Hercules in the Underworld
Seen it?1994 | 91 min | Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes a world with its own rules and people who like their stories at full throttle. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Same wavelength as Jason and the Argonauts or The Dark Crystal.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
When villagers begin disappearing it is discovered that they had fallen through a crack in the earth which goes straight to Hades. Hercules once again comes to the rescue and faces one of his most difficult challenges, and must prove himself as a man as well as a god. "Hercules in the Underworld" is the fourth made for TV movie in the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 51%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bill L. Norton
- Kevin SorboHercules
- Anthony QuinnZeus
- Tawny KitaenDeianeira
- Marley SheltonIole
- Cliff CurtisNessus
- Michael HurstCharon the Boatman
- Rose McIverIlea
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- John McKeeFake Eryx the Boxer
- Buzz MollerCletis