The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The plot follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil tiger Shere Khan arrives. The early versions of both the screenplay and the soundtrack followed Kipling's work more closely, with a dramatic, dark, and sinister tone which Disney did not want in his family film, leading to writer Bill Peet and composer Terry Gilkyson being replaced.
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The Jungle Book (1967 film)
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The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The plot follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil tiger Shere Khan arrives. The early versions of both the screenplay and the soundtrack followed Kipling's work more closely, with a dramatic, dark, and sinister tone which Disney did not want in his family film, leading to writer Bill Peet and composer Terry Gilkyson being replaced.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Introduction
Raju Patel, an Indian producer, figured the 100th anniversary of Kipling's "Jungle Book" stories publication should be commemorated with a film adaptation. The production was originally intended to be an independent production until Disney got involved and increased the budget. Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg saw the potential of adapting the animated classic and assigned Ronald Yonver and Mark Geldman to write the project. Dissatisfied with these scripts, one of which was 180 pages long with no dialogue for the first 70 pages, Katzenberg handed the project to Stephen Sommers after being satisfied with his work on The Adventures of Huck Finn.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Pre-production
Variety stated that there is an "Early-stages project [of] "The Jungle Book", a tuner version (with songs from the movie) to be written and directed by Mary Zimmerman ("Metamorphoses")." A joint mounting of the production occurred at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and the Huntington Theatre in Boston in 2013, produced by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions. As of 2015, the entire show was in storage awaiting the 2016 live action film. On May 15, 2020, Rajiv Joseph was announced to be writing the book, while Richard M. Sherman will return to write new songs. Christopher Gattelli was also reported to be directing and choreographing the musical.
Disney Theatrical Productions | "The Jungle Book" (1967)
Asterisks mark actors listed in the opening credits as "Additional Voices".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Cast
The film was based on the novel "Snake Water" published in 1965. It was the second novel from Allan Williams. Reviewing it the "New York Times" said Williams "is a highly endowed practicioner in the art of make believe." In January 1966 Universal bought the film rights and head of production Edward Muhl assigned Harry Keller to produce. In June 1967 Universal announced James Garner would star in the film, which was now produced by Stan Marguilies. Delbert Mann was assigned to direct the film, then known as "The Jolly Pink Jungle".
The Pink Jungle | Production
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The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Legacy
Disney then assigned Larry Clemmons as his new writer and one of the four story men for the film, giving Clemmons a copy of Kipling's book, and telling him: "The first thing I want you to do is not to read it". Clemmons still looked at the novel and thought it was too disjointed and without continuity, needing adaptations to fit a film script. Clemmons wanted to start in medias res, with some flashbacks afterward, but then Disney said to focus on doing the storyline more straight: "Let's do the meat of the picture. Let's establish the characters. Let's have fun with it".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
"The Jungle Book" received positive reviews upon release, undoubtedly influenced by a nostalgic reaction to the death of Walt Disney. The "Time" reviewer said the film strayed far from the Kipling stories, but "[n]evertheless, the result is thoroughly delightful...it is the happiest possible way to remember Walt Disney". Howard Thompson of "The New York Times" praised the film as "simple, uncluttered, straight-forward fun, as put together by the director, Wolfgang Reitherman, four screen writers and the usual small army of technicians. Using some lovely exotic pastel backgrounds and a nice clutch of tunes, the picture unfolds like an intelligent comic-strip fairy tale".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Critical reception
At Favreau's behest, the idea was extended into the film's version of the Walt Disney Pictures opening production logo, which was recreated as "a hand-painted, cel-animated multi-plane logo" in homage to the animated films of that era, also incorporating the word "Presents" in the same font as the 1967 film's opening credits. The film's ending also features the original physical book that opened the 1967 film.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Filming and visual effects
The casting employed famous actors and musicians Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima, as well as Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley and Verna Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as Mowgli. "The Jungle Book" was released on October 18, 1967, to positive reception, with acclaim for its soundtrack, featuring five songs by the Sherman Brothers and one by Gilkyson, "The Bare Necessities". The film initially became Disney's second-highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, and was also successful during its re-releases. The film was also successful throughout the world, becoming Germany's highest-grossing film by number of admissions.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Introduction
Disney released a live-action adaptation in 1994 and an animated sequel, "The Jungle Book 2", in 2003; a live-action remake directed by Jon Favreau was released in 2016.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Introduction
The film is produced by Tapaas Chakravarti, and directed by Jun Falkenstein and Kevin Johnson. In October 2015, a third season was announced, which would be co-produced by Ellipsanime to air in 2017.
The Jungle Book (TV series) | Production
The Jungle (1967) is a short film about gangs made by African American students under the direction of Temple University professor Harold Haskins. In 2009, it was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and will be preserved.
The Jungle (1967 film) | Introduction
Pixar Animation Studios assisted in the development of the story, as well as providing suggestions for the film's end credits sequence. John Lasseter, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios' then-chief creative officer, suggested to end the film with the original physical book featured in the 1967 film opening.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Development
The story artists then discussed how to fill the scenes, including the comedic gags to employ. The script also tried to incorporate how the voice actors molded their characters and interacted with each other. "The Jungle Book" also marks the last animated film from the company to have Disney's personal touches, before his death on December 15, 1966.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
Jungle Book is a 1942 independent Technicolor action-adventure film by the Hungarian Korda brothers, based on a screenplay adaptation by Laurence Stallings of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" (1894), about a wild boy who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to animals as they attempt to steal a dead king's cursed treasure. The film was directed by Zoltán Korda, produced by his brother Alexander and art directed by their younger brother Vincent. The cinematography was by Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene and the music was by Miklós Rózsa. The film starred Sabu as Mowgli. Because of the war, the British Korda brothers had moved their film making to Hollywood in 1940, and "Jungle Book" is one of the films they made during that Hollywood period.
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book | Introduction
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, simply known as The Jungle Book, is a 1994 live-action American adventure film co-written and directed by Stephen Sommers, produced by Edward S. Feldman and Raju Patel, from a story by Ronald Yanover and Mark Geldman. It is the second film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from "The Jungle Book" (1894) and "The Second Jungle Book" (1895) by Rudyard Kipling and the first live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's animated film of the same name from 1967. The film stars Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese, and introducing Jason Flemyng.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Introduction
However, at the time, The Beatles' John Lennon refused to work on animated films which led to the idea being discarded. The casting of the vultures still brought a British Invasion musician, Chad Stuart of the duo Chad & Jeremy. In earlier drafts of the scene the vultures had a near-sighted rhinoceros friend named Rocky, who was to be voiced by Frank Fontaine. However, Walt decided to cut the character for feeling that the film had already much action with the monkeys and vultures.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Casting
Charles Solomon, reviewing for the "Los Angeles Times", thought the film's crew was "near the height of their talents" and the resulting film "remains a high-spirited romp that will delight children—and parents weary of action films with body counts that exceed their box-office grosses". In 2010, "Empire" described the film as one that "gets pretty much everything right", regarding that the vibrant animation and catchy songs overcame the plot deficiencies.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Critical reception
The "Jungle Jim" comics had already been turned into a radio series in 1935 and a film serial two years later. Weissmuller had appeared in Tarzan movies since 1932 but in the late 1940s his contract with producer Sol Lesser was about to expire. In February 1948 producer Sam Katzman had signed a five-year deal with Johnny Weissmuller to make "jungle movies" starting with two films a year for two years where the budgets would be at least $350,000. Hedda Hopper reported that these would be an adaptation of the "Jungle Jim" or "King of the Jungle" comic strips. William Berke would direct the films.
Jungle Jim (film) | Production
In 1940, the three Korda brothers left London for Hollywood, where two of their films that had begun production in the UK were completed: "The Thief of Bagdad" and "That Hamilton Woman". United Artists lent Alexander Korda $300,000 to finance the production of "Jungle Book", which was produced by the American company he set up for his Hollywood productions: Alexander Korda Films, Inc. Laurence Stalling's adaptation was criticised for straying too far from the original, as well as the frequent disagreements between brothers Alexander and Zoltán did not help matters. Zoltán wanted an underplayed realistic story, while Alex favoured an exuberant fantasist epic.
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book | Production
Jungle Man is a 1941 American film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Buster Crabbe in his first of many films for Producers Releasing Corporation. He is reunited with Charles B. Middleton from the Flash Gordon serials. Cinematographer and associate producer Mervyn Freeman (1890–1965) was an experienced newsreel cameraman.
Jungle Man (film) | Introduction
It wasn't until the last minute that Cleese received the script and fell in love with it that made him want to take the role. Jason Flemyng made his film debut with this film and his role grew after Sommers instantly bonded with him.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Pre-production
Animation on "The Jungle Book" commenced on May 2, 1966. While many of the later Disney feature films had animators being responsible for single characters, in "The Jungle Book" the animators were in charge of whole sequences, since many have characters interacting with one another. The animation was done by xerography, with character design, led by Ken Anderson, employing rough, artistic edges in contrast to the round animals seen in productions such as "Dumbo". Anderson also decided to make Shere Khan resemble his voice actor, George Sanders. Backgrounds were hand-painted — with exception of the waterfall, mostly consisting of footage of the Angel Falls - and sometimes scenery was used in both foreground and bottom to create a notion of depth.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Animation
Disney frequently brought the composers to the storyline sessions. He asked them to "find scary places and write fun songs" for their compositions that fit in with the story and advanced the plot instead of being interruptive.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Music
The film had the working title of "King of the Tropics". In 1951 it was retitled "Drums of Africa" as part of a package of PRC films now titled "Pictorial Films" that were sold to television.
Jungle Man (film) | Production
The only piece of Gilkyson's work which survived to the final film was his upbeat tune "The Bare Necessities", which was liked by the rest of the film crew. The Sherman Brothers were then brought in to do a complete rewrite. Disney asked the siblings if they had read Kipling's book and they replied that they had done so "a long, long time ago" and that they had also seen the 1942 version by Alexander Korda. Disney said the "nice, mysterious, heavy stuff" from both works was not what he aimed for, instead going for a "lightness, a Disney touch".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Music
After recovering a great part of the treasure, Buldeo would declare his intentions to burn the jungle to avoid the threat of Shere Khan, only for the tiger to attack and kill him, before being killed by Mowgli with the hunter's gun. Due to his actions, Mowgli would be hailed as a hero in both the jungle and the village, and declared the first human to be part of the wolves' council. Disney was not pleased with how the story was turning out, as he felt it was too dark for family viewing and insisted on script changes. Peet refused, and after a long argument, Peet left the Disney studio in January 1964.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
Principal photography took place entirely on sound stages at L.A. Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles. The animal characters were created entirely in computer animation, with the assistance of footage of real animal movement, the actors recording their lines, and performance capture for reference. The production team underwent a thorough process to realistically convey the animals' speaking, while still making them perceptually believable to the audience. Favreau researched earlier films featuring anthropomorphic animals, including Walt Disney's animated features, such as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Bambi", as well as modern films such as "Babe" and adopted certain techniques from those films into "The Jungle Book".
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Filming and visual effects
The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name, "The Jungle Book" is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli, along with voice and motion capture performances from Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Introduction
It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on September 29, 1998.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Introduction
The film was the first to be produced by Robert L. Lippert's independent production company, Lippert Pictures. Lippert borrowed George Reeves to star and filming began in June 1948.
Jungle Goddess | Production notes
Although much of Bill Peet's work was discarded, the personalities of the characters remained in the final film. This was because Disney felt that the story should be kept simple, and the characters should drive the story. Disney took an active role in the story meetings, acting out each role and helping to explore the emotions of the characters, help create gags and develop emotional sequences. Clemmons also created the human girl for which Mowgli falls in love, as the animators considered that falling in love would be the best excuse for Mowgli to leave the jungle. Clemmons would write a rough script with an outline for most sequences.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
Its release was accompanied by a limited 18-day run at Disney's own El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, with the opening night featuring a panel with composer Richard Sherman and voice actors Bruce Reitherman, Darlene Carr, and Chad Stuart. The Platinum DVD was put on moratorium in 2010. The film was released in a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo pack on February 11, 2014 as part of Disney's Diamond Edition line. The Diamond Edition release went back into the Disney Vault on January 31, 2017. In the United States, the DVD and Blu-ray releases sold 12 million units between 2007 and 2016, and have grossed as of August 2018.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Home media
After "The Sword in the Stone" was released, storyman Bill Peet claimed to Walt Disney that "we [the animation department] can do more interesting animal characters" and suggested that Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" could be used for the studio's next film. Disney agreed and Peet created an original treatment, with little supervision, as he had done with "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" and "The Sword in the Stone". However, after the disappointing reaction to "The Sword in the Stone", Walt Disney decided to become more involved in the story than he had been with the past two films, with his nephew Roy E.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry and placed eleventh on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list. It was later adapted by Brooks and Thomas Meehan as a stage musical, which itself was adapted into a film.
The Producers (1967 film) | Introduction
Because other "Nine Old Men" animators were working on "The Jungle Book" (1967), only Eric Larson and John Lounsbery were assigned to animate the characters. Other character animators such as Hal King, John Sibley, and Eric Cleworth were brought onto the project.
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Production
While Levine was insecure in having an inexperienced director, Brooks convinced him by saying it would be cost-effective, and he knew how to do physical comedy after being a stage manager in "Your Show of Shows."
The Producers (1967 film) | Writing and development
Lee was also cast because the animals reacted to him the best. Sommers and his crew did try to cast actors in India, but due to Bollywood guidelines, their schedules and limits on the number of film works they work on would restrict them from being involved. However, they were able to cast Stefan Kalipha and Anirudh Agarwal before they agreed to any Bollywood productions. The casting of Cary Elwes as Captain William Boone, Lena Headey as Kitty Brydon, and Sam Neill as Colonel Geoffrey Brydon soon followed. The role of Dr. Julius Plumford was always written for John Cleese but Sommers was discouraged that Cleese would never accept it.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Pre-production
On July 9, 2013, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's short story collection "The Jungle Book" was in development, with Justin Marks set to write it. The film would be Disney's third live-action adaptation of Kipling's works, following the 1994 film and the 1998 direct-to-video film ""; and the studio's fourth overall after the 1967 animated film. Jon Favreau was confirmed as director that November. Favreau as a child used to watch Disney's 1967 animated film. He felt the need to strike a balance between the two films by retaining the buoyant spirit of the 1967 film, including some of its memorable songs while crafting a film with more realism and peril.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Development
Jungle Hell is a 1955 American film written and directed by Norman A. Cerf. The film was made from several episodes of an unsold television pilot starring Sabu entitled "Jungle Boy". Sabu fought to not release the film. Additional footage of a flying saucer was added to the film in the 1960s with narration.
Jungle Hell | Introduction
The film was commonly screened at socialist meetings across America at the time. It is now considered a lost film.
The Jungle (1914 film) | Introduction
Favreau, Marks, and producer Brigham Taylor developed the film's story as a balance between Disney's animated adaptation and Kipling's original works, borrowing elements from both into the film. Principal photography commenced in 2014, with filming taking place entirely in Los Angeles. The film required extensive use of computer-generated imagery to portray the animals and settings. "The Jungle Book" was released in the United States in Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box, and premium large formats, on April 15, 2016. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing over $966 million worldwide, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2016.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Introduction
"The Jungle Book" was released in October 1967, just 10 months after Walt's death. Some bookings were in a double feature format with "Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar". Produced on a budget of $4 million, the film was a massive success, grossing domestic rentals of $11.5 million by 1968. By 1970, the film had grossed $13 million in domestic rentals becoming the second highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada. The film earned over $23.8 million worldwide becoming the most successful animated film released during its initial run.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Original theatrical run
The Human Jungle is a 1954 film noir crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Gary Merrill and Jan Sterling.
The Human Jungle (film) | Introduction
Following the film's financial and critical success, the studio has begun working on a sequel. Jon Favreau and Justin Marks were in talks to return as director and writer respectively while Brigham Taylor was confirmed to be returning as producer. Shortly after the release of the film, Favreau and Marks signed on to direct and write the sequel, and it could potentially have a release sometime in late 2019 and will be shot back-to-back with Favreau's remake of "The Lion King". But in March 2017, it was reported that the sequel was put on hold so that Favreau would have to focus mainly on "The Lion King" instead.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Sequel
The Producers is a 1967 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks and starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars. The film is about a theater producer and his accountant who, as part of a scam, have to stage the worst stage musical they can create. They eventually base it on Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Because of this theme, "The Producers" was controversial from the start and received mixed reviews. It became a cult film and found a more positive critical reception later. "The Producers" was Brooks's directorial debut. For the film, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
The Producers (1967 film) | Introduction
The Jungle Book is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1967 with the theatrical release of "The Jungle Book". It is based on Rudyard Kipling's works of the same name. The franchise includes a 2003 sequel to the animated film and three live-action films produced by Walt Disney Pictures.
The Jungle Book (franchise) | Introduction
While still a work-in-progress, the film's working title was Jungle Menace. Johnny Weissmuller was returned as Jungle Jim for the sixth time. The film featured Tamba, a chimpanzee actor, as Jungle Jim's pet. The film was directed by William Berke with assistance from Wilbur McGaugh. Sam Katzman was in charge of production for Columbia Pictures, while Carroll Young wrote the screenplay. Ira Morgan signed on as cinematographer. The set decorator was Sidney Clifford. Mischa Bakaleinikoff headed the musical direction, and Richard Fantl edited the film. Filming took place in late-June 1950. Filming locations included Vasquez Rocks and Corriganville.
Fury of the Congo | Production
Jungle Fever is a 1991 film directed by Spike Lee. Jungle Fever or jungle fever may also refer to:
Jungle Fever (disambiguation) | Introduction
Walt also cast other prominent actors such as George Sanders as Shere Khan and Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera. Additionally, he cast regular Disney voices such as Sterling Holloway as Kaa, J. Pat O'Malley as Colonel Hathi and Buzzie the Vulture and Verna Felton as Hathi's wife. Felton had previously worked many years with Phil Harris on radio's "The Jack Benny Program". This was her last film before she died. David Bailey was originally cast as Mowgli, but his voice changed during production, leading Bailey to not fit the "young innocence of Mowgli's character" at which the producers were aiming. Thus director Wolfgang Reitherman cast his son Bruce, who had just voiced Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Casting
While Bagheera doesn't have a theme of his own, he's represented by French horns and strings, and Kaa's music features snake-like sounds, while King Louie's features many instruments, like percussion instruments, bass marimbas, etc. While Richard M. Sherman, who originally co-wrote songs for the 1967 film with his brother Robert, was originally reported to be writing new songs for the remake, Favreau decided not to make the film a musical. Still, he and Debney incorporated several songs from the 1967 animated film. "The Bare Necessities", written by Terry Gilkyson, is performed by Murray and Sethi, and a cover version by Dr.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Music
The theatrical version of "Jungle Emperor", directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, was released in Japan on July 31, 1966.
Kimba the White Lion | 1966 film
Seconds later, an old man is seen walking away from the tribe. There is no information of who this old man could be, but there is a possibility that it could be Michael Rockefeller, who has been kept alive by the tribe since he was captured by them in 1961.
Welcome to the Jungle (2007 film) | Plot
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) and Weta Digital created the film's visual effects. MPC developed new software for animating muscular structure in the animals. Around 1,000 remote jungle locations in India were photographed and used as a reference in post-production. Weta was responsible for animating the King Louie sequence, with visual effects supervisor Keith Miller adding that, "It was important for Jon to see Christopher Walken in the creature. So we took some of the distinctive Walken facial features—iconic lines, wrinkles and folds—and integrated them into the animated character". Favreau expressed desire in wanting the film's 3D shots to imbue the abilities of the multiplane camera system utilized in Disney's earlier animated films.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Filming and visual effects
With the exception of Burroughs' co-produced "The New Adventures of Tarzan", this "me Tarzan, you Jane" characterization of Tarzan persisted until the late 1950s, when Weintraub, having bought the film rights from producer Sol Lesser, produced "Tarzan's Greatest Adventure" (1959) followed by eight other films and a television series. The Weintraub productions portray a Tarzan that is closer to Burroughs' original concept in the novels: a jungle lord who speaks grammatical English and is well educated and familiar with civilization. Most Tarzan films made before the mid-1950s were black-and-white films shot on studio sets, with stock jungle footage edited in.
Tarzan | Film
James Newton Howard was originally attached to the film as composer. However, Henry Jackman took over scoring duties after the film's post-production schedule was pushed back 6 months which made Newton Howard unavailable. The score was recorded at the Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage and conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith and Stephen Coleman. Halli Cauthery and Paul Mounsey provided additional music.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (soundtrack) | Background
The jungle sets are the same ones used for the 1949-1955 film series starring "Bomba, the Jungle Boy".
Jungle Gents | Production
Richard Schickel, reviewing for "Life" magazine, referred to it as "the best thing of its kind since "Dumbo", another short, bright, unscary and blessedly uncultivated cartoon". Charles Champlin of the "Los Angeles Times", wrote the film was "really, really good Disney indeed, and nobody needs to say a great deal more." "Variety" gave the film a favorable review while noting that "the story development is restrained" and that younger audiences "may squirm at times". The song "The Bare Necessities" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 40th Academy Awards, losing to "Talk to the Animals" from "Doctor Dolittle". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Gregory Peck lobbied extensively for this film to be nominated for Best Picture, but was unsuccessful.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Critical reception
Principal photography for "The Producers" began on May 22, 1967. Filming had to be done in 40 days on a $941,000 budget, and Brooks managed to fit both requests. The primary location was the Chelsea Studios in New York City, where the musical version (2005) was also shot. The now-demolished Playhouse Theatre hosted the "Springtime for Hitler" play, and various actors who heard the film was seeking an actor for Hitler were cast in the musical number. The crew tried to film on location whenever possible, filming on such midtown Manhattan locales as Central Park, the Empire State Building, and Lincoln Center.
The Producers (1967 film) | Filming
The scenes with the orangutan, a chimpanzee, and the capuchin monkeys were filmed with live animals, but some computer work was used in a scene wherein the little monkey imitates George.
George of the Jungle (film) | Production
On October 23, 2015, Scott Rosenberg was hired to rewrite the script for the film, whose production was a high priority for the studio. On January 14, 2016, "Deadline Hollywood" reported that Jake Kasdan had been hired to direct the film from a script by Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner based on a draft by original writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. In March 2017, during CinemaCon, it was announced that the film's complete title was "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle". Its plot involved teenagers cleaning out a school's basement who find a vintage video-game version of "Jumanji" and are sucked into the first film's jungle setting.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Development
The production opened on 29 October 1924, with the same director and scenographer, but in a cut version with a new prologue (reproduced below) and the title "Dickicht: Untergang einer Familie" ("Jungle: decline of a family"). Fritz Kortner played Shlink and Walter Frank played George, with Franziska Kinz, Paul Bildt, Mathias Wieman, and Gerda Müller also in the cast. Willett and Manheim report that this production "was not a success". Brecht revised the play almost to its final form—now with the title "Im Dickicht der Städte" and a subtitle proclaiming "the struggle between two men in the great city of Chicago"—in 1927, when it was produced at the Hessisches Landestheater in Darmstadt, directed by Carl Ebert.
In the Jungle of Cities | Introduction
The film was financed by an American company seeking product for the US TV market and Artransa Film Studios. Shooting began in April 1969 in the Atransa Studios at Sydney and up the coast nearby. Production soon followed on another feature "Little Jungle Boy" (1970).
Strange Holiday (1970 film) | Production
The film was released in theaters on December 25, 1994 and was a moderate box office success.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Release
Morris then developed the stage performance with choreographer Alan Johnson, instructed to do the number "big, wonderful, flashy, but terrible." As Brooks kept suggesting bizarre costume ideas to enhance the burlesque nature of "Springtime for Hitler", such as women with clothes inspired by beer mugs and pretzels, Johnson decided to showcase them all in a parade.
The Producers (1967 film) | Filming
In 1968, Disneyland Records released the album "More Jungle Book", an unofficial sequel also written by screenwriter Larry Simmons, which continued the story of the film, and included Phil Harris and Louis Prima voicing their film roles. In the record, Baloo (Harris) is missing Mowgli (Ginny Tyler), so he teams up with King Louie (Prima) and Bagheera (Dal McKennon) to take him from the man village. On February 14, 2003, DisneyToon Studios in Australia released a film sequel, "The Jungle Book 2", in which Mowgli runs away from the man village to see his animal friends, unaware that Shere Khan is more determined to kill him than ever.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Legacy
According to an interview with actor Gary Kent, writer-director Don Jones lost his house acquiring funding for the making of the film: "He hocked his house to make the film. He's one of the few directors ever that I know of, besides myself, who actually paid his deferments...When he finally got money from the film, he paid us first before he paid off his house."
The Forest (1982 film) | Production
Law of the Jungle is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough.
Law of the Jungle (film) | Introduction
A film version of the novel was made in 1914, but it has since been lost. (plain text and HTML)
The Jungle | Adaptations
Carroll Young (1908-1992) was an American screenwriter who specialised in jungle stories. He used to work in publicity then went to work for Sol Lesser who produced Tarzan movies. Young became one of the regular writers of the films for the next decade. He later wrote Jungle Jim movies.
Carroll Young | Introduction
According to Bartlett, the story of "The Jungle Movie" was originally written and produced between 1998 and 2001 by Steve Viksten, Jonathan Greenberg and himself. Storyboards were drafted by Raymie Muzquiz and test footage was produced. In the years following the film's cancellation, Bartlett confirmed many plot points of the film, like the revelation of Arnold's name during the opening sequence and that Arnold still had the map of the jungle of San Lorenzo that he found in "The Journal". He also revealed that Lasombra was searching for La Corazón, a fabulous jewel and sacred relic of the Green-Eyed people, the tribe that Miles and Stella helped in the past.
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Writing
This changed as Brooks's agent arranged him to have a meeting with a friend of his, New York producer Sidney Glazier. Glazier laughed so much at Brooks' performance of the script, he accepted the project by saying, "We’re gonna make it! I don't know how, but we're gonna make this movie!" Glazier budgeted the film at $1 million, and sought financiers. Half the money came from philanthropist Louis Wolfson, who liked the idea of laughing at a dictator, and the remainder, along with the distribution, was arranged by Joseph E. Levine of Embassy Pictures. Levine's only condition was to change the title, as he felt many distributors would not carry a picture named "Springtime for Hitler." Brooks renamed it "The Producers," considering it ironic as "these guys are anything but producers." As Brooks "couldn't think of anybody to direct it," eventually he decided to take the task for himself, even though he himself had only directed one play before.
The Producers (1967 film) | Writing and development
Initially it was thought there was still a chance Weissmuller might continue as Tarzan as well, but by April 1948 Lex Barker had signed to take over that role and Katzman announced Weissmuller would make "Jungle Jim".
Jungle Jim (film) | Production
The film was primarily shot on the backlot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City, California. The script, set during the First World War ignores the plot of the 1931 film about the discovery of a white jungle queen. The new story is written to use colourised footage from the MGM films "King Solomon's Mines" (1950), and "Mogambo" (1953). Rod Taylor felt, with the end of the Vietnam War, the time was right for old-fashioned hero movies to make a comeback. Rod Taylor performed his own stunt riding on a zebra in the picture, actually taming the animal in the process.
Trader Horn (1973 film) | Production
Johnny Weissmuller returned as Jungle Jim for the twelfth time. Max Palmer was cast as the title "Killer Ape". The then-owner of the movie ranch Corriganville, American actor Ray "Crash" Corrigan, made a cameo appearance in the film. The film was directed by Spencer G. Bennet with assistance from Carter DeHaven. Sam Katzman was in charge of production for Columbia Pictures, while Carroll Young and Arthur Hoerl wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Young. William Whitley signed on as cinematographer. The set decorator was Sidney Clifford. Mischa Bakaleinikoff headed the musical direction, and Gene Havlick edited the film.
Killer Ape (film) | Production
In October 1991, Allers signed on to co-direct "King of the Jungle" alongside its initial director George Scribner. Allers brought on board Brenda Chapman, who would become the head of story. Afterwards, several of the lead crew members, including Allers, Scribner, Don Hahn, Chapman, and production designer Chris Sanders, took a safari trip to Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya, in order to study and gain an appreciation of the environment for the film. After six months of story development work, Scribner decided to leave the project, as he feuded with Allers and the producers on their decision to turn the film into a musical, as Scribner's intention was to make a documentary-like film more focused on natural aspects.
Roger Allers | Disney
Disney saying that "[he] certainly influenced everything about it. (...) With "Jungle Book", he obviously got hooked on the jungle and the characters that lived there". Peet decided to follow closely the dramatic, dark, and sinister tone of Kipling's book, which is about the struggles between animals and man. However, the film's writers decided to make the story more straightforward, as the novel is very episodic, with Mowgli going back and forth from the jungle to the Man-Village, and Peet felt that Mowgli returning to the Man-Village should be the ending for the film. Following suggestions, Peet also created the character of Louie, king of the monkeys.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
The film was financed by an American company seeking product for the US TV market and Artransa Film Studios. Shooting took place short after their first Australian film. "Strange Holiday" (1970), partly on location in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as Artransa Studios in Sydney.
Little Jungle Boy | Production
The world-famous German director Peter Stein directed a landmark production of "Im Dickicht der Städte" at the Munich Kammerspiele in 1968, when he was Assistant Director there, and before he founded the very influential Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer in West Berlin a few years later. Dieter Laser, known to English-speaking audiences for his role as Dr. Josef Heiter in "The Human Centipede" (2010), made his film debut in the role of Collie Couch. Al Pacino starred in a short-lived production at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City in 1979, directed by the famous Romanian director Liviu Ciulei.
In the Jungle of Cities | Famous productions
The instrumental music was written by George Bruns and orchestrated by Walter Sheets. Two of the cues were reused from previous Disney films. The scene where Mowgli wakes up after escaping King Louie used one of Bruns' themes for "Sleeping Beauty"; and the scene where Bagheera gives a eulogy to Baloo when he mistakenly thinks the bear was killed by Shere Khan used Paul J. Smith's organ score from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The score features eight original songs: seven by the Sherman Brothers and one by Terry Gilkyson. Longtime Disney collaborator Gilkyson was the first songwriter to bring several complete songs that followed the book closely but Walt Disney felt that his efforts were too dark.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Music
King of the Jungle is a 1927 American adventure film serial directed by Webster Cullison. The film is considered to be lost; only a trailer remains.
King of the Jungle (serial) | Introduction
The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film "The Jungle Book", and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the "Peter Pan" sequel "Return to Never Land".
The Jungle Book 2 | Introduction
Subsequently, in late 2015, Protein Entertainment financed the marketing of the India release of the film. In 2017, next on the cards for Jungle Book was the feature film "Beyond the Known World", which was co-produced with New Zealand Production Company Reservoir Films. Gaurav mounted the first ever Indo-New Zealand co-production with kiwi producer Matthew Horrocks, which was shot across Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. "Beyond the Known World" featured a star cast comprising David Wenham ("Lord of the Rings", "300", "Lion"), Emmanuelle Béart ("", "Manon des Sources") and Sia Trokenheim. It went on to screen at film festivals across New Zealand and premiered to good reviews from critics.
Jungle Book Entertainment | Productions
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy is a 1968 adventure film starring Mike Henry in his third and final appearance as Tarzan. Rafer Johnson and Aliza Gur co-star. The film was produced by Sy Weintraub and Robert Day, written by Stephen Lord (based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs) and directed by Robert Gordon. It was released on May 1, 1968.
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy | Introduction
As Baloo sets off in search of Mowgli, Bagheera rallies the help of Hathi and his patrol. However, Shere Khan himself, who was eavesdropping on Bagheera and Hathi's conversation, is now determined to hunt and kill Mowgli himself.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Plot
The Jungle (1914) is an American drama silent film made by the All-Star Feature Corporation starring George Nash. The film is an adaptation of the 1906 book of the same name by Upton Sinclair, the only one to date. Sinclair reportedly bought the negative of the film prior to 1916, hoping to market the film nationally after its initial release in 1914. Sinclair himself reportedly appears at the beginning and end of the movie, as a sort of endorsement of the film. The film, from historical accounts at the time of release, included the scene of Jurgis murdering the foreman who raped Jurgis's wife by throwing him over a walkway into a "sea of frightful horns passing beneath him" (cattle).
The Jungle (1914 film) | Introduction
Director Guest had planned a movie on beauty contests back in the 1940s (PICTUREGOER magazine;15.10.1949;p6)
The Beauty Jungle | References
Following one of Reitherman's trademarks of reusing animation of his previous films, the wolf cubs are based on dogs from "101 Dalmatians". Animator Milt Kahl based Bagheera and Shere Khan's movements on live-action felines, which he saw in two Disney productions, "A Tiger Walks" and the "Jungle Cat" episode of "True-Life Adventures". Baloo was also based on footage of bears, even incorporating the animal's penchant for scratching. Since Kaa has no limbs, his design received big expressive eyes, and parts of Kaa's body did the action that normally would be done with hands. The monkeys' dance during "I Wan'na Be Like You" was partially inspired by a performance Louis Prima did with his band at Disney's soundstage to convince Walt Disney to cast him.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Animation
In 2002, "The Producers" was re-released in three theaters by Rialto Pictures and earned $111,866 at the box office. As of 2007, the film continues to be distributed to art-film and repertory cinemas by Rialto. Brooks has adapted the story twice more, as a Broadway musical ("The Producers," 2001) and a film based on the musical ("The Producers," 2005). He did not direct the latter. This film has spawned several home media releases on VHS, Laserdisc, CED, and VCD from companies such as Magnetic Video, Embassy Home Entertainment, PolyGram Video, Speedy, and Lumiere Video. A 1997 letterbox edition Laserdisc was released by PolyGram Video, which served as the basis for the extremely rare 1998 PolyGram DVD release.
The Producers (1967 film) | Re-releases and adaptations
The credited writers are Ernesto Gastaldi (as Julian Berry), Ugo Guerra (as Robert Hugo) and Luciano Martino (as Martin Hardy). Ernesto Gastaldi has stated that he had written the script himself with Ugo Guerra possibly contributing to some of the story early on, whilst Luciano Martino had no contribution to the script. Gastaldi was shown an Italian print of "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961) by the producers who requested a similar film to be made. Gastaldi is credited as an assistant director in the film's credits, but has stated he was never even on the set of the film.
The Whip and the Body | Production
Jungle Boy (1998) is a family adventure film produced by Damian Lee (who co-wrote the film with John Lawson) and directed by Allan Goldstein. The film stars David Fox, Lea Moreno, Jeremy Roberts, and introducing Asif Mohammed Seth as Krishna.
Jungle Boy (1998 film) | Introduction
In 1939, Levey became an independent producer. His Mayfair Productions (at 1250 6th Avenue, New York) turned out films including "The Boys From Syracuse", "Pardon My Sarong", "The Hairy Ape", "New Orleans" and "Hellzapoppin'". He also imported several foreign films, among them the Italian movie "Fabiola". In 1942, Levey produced "Jacaré, Killer of the Amazon". Former Universal newsreel editor Charles E. Ford directed this filmed record of James Dannaldson's hunting expedition into the Amazon jungles. The film is filled with wild-animal footage, including a terrifying attack by a 28-foot anaconda. Levey incorporated a narration by Frank Buck and music by Miklos Rozsa.
Jules Levey | Independent Producer
The film was made at the same time as another Tarzan film, "Tarzan's Greatest Adventure" produced by Sy Weintraub. MGM had kept the remake rights to the 1932 "Tarzan the Ape Man", enabling them to make this film. The rights to the bulk of the Tarzan stories were owned by Weintraub.
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959 film) | Production
Nearly 70 separate species of animals native to India are featured in the film, with several species being portrayed as "150% larger" than their actual counterparts. Jim Henson's Creature Shop was brought in to provide animal puppet figures for Sethi to act against, although none appear in the finished film. The animal puppets were performed by Artie Esposito, Sean Johnson, Allan Trautman, and April Warren. Favreau utilized motion capture with certain actors, expressing a desire to avoid overusing the technology in order to prevent evoking an uncanny valley effect. For instance, Bill Murray's lifted eyebrow was incorporated into Baloo's facial gestures.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Filming and visual effects
Disney approved for the draft, but recommended additional cuts which were made by February 1963. Before filming was to commence, Rowe wrote a letter to Disney addressing his displeasure of the script revisions, in which Tytle responded to Rowe that the changes Disney approved of would be kept. However, by summer 1963, the project was shelved, where Tytle, in a discussion with Walt, recommended to produce "The Aristocats" as an animated feature. For that reason, Disney temporarily shelved the project as the animation department was occupied with "The Jungle Book". Meanwhile, director Wolfgang Reitherman learned of the project and suggested it as a follow-up project to "Jungle Book".
The Aristocats | Story development
Rama Rao and Jayasudha.
Junglee (1961 film) | Introduction
Jungle Boy is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Chandrakumar and produced by P. H. Rasheed. The film stars Irfan, Abhilasha and T. G. Ravi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by S. P. Venkatesh.
Jungle Boy (1987 film) | Introduction
Weintraub then produced "Tarzan Goes to India" and "Tarzan's Three Challenges" (filmed in Thailand), both with Jock Mahoney. In 1965 Weintraub filmed three Tarzan films back to back with former Los Angeles Rams football star Mike Henry: "Tarzan and the Valley of Gold" (Mexico), "Tarzan and the Great River" and "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy" both filmed in Brazil. When Henry was tired of his grueling Tarzan work and refused to do the television series, Weintraub hired Ron Ely for the role. In 1965 Weintraub bought Panavision but sold it later. He was briefly, in 1967, the president of the CBS Television Network.
Sy Weintraub | Career
In addition to the 4 theatrical features, seven additional movies were created in 1964 for television viewing only:
Ramar of the Jungle | Television features