Phil's line ``Don't let your guard down because of a pair of big goo-goo
eyes'' was originally "Don't let your guard down because of a pair of big,
blue eyes.'' Unfortunately, by the time the scene was in color, Meg's eyes
were purple.
When Phil is hit by a discarded painter's palette he cleans himself
up using a lion's fur that bear a striking resemblance to Scar from Lion
King, The (1994).
Hades was scripted as a slow, menacing character until James Woods
auditioned for the role and impressed the casting directors with his rapid-fire
style. The script was rewritten, but Woods ad-libbed many lines.
When Hercules is posing in a lion skin, if you look closely the
lion skin is Scar from The Lion King.