Babar's first animated movie based on the TV series.
The plot involves Babar having to sneak into an underground temple to free slaves and even has to cross a rope bridge to get there, this is very similar to the plot of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.
This movie was distributed by New Line Cinema, while its sequel, "Babar: King of the Elephants" was distributed by Warner Bros., New Line's future owner.
The pop ballad "The Best We Both Can Be" is the first solo song that Canadian jazz singer Molly Johnson has ever recorded, though it was never officially released outside of the movie. At the time Johnson recorded the song, she had left as the lead singer of the funk rock band Alta Moda after their breakup a year before, and was collaborating with other music groups, such as providing backing vocals on "The Hard Way", the most recent album by Richard Johnston's rock band Neo A4. However, she never released a solo jazz album until the year 2000.