The Jungle Book (1967)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Reitherman

Writers:

Larry Clemmons (story) &
Ralph Wright (story) ...

Release Date:

18 October 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical

Tagline:

The Jungle is JUMPIN'!

Plot:

Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s "Mowgli" story, The Jungle Book follows the ups and downs of the man-cub Mowgli as he makes his way back to the human village with wise panther Bagheera to escape ruthless tiger Shere Khan. Along the way, he meets unforgettable friends and foes including mad King Louie of the Apes, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the loveable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli “The Bare Necessities” of life and the true meaning of friendship.

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Boy | Tiger | Bear | Panther

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Phil Harris	...	Baloo (voice)
Sebastian Cabot	...	Bagheera (voice)
Bruce Reitherman	...	Mowgli (voice)
George Sanders	...	Shere Khan (voice)
Sterling Holloway	...	Kaa (voice)
Louis Prima	...	King Louie (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley	...	Col. Hathi / Buzzie (voice)
Verna Felton	...	Winifred (voice)
Clint Howard	...	Junior (voice)
Chad Stuart	...	Flaps (voice)
Lord Tim Hudson	...	Dizzy (voice)
John Abbott	...	Akela (voice)
Darleen Carr	...	The Girl (voice)
Ben Wright	...	Rama (voice)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/4 | South Korea:All | Finland:K-8 (1968) | Finland:S (1977) | Norway:5 | New Zealand:G | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Chile:TE | France:U | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G (1978) | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Just after Mowgli runs away and Bagheera is trying to convince Col. Hati to look for him, Hati's wife Winifred announces if they don't help find him, she will take command of the herd. Hati is outraged at the thought of a female leading. The joke is that elephants herds are led by a matriarch (female), while adult males generally live alone. As the only apparent female in the herd, Winifred should be leading by default.

Goofs:

Continuity: Colonel Hathi breaks his stick; in the next scene it is intact, then broken again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bagheera: Many strange legends are told of these jungles of India, but none so strange as the story of a small boy named Mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound.
[Sound of baby crying]
Bagheera: It was a sound like one never heard before in this part of the jungle. It was a man cub! Had I known how deeply I was to be involved, I would've obeyed my first impulse and walked away.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'The Incredibles' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Bare Necessities (Reprise)

Funniest masterpiece I've ever seen.

When I was a child of eight I saw Bambi for the first time and I left the theatre with tears in my eyes. Many years later I saw The Jungle Book and again I had tears in my eyes, but this time of laughing. This is the funniest and most entertaining cartoon I ever saw. And so beautifully drawn. It's a masterpiece. The music is fine. Lots of fun for young and old! Hans Dullaart. Netherlands