The Jungle Book (1994)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers (WGA):

Rudyard Kipling (characters from novel "The Jungle Book")
Ron Yanover (story) ...

Release Date:

25 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

Born of man, raised by animals, destined for adventure.

Plot:

A faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Mowgoli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves...

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Tiger | Treasure | Remake | Jewelry

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Scott Lee	...	Mowgli
Cary Elwes	...	Captain William Boone
Lena Headey	...	Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
Sam Neill	...	Colonel Geofferey Brydon
John Cleese	...	Dr. Julien Plumford
Jason Flemyng	...	Lt. John Wilkins
Stefan Kalipha	...	Buldeo
Ron Donachie	...	Sgt. Harley
Anirudh Agarwal	...	Tabaqui (as Anirudh Agrawal)
Faran Tahir	...	Nathoo
Sean Naegeli	...	Mowgli, age 5
Joanna Wolff	...	Kitty Brydon, age 5
Liza Walker	...	Alice
Rachel Robertson	...	Rose
Natalie Morse	...	Margaret

Also Known As:

El libro de la selva (USA: Spanish title)
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (USA) (complete title)
Le livre de la jungle (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Das Dschungelbuch (Germany) [de]
Djungelboken (Sweden) [sv]
El libro de la selva - La película (Argentina) [es]
El libro de la selva: la aventura continúa (Spain) [es]
Jungelboken (Sweden) [sv]
Junglebogen (Denmark) [da]
Ksiega dzungli (Poland) [pl]
Maugli, a dzsungel fia (Hungary) [hu]
Mowgli - Il libro della giungla (Italy) [it]
O Livro da Selva (Brazil) [pt]
Ormanin kitabi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Rudyard Kiplingin Viidakkokirja (Finland) [fi]
Viidakkokirja (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG for action/violence and some mild language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10/8 | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: Actually when lady points out monkeys, she identifies first one as macaque, then the next two as Rhesus monkeys (which are also called Rhesus macaques), and the last two as Langurs. The ones that she points out as Langurs, are actually Lemurs, but they look a little alike.

Quotes:

Colonel Brydon: [narrating] My new command was at the edge of the world, surrounded by a million miles of jungle. With me was my daughter Katherine, whom everyone called Kitty. Leading us was an Indian guide, whose son was called Mowgli. From the moment they were born Mowgli and Kitty had a common bond; for both of their mothers had left this world while bringing them into it. Also with us was my good friend Doctor Julien Plumford, who was to be our surgeon.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Jungle Book (1967)

Great movie! It deserves a much higher rating.

I loved this movie as a kid and recently revisted it. Now a serious film buff, I wasn't sure if it would live up to my current standards. However, I found it was still a great movie. Although very few people know about, I feel that it deserves much more attention. It's a wonderful reimagining of the classic story. It gives the viewer a great feel for Indian culture as well as the British colonial dynamic that influenced Kipling so much. The score is wonderful. Great action and script as well. Plus, the scenery is fantstic. It definitely deserves a much higher rating, but I find that the less well known a movie is, the lower the rating, even if it is really good. I highley recommend this movie to everyone. It's still one of my favorites.