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
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
Asterisks mark actors listed in the opening credits as "Additional Voices".
The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Cast
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)
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The Jungle Book (1967 film) | Legacy
"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
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
Jungle Fever is a 1991 film directed by Spike Lee. Jungle Fever or jungle fever may also refer to:
Jungle Fever (disambiguation) | Introduction
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
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
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
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 theatrical version of "Jungle Emperor", directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, was released in Japan on July 31, 1966.
Kimba the White Lion | 1966 film
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
Law of the Jungle is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough.
Law of the Jungle (film) | Introduction
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
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 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
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
The film was released in theaters on December 25, 1994 and was a moderate box office success.
The Jungle Book (1994 film) | Release
It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on September 29, 1998.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Director Guest had planned a movie on beauty contests back in the 1940s (PICTUREGOER magazine;15.10.1949;p6)
The Beauty Jungle | References
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
Fury of the Jungle is a 1933 American adventure film. It was directed by Roy William Neill and co-written by Dore Schary from a story by Horace McCoy.
Fury of the Jungle | 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
Jungle Queen is a Hindi action drama film of Bollywood, directed by K. Chandra and produced by Ramesh Purushottam. This film was released in 1991. Music director of the film was Anand-Milind.
Jungle Queen (1991 film) | Introduction
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
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
Charles E. Ford (born March 26, 1899, Martinsville, Indiana; died August 7, 1942, Los Angeles, California, age 43) was a newsreel and film producer and the director of Frank Buck's jungle movie "Jacaré" (1942).
Charles E. Ford | Introduction
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
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
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
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
The Pink Jungle is a 1968 Technicolor adventure comedy film directed by Delbert Mann starring James Garner, Eva Renzi, George Kennedy and Nigel Green. "I made this thing for the money and I'm lucky it didn't wreck my career," Garner wrote in his memoir.
The Pink Jungle | 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
Following the film's early financial and critical successes, the studio has begun work on a sequel film. Favreau is reported to return as director, while screenwriter Justin Marks is also in negotiations to return and planned to shoot it back to back with "The Lion King" remake.
The Jungle Book (franchise) | "The Jungle Book" sequel
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 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
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 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
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
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
No Stars in the Jungle () is a 1967 Peruvian adventure film directed by Armando Robles Godoy. The film won the Golden Prize at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival in 1967. The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
No Stars in the Jungle | Introduction
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
Director Reginald LeBorg stated that the film had "an atrocious script and a silly idea anyway. But again, I was under contract. If I had refused it. I would have been suspended without pay, and I wouldn't have gotten anything any more. You had to play ball with the Front Office." The authors of the book "Universal Horrors" stated the film was a "disguised attempt" to rewrite "Cat People" with a woman turning into an Ape instead of a leopard when she is sexually aroused. LeBorg commented that taking a more psychological approach to the film was "the only way to make the script palatable.
Jungle Woman | 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
Jungle Mystery is a 1932 American pre-Code Universal 12-chapter movie serial directed by Ray Taylor. The serial was based on a book called "The Ivory Trail" by Talbot Mundy. A 1935 feature version was also released, edited down to 75 minutes.
Jungle Mystery | Introduction
Perils of the Jungle is a 1915 American drama film directed by E. A. Martin and starring Harry Carey.
Perils of the Jungle (1915 film) | Introduction
C.I.D. In Jungle is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by G. P. Kammath. The film stars Sathyan, T. S. Muthaiah, Abbas and Devika in thelead roles. The film had musical score by Bhagyanath.
C.I.D. In Jungle | 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
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
Jungle Bride is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and Albert H. Kelley.
Jungle Bride | Introduction
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
Jungle Child () is a 2011 German drama film directed by Roland Suso Richter. The film is the screen adaptation of the autobiographical bestseller books by Sabine Kuegler tells her experience living with a native tribe of Western Papua, Indonesia from 1979 to 1989.
Jungle Child (film) | Introduction
Judith Malina directed a Living Theatre production of the play in New York, opening on 16 December 1960.
In the Jungle of Cities | Famous productions
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
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
It consists of quotations from the book, set as choral pieces and solos for soprano, tenor or baritone. The French composer Charles Koechlin wrote several symphonic works inspired by the book. BBC Radio broadcast an adaptation on 14 February 1994 and released it as a BBC audiobook in 2008. It was directed by Chris Wallis with Nisha K. Nayar as Mowgli, Eartha Kitt as Kaa, Freddie Jones as Baloo, and Jonathan Hyde as Bagheera. The music was by John Mayer. The book's text has been adapted for younger readers with comic book adaptations such as DC Comics Elseworlds' story, "", in which an infant Superman is raised by wolves, while Bagheera, Akela, and Shere Khan make appearances.
The Jungle Book | Adaptations
The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader.
Jungle Boy (1987 film) | Soundtrack
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
Manhunt in the Jungle is a 1958 American adventure film directed by Tom McGowan and written by Sam Mervin and Owen Crump. The film stars Robin Hughes, Luis Álvarez, James Wilson, Jorge Montoro, Natalia Mazuelos and John B. Symmes. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 11, 1958.
Manhunt in the Jungle | Introduction
The Steel Jungle is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Walter Doniger and starring Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, and Walter Abel. The film was directed and written by Walter Doniger. Produced independently, the film was distributed by Warner Bros., and theatrically released in the United States on March 10, 1956.
The Steel Jungle | Introduction
Rama Rao and Jayasudha.
Junglee (1961 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
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
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 Bridge in the Jungle is a 1971 American adventure film written and directed by Pancho Kohner. The film stars John Huston, Katy Jurado, Elizabeth Guadalupe Chauvet, José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla', Enrique Lucero and Jorge Martínez de Hoyos. The film was released in January 1971, by United Artists.
The Bridge in the Jungle | Introduction
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
The Money Jungle is a 1968 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. The film stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish, Nehemiah Persoff, Charles Drake, Kent Smith and Don Rickles. The film was released in February 1968, by Commonwealth United Entertainment.
The Money Jungle | Introduction
"The Third Secret" (1964) and "He Who Rides a Tiger" (1965), the last two films Crichton directed during the 1960s, were not successful. The latter film was the last film he directed in 23 years.
Charles Crichton | Directing
Jungle Siren is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Newfield.
Jungle Siren | Introduction
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
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Jungle Warriors | Cast and crew
King of the Jungle is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and Max Marcin and written by Charles Thurley Stoneham, Max Marcin, Fred Niblo, Jr. and Philip Wylie. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Frances Dee, Sidney Toler, Nydia Westman, Robert Barrat, Irving Pichel and Douglass Dumbrille. The film was released on March 10, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.
King of the Jungle (1933 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
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 Jungle Book" soundtrack 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 (franchise) | "The Jungle Book" soundtrack
Jungle Manhunt is a 1951 adventure film written by Samuel Newman and directed by Lew Landers. It was the seventh entry in the "Jungle Jim" series of films starring Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. Based on the comic strip "Jungle Jim" created by Alex Raymond,
Jungle Manhunt | 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
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
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
Forbidden Jungle is a 1950 American adventure film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Don C. Harvey, Forrest Taylor, Alyce Louis and Robert Cabal. The film was released on March 2, 1950, by Eagle-Lion Films.
Forbidden Jungle | Introduction
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
Robbie Collin of "The Telegraph" gave the film four stars out of five, and deemed it "a sincere and full-hearted adaptation that returns to Kipling for fresh inspiration". Alonso Duralde of "The Wrap" says "This 'Book' might lack the post-vaudeville razzamatazz of its predecessor, but director Jon Favreau and a team of effects wizards plunge us into one of the big screen's most engrossing artificial worlds since "Avatar"." Peter Bradshaw, writing for "The Guardian", gave the film four out of five stars and felt that the film had a touch of "Apocalypto" in it, finding the plot elements to be similar to those in "The Lion King".
The Jungle Book (2016 film) | Critical response
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
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
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