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Hercules Returns (1993)

Hercules Returns poster
Directed by
David Parker
Genre
comedy film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends go to a movie theater to watch a Hercules film. When the film breaks they start dubbing new dialogue over the silent footage. They create a hilariously ridiculous version of the story.

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What happens

Hercules Returns is a 1993 Australian comedy film directed by David Parker, starring David Argue, Michael Carman, Bruce Spence and Mary Coustas. The film has become a cult film in Australia and other countries. It has been released in DVD format (Region 4, format 16:9). It was the first feature directed by David Parker although he had written and produced a number of other films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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