then
	hits Hercules with a fist and
	Hercules flies away again]

	(Phil groans and tells to Pegassus
	who rushes to help:)

	Whoa! Hold it! Hold on! He's gotta
	do it on his own. Come on, kid!
	Concentrate! Use your head!

Hercules:
	Oh...

	[He runs and hits Nessus with his
	head. Nessus flies away]

Phil:
	All right! Not bad, kid. Not exactly
	what I had in mind, but not bad.

	[Megara gets from water and coughs]

Hercules:
	Oh, gee, Miss, I'm I'm really sorry.

Megara:	
	Oh.

Hercules: 
	That was dumb

Megara:	
	Yeah.

	[Nessus runs in again]

Hercules:
	Excuse me.

	[He attacks Nessus, hits his head
	several times and throws him]

Phil:	
	Nice work! Excellente!

Megara: 
	Is wonderboy here for real?

Phil:	
	What are you talking about? Of
	course he's real..

	(notices Megara)

	Whoa! And by the way, sweet
	cheeks, I am real too.

	[Phil gets on Megara's lap, but
	she pushes him into water]

Megara: 
	Ugh

	[meanwhile, Hercules ride on
	Nessus]

Hercules:
	Yee-hah! Yahoo!

	[He finishes Nessus in a spectacular
	fight]

	How was that, Phil?

Phil:	
	Rein it in, rookie. You can get away
	with mistakes like those in the minor
	decathlons, but this is the big leagues!

Hercules sighes: 
	At least I beat him. Didn't I?

Phil:	
	Next time don't let your guard down
	because of a pair of big goo-goo
	eyes! D-oh! It's like I keep tellin'
	ya. You gotta stay focused, and you--

	[Hercules walks up to Megara]
Hercules: 
	Are you, uh, all right, Miss, uh--

Megara: 
	Megara. My friends call me Meg. At
	least they would if I had any
	friends. So, did they give you a
	name along with all those rippling
	pectorials?

Hercules:
	Uh, I'm, um, uh--

Megara:
	Are you always that articulate?

	[she turns to leave]

Hercules: 
	Hercules. my-- *ahem* My name is
	Hercules.

Megara:
	Hercules, huh? I think I prefer
	wonderboy.

Hercules:
	So, uh, how-how-how'd you get mixed
	up with the, uh--

Megara: 
	Pinhead with hooves? Well, you know
	how men are. They think that "no"
	means "yes" and "get lost" means 
	"take me, I'm yours". Don't worry,
	Shorty here can explain it to ya later.

	[Phil growls]

	Well, thanks for everything, Herc.
	It's been a real slice.

Hercules: 
	Wait! Um.. can we give you a ride?

	[Pegasus snorts, whinnies, and jumps
	to a high branch]

Megara: 
	Uh, I don't think your Pinto likes
	me very much

Hercules: 
	Pegasus? Oh, no, don't be silly.
	He'd be more than happy to-- ow!

	[Pegasus drops an apple on Hercules'
	head]

Megara: 
	I'll be all right. I'm a big, tough
	girl. I tie my own sandals and
	everything. Bye-bye Wonderboy.

Hercules: 
	Bye... She's something, isn't she,
	Phil?

Phil:	
	Yeah, oh yeah, she's really something.
	A real pain in the patella! Earth to
	Herc! Come in Herc! Come in Herc! We
	got a job to do, remember? Thebes is
	still waitin'.

Hercules:
	Yeah. Yeah. I know.

	[Megara walks into the forest and
	comes upon a rabbit and a small
	gopher]

Megara: 
	Aw.. how cute. A couple of rodents
	looking for a theme park.

Pain 
	(as a bunny): 

	Who you callin' a rodent, sister?
	I'm a bunny!

Panic 
	(as a gopher):

	A-and I'm his gopher.

Together:
	Ta-dah!

	[they turn into themselves]

Megara sighes:
	I thought I smelled a rat.

Hades:	
	Meg.

Megara: 
	Speak of the devil.
Hades:	
	Meg, my little flower, my little
	bird, my little nut, Meg. What exactly
	happened here? I thought you were 
	gonna persuade the river guardian
	to join my team for the uprising,
	and here I am, kind of river
	guardian-less.

Megara: 
	I gave it my best shot, but he made
	me an offer I had to refuse.

Hades:
	Fine. So, instead of subtracting two
	years from your sentence, hey, I'm
	gonna add two on, okay? Give that
	your best shot.

Megara:
	It wasn't my fault. It was that
	wonderboy, Hercules.

Panic:
	Hercules? Why does that name ring
	a bell?

Pain:
	I don't know. Um, maybe we owe
	him money?

Hades:	
	What was that name again?

Megara: 
	Hercules. He comes on with this big,
	innocent farm boy routine but I could
	see through that in a peloponnesian
	minute.

Pain:	Wait a minute. Wasn't Hercules the name
	of that kid we were supposed to--

Pain and Panic:
	Oh my gods!

Panic:
	Run for it!

Hades:
	So you took care of him, huh? Dead
	as a door nail. Weren't those your
	exact words?

Pain:	
	This might be a different Hercules.

Panic:	
	Yeah! I mean, Hercules is a very
	popular name nowadays!

Pain:
	Remember, like, a few years ago every
	other boy was named Jason and the
	girls were all named Brittany?

Hades:
	I'm about to rearrange the Cosmos and
	the one schlemiel who can louse it up
	is waltzing around in the woods!

	[Hades explodes]

Pain:
	Wait. Wait, big guy. We can still cut
	in on his waltzing.

Panic:	
	That's right! And-and-and at least we
	made him mortal, that's a good thing.
	Didn't we?

Hades:
	Hmm.. Fortunately for the three of
	you we still have time to correct
	this rather egregious oversight. 
	And this time, no foul-ups.

	{Meanwhile, Hercules and Phil are
	flying on Pegasus}

Hercules:
	Wow! Is that all one town?

Phil:	
	One town. A million troubles. The 
	one and only Thebes. The big olive
	itself. If you can make it there, 
	you can make it anywhere.

	[they enter the crowd]

	Stick with me, kid. This city is a
	dangerous place.

	[they almost get hit by a passing
	carriage]

Driver:
	Look where you're goin' numbskull! 

Phil:	
	Het, I'm walkin' here! You see what
	I mean? I'm tellin' you - wackos.

Man:
	Pita bread, pita bread, get your
	pita bread here!

Smuggler: 
	Hey, Mack.

	[he opens his coat at Phil and
	Hercules]

Phil:
	Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Smuggler:
	You wanna buy a sundial?

Phil:	
	He's not interested, all right?
	Come on, kid.

Man:	
	The end is coming! Can't you
	feel it?

Phil:	
	Yes, yes. Thank you for the info.
	Yes. We'll ponder that for a while.

	(to Hercules)

	Just stare at thesidewalk. Come on.
	Don't make eye contact. People here
	are nuts. That's because they live
	in a city of turmoil. Trust me,
	kid, you're gonna be just what the
	doctor ordered.

Woman:	
	It was tragic! We lost everything
	in the fire

Man:	
	Everything except old Snowball here.

	[Snowball the cat meows]

Strong man:
	Now, were the fires before or after
	the earthquake?

Thin woman:
	They were after the earthquake, I
	remember

Heavy woman: 
	But before the flood.

Old man:
	Don't even get me started on the
	crime rate

Heavy woman:
	Thebes has certainly gone
	downfall in a hurry.

Old man:
	Tell me about it. It seems like
	every time I turn around there's
	some new monster wreaking havoc
	and I--

Man:
	All we need now is a plague or
	locusts.

	[Frog jumps in and scared everybody]

Old man:
	That's it! I'm movin' to Sparta!

Hercules:
	Excuse me. It uh *ahem* seems to me
	that what you folks need is a hero.

Strong man:
	Yeah, and who are you?

Hercules:
	I'm Hercules, and, uh, I happen to
	be... a hero.


	[crowd laughs]
Old man: 
	Is that so?

Woman:	
	A hero!

Old man: 
	Have you ever saved a town before?

Hercules: 
	Uh, no, uh, not exactly, but I--

Strong man: 
	Have you ever reversed a natural
	disaster?

Hercules: 
	Well, uh... no.

Strong man: 
	Oh, listen to this. He's just
	another chariot chaser. This we
	need.

Woman: 
	That's a laugh.

Phil:	
	Don't you pea brains get it?

Woman:	
	Hmm?

Phil:	
	This kid is a genuine article.

Man:	
	Het, isn't that the goat-man who
	trained Achilles?

Phil 
	(getting angry): 

	watch it pal

Strong man: 
	Yeah, you're right. Hey, nice job
	on those heels! Ya missed a spot!

Phil:	
	I got your heel right here!

	(hits the man and starts beating
	him)

	I'll wipe that stupid grin off
	your face! You--

Hercules: 
	Hey Phil! Phil! Phil! Take it
	easy, Phil.

Strong man: 
	What are you, crazy? Sheesh

Heavy woman: 
	Young man, we need a professional
	hero. Not an amateur.

Hercules: 
	Well, wait. Stop!

	(sighs)

	How am I supposed to prove myself
	a hero if nobody will give me a
	chance?

Phil:	
	You'll get your chance, you just
	need some kind of catastrophe or
	disaster.

	[Megara appears in the crowd]

Megara:	
	Please! Help! Please! There's
	been a terrible accident!

Hercules: 
	Meg?

Phil:	
	Speaking of disasters.

Megara:	
	Wonderboy! Hercules! Thank goodness!

Hercules: 
	Wha-what's wrong?

Megara: 
	Outside of town, two little boys, 
	they were playing in the gorge.
	There was that rock slide, a
	terrible rock slide. They're
	trapped!

Hercules: 
	Kids? Trapped? Phil, this is
	great!

Megara:	
	You are really choked up about
	this, aren't ya?

Hercules 
	(dragging Meg): 

	Come on!
Megara: 
	No, I-- You don't under-- I have
	this terrible fear of heights!

Phil
	(running):

	I'm right behind ya, kid! Whoo!

	(panting):

	I am way behind ya, kid.

	(sputtering):

	I got a fur wedgie

	[Hercules and Megara land and
	Hercules dismounts from Pegasus]

Hercules: 
	Are you okay?

Megara: 
	I'll be fine. Just get me down
	before I ruin the upholstery

Pain as boy: 
	Help! I can't breathe!

Panic as boy: 
	Hurry!

Pain as boy: 
	Get us out!

Panic as boy:
	We're suffocating! Somebody
	call IX-I-I

Hercules:
	Easy fellas, you'll be all right

Pain as boy:
	We can't last much longer!

Panic as boy:
	Get us out before we get crushed!

	[Hercules raises a huge boulder.
	Kids run out from under it and
	the crowd applauses lightly]

Hercules:
	How you boys doin'?

Panic as boy:
	We're okay now	

Pain as boy:
	Jeepers, mister, you are really
	strong!

Hercules
	(still holding the stone):

	Well, try to be a little more
	careful next time, okay, kids?

Pain as boy:
	We sure will!

	[they run away, up the slope and
	face Hades]

Hades:
	A stirring performance, boys.
	I was really moved.

Panic:
	"Jeepers, Mister" ?

Pain:
	I was going for innocence.

Hades:
	And, hey, two thumbs way, way
	up for our leading lady.

	(looking at Megara):

	what a dish. what a doll.

Megara
	(quietly):

	Get outta there, you big lug,
	while you still can.

Hercules:
	Phil, I did great. They even
	applauded.. sort of.

	[growling sound appears]

Phil:
	Huh! I hate to burst your bubble,
	kid, but that ain't applause.

	[Hydra appears]

Hercules: 
	Ph-ph-ph-phil? What do you call
	that thing?

Phil: 
	Two words! Am-scray!!

Hades: 
	Let's get ready to rumble!

	[Hydra and Hercules start fighting]

Phil:	
	That's it. Dance around! Dance
	around! Watch the teeth. Watch the
	teeth Keep going. Come on. Come on.
	Lead with your left. Lead with your
	left! You other left!!

	[Finally Hercules cuts the head of
	Hydra off. Crowd cheers]

Phil:
	All right! All right! You are bad!
	Okay!

Hercules: 
	See, Phil? That-- That wasn't so
	hard

	[he drops sword and falls flat on
	the ground]

Phil:	
	Kid, kid, kid, how many horns do
	ya see?

Hercules:
	Six?

Phil:
	Eh, close enough. Let's get you
	cleaned up.

	[above on the Hades' watching
	place Panic shivers and gulps]

Hades:	
	Guys, guys, relax. It's only
	halftime.

	[below, Hercules and Phil hear
	rumbling from Hydra's body]

Phil:	
	That doesn't sound good

	[Hydra gets three new heads]

Phil:
	Definitely not good!

	[Hercules on Pegasus fights with
	Hydra and keeps slicing her heads
	off, getting more and more new
	ones]

Phil:	
	Will you forget that head-slicing
	thing?

	[Hercules gets knocked off Pegasus
	and falls among heads and necks
	of Hydra]

Hercules:
	Phil, I don't think we covered
	this one in basic training!

	[Hercules escapes, but falls back
	from the cliff and is now pressed
	against the wall by Hydra's paw]

Hades:	
	My favorite part of the game:
	sudden death.

	[Hercules crushes the rock on
	Hydra and gets buried under rocks
	himself too]

Phil:	
	Oh! There goes another one. Just
	like Achilles.

Hades:	
	Game. Set. Match.

	[Hercules appears from Hydra's
	dead paw. Crowd chears real loud
	now]

Hercules:
	Phil, you gotta admit, that was
	pretty heroic.

Phil:	
	Ya did it, kid! Ya did it! You
	won by a landslide!

	[above]

Panic:	
	Hades mad.

Megara:	
	Well. What do ya know?

	{cut to Muses}

Muse 5 sings:
	From that day forward, out boy
	Hercules could do no wrong

	(spoken): 

	He was so hot, steam looked cool
	Oh, yeah!

Muse 1:	
	Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll
	Person of the week in every greek
	opinion poll

Muse 2:	
	What a pro!

Muse 5: 
	Herc could stop a show
	Point him at a monster and you're
	talkin' S.R.O.
	He was a no one
	A zero, a zero
	Now he's a honcho
	He's a hero!
	He was a kid with his act down pat
	Zero to hero in no time flat
	Zero to hero
	Just like that
	When he smiled the girls went wild
	With oohs and aahs

Muse 1:	And they slapped his face on every 
	vase

Muse 3:	On every "Vahse"!

All:	From appearance fees and royalties
	Our Herc had cash to burn
	Now nouveau riche and famous
	He could tell you what's a
	grecian urn
	Say amen
	There he goes again
	Sweet and underrated
	And an awesome ten for ten
	Folks lined up just to watch him flex
	And this perfect package packed a
	pair of pretty pecs
	Hercie, he comes, he sees, he conquers
	Honey, the crowds were goin' bonkers
	He showed the moxie brains and
	spunk -- yeah!
	From zero to hero
	A major hunk
	Zero to hero
	And who'd have thunk...
	Who put the glad in gladiator?
	Hercules!
	Who's darin' deeds are great theater?
	Hercules!
	Isn't he bold?
	No one braver!
	Is he sweet?
	Our favorite flavor!
	Hercules
	My man
	Hercules
	Hercules
	Hercules
	Look at my Hercules
	Hercules
	Hercules
	Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll
	Underrated, riding high
	And the nicest guy
	Not conceited
	He was a nothing, zero, zero
	Now he's a honcho, he's our hero!
	He hit the heights at
	breakneck speed
	From zero to hero
	Herc is a hero
	Now he's a hero

Muse 3:	
	Yes, indeed.

	[Hades practices shooting at targets]

Hades: 
	Pull!

Megara: 
	Nice shooting, Rex.

Hades:	
	I can't believe this guy. I throw
	everything I've got at him. And it
	doesn't even-- 

	(sees Pain wearing Hercules(tm)
	sandals)

	What are those?

Pain:	
	Um.. I don't know. I thought they
	looked kinda dashing.

Hades:	
	I've got 24 hours to get rid of 
	this bozo, or the entire scheme
	I've been setting up for 18 years
	goes up in smoke and you are wearing
	his merchandise!!!

	[Panis interrupts them by slurping
	some cola from a Hercules(tm) plasic
	cup]

Panic:	
	Thirsty?

	[Hades yells, causing a small earthquake]

Megara:	
	Looks like your game's over. Wonderboy
	is hitting every curve you throw at him.

Hades:	
	Oh yeah.. I wonder if maybe I haven't
	been throwing the right curves at him.
	Meg, my sweet.

Megara: 
	Don't even go there.

Hades:	
	See, he's gotta have a weakness,
	because everybody's got a weakness
	I mean for what? Pandora, it was
	the box thing, for the Trojans,
	hey, they bet on the wrong horse,
	okay? We simply need to find out
	Wonderboy's.

Megara:	
	I've done my part. Get your little
	imps--

Hades:	
	They couldn't handle him as a baby.
	I need someone who can... handle
	him as a man.

Megara:
	Hey, I've sworn off manhandling.

Hades:	
	Well, you know, that's good because
	that's what got you into the jam in
	the first place, isn't it? You sold
	your soul to me to save your
	boyfriend's life. And how does this
	creep thank you? By running off with
	some babe. He hurt you real bad,
	didn't he, Meg? Huh?

Megara: 
	Look, I learned my lesson, okay?

Hades:
	Which is exactly why I got a feelin'
	you're gonna leap at my new offer.
	You give me the key to bringing down
	wonder breath and I give you the thing
	that you crave most in the entire
	Cosmos:

	(he whispers at her ear):

	your freedom.

	{Temple of Zeus}

Hercules:
	You should have been there, father!
	I mangled the minotaur, grappled
	with the Gorgon, Just like Phil told
	me, I analyzed the situation,
	controlled my strength and kicked!
	The crowds went wild! Thank you,
	thank you.

Zeus:	
	Hah! You're doin' great, son.
	You're doin' your old man proud.

Hercules: 
	I am glad to hear you say that,
	father. I've been waiting for this
	day a long time.

Zeus:	
	Hmm.. What day is that, son?

Hercules: 
	The day I rejoin the gods.

Zeus:	
	You've done wonderfully, you really
	have, my boy. You're just not there
	yet. You haven't proved yourself a
	true hero.

Hercules:
	But father, I've beaten every single
	monster I've come up against. I'm-I'm
	the most famous person in all of
	Greece. I'm-I'm an action figure!

Zeus:	
	I'm afraid being famous is not the
	same as being a true hero.

Hercules: 
	What more can I do?

Zeus:	
	It's something you have to
	discover for yourself.

Hercules: 
	But how can I--

Zeus:	
	Look inside your heart

	[Lightning strikes and statue of
	Zeus becomes inanimate]

Hercules:
	Father, wait!

	{In the city, a carriage passes
	past rich gates}

Guide:	
	On your left is Hercules' villa.
	My next stop is the Pecs and Flex
	gift shop where you can pick up
	the Great Hero's 30-minute workout
	scroll "Buns of Bronze"

	{inside the villa, Hercules is
	posing for a picture on a vase,
	dressed in the skin of the lion
	Skar from Disney's The Lion King}

Phil:
	At 1:00 you got a meeting with king
	Augeas. He's got a problem with
	his stables. I'd advise you not to
	wear your new sandals.

Hercules: 
	Phil?

Artist: 
	I told you, don't move!

Phil:	
	D.G.R., the Drughters of the Greek
	Revolution

Hercules: 
	Phil?

Phil:	
	At 3:00 you gotta get a girdle
	from some amazons

Hercules 
	(dropping club and shield):

	Phil, what's the point?

Artist screams: 
	That's it!

Phil:	
	Keep your toga on, pal

	[Artist throws the paints on Phil,
	making him look like a clown and
	leaves]

Phil:	
	What do you mean, "what's the
	point ?" You wanna go to Olympus,
	don't ya?

Hercules: 
	Yeah, but this stuff doesn't seem
	to be getting me anywhere.

	[He throws the skin of Scar to
	Phil]

Phil 
	(wiping the paint off his face
	with it):

	You can't give up now, I'm
	counting on ya

Hercules:
	I gave this everything I had.

Phil:
	Listen to me, kid. I seen 'em
	all. And I am tellin' you -
	and this is the honest-to-Zeus
	truth - you got somethin' I
	never seen before

Hercules: 
	Really?

Phil:	
	I can feel it right down to
	these stubby bowlegs of mine.
	There is nothin' you can't
	do, kid.

	[door opens and fan girls
	scream]

Fan girls: 
	It's him!

Phil:	
	Hey, watch it! Watch it!
	watch--

Fan gils: 
	I touched his elbow! I got
	his sweatband!

Hercules: 
	Phil, help!

Phil:	
	Okay, escape plan beta

Hercules: 
	Gotcha.

	[Phil blows whistle, fan girls
	look at him for a moment and
	Hercules disappears]

Fan girls: 
	Hey! Where is he?

Phil:	
	There he goes! On the verranda!

	[Girls run away, Phil too, but
	when door closes, Megara appears
	from behind it, she walks and
	sees Hercules' toes under a curtain]

Megara: 
	Let's see, what could be behind
	curtain number one?

Hercules: 
	Meg!

Megara: 
	It's all right. The sea of raging
	hormones has ebbed.

Hercules: 
	Gee, i-i-it's great to see you.
	I-I-I missed you.

Megara 
	(dropping on a couch):

	So, this is what hgeroes do on
	their days off

Hercules: 
	I am no hero...

Megara: 
	Sure you are. Everybody in Greece
	thinks you're the greatest thing
	since they put the pocket in pita

Hercules
	(chuckles):

	I know. It's-it's crazy you know,
	I can't go anywhere without being
	mobbed, I mean--

Megara:
	Ah. You sound like you could use
	a break. Think your nanny goat
	would go berserk if you played
	hooky this afternoon?

Hercules:
	Oh gee. I-I don't know, uh,
	Phil's got the rest of the day
	pretty much booked.

Megara:
	Ah, Phil, Shmill.. Just follow
	me. Out the window, round the
	dumbbells, you lift up the back
	wall and we're gone.

	{evening, outdoors}

Hercules:
	Wow. What a day. First that
	restaurant by the bay,

Megara: 
	Mmm..

Hercules: 
	and then that, that play, that,
	that Oedipus thing. Man! I
	thought I had problems.

	[both chuckle and such, two little
	birds sitting near turn into Pain
	and Panic to speak to Meg]

Panic: 	
	Psst! Stop foolin' around!

Pain:	
	Yeah. Get the goods, sister.

	[Hercules turns back and they
	turn into birst and tweet
	innocently]

Hercules:
	I didn't know that playing
	hooky could be so much fun.

Megara:
	Yeah. Niether did I.

Hercules:
	Thanks, Meg.

Megara:
	Oh.. Don't that me just yet.
	Oh!

	[she falls into Hercules' arms]

Hercules: 
	Oop, careful.

Megara:
	Sorry. Weak ankles.

Hercules:
	Oh yeah? Well, maybe you better
	sit down for a while.

	[He carries her on a bench and
	they sit down]

Megara: 
	So, uh, do you have any problems
	with things like.. this?

	[she stretched her leg and holds
	her foot right before Hercules'
	face]

Hercules:
	Uh.....

Megara:
	Weak ankles, I mean.

Hercules:
	Oh. Uh, no. Not really.

Megara
	(moving closer to him):

	No weaknesses whatsoever?
	No trick knee?

Hercules: 
	Uh--

Megara
	(moving even more close):

	Ruptured... disks?

Hercules:
	No. I'm I'm afraid I'm, uh..
	fit as a fiddle.

	[he finally stands up from the
	bench]

Megara:
	Wonderboy, you are perfect.

Hercules:
	Thanks.

	[he sends a coin jumping on a water
	in a fountain and it breaks the arms
	off the statue of Venus]

	Whoops.

Megara: 
	It looks better that way. No, it
	really does.

Hercules:
	You know, when I was a kid I, I would
	have given anything to be exactly like
	everybody else.

Megara:
	You wanted to be petty and dishonest?

Hercules: 
	Everybody's not like that.

Megara: 
	Yes they are.

Hercules: 
	You're not like that

Megara: 
	How do you know what I'm like?

Hercules:
	All I know is.. You're the most
	amazing person with... weak ankles
	I've ever met.
	
	[Megara steps back and gets pricked
	on an arrow of a tiny statue of Amur]

	Meg, when I'm with you I-I don't
	feel so... alone.

Megara: 
	Sometimes it's better to be alone.

Hercules: 
	What do you mean?

Megara: 
	Nobody can hurt you.

Hercules: 
	Meg? I would never ever hurt you.

Megara: 
	And I don't wanna hurt you, so...
	let's both do ourselves a favor
	and..stop this... um.. before...
	we--

	[Their lips met for the kiss, but
	the moment before it happens bright
	light flashes into their eyes. It
	is Phil, on Pegasus, impersonating
	police helicopter]

Phil:	
	All right! Break it up! Break it
	up! Party's over! I been lookin'
	all over this town!

Megara: 
	Calm down, mutton man! It was all
	my fault.

Phil:	
	You're already on my list, sister,
	so don't make it worse

	[Pegasus snorts at Megara, she
	snorts back, turning the light off]

Phil:	
	And as for you, ya bum, you're
	gonna go to the stadium and you're
	gonna be put through the workout
	of your life! Now get on the horse.

Megara:
	I'm sorry

Hercules: 
	Ah, he'll get over it.

	[he bends a huge tree casually and
	picks a flower off it, gives it to
	Meg and kisses her in the cheek]

Phil:	
	Move! Move, move, move, move,
	move! Move!

	(on Pegasus):

	Whoo! Ya-eee!
	Hey, watch it, watch it! Whoo!
	Watch it! Keep your goo-goo eyes
	on the

	[a branch finally hits Phil and
	he falls on the ground]

	That's it. Next time, I drive.

	[Megara sits alone and smells the
	flower]

Megara:
	Oh. what's the matter with me?
	You'd think a girl would learn.

	(sings)

	If there's a prize for rotten
	judgement
	I guess I've already won that
	No man is worth the aggravation
	That's ancient history been
	there, done that.

Muses:
	Who d'ya think you're kidding?
	He's the Earth and Heaven to you
	Try to keep it hidden, honey,
	we can see right through you

Megara:	
	Oh, No

Muses:	
	Girl, you can't conceal it
	We know how you feel and
	Who you're thinkin' of

Megara:	
	Oh-no, no chance, no way, I
	won't say it, no, no

Muses:	
	You swoon, you sigh, why deny
	it, uh-oh?

Megara:	
	It's too cliche, I won't say
	I'm in love

Muses:	
	Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, oo-oo-oo

Megara:	
	I thought my heart had learned
	its lesson
	It feels so good when you start out

Muses:	
	Ahhh..
Megara:	
	My head is screaming get a grip,
	girl
	Unless you're dyin' to cry your
	heart, oh

Muses:	
	You keep on denying
	Who you are and how you're feelin'
	Baby we're not buyin' hon,
	We saw you hit the ceilin'
	Face it like a grownup,
	when you gonna own up that you
	Got
	Got
	Got it bad

Megara:	
	Oh, no chance, no way,
	I won't say it, no, no

Muses:	
	Give up, but give in,
	Check the grin, you're in love

Megara:	
	This scene won't play,
	I won't say I'm in love

Muses:
	You're doing flips,
	read our lips,
	you're in love
	shoo-doo, shoo-doo

Megara:
	You're way off base,
	I won't say I'm it

Muses:
	She won't say in love

Megara:	
	Get off my case,
	I won't say it

Muses:
	Girl, don't be proud,
	it's okay, you're in love

Megara: 
	Oh.. At least at loud
	I won't say I'm in love...

Muses:
	Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, shoo-doo,
	shoo-doo
	Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
	Haaa

	[Hades appears]

Hades:
	Hey, what's the buzz, huh, Meg?
	What is the weak link in the
	Wonderboy's chain?

Megara:
	Get yourself another girl,
	I'm through.

Hades:
	I'm sorry. Do you mind runnin'
	that by me again? I must have
	had a chunk of brimstone wedged
	in my ear or something.

Megara:
	Then read my lips! Forget it!

Hades:
	Meg, Meg, Meg, my sweet deluded
	little minion. Aren't we forgetting
	one teensy-weensy, but ever so
	crucial little, tiny detail?

	[he bursts into flame]

	I own you!
	[Phil come in on the ground]

Phil:
	Oh. I got another horn here..

Hades
	(to Meg):

	You work for me!

Phil:
	That kid's gonna be doin' laps
	for a month

Hades:
	If I say, "sing", you say,
	"hey, name that tune"
	If I say, "I want Wonderboy's
	head on a platter" you say--

Megara:
	Medium or well done

Phil:
	Oh! I knew that dame was trouble.
	This is gonna break the kid's heart.

Megara:
	I'll work on that.

	[Phil runs away]

Hades:	
	I'm sorry.. You hear that sound?
	That's the sound of your freedom
	fluttering out the window forever

Megara:
	I don't care. I'm not gonna help
	you hurt him.

Hades:
	I can't believe you're getting
	so worked up about some guy.

Megara:
	This one is different. He's honest,
	and-and he's sweet--

Hades:
	Please!

Megara:
	He would never do anything to
	hurt me.

Hades:
	He's a guy!

Megara:
	Besides, oh, oneness, you can't
	beat him. He has no weaknesses,
	he's gonna--

Hades:
	I think... he does, Meg. I truly
	think... he does.

	{Stadium, Hercules is doing
	exercises}

Hercules:
	Ha-ha! Whoo-hoo!

	[Phil walks sad]

	Hey, Phil! What happened to you?

Phil:	
	Kid, we gotta talk.

Hercules:
	Oh, Phil, I just had the greatest
	day of my life! I-I can't stop
	thinking about Meg. She's something
	else.

Phil:
	Kid! I'm tryin' to talk to ya! Will
	you come down here and listen?

Hercules:
	Aw, how can I come down there when
	I'm feeling so up?

	[He jumps up into clouds. Meanwhile
	a pegasus mare appears and makes the
 	Pegasus follow her. In a pen, the
	mare splits in two parts which turn
	into Pain and Panic]

Pain:
	Gotcha!

	[back on stadium]

Phil:
	Ah, very nice! What I'm trying to
	say is--

Hercules:
	That if it wasn't for you, I never
	would have met her. Oh, I owe ya
	big time. Little guy, I do.

Phil:
	Will you just knock it off for a
	couple of seconds?

Hercules:
	Rule #38, Come on, Phil, keep them
	up there, huh? Phil, I got two
	words for ya: Duck!

Phil:
	Listen to me! She's--

Hercules:
	A dream come true?

Phil:
	Not exactly

Hercules: 
	More beautiful then Aphrodite?

Phil:
	Aside from that!

Hercules:
	The most wonderful--

Phil:	
	She's a fraud!!! She's been playin'
	ya for a sap!

Hercules: 
	Aw, come on. Stop kiddin' around

Phil:
	I'm not kiddin' around.

Hercules: 
	I know you're upset about today,
	but that's no reason to--

Phil:	
	Kid, you're missin' the point

Hercules: 
	The point is - I love her.

Phil:	
	She don't love you

Hercules: 
	You're crazy

Phil:
	She's nothin' but a two-timin', 

Hercules:
	Stop it!

Phil:
	no-good, lyin', schemin'--

Hercules
	(hits Phil):

	Shut up!

	[Phil flies off and hits himself a
	little]

	Phil, I-- Oh, I'm, I'm sorry

Phil:
	Okay, okay, that's it. You won't
	face the truth? Fine.

Hercules: 
	Phil, wait. Where you going?

Phil:
	I'm hoppin' the first barge out
	of here. I'm goin' home.

Hercules:
	Fine! G-- Go! I don't-- I don't
	need you.

Phil:
	I thought you were gonna be the
	all-time champ. Not the all-time
	chump.

	[Phil leaves. Hades comes]

Hades:	
	Geez Louise! What got his goat,
	huh? Baboom. Name is Hades, Lord
	of the Dead. Hi. How ya doin'?

Hercules:
	Not now, okay?

Hades:	
	Hey, hey, I only need a few seconds
	and I'm a fast talker, all right?
	See, I've got the major deal in the
	works. A real estate venture, if
	you will. And Herc, you little devil
	you, may I call you Herc? You seem
	to be constantly getting in the way
	of it.

Hercules: 
	You've got the wrong guy.

Hades:	Hear me out, ya little-- heh-heh.
	Just-- hear me out, okay? So I would
	be eternally grateful if you would
	just... take a day off from this
	hero business of yours. Geez, I mean,
	monsters, natural disasters. Phew
	You wait a day, okay?

Hercules: 
	You're out of your mind.

Hades:	
	Not so fast, because, ya see, I do
	have a little leverage... You might
	wanna know about.

	[Hades snaps fingers and Megara
	appears]

Hercules:
	Meg!

Megara:
	Don't listen, Herc--

	[she disappears]

Hercules:
	Let her go!

Hades:	
	Here's the trade-off. You give up
	your strength for about 24 hours,
	okay? Say, the next 24 hours and
	Meg here is free as a bird and safe
	from harm. We dance, we kiss, we
	schmooze, we carry on, we go home
	happy. What d'ya say? Come on.

Hercules:
	People are, are gonna get hurt,
	aren't they?

Hades:
	Nah! I mean, it's, you know, it's
	a possibility. It happens 'cause,
	you know, it's war, but what can
	I tell ya? Anyway, what do you owe
	these people, huh? Isn't Meg --
	little smoochy face--isn't she
	more important than they are?

Hercules:
	Stop it!

Hades:
	Isn't she?

Hercules:
	You gonna swear she'll be safe
	from any harm

Hades:	Fine, okay, I'll give you that
	one. Meg is safe, otherwise you
	get your strength right back,
	yadda-yadda, fine print,
	boilerplate, baboom. Okay? We're
	done, what d'ya say we shake on
	it? Hey, I really don't have,
	like, time to bat this around.
	I'm kind of on a schedule here,
	I got plans for august. Okay?
	I need an answer, like, now.
	Going once, going twice

Hercules: 
	All right!

Hades:	
	Yes, we're there! Bam!

	[they shake hands and Hades
	takes strength of Hercules]

Hades:
	You may feel just a little
	queasy, it's kinda natural.
	Maybe you should sit down.
	Now you know how it feels
	to be just like everybody
	else. isn't it just peachy?
	Oh! You'll love this. One
	more thing. Meg, babe. A
	deal's a deal. You're off
	the hook. By the way, Herc.
	Is she not, like, a
	fabulous little actress?

Megara: 
	Stop it.
Hercules: 
	What do you mean?

Hades:	
	I mean your little chickie-poo
	here was working for me all the
	time. Duh.

Hercules:
	You're-- you're lying!

Panic as boy:
	Help!

	(coughs)

Pain as bot:
	Jeepers, mister, you're really
	strong. (in normal voice) Ha-ha!

Hades:
	Couldn't have done it without you,
	sugar, sweetheart, babe.

Megara:
	No! It's not like that! I didn't
	mean to-- I-I couldn't-- I--
	I'm so sorry.

Pain and Panic:
	Our hero's a zero!
	Our hero's a zero!

Hades:
	Well, gotta blaze. There's a while
	cosmos up there waiting for me
	with, hey, my name on it. So much
	for the preliminaries, and now on
	to the main event!

	{The stars are aligned and the gate
	to the Titans opens}

Hades:
	Brothers! Titans! Look at you in
	your squalid prison! Who put you
	down there?

Titans:
	Zeus!

Hades:
	And now that I set you free, what
	is the first thing you are going
	to do?

Titans:
	Destroy him!

	[Hades frees the Titans]
Hades:
	Good answer

Lythos:
	Crush Zeus!

Hydros:
	Freeze him!

Pyros:
	Melt Zeus!

Stratos:
	Blow him away!

Titans:
	Zeus!

Hades:
	 Uh, Guys? Olympus would be that
	way.

Lythos:
	Zeus!

Hydros:
	Freeze him!

Hades:
	Hold it, bright eye

Cyclops:
	Huh?

Hades:
	I have a special job for you, my
	optic friend

	[Olympus. Hermes sees the titans
	first]

Hermes:
	Ah. Huh?

Lythos:
	Destroy Zeus!

Hermes:
	Oh, we're in trouble! Oh, big trouble!
	I gotta--

	[he zooms to Olympus]

	My Lord and Lady, the Titans have
	escaped. And they're practically
	at our gates!

Zeus:
	Sound the alarm! Launch an immediate
	counterattack! Go! Go!

Hermes:
	Gone, babe.

	[Gods prepare to war]

Areus:
	Charge! On to battle!

Zeus
	(throwing lightnings at Lythos
	in vain):

	Yee-hah!

Mars
	(getting sucked in by Stratos):

	You windbag!

Hades
	(watching this):

	Boom, badda-boom, boom, boom!
	Hah!

	[meanwhile, Tital 5 looks for
	Hercules, causing destruction
	in Thebes]

Cyclops:
	Hercules! Where are you?

Tall woman:
	What can we do?

Fat man:
	Where's Hercules?

Old man:
	Yeah, Hercules'll save us.

Cyclops:
	Hercules! Come out! Face me!

Megara
	(to Hercules who starts going):
	What are you doing? WIthout your
	strength, you'll be killed.

Hercules:
	There are worse things.

Cyclops:
	Run!

Megara:
	Wait! stop!

Strong Man:
	Hey, look! It's Hercules.

Heavy Woman:
	Thank the gods, we're saved!

Cyclops:
	So, you mighty Hercules

	[He hits Hercules who flies away
	and hits a mosaic of himself.
	Meanwhile Megara finds Pegasus
	tied up in the stables]

Megara:
	Easy, horsefeathers. Whoa! Stop
	twitching, listen. Ah! Hercules
	is in trouble. We gotta find Phil,
	he's the only one who can talk
	some sense into him.

	[Meanwhile on Olympus, battle
	between Zeus and the Titans goes
	on]

Zeus:
	Get back, blast you!

	[Lythos smashes the gates of
	Olympus open]

Hades:
	Ooh, chihuahua.

Lythos:
	Zeus!

	[Phil is going to leave Thebes
	and is walking to a boat]

Sailor:
	Come on! Hurry up! We're shovin'
	off here!

Megara:
	Phil! Phil, Hercules needs your
	help!

Phil:
	What does he need me for when
	he's got friends like you?

Megara:
	He won't listen to me

Phil:
	Good! He's finally learned
	something.

Megara:
	Look, I know what I did was
	wrong, but this isn't about
	me, it's about him. If you
	don't help him now, Phil,
	he'll die

	{Olympus}

Zeus:	
	I need more thunderbolts!

Hermes:
	Uh, Hephaestus has been captured,
	my Lord. Everyone's been captured,
	yah!

	[Pain and Panic get him]

	I've been captured! Hey, hey!
	Watch the glasses.

	[Pyros and  Hydros make a mountain
	of ice and fire with Zeus on top.]

Hades:	
	Zeusy, I'm home!

Zeus:
	Hades, you're behind this!

Hades:	
	You are correct, sir!

	{Thebes}

	[Cyclops tosses Hercules and plays
	with him]

Cyclops: 
	Flea!

Phil:	
	Hercules!

Hercules: 
	Phil..

Phil:	
	Come on, kid, come on. Fight back.
	Come on, you can take this bum,
	This guy's a pushover, look at him

Hercules:
	You were right all along, Phil.
	Dreams are for rookies.

Phil:	
	No, no, no, no, kid, givin' up is
	for rookies. I came back 'cause 
	I'm not quittin' on ya. I'm willing
	to go the distance, how 'bout you?

	[Cyclops grabs Hercules]

Cyclops: 
	Me bite off head!

	[Hercules burns the Cyclops' face
	with a burning stick]

Phil:
	Whoa, baby!

	[while Cyclops is yelling, Hercules
	ties up his legs and Cyclops falls
	off a cliff. His fall make a quake,
	from which a pillar starts falling
	on Hercules]

Megara:
	Hercules! Look out!

	[she pushes him out from the pillar's
	way and is struck by the pillar]

Hercules:
	Meg! No!

	[Hercules raises the pillar, getting
	the strength back]

Hercules:
	What's happening?

Megara:
	H-Hades' deal is broken. He
	promised I wouldn't get hurt.

Hercules:
	Meg. Why, why did you-- you didn't
	have to--

Megara:
	Oh. People always do crazy things...
	when they're in love.

Hercules:
	Oh, Meg. Meg, I-- I--

Megara:
	Are you... always this articulate?
	You, you haven't got much time.
	You can still stop Hades.

Phil:
	I'll watch over her, kid.

Hercules:
	You're gonna be all right. I
	promise. Let's go Pegasus!

	{Olympus. gods in chains}

Pain:
	Hup, two, three, four, come
	on, everybody! I can't hear
	you!

Hermes:
	Oh, oh!

Zeus
	(being frozen from one side and
	burnt from another):

	I swear to you, Hades, when I
	get out of this--

	[he is finally buried under molten
	rock]

Hades:
	I'm the one giving orders now,
	bolt boy. And I think I'm gonna
	like it here.

Hercules:
	Don't get too comfortable, Hades!

Areus:
	Hercules!

Hercules:
	This oughta even the odds!

	[he breaks the chain by which the
	gods were chained]

Hermes
	(hitting Pain and Panic):

	Yeah, Hercules! Thank you, man!

Hades:
	Get them!

	[Pyros misses Hercules and covers
	Hades in molten lava]

Hades:
	Whoa! Hey! No! Get him, not me!
	Him! Follow the fingers! Him!

	[Ice storm from Hydros who was
	trying to hit Hercules freezes
	Hades]

	The yutz with the horse!

	[Hercules opens the stone block
	and releases Zeus]

Zeus:
	Thank you, my boy.

	[meanwhile Pegasus chases Pain
	and Panic]

Pain:
	Nice horsey! My intentions were
	pure! I really was attracted to
	you.

Zeus
	(to Hepheastus):

	throw!

	[he catches two leads of lightnings]

	Hah! Now watch your old man work!

Lythos:
	Uh-oh

	[lightnings explode heads of Lythos,
	other Titans leave]

Hades:
	Guys, get your titanic rears in
	gears and kick some olympian butt!

	[Pegasus blows at Hades' head and
	blue fire which was his head is out]

	Whoa, is my hair out?

	[Hercules meanwhile catches Stratos
	and sucks into him Lythos, Hydros,
	and Pyros. He launches them into the
	sky where they all explode]

Zeus
	(high-fiving Hercules):

	Hah!

Hercules:
	Whoo-hoo!

Hades leaves:
	Thanks a ton, Wonderboy. But at
	least I've got one swell
	consolation prize -- a friend
	of yours who's dying to see me.

Hercules:
	Meg!

	[Atropos cuts the thread of life
	and Megara is dead]

Hercules arrives to her:
	Meg. Meg, no.

Phil:
	Oh, I'm sorry, kid. There's some
	things you just can't change.

Hercules:
	Yes I can.

	{in Hades}

Hades:
	We were so close! So close. We
	tripped the finish line. Why?
	because our little nut, Meg,
	has to go all noble.

	[Cerberus the three-headed dog
	breaks the wall, Hercules on
	top of his middle head]

Hercules:
	Where's Meg?

Hades:
	Oh, look who's here. Wonderboy,
	you are too much.

Hercules grips Hades:
	Let her go.

Hades:
	Get a grip! Come here, come here.
	Let me show you around.

	[they walk around the Hades]

	Hmph. Well, well. It's a small
	underworld after all, huh?

	[They come to the shore of a river.
	Hercules sees Meg in it]

Hercules:
	Meg! Ahhh!

	[his hands which he put into water
	turned old]

Hades:
	No, no, no. Mustn't touch. You see,
	Meg's running with a new crowd
	these days. And not a very lively
	one, at that.

Hercules:
	You like making deals. Take me in
	Meg's place.

Hades:
	Oh, well. The son of my hated rival
	trapped forever in a river of death.

Hercules:
	Going once!

Hades:
	Hmm. Is there a downside to this?

Hercules:
	Going twice!

Hades:
	Okay, okay, okay, okay. You get her
	out - she goes, you stay.

	[Hercules dives]

	Oh, you know what slipped my mind?
	You'll be dead before you can get
	to her. That's not a problem, is it?

	[Hercules swims, turning older and
	older. Atropos goes to cut the thread
 	of life, but it suddenly shines and
	the scissors don't cut it.]

Atropos:
	Oh?

Lachesis:
	What's the matter with these scissors?

Clotho:
	The thread won't cut.

	[shining and your again Hercules floats
	out from the river with soul of Meg]

Hades:
	This is-- this is impossible! You,
	you, you can't be alive!
	You'd have to be a, a--

Pain and Panic:
	A god?

Hades:
	Hercules, stop! You can't do this
	to me. You can't--

	[Hercules hits him in the face]

	Fine. okay. listen. Hah! Okay, well,
	I deserved that, Herc, Herc, Herc.
	Can we talk? Y-Your dad, he's a fun
	guy, right? So maybe you could
	put in a word with him and he'd kinda
	blow this whole thing off, you
	know? Meg, Meg, talk to him, a
	little schmooze--

	[Hercules hits Hades stronger and he
	flies away into the river of death.
	Souls try to drown him]

	Eew! Get away from me! Don't touch
	me! Get your slimy souls off me!
	Ooh, ah--

Panic:
	He's not gonna be happy when he gets
	outta there.

Pain:
	You mean, if he gets outta there.

Panic:
	If. If is good.

Hades:
	Taxi! I don't feel so good, I feel
	a little--

	[he disappears]

	{outside, Hercules brings the soul
	of Megara and puts it inside her
	body}

Megara:
	Wonderboy, what-- why did you--

Hercules:
	Huh. People always do crazy things
	... when they are in love.

	[they go for a kiss, but suddenly
	a cloud appears under their feet,
	sent by Zeus, and they fly to Olympus]

Phil:
	Whoa! Hey, hey, hey! Whoo!

	[Pegasus picks Phil up and brings
	along]

	{Olympus (restored already).
	Crowd of gods welcome Hercules}

Areus:
	Three cheers for the mighty Hercules!

Hermes:
	Oh, Yeah! Flowers for everybody! Oh!

Hera:
	Hercules, we're so proud of you.

Hercules:
	Mother.

Zeus:
	Hah! Fine work, my boy! You've done
	it! You're a true hero.

Hera:
	You were willing to give your life
	to rescue this young woman.

Zeus:
	For a true hero isn't measured by the
	size of his strength, but by the
	strength of his heart. Now, at last,
	my son, you can come home.

	[Gates open, gods cheer for Hercules.
	Megara is left behind.]

Megara:
	Congratulations, Wonderboy. You'll
	make one heck of a god.

	[Hercules turns around and sees her
	leaving]

Hercules:
	Father, this is the moment I've always
	dreamed of. But... 

	[he comes to Megara and takes her hand]

	A life without Meg, even an immortal
	life, would be... empty. I-- I wish to
	stay on Earth with her. I finally know
	where I belong.

	[Zeus nods, they finally kiss and
	Hercules stops shining]

Hermes:
	Hit it, ladies!

Muses sing:
	Oh, gonna shout it from
	the mountaintops
	A star is born!
	It's the time for pulling out
	the stops
	A star is born!
	Honey, hit us with a hallelu
	That kid came shining through
	Girl, sing the song
	Come blow your horn
	A star is born!

	He's a hero who can please
	the crowd
	A star is born!
	Come on, everybody shout out loud
	A star is born!
	Just remember in the darkest hour,
	Within your hear's the power
	For makin' you
	A hero too

	[Here the Constellation of
	Hercules appears]

	So don't lose hope
	When you're forlorn

	[Phil sees the Strong Man pointing
	at it and saying: "That's Phil's
	boy!"]

	Just keep your eyes
	Upon the skies
	Every night,
	A star is right in sight,
	A star is burning bright,
	A star is born
	A star is born


	{Closing Titles start, song
	continues}

	Like a beacon in the cold
	dark night	
	A star is born!
	Told ya everything would turn
	out right
	A star is born!
	Just when everything was all at sea
	The boy made history
	The bottom line
			Bottom line!
	He sure can shine
			He can shine!
	His rising sign is Capricorn
	He knew how to
	He had a clue
	Telling you
	A star is born!

	Here's a hero who can please
	the crowd
	A star is born!
	Come on, everybody shout out loud
	A star is born!
	Just remember in your darkest hour
	Within your heart's the power
	For making you
	A hero too
	A hero too
	So don't lose hope
	When you're forlorn
	No, no!
	Just keep your eyes
	Upon the skies
	Every night,
	A star is right in sight,
	A star is burning bright,
	A star is born!

=========

	I have often dreamed
	Of a far off place
	Where a hero's welcome
	Would be waiting for me
	Where the crowds will cheer
	When they see my face
	And a voice keeps sayin'
	This is where I meant to be
	I'll be there someday
	I can go the distance
	I will find my way
	If I can be strong
	I know every mile
	Will be worth my while
	When I go the distance
	I'll be right
	Where I Belong

	Down an unknown road
	You embrace my fears
	Though that road may wander
	It will lead me to you
	And a thousand years
	Would be worth the wait
	It might take a lifetime
	But somehow I'll see it through
	And I won't look back
	I can go the distance
	And I'll stay on track
	No, I won't accept defeat
	It's an uphill slope
	But I won't lose hope
	Till I go the distance
	and my journey
	Is complete
	Oh, yeah.

	But to look beyond the glory
	Is the hardest part
	For a hero's strength
	is measured
	By his heart
	Hooo

	Like a shooting star
	I will go the distance
	I will search the world
	I will face its harms
	I don't care how far
	I can go the distance
	Till I find my hero's welcome
	Waiting in
	Your arms

	I will search the world
	I will face its harms
	Till I find my hero's welcome
	Waiting in
	Your arms

Hades:
	What do you say? It's happy ending
	time! Everybody's got a little
	taste of somethin' but me. I got
	nothin'. I am here with nothin'.
	Anybody listenin'? It's like I'm--
	what am I, an echo or something?
	Hello? Hello? Am I talking to, what?
	Hyperspace? Hello, it's me.
	Nobody listens. 

         CLOSING TITLES

Directed by
	John Musker and Ron Clements
Produced by
	Alice Dewey
	John Musker and Rob Clements
Animation screenplay by
	Rob Clements & John Musker
	Donald McEnery & Rob Shaw
	and Irene Mecchi
Songs:
	Music by
		Alan Menken
	Lyrics by
		David Zippel
Original score by
	Alan Menken
Associate Producer
	Kendra Haaland
Art Direction
	Andy Gaskill
Production Designer
	Gerald Scarfe
Editor
	Tom Finan
Sound Designer
	Gary Rydstrom
Artistic supervisors:
	Story
		Barry Johnson
	Production Stylist
		Sue C. Nichols
	Layout
		Rasoul Azadani
	Background
		Thomas Cardone
	Visual Effects
		Mauro Maressa
	Computer Graphics Imagery
		Roger L. Gould
	Clean-up
		Nancy Kniep
	Artistic Coordinator
		Dan Hansen
Production Manager
	Peter Del Vecho
Technical Coordinator
	Ann Tucker
========


                               SCRIPT CREDITS
Typed by:
	Sergei Zubkov,
	FDC Tummi/FDCmuck Cubbi
	cubbi@comp.chem.msu.su,
	cubbi@org.chem.msu.su,
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