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Hercules Returns

  • 1993
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
David Argue, Michael Carman, Mary Coustas, and Bruce Spence in Hercules Returns (1993)
SatireComedy

A cinema manager quits to open his own theater. His vindictive ex-boss sabotages opening night, forcing the team to improvise Italian dialogue live for an unsuspecting audience.A cinema manager quits to open his own theater. His vindictive ex-boss sabotages opening night, forcing the team to improvise Italian dialogue live for an unsuspecting audience.A cinema manager quits to open his own theater. His vindictive ex-boss sabotages opening night, forcing the team to improvise Italian dialogue live for an unsuspecting audience.

  • Director
    • David Parker
  • Writer
    • Des Mangan
  • Stars
    • David Argue
    • Michael Carman
    • Mary Coustas
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Parker
    • Writer
      • Des Mangan
    • Stars
      • David Argue
      • Michael Carman
      • Mary Coustas
    • 33User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast22

    David Argue
    David Argue
    • Brad McBain
    Michael Carman
    Michael Carman
    • Sir Michael Kent
    Mary Coustas
    Mary Coustas
    • Lisa
    Bruce Spence
    Bruce Spence
    • Sprocket
    Brendon Suhr
    • King
    Nicholas Politis
    • Phone executive
    • (as Nick Polites)
    Lance Anderson
    • Wolf whistler
    Laurie Dobson
    • Barman
    Richard Moss
    • Drunk
    Burt Cooper
    • Frightened Man
    Tom Coltraine
    • Dent double
    Des Mangan
    • Hercules
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sally Patience
    • Labia
    • (voice)
    • …
    Matthew King
    • Charlie
    • (voice)
    Tammy McCarthy
    Tammy McCarthy
      Troy Nesmith
        Cleo Myles
          Brian Hannan
          Brian Hannan
            • Director
              • David Parker
            • Writer
              • Des Mangan
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            User reviews33

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            Summary

            Reviewers say 'Hercules Returns' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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            Related interests

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            • Trivia
              Although the characters of David Argue, Mary Coustas and Bruce Spence appear to be providing all the voices for the feature film, they are only miming as it was lesser known stars of the original Hercules Returns show that are playing the voice parts. The producers felt the film needed known Australian leads to get anyone interested in a voiceover film.
            • Quotes
              • Charlie: When your God tells you to beat the shit out of somebody, you do it. That's what religion is all about!
            • Crazy credits
              Things: Givani Logano
            • Alternate versions
              The Australian Blu-ray version of this film also featured a Special Feature category with the original 1964 English-dubbed Italian movie "Samson and the Mighty Challenge" which actually runs for nearly 72 minutes ( 1:11:57 ) from originally 100 minutes, scanned professionally in 2K video version for that media. Lost around 28 minutes as being established the reason why that missing footage is removed out and left it somewhere.
            • Connections
              Edited from Samson and the Mighty Challenge (1964)

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            Details

            • Release date
              • September 16, 1993 (Australia)
            • Country of origin
              • Australia
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Povratak Herkula
            • Filming locations
              • St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
            • Production company
              • Philm Productions
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            Tech specs

            • Runtime
              • 1h 22m(82 min)
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.78 : 1

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