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)
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Introduction
It 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 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. It 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 Mowgli, a feral child raised in the 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.
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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Asterisks mark actors listed in the opening credits as "Additional Voices".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Cast
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The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Legacy
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
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 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
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
"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
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
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
Retrospective reviews were also positive, with the film's animation, characters and music receiving much praise throughout the years. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 88% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.19/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With expressive animation, fun characters, and catchy songs, "The Jungle Book" endures as a crowd-pleasing Disney classic". In 1990, when the film had its last theatrical re-release, Ken Tucker of "Entertainment Weekly" considered that "The Jungle Book" "isn't a classic Walt Disney film on the order of, say, "Cinderella" or "Pinocchio", but it's one of Disney's liveliest and funniest".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Critical reception
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
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 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 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
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)
It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on September 29, 1998.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Introduction
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
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
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 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
In this version, the animals do not speak. Released on Christmas Day, December 25, 1994, by Walt Disney Pictures, the film received generally positive reviews and grossed $43.2 million in theaters against a $30 million budget.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Introduction
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
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
The film was released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on VHS April 5, 1995. Disney also released the film on DVD January 15, 2002, January 1, 2004, and as a limited edition on May 22, 2017.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Home media
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
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
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
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
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 film was released in theaters on December 25, 1994 and was a moderate box office success.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Release
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
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
We understand and appreciate his point-of-view, even though carrying it out would mean the death of Mowgli".
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Critical response
"The Jungle Book" is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Starring Neel Sethi, with the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken, the film focuses on 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 was released in North America in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box, and premium large formats, on April 15, 2016.
List of accolades received by The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Introduction
Little Jungle Boy is a 1970 Australian television film
Little Jungle Boy | Introduction
The Jungle Book, the soundtrack to the eponymous Disney film, has been released in three different versions since the film's release in 1967. The film score was composed by George Bruns, with songs written by Terry Gilkyson and the Sherman Brothers.
The Jungle Book (soundtrack) | Introduction
The film received praise for its visual effects, vocal performances, direction, musical score, and its faithfulness to the spirit of the original animated film and the Kipling novel. It won accolades for achievements in visual effects at the 89th Academy Awards, 22nd Critics' Choice Awards and 70th British Academy Film Awards.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Introduction
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
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The Jungle | Adaptations
Rama Rao and Jayasudha.
Junglee (1961 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
Law of the Jungle is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough.
Law of the Jungle (film) | Introduction
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
Louie was a less comical character, enslaving Mowgli trying to get the boy to teach him to make fire. The orangutan would also show a plot point borrowed from "The Second Jungle Book", gold and jewels under his ruins. The ending also was very different from the final film's: after Mowgli got to the man village, he would get into an argument with Buldeo the hunter which would cause him to return to the jungle with a torch, which he would use to scare those who attacked or mocked him through the journey, before being dragged back to the ruins by Buldeo in search for the treasure.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Development and writing
Shortly afterward, a group of monkeys kidnap Mowgli and take him to their leader, King Louie the orangutan. King Louie offers to help Mowgli stay in the jungle if he will tell Louie how to make fire, like other humans. However, since he was not raised by humans, Mowgli does not know how to make fire. Bagheera and Baloo arrive to rescue Mowgli and in the ensuing chaos, King Louie's palace is demolished to rubble. Bagheera speaks to Baloo that night and convinces him that the jungle will never be safe for Mowgli with Shere Khan around. In the morning, Baloo reluctantly explains to Mowgli that the Man-Village is best for him, but Mowgli accuses him of breaking his promise and runs away.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Plot
He said the film "has so little connection to Rudyard Kipling or his classic book that the title is beyond explanation". He goes on to say that it is a good film, awarding it three stars out of four, but it does not fit its target audience; some "scenes are unsuitable for small children, and the 'PG' rating is laughable".
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Critical response
Ninety-seven percent of the audience gave the film an A or a B, and it got A's from both the under- and over-25 crowd and A+ among those under 18 years of age and also for the over-50 audience. Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote, "Exceptionally beautiful to behold and bolstered by a stellar vocal cast, this umpteenth film rendition of Rudyard Kipling's tales of young Mowgli's adventures amongst the creatures of the Indian jungle proves entirely engaging, even if it's ultimately lacking in subtext and thematic heft". Andrew Barker of "Variety" felt that this version "can't rival the woolly looseness of Disney's 1967 animated classic, of course, but it succeeds on its own so well that such comparisons are barely necessary".
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Critical response
Pack leader Akela decides that Mowgli must leave the jungle for his own safety. Bagheera volunteers to escort him to a "Man-Village." They leave that very night, but Mowgli is determined to stay in the jungle. He and Bagheera rest in a tree for the night, where Kaa, a hungry Indian python, tries to devour Mowgli, but Bagheera intervenes. The next morning, Mowgli tries to join the elephant patrol, led by Colonel Hathi and his wife Winifred. Bagheera finds Mowgli, but after a fight, decides to leave Mowgli on his own. Mowgli soon meets up with the laid-back, fun-loving sloth bear Baloo, who promises to raise Mowgli himself and never take him to the Man-Village.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Plot
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
The film was released to universal acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 95%, based on 268 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 77 out of 100, based on 49 reviews.
List of accolades received by The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Introduction
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
This movie is narrated by Professor John Gellar as he starts off by stating that during a celebration of the jungle spirit Deva in what is supposedly India (even though the area is still ruled by a king) with the celebration held by Rajah Singh, a boy named Suresh disappears into the forest. His mother Prema wants to search for him, but is told it is too dangerous. Suresh is rescued from Sabre the leopard by the elephant Bono and the monkey Mantoo, and he is given the ability to communicate with the animals. Bono informs the animals present that Sabre has hunted on the Night of Deva and for Sabre to be brought to him.
Jungle Boy (1998 film) | Plot
It was released in the United States as The Jungle Book: Adventures of Mowgli.
The Jungle Book (1989 TV series) | Introduction
Many characters appear in the 1990–91 animated series "TaleSpin". Between 1996 and 1998, the TV series "Jungle Cubs" told the stories of Baloo, Hahti, Bagheera, Louie, Kaa, and Shere Khan when they were children. Disney later made a live-action adaptation of the film, which was more of a realistic action-adventure film with somewhat-more adult themes. The film, released in 1994, differs even more from the book than its animated counterpart, but was still a box-office success. In 1998, Disney released a direct to video film entitled "". A new live-action version of "The Jungle Book" was released by Disney in 2016, which even reused most of the songs of the animated movie, with some lyrical reworking by original composer Richard M.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Legacy
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
The film was nominated for Excellence in Media's 1994 Golden Angel Award for best motion picture. It was also nominated for Best Action, Adventure or Thriller Film at the Saturn Awards
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Accolades
The plot of "Welcome to the Jungle" concerns two young couples who go to Southwest New Guinea from Fiji in order to find Michael Rockefeller, the son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller who disappeared back in 1961, and sell an interview with him to the tabloids for $1,000,000. After a close encounter with armed criminals and psychopathic border guards, and after finding evidence that suggests that Michael Rockefeller may still be alive, the group finally makes it to the jungle where Rockefeller was last seen. The group ventures deep into the jungle where they find two Christian missionaries and a middle-aged Australian man who warns the group not to disturb the tribes in the area or else they will be killed.
Welcome to the Jungle (2007 film) | Plot
The film was originally scheduled for October 9, 2015, but the film's release date was later postponed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to April 15, 2016. The film was released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinema in the United States, and is the first film to be released in Dolby Vision 3D (in a few select theaters in New York City and Chicago). "The Jungle Book" held its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on April 4, 2016. It was released on April 8 in 15 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Russia, Malaysia, and most notably in India a week ahead of its U.S.
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Release
Mowgli, a young orphan boy, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of India by Bagheera, a black panther who promptly takes him to Raksha, a mother wolf who has just had cubs. She and her mate, Rama, raise him along with their own cubs and after ten years, Mowgli becomes well acquainted with jungle life and plays with his wolf siblings. Bagheera is pleased with how happy Mowgli is now, but also worries that Mowgli must eventually return to his own kind. One night, the wolf pack parents meet at Council Rock, having learned that Shere Khan, a man-eating Bengal tiger, has returned to the pack's part of the jungle.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Plot
Jungle Princess is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1942.
The Jungle Princess (1942 film) | Introduction
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
However tensions rise between the two couples which ultimately attracts the attention of local bloodthirsty cannibalistic tribes who then stalk one of the young couples while they are on a makeshift boat in the river and then attack them when they make their way to shore. Meanwhile, the next morning the other couple realizes that most of their essential belongings are missing, and they fear that the other couple took their items and went on ahead to find and interview Rockefeller without them. They then decide to go find their friends but end up finding blood and bits of their clothing on the shore where they were kidnapped.
Welcome to the Jungle (2007 film) | Plot
The film was adapted into a 1996 game, which includes clips from the film, while providing an original story and new characters. The game follows the player in his or her quest to save the jungle. Soldiers have stolen King Louie's crown and the player must recover it to prevent the jungle from losing its magic. The player is aided by a Scotsman named Ilgwom ("Mowgli" spelled backwards) and his chimpanzee Lahtee, while also guided by a spirit made from Mowgli's memories.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Video game
Lord of the Jungle is a 1955 American film in the "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" series. It was the last one in the 12-film series. Johnny Sheffield was 24 when he retired from the screen shortly after making this film.
Lord of the Jungle (film) | Introduction
"The Jungle Book 2" is a 2003 animated adventure musical comedy film produced by DisneyToon Studios. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. Also inspired by Rudyard Kipling's classic children's books, the film is a sequel to the 1967 animated musical film "The Jungle Book", and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. Wild child Mowgli has grown fidgety with his life in the "man village", so he sneaks back to the jungle to be with his animal friends, like the beloved bear Baloo.
The Jungle Book (franchise) | "The Jungle Book 2"
Everyone accepts Jeevan into their home and laughter comes back to their home.
Junglee (1961 film) | Plot
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
Questions!/Answers? is a series of ten educational films released in 1975 by Walt Disney Productions. The series dealt with many moral topics and it experted many sequences from various live-action Disney films.
Questions!/Answers? | 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
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
Many familiar voices inspired the animators in their creation of the characters and helped them shape their personalities. This use of familiar voices for key characters was a rarity in Disney's past films. The staff was shocked to hear that a wise cracking comedian, Phil Harris was going to be in a Kipling film. Disney suggested Harris after meeting him at a party. Harris improvised most of his lines, as he considered the scripted lines "didn't feel natural". After Harris was cast, Disneyland Records president Jimmy Johnson suggested Disney to get Louis Prima as King Louie, as he "felt that Louis would be great as foil".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Casting
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
He also stressed the importance of nature and realized how things have shifted during Kipling's time and now, "In Kipling's time, nature was something to be overcome. Now nature is something to be protected". He was encouraged by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn to take advantage of the film's setting and story as an opportunity to use the latest advancements in photorealistic rendering, computer-generated imagery, and motion capture technologies. The story of the film is not independently taken from Kipling's works, but also borrows cinematic inspirations from other films, including the child-mentor relationship in "Shane" (1953), the establishment of rules in a dangerous world from "Goodfellas" (1990) and the use of a shadowy jungle figure in "Apocalypse Now" (1979).
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Development
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story is a 1998 live-action direct-to-video film directed by Nick Marck, produced by Mark H. Orvitz and written by José Rivera and Jim Herzfeld. It is the third film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from "The Jungle Book" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling. It stars Brandon Baker, and features the voices of Brian Doyle-Murray, Eartha Kitt, Clancy Brown, Peri Gilpin, and Sherman Howard. The film chronicles the life of a boy named Mowgli (Baker) from the time he lived with humans as an infant to the time when he was raised by wild animals and rediscovered humans again as a teenager.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Introduction
The animators shot footage of Bruce as a guide for the character's performance. Child actress Darlene Carr was going around singing in the studio when composers Sherman Brothers asked her to record a demo of "My Own Home". Carr's performance impressed Disney enough for him to cast her as the role of the human girl. In the original book, the vultures are grim and evil characters who feast on the dead. Disney lightened it up by having the vultures bearing a physical and vocal resemblance to The Beatles, including the signature mop-top haircut. It was also planned to have the members of the band to both voice the characters and sing their song, "That's What Friends Are For".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Casting
Animals such as rhesus macaques and Asian elephants were shot at Jodhpur and Bombay, the majority of animals were shot along with the jungle scenes in Fripp Island, South Carolina as well as Ozone Falls State Natural Area and Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee. Scenes featuring Lowell were shot in a Los Angeles studio against a blue screen (due to the production not being able to bring him to India). One of the Asian elephants in the production was named Shirley, and she now lives at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Animals
In 1968, Disneyland Records released the album "More Jungle Book" (given the subtitle "...Further Adventures of Baloo and Mowgli"), 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. Four new songs were composed for the record, two of which ("Baloo's Blues" and "It's a Kick") made appearances as bonus tracks on CD versions of the soundtrack to the original "The Jungle Book."
The Jungle Book (franchise) | "More Jungle Book"
"The Jungle Book" was re-released theatrically in North America three times, 1978, 1984, and 1990, and also in Europe throughout the 1970s and 1980s. A re-issue in the United Kingdom in 1976 generated rentals of $1.8 million. The 1978 re-release increased its North American rentals to $27.3 million, which surpassed "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" making it the highest grossing animated film of all-time in the United States and Canada until "Snow White" was re-released in 1983. The film's total lifetime gross in the U.S. and Canada is $141 million. When adjusted for inflation, it is estimated to be equivalent to $671,224,000 in 2018, which would make it the 32nd highest-grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada.
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Re-releases
Richard Scheib described the film as "a distinctly B-budget effort" and "a blatant copy of Rudyard Kipling’s "The Jungle Book" stories".
Jungle Boy (1998 film) | Reception
It is the third animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after "The Rescuers Down Under" in 1990 and "Return to Never Land" in 2002. The film is not based on "The Second Jungle Book". However, they do have several characters in common. The film received negative reviews directed towards the animation and similarity in plotline to the first film. However, it was a box office success, grossing $135.7 million against a $20 million budget.
The Jungle Book 2 | Introduction
Jungle Ki Beti is a 1988 Hindi adventure fantasy film of Bollywood, directed by R. Thakkar and produced by Anil Singh. Music director of the film was Rajesh Roshan.
Jungle Ki Beti | Introduction
Call of the Jungle is a 1944 adventure mystery film directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Ann Corio, James Bush and John Davidson.
Call of the Jungle | Introduction
Essoe, Gabe. "Tarzan of The Movies", 1968, published by The Citadel Press.
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy | References
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
The Jungle Book is an 1894 collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling, inspired by his life in India. The Jungle Book or Jungle Book may also refer to:
The Jungle Book (disambiguation) | Introduction
The film was a notable success at the box office. In the United States, its 1942 release earned in rentals, making it one of United Artists' top three highest-grossing films at the time. In the United Kingdom, its 1948 re-release earned £86,089 (). In France, it was one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1946, drawing 5,084,962 admissions at the box office. At an average late-1940s admission price of 50francs, this was equivalent to francs (). The film's combined gross from its US and France releases, and its UK re-release, was approximately (equivalent to adjusted for inflation). On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critical approval of 50%, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating 6.9/10.
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book | Reception
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
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
The Beauty Jungle (also known as Contest Girl) is a 1964 British film directed by Val Guest.
The Beauty Jungle | Introduction
The Jungle Book is a 3D CGI animated television series co-produced by DQ Entertainment International, MoonScoop (Season 1–2), Ellipsanime Productions (Season 3), ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, TF1 (Season 1–2) and Les Cartooneurs Associés (Season 3). It is based on the Rudyard Kipling book of the same name.
The Jungle Book (TV series) | Introduction
Jungle Cat is a 1960 American documentary film written and directed by James Algar. The documentary chronicles the life of a female spotted jaguar in the South American jungle. The film was released on August 10, 1960, by Buena Vista Distribution and was the last of the True-Life Adventures feature films.
Jungle Cat (film) | Introduction