The Jungle Book

Name: The Jungle Book
Genre: Family, Animation, Adventure
Released: 1967-10-18
Duration: 1 h 18 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Bruce Reitherman, Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway

The Jungle is JUMPIN'!

The Jungle Book (1967)

Timing: 1:18 (78 min)

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Release date

1967-10-18

Country

United States

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Genre

Family, Animation, Adventure

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$205 843 612

Website

http://movies.disney.com/the-jungle-book-1967

Director

Wolfgang Reitherman

Actors

Bruce Reitherman, Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, Louis Prima, J. Pat O'Malley, Clint Howard, Chad Stuart, Lord Tim Hudson
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Walt Disney

Operator

Composer

George Bruns

Artist

Hal King, Eric Cleworth, Eric Larson

Audition

Editing

Tom Acosta, Norman Carlisle
All team (39)

Short description

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.

What's left behind the scenes

While working on the background, the animators studied real jungles of India.
Walt Disney dreamed of having John Wayne voice Baloo, but Wayne was busy with other projects and suggested Phil Harris—a close friend, actor, and singer—instead. To some extent, Harris voiced Baloo by imitating Wayne.
The suggestion to make an animated version of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” was first put forward by Bill Peet. Peet worked on the screenplay for a year, but when Walt Disney rejected the proposed script, Peet left the project and resigned from the studio. Disney and Peet’s visions for the future film were too different, bringing their quarter-century professional collaboration to an end.
The reaction of the public and film critics to the movie 'The Sword in the Stone' (1963) was quite reserved, and Walt Disney became determined to create a film that would be an undeniable success. He told his animators to ignore Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book,' as the storyboard for the original script seemed too dark and gloomy to him. Disney put animator Larry Clemmons in charge of the project, gave him a copy of 'The Jungle Book,' and first and foremost forbade Clemmons from reading it.
Initially, Mowgli was voiced by David Alan Bailey, but as work on the film continued for three years, his voice began to change; as a result, Mowgli speaks with the voice of Bruce Reiterman in the film.
As composer Richard M. Sherman later recounted, George Sanders (1906-1972), who provided the voice for Shere Khan, categorically refused to sing the song 'That's What Friends Are For.' The song was performed instead by Bill Lee (1916-1980).
Walt Disney passed away during the production of the cartoon. Had the cartoon failed at the box office, the animation department of his studio would likely have been closed. Fortunately, that did not happen.
Initially, jazz singer Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was cast to voice King Louie the monkey, but he was later replaced by singer Louis Prima (1910-1978), who was of Italian descent. Walt Disney decided that the public might misunderstand if the monkey leader were voiced by an African American.
It was originally intended that the vultures would be voiced by the members of The Beatles, as the vultures were added to the cartoon specifically following a personal request from the band's manager, Brian Epstein, to include his clients in the plot. However, when Epstein presented this idea to the members of the famous quartet, John Lennon was categorically opposed and suggested that Epstein propose using Elvis Presley to Disney instead. Regardless, the vultures were designed to look like the members of The Beatles.
Walt Disney dreamed of John Wayne voicing Baloo, but he was busy with other projects and suggested Phil Harris, his close friend, an actor and singer, instead. To a certain extent, Harris voiced Baloo imitating Wayne.
As composer Richard M. Sherman later recounted, George Sanders (1906-1972), the voice of Shere Khan, categorically refused to sing the song "That's What Friends Are For." Bill Lee (1916-1980) performed the song instead.
Initially, jazz singer Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was approved to voice King Louie, but he was later replaced by Italian-American singer Louis Prima (1910-1978). Walt Disney decided that the audience might misunderstand if an African American voiced the ape leader.
Walt Disney passed away during the production of the cartoon. Had the film failed at the box office, his studio's animation department would likely have been closed. Fortunately, that did not happen.
Initially, it was planned that the vultures would be voiced by members of "The Beatles," as the vultures were made characters in the cartoon specifically at the personal request of the group's manager, Brian Epstein, to include his wards in the plot. When Epstein presented this idea to the famous quartet themselves, John Lennon strongly opposed it and advised Epstein to suggest Elvis Presley to Disney. Regardless, the vultures were made to visually resemble members of "The Beatles."
The last cartoon produced by the company in which Walt Disney himself participated.
The proposal to create an animated version of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' was first put forward by Bill Peet. Peet worked on the adaptation's screenplay for a year, but when Walt Disney rejected the proposed script, Peet left the project and resigned from the studio. Disney's and Peet's visions for the future film proved to be too different, bringing an end to their twenty-five-year professional partnership.
The public and film critics’ reaction to “The Sword in the Stone” (1963) was rather restrained, and Walt Disney set out to create a film that would be a guaranteed success. He instructed his animators to disregard Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” as he found the storyboard of the original script too gloomy and minor. Disney put animator Larry Clemons in charge of the project, gave him “The Jungle Book,” and immediately forbade Clemons from reading it.
The last cartoon from the company in which Walt Disney himself participated.
This is the 19th feature-length Disney animated film and the last one that Walt Disney himself participated in. Disney died in 1966 at the age of 65 while work on the film was still underway.
Initially, Mowgli was voiced by David Alan Bailey, but work on the film lasted three years, his voice began to change, and as a result, Mowgli in the film speaks with the voice of Bruce Reitherman.
Initially, jazz singer Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was cast to voice King Louie, but he was later replaced by Italian-American singer Louis Prima (1910-1978). Walt Disney decided that the audience might misunderstand if an African American voiced the monkey leader.