Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 4 nominations total
Phil Harris
- Baloo the Bear
- (voice)
Verna Felton
- Elephant
- (voice)
Clint Howard
- Elephant
- (voice)
Chad Stuart
- Vulture
- (voice)
Lord Tim Hudson
- Vulture
- (voice)
John Abbott
- Wolf
- (voice)
Ben Wright
- Wolf
- (voice)
Darleen Carr
- The Girl
- (voice)
Leo DeLyon
- Flunkey
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Pete Henderson
- Monkey
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bill Lee
- Shere Khan
- (singing voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
James MacDonald
- Shere Khan's Roars
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Vultures were originally going to be voiced by The Beatles. The band's manager, Brian Epstein, approached the Disney studios about having The Beatles appear in the film, and Disney had his animators create the Vultures specifically to be voiced by the band. But when Epstein took the idea to the Beatles, John Lennon vetoed the idea, and told Epstein to tell Disney he should hire Elvis Presley instead. The look of The Vultures, with their mop-top haircuts and Liverpool voices, are a homage to The Beatles; one bird's voice and features are clearly based on George Harrison's. That's What Friends Are For was originally to be done as a rock and roll song. When the Beatles departed the project, the song was rewritten as a barbershop quartet, to make it timeless.
- GoofsThe story takes place in India, yet King Louie is an orangutan - they live in Borneo and Sumatra. Disney's promotional materials later solved this problem by declaring that Louie is an undiscovered "cryptid" species, which is also mentioned in The Jungle Book (2016).
- Quotes
Mowgli: Oh, Baloo, I wanna stay with you.
Baloo: Certainly, you do.
Bagheera: Oh? And just how do you think he will survive?
Baloo: "How do you think he will... " What do you mean how do you think he... He's with me, ain't he? And I'll learn him all I know.
Bagheera: [sarcastic] Oh? That shouldn't take too long.
- Crazy creditsThere are no end credits for this feature film. However, the credits are at the beginning.
- Alternate versionsIn the 1991 Demo Tape, The film opens with the original Buena Vista logo. The original 1991/1992 home video release hides the original Buena Vista logo. In the 1997 home video release, the film opens and ends with the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo. The 1999 DVD release contains the 1960 Buena Vista logo as the film opens and ends with the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo. In the 2007 Platinum Edition release, the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo was silent and the original Buena Vista logo was restored. In the 2014 Diamond Edition and 2022 Walt Disney Signature Collection releases the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo was not used at all and the movie just opens with the original Buena Vista logo and the 2011 variant of the current 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo only appears at the end of the film.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
- SoundtracksColonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)
(1967) (uncredited)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by J. Pat O'Malley and the Disney Studio Chorus
Additional performers (uncredited): Hal Smith, Verna Felton, Bill Lee, and Clint Howard
Featured review
This was the last cartoon feature Disney was directly involved with before his death, and it is one of his better films. The animation appears a bit dated, in large part because it appears to use the Xeroxing method, but that doesn't detract from the great story Disney had created, or the voice actors who add life to this movie. The film's standout is obviously Phil Harris as Baloo the Bear. A veteran of old time radio, such as "The Jack Benny Show," Harris brought his comic talents to the fore and provided a very lively portrayal of happy-go-lucky, free-spirited lovable oaf, which is a welcome contrast to the cute anthropomorphic animals Disney had a penchant for in "Bambi," "Cinderlla," and "Dumbo." The guy who does the voice of King Louie is also great, as is Sterling Holloway as the goofy villain Kaa; you might remember Holloway better as the original Winnie the Pooh. The Sherman Brothers did very well with lots of good songs, such as "I Want to be Like You" and "Bare Necessities" This is a great animated film for the whole family to enjoy.
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- Jul 12, 2006
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- El libro de la selva
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $141,843,612
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,291,670
- Jul 29, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $205,843,612
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1(original & negative ratio, open matte)
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