The Lion King (1994)

Directors:

Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff

Writers:

Irene Mecchi (screenplay) and
Jonathan Roberts (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical

Tagline:

Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life.

Plot:

Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.

Plot Keywords:

King | Scar | Lion | Prince | Africa

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Young Simba (voice)
Matthew Broderick	...	Adult Simba (voice)
Jeremy Irons	...	Scar (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Mufasa (voice)
Moira Kelly	...	Adult Nala (voice)
Nathan Lane	...	Timon (voice)
Niketa Calame	...	Young Nala (voice)
Ernie Sabella	...	Pumbaa (voice)
Robert Guillaume	...	Rafiki (voice)
Rowan Atkinson	...	Zazu (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Shenzi (voice)
Cheech Marin	...	Banzai (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ed (voice)
Madge Sinclair	...	Sarabi (voice)
Zoe Leader	...	Sarafina, Nala's Mother (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Additional voice (voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Additional voice (voice)
Judi M. Durand	...	Additional voice (voice) (as Judi Durand)
Daamen J. Krall	...	Additional voice (voice) (as Daamen Krall)
David McCharen	...	Additional voice (voice)
Mary Linda Phillips	...	Additional voice (voice) (as Linda Phillips)
Phil Proctor	...	Additional voice (voice)
David Randolph	...	Additional voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Tochi	...	Fighting Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff

Writing credits
Irene Mecchi		(screenplay) and
Jonathan Roberts		(screenplay) and
Linda Woolverton		(screenplay)
Brenda Chapman		(story supervisor)
Burny Mattinson		(story) &
Barry Johnson		(story) &
Lorna Cook		(story) &
Thom Enriquez		(story) &
Andy Gaskill		(story) &
Gary Trousdale		(story) &
Jim Capobianco		(story) &
Kevin Harkey		(story) &
Jorgen Klubien		(story) &
Chris Sanders		(story) &
Tom Sito		(story) &
Larry Leker		(story) &
Joe Ranft		(story) &
Rick Maki		(story) &
Ed Gombert		(story) &
Francis Glebas		(story) &
Mark Kausler		(story)
J.T. Allen		(additional story material) &
George Scribner		(additional story material) &
Miguel Tejada-Flores		(additional story material) &
Jenny Tripp		(additional story material) &
Bob Tzudiker		(additional story material) &
Christopher Vogler		(additional story material) (as Chris Vogler) &
Kirk Wise		(additional story material) &
Noni White		(additional story material)

Produced by
Alice Dewey	....	associate producer
Don Hahn	....	producer
Sarah McArthur	....	executive producer
Thomas Schumacher	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Hans Zimmer

Casting by
Brian Chavanne

Production Design by
Chris Sanders

Art Direction by
Andy Gaskill

Production Management
Karenna Mazur Alderton	....	assistant production manager: backgrounds/animation check (as Karenna Mazur)
Dorothy Aronica-McKim	....	assistant production manager: animation
Dorothy Aronica-McKim	....	pre-production manager (as Dorothy L. McKim)
Dana Axelrod	....	production manager
Loni Beckner-Black	....	assistant production manager: clean-up (as Loni Beckner Black)
Kirk Bodyfelt	....	assistant production manager: effects/CGI
Holly E. Bratton	....	assistant production manager: story/sweatbox
Sara Duran	....	post-production manager
Patricia Hicks	....	assistant production manager: layout
Cathy Lawrence	....	assistant production manager: color models
Michael Meagher	....	assistant production manager: CAPS & retakes
Lisa M. Poole	....	assistant production manager: editorial (as Lisa M. Smith)
Craig Sost	....	production manager: The Baer Animation Company
Paul Steele	....	assistant production manager: layout/background, Florida
Don Walters	....	production manager: Florida
Aaron Pichel	....	production manager: development (uncredited)

Art Department
Hans Bacher	....	visual development artist
Randy Fullmer	....	artistic coordinator
Jean Gillmore	....	visual development artist
Joe Grant	....	visual development artist
Mike Hodgson	....	visual development artist (as Michael Hodgson)
Lisa Keene	....	visual development artist
Sue C. Nichols	....	visual development artist
Melvin Shaw	....	visual development artist (as Mel Shaw)
Bob Smith	....	visual development artist
Bruce Zick	....	visual development artist

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor (as Paul J. Berolzheimer)
Jeanette Browning	....	dubbing recordist
Weldon Brown	....	additional dialogue recordist
Vince Caro	....	additional dialogue recordist
Mike Chock	....	sound effects editor (as Michael Chock)
James Christopher	....	sound effects editor
Steve Hellaby	....	additional dialogue recordist
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donlee Jorgensen	....	foley editor (as Don Lee Jorgensen)
Doc Kane	....	original dialogue recordist
R.J. Kizer	....	dialogue editor
Steve Lee	....	sound effects librarian
Mark A. Mangini	....	supervising sound editor (as Mark Mangini)
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Morris	....	additional dialogue recordist
Judy Nord	....	pdl
Andrew Patterson	....	adr editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Pospisil	....	special sound effects
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Ralph Stuart	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew C. Beville	....	sound transferer (uncredited)
Scott Houle	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Bruno Roussel	....	assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
Marco Streccioni	....	sound engineer (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Barrows	....	assistant effects animator
Rob Bekuhrs	....	additional CGI animator
Linda Bel	....	computer animator: "Wildebeest Stampede"
Christine Blum	....	effects animator
Allen Blyth	....	effects animator
Dave Bossert	....	effects animator
Kristine Brown	....	assistant effects animator
Ed Coffey	....	effects animator
Michael Duhatschek	....	assistant effects animator (as Michael G. Duhatschek)
Jeff Dutton	....	visual effects supervisor: Florida
Geoffrey C. Everts	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
Colbert Fennelly	....	assistant effects animator
Jazno Francoeur	....	assistant effects animator
Mabel Gesner	....	key assistant effects animator
Steve Goldberg	....	additional CGI animator
James Goss	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
Gregory William Griffith	....	computer animator: "Wildebeest Stampede" (as Gregory Griffith)
Sandra Groeneveld	....	additional CGI animator (as Sandra M. Groeneveld)
John E. Hailey	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
Marcus W. Hobbs	....	additional CGI software (as Marcus Hobbs)
Elizabeth Holmes	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
Kristine Humber	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
Tom Hush	....	effects animator
Christopher Jenkins	....	effects animator (as Chris Jenkins)
Scott F. Johnston	....	CGI supervisor
Michael Cadwallader Jones	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist (as Michael Cadwallader-Jones)
Kiran Bhakta Joshi	....	computer animation software: "Wildebeest Stampede"
Shannon Fallis Kane	....	compositor (as Shannon Fallis-Kane)
Ted Kierscey	....	effects animator (as Ted C. Kierscey)
Kang Tae Kim	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
Cynthia Neill Knizek	....	key assistant effects animator (as Cynthia Neill-Knizek)
Dorse A. Lanpher	....	effects animator (as Dorse Lanpher)
Dan Lund	....	assistant effects animator
Mauro Maressa	....	effects animator
MaryAnn McLeod	....	CGI coordinator (as Maryann McLeod)
David 'Joey' Mildenberger	....	effects animator (as Joey Mildenberger)
Stephen B. Moore	....	effects animator (as Steve Moore)
Joseph C. Pepe	....	assistant effects animator (as Joseph Christopher Pepe)
Dolores Pope	....	compositor
Paitoon Ratanasirintrawoot	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist
James 'J.R.' Russell	....	assistant compositing supervisor
Scott Santoro	....	visual effects supervisor
Steve Starr	....	key assistant effects animator
Stella P. Arbelaéz Tascón	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist (as Stella P. Arbelaez)
John David Thornton	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist (as John David Thorton)
James Tooley	....	additional CGI animator
Eusebio Torres	....	effects animator
John Tucker	....	key assistant effects animator
Mary Jane 'M.J.' Turner	....	computer animation software: "Wildebeest Stampede"
Phillip Vigil	....	effects breakdown and inbetween artist (as Phil Vigil)
Dan Wanket	....	assistant effects animator (as Daniel E. Wanket)
Marlon West	....	effects animator
Tony West	....	assistant effects animator
Graham Woods	....	assistant effects animator
Garrett Wren	....	effects animator
John Emerson	....	airbrush artist (uncredited)
Gael Harlow	....	CG animation intern (uncredited)
Jay Shindell	....	effects inbetween artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Aardal	....	animation camera operator
Tina Baldwin	....	digitizing camera operator
Jo Ann Breuer	....	digitizing camera operator
Karen China	....	digitizing camera operator (as Karen N. China)
Lynnette Cullen	....	digitizing camera operator (as Lynnette E. Cullen)
Gareth Fishbaugh	....	digitizing camera operator
Kent Gordon	....	digitizing camera operator
Joe Jiuliano	....	camera manager
Michael A. McFerren	....	digitizing camera operator (as Michael McFerren)
Robyn Roberts	....	digitizing camera supervisor (as Robyn L. Roberts)
David J. Rowe	....	digitizing camera operator
Andrew Simmons	....	animation camera operator
Gary W. Smith	....	animation camera operator
Gina Wootten	....	mark-up: digitizing camera
Michael D. Lusby	....	digitizing camera operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Beverly Adams	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Sue Adnopoz	....	assistant animator: "Adult Nala"
Tim Allen	....	animator: "Pumbaa"
Kathy Altieri	....	background artist
Paulo Alvarado	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas" (as Paulo R. Alvarado)
Scott Anderson	....	supervising character lead: "Adult Nala"
Tony Anselmo	....	key assistant animator: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Sunny Apinchapong	....	background artist
Ruben A. Aquino	....	supervising animator: "Adult Simba" (as Ruben Aquino)
Debra Armstrong	....	supervising character lead: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Barry Atkinson	....	background artist
Kirk E. Axtell II	....	painter (as Kirk Axtell II)
Hans Bacher	....	character designer
Janet Heerhan Bae	....	breakdown artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Dale Baer	....	animator: "Adult Simba"
Chris Bailey	....	additional animator
Kathleen M. Bailey	....	character co-lead: "Scar"
Thomas Baker	....	scene planner (as Tom Baker)
Doug Ball	....	background supervisor
Tom Bancroft	....	animator: "Young Simba"
Tony Bancroft	....	supervising animator: "Pumbaa"
James Baxter	....	supervising animator: "Rafiki"
Noreen Beasley	....	breakdown artist: "Hyenas"
Brian Beauchamp	....	inbetween artist: "Zazu"
Bill Berg	....	supervising character lead: "Adult Simba"
Mitchell Bernal	....	key layout/workbook artist
Rachel R. Bibb	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas"
Phyllis Bird	....	painter
Aaron Blaise	....	supervising animator: "Young Nala"
Travis Blaise	....	assistant animator: "Zazu"
Russell Blandino	....	painter
Jamie Kezlarian Bolio	....	breakdown artist: "Scar"
Daniel Bond	....	inbetween artist: "Adult Simba"
Rejean Bourdages	....	animator: "Hyenas"
Elliot M. Bour	....	rough inbetweener
Philip S. Boyd	....	key assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Ken Boyer	....	animator: "Hyenas"
Janet Bruce	....	animation check supervisor
Robert Bryan	....	animator: "Adult Nala" (as Bob Bryan)
Dave Burgess	....	supervising animator: "Hyenas" (as David Burgess)
Annette Byrne-Morel	....	inbetween artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
Joey Calderon	....	painter
Ofra Afouta Calderon	....	painter (as Ofra Calderon)
Tim Callahan	....	layout assistant
Brooks Campbell	....	background artist
Dominic M. Carola	....	inbetween trainee
Irma Cartaya-Torre	....	color modeler (as Irma Cartaya)
Randy Cartwright	....	animator: "Zazu"
Hortensia Casagran	....	paint/final check supervisor (as Hortensia M. Casagran)
Michael Cedeno	....	animator: "Adult Simba"
Lillian A. Chapman	....	assistant animator: "Adult Nala" (as Lillian Amanda Chapman)
Moon Choi	....	inbetween artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Moon Hwan Choi)
Inna Chon	....	assistant animator: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Wesley Chun	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Brian Clift	....	supervising character lead: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
Merry Kanawyer Clingen	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Nala"
Diana Coco	....	breakdown artist: "Scar"
Karen Comella	....	color models supervisor
Lorna Cook	....	animator: "Adult Simba"
Dan Cooper	....	background artist
Robert O. Corley	....	rough inbetweener (as Rob Corley)
Jesus Cortes	....	key assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Annamarie Costa	....	scene planner
Penny Coulter	....	color modeler
Fred Craig	....	key layout/workbook artist
John Cunningham	....	scene planner
Sherrie Cuzzort	....	painter
Dan Daly	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Florida D'Ambrosio	....	painter
Margie Daniels	....	key assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Guy Deel	....	key layout/workbook artist
Andreas Deja	....	supervising animator: "Scar"
Lou Dellarosa	....	animator: "Hyenas"
Anthony de Rosa	....	supervising animator: "Adult Nala" (as Anthony Derosa)
Robert Dettloff	....	painter
Jeff Dickson	....	key layout/workbook artist
Dominick R. Domingo	....	background artist
Roberto Espanto Domingo	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters (as Robert Espanto Domingo)
Marcia Kimura Dougherty	....	key assistant animator: "Zazu"
Greg Drolette	....	background artist (as Gregory Alexander Drolette)
Debbie Du Bois	....	background artist
Ken Duncan	....	additional animator
Lee Dunkman	....	assistant animator: "Zazu"
Russ Edmonds	....	supervising animator: "Sarabi"
Joe Ekers	....	animator: "Adult Simba"
Brian Ferguson	....	animator: "Timon"
Chadd Ferron	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Phyllis Fields	....	painter (as Phyllis Estelle Fields)
Cindy Finn	....	color model mark-up
Christine Lawrence Finney	....	assistant animator: "Young Simba" (as Christine Lawrence)
Trey Finney	....	animating assistant
Wendie Fischer	....	breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
Tom Fish	....	inbetween artist: "Young Nala"
Laurey Foulkes	....	breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
Doug Frankel	....	animator: "Scar"
Gail Frank	....	key assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Natalie Franscioni-Karp	....	background artist
Tony Fucile	....	supervising animator: "Mufasa"
Danny Galieote	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters (as Daniel James Galieote)
Sean Gallimore	....	inbetween artist: "Adult Simba"
Matthew Garbera	....	production coordinator: animation/effects (as Matt Garbera)
Paulino García	....	painter (as Paulino)
Raul Garcia	....	additional animator
Tom Gately	....	rough inbetweener
Mike Genz	....	rough inbetweener (as Michael Genz)
Billy George	....	key assistant layout and design artist (as Mac George)
Ed Ghertner	....	key layout/workbook artist
Jean Gillmore	....	character designer
Cynthia Goode	....	animation checker
Judy Grabenstatter	....	inbetween artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Daniel A. Gracey	....	supervising character lead: "Young Simba"
Joe Grant	....	character designer
Troy A. Gustafson	....	animating assistant
Edward R. Gutierrez	....	assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Edward R. Guiterrez)
Carl Hall	....	breakdown artist: "Adult Nala" (as Carl Philip Hall)
Barbara Lynn Hamane	....	assistant paint supervisor
David Hancock	....	assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Karen Hardenbergh	....	assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
James A. Harris	....	inbetween artist: "Zazu"
Ray Harris	....	key assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Randy Haycock	....	animator: "Adult Simba"
Mike Hazy	....	assistant animator: "Scar"
Chris Hecox	....	ink and paint assistant manager
Kris Heller	....	assistant animator: "Rafiki"
Mark Henn	....	supervising animator: "Young Simba"
Karen Hepburn	....	animation checker
Leland J. Hepler	....	inbetween trainee
Rhonda L. Hicks	....	assistant color model mark-up supervisor
Grant Hiestand	....	rough inbetweener
Leslie Hinton	....	painter
Stevie Hirsch	....	painter
Tim Hodge	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Mike Hodgson	....	character designer (as Michael Hodgson)
T. Daniel Hofstedt	....	animator: "Young Simba"
Kent Holaday	....	assistant animator: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Allison Hollen	....	key assistant animator: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters (as Allison Prout-Hollen)
Caroline Hu	....	assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Caroline K. Hu)
Karen Hudson	....	assistant paint supervisor (as Karen L. Hudson)
Janette Hulett	....	final checker
Tom Humber	....	key layout/workbook artist
Michael Humphries	....	background artist
Will Huneycutt	....	breakdown artist: "Hyenas"
Ron Husband	....	animator: "Pumbaa"
Cynthia Ignacio	....	layout assistant
Janice Inouye	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
James Young Jackson	....	animating assistant
Emily Jiuliano	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Broose Johnson	....	animator: "Young Simba"
Leonard Johnson	....	assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Leonard R. Johnson)
Chan Woo Jung	....	inbetween artist: "Scar" (as Jung Chan Woo)
Mark Kalesniko	....	layout assistant
David Karp	....	painter
Angelika Katz	....	painter
Lisa Keene	....	character designer
Ernie Keen	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas" (as Ernest Keen)
Chang Yei Kim	....	inbetween artist: "Adult Nala"
Yung Soo Kim	....	assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Kenneth M. Kinoshita	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters (as Kenneth Kinoshita)
Johan Klingler	....	assistant animator: "Scar" (as Johan Klinger)
Nancy Kniep	....	supervising character lead: "Scar"
Mark Koetsier	....	animator: "Scar"
Rick Kohlschmidt	....	assistant animator: "Zazu"
Jody Kooistra	....	inbetween artist: "Scar"
Barry Kooser	....	background artist (as Barry R. Kooser)
Brad Kuha	....	animator: "Mufasa"
Alex Kupershmidt	....	supervising animator: "Hyenas"
Tom LaBaff	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas" (as Tom Labaff)
Samantha Lair	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas"
Susan Lantz	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Lisa G. Lanyon	....	inbetween trainee
Boowon Lee	....	assistant animator: "Scar"
Tracy Mark Lee	....	supervising character lead: "Young Nala"
Mary Lescher	....	scene planner
Kellie D. Lewis	....	assistant animator: "Young Simba"
Daniel Yoontaek Lim	....	inbetween artist: "Adult Simba"
Russell Lingo	....	inbetween trainee
James Lopez	....	animator: "Timon"
Steve Lubin	....	assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Kaaren Lundeen	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Tamara Lusher	....	key assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Greg Manwaring	....	animator: "Hyenas" (as Greg S. Manwaring)
Craig R. Maras	....	rough inbetweener
Monica Marroquin	....	final checker
David Martin	....	layout assistant
Lorenzo Martinez	....	key layout/workbook artist
Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht	....	ink and paint manager
Pamela Mathues	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Michael D. Mattesi	....	inbetween trainee
David McCamley	....	background artist
Beth Ann McCoy	....	paint mark-up (as Beth Ann McCoy-Gee)
Paul McDonald	....	rough inbetweener
Teri McDonald	....	final checker (as Teri N. McDonald)
Miriam McDonnell	....	breakdown artist: "Rafiki"
Randall McFerren	....	painter (as Randy McFerren)
Brian McKim	....	assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Brian B. McKim)
Mike McKinney	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Nala"
Harlene Mears	....	painter
Mary Measures	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Kent Melton	....	character sculptor
Mario J. Menjivar	....	inbetween artist: "Young Nala"
Serge Michaels	....	background artist
Sam Michlap	....	layout assistant (as Samuel Joseph Michlap)
Jane Misek	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Albert F. Moore	....	animation checking trainee
Don Moore	....	background artist
Rick Moore	....	layout assistant
Maurilio Morales	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Jean Morel	....	animator: "Scar"
Wendy Muir	....	breakdown artist: "Adult Simba"
Sean Mullen	....	assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Monica Murdock	....	key assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Terry Naughton	....	key assistant animator: "Zazu"
David Nethery	....	key assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Sue C. Nichols	....	character designer
Phil Noto	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas"
Victoria Novak	....	animation checking trainee (as Victoria Winner Novak)
Karen Nugent	....	painter (as Karen Lynne Nugent)
Bill Ohanesian	....	painter
Eduardo Olivares	....	inbetween artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Eduardo Oliveras)
Michael O'Mara	....	key assistant layout artist
Madlyn O'Neill	....	blue sketch artist
Dan O'Sullivan	....	inbetween artist: "Adult Simba" (as Daniel O'Sullivan)
Karen S. Paat	....	animation checker
Vera Pacheco	....	clean-up supervisor (as Vera Lanpher)
Vera Pacheco	....	supervising character lead: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters (as Vera Lanpher)
Gilda Palinginis	....	animator: "Adult Nala"
Patricia Palmer-Phillipson	....	background artist
Marsha Park	....	assistant animator: "Scar" (as Marsha W.J. Park-Yum)
Ginny Parmele	....	key assistant animator: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
James Parris	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Dorothea Baker Paul	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Leyla deI.C. Pelaez	....	painter (as Leyla Amaro Pelaez)
Bruce Phillipson	....	painter
Philip Phillipson	....	background artist
Eric Pigors	....	key assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Cheryl Polakow	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Ruben Procopio	....	clean-up supervisor: Florida
Kevin Proctor	....	inbetween trainee
David Pruiksma	....	animator: "Pumbaa" (as Dave Pruiksma)
John Puglisi	....	layout assistant
Teresita Quezada	....	inbetween trainee (as Teresa Quezada)
Saskia Raevouri	....	final checker
John Ramirez	....	rough inbetweener
Andrew Ramos	....	breakdown artist
David Recinos	....	breakdown artist: "Hyenas" (as Dave Recinos)
Dana M. Reemes	....	assistant animator: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Mary-Jean Repchuk	....	breakdown artist: "Rafiki"
John Ripa	....	animating assistant
Norma Rivera	....	breakdown artist: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi"
Richard Rocha	....	inbetween artist: "Zazu" (as Richard D. Rocha)
Karen Rosenfield	....	assistant animator: additional "Young Simba" and miscellaneous characters
Maria Rosetti	....	assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Laurie Sacks	....	blue sketch artist
Jacqueline M. Sanchez	....	rough inbetweener
Randy Sanchez	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba"
Carmen Sanderson	....	painter
Henry Sato Jr.	....	rough inbetweener
Martin Schwartz	....	breakdown artist: "Scar"
Natasha Selfridge	....	key assistant animator: "Scar" (as Natasha Dukelski-Selfridge)
Gary Shafer	....	animation checker
Mavis Shafer	....	animation checker
Tom Shannon	....	key layout/workbook artist
Melvin Shaw	....	character designer (as Mel Shaw)
Grace Shirado	....	assistant paint supervisor (as Grace H. Shirado)
Mike Show	....	animator: "Timon"
Debra Y. Siegel	....	color model mark-up
Sherrie H. Sinclair	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba"
Vincent Siracusano	....	assistant animator: "Hyenas"
Richard John Sluiter	....	background artist (as Richard Sluiter)
Lon Smart	....	inbetween artist: "Hyenas"
Bob Smith	....	character designer
Kevin M. Smith	....	breakdown artist: "Adult Simba" (as Kevin Smith)
Marc Smith	....	inbetween trainee
Bryan M. Sommer	....	assistant animator: "Young Simba"
Fumiko R. Sommer	....	painter
Ann Sorensen	....	color modeler
Ken Spirduso	....	layout assistant (as Kenneth Spirduso)
Tony Stanley	....	inbetween trainee
Robert E. Stanton	....	background supervisor: Florida
David Stephan	....	additional animator (as Dave Stephan)
Michael Stocker	....	inbetween trainee
Karan Lee Storr	....	paint mark-up (as Karan J. Lee-Storr)
Dan St. Pierre	....	layout supervisor
Bruce Strock	....	key assistant animator: "Zazu"
Juliet Stroud	....	key assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Juliet Stroud Duncan)
Dave Suding	....	key assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Susan Sugita	....	assistant animator: "Rafiki" (as Susan Y. Sugita)
S. Ann Sullivan	....	painter
Michael Surrey	....	supervising animator: "Timon"
Mike Swofford	....	animator: "Zazu" (as Michael Swofford)
Allen Tam	....	key layout/workbook artist
Dan Tanaka	....	supervising character lead: "Zazu"
Roxanne M. Taylor	....	painter
Barry Temple	....	animator: "Zazu"
Bill Thinnes	....	breakdown artist: "Zazu"
Peggy Tonkonogy	....	assistant animator: "Adult Nala"
Marshall Lee Toomey	....	supervising character lead: "Rafiki" (as Marshall Toomey)
Alex Topete	....	supervising character lead: "Hyenas"
Ann Tucker	....	scene planning supervisor
Marianne Tucker	....	character co-lead: "Scar"
Kevin Turcotte	....	background artist
Theodore Ty	....	breakdown and inbetween artist: "Young Simba" (as Theodore Anthony Lee Ty)
Joann Tzuanos	....	blue sketch artist (as Joanne Tzuanos)
Britt Van der Nagel	....	painter (as Britt Vandernagel)
Irma Velez	....	paint mark-up
Helene Vives	....	key assistant animator: "Adult Simba" (as Helene Vives-Tennesen)
Charles R. Vollmer	....	background artist (as Charles Vollmer)
Chris Wahl	....	animator: "Mufasa"
Doug Walker	....	layout assistant
Robert Walker	....	layout supervisor: Florida
Eric Walls	....	animating assistant
Elizabeth S. Watasin	....	assistant animator: "Mufasa" and "Sarabi" (as Elizabeth Watasin)
Danny Wawrzaszek	....	animator: "Young Simba"
Darren R. Webb	....	inbetween trainee
Sherilan Weinhart	....	layout assistant
Donna Weir	....	scene planning assistant
Ron Westlund	....	breakdown artist: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Larry White	....	animator: "Hyenas"
Susan Wileman	....	painter
Barbara Wiles	....	animation checker
Alexander Williams	....	animator: "Scar" (as Alex Williams)
Tanya T. Wilson	....	key layout/workbook artist (as Tanya Wilson)
Ellen Woodbury	....	supervising animator: "Zazu"
Thomas Woodington	....	background artist
Terry Wozniak	....	key assistant animator: "Rafiki"
Paul Yanover	....	technology manager: computer animation production software
Phillip Young	....	animator: "Mufasa" (as Phil Young)
Jennifer Yuan	....	key layout/workbook artist (as Jennifer Chiao-Lin Yuan)
Jane Zhao	....	inbetween trainee
Bruce Zick	....	character designer
Stephan Zupkas	....	key assistant animator: "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
David J. Zywicki	....	color model mark-up
Elrene Cowan	....	color stylist (uncredited)
Vance Gerry	....	character designer (uncredited)
Joe Haidar	....	character designer (uncredited)
Jason Pichon	....	(uncredited in original film inbetweener 2002 re-release for (imax)) (uncredited)
Trevor Tamboline	....	key assistant animator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting

Editorial Department
Jeannine Berger	....	post-production administrator
Deborah Beville	....	assistant editor
Patsy Bouge	....	first assistant editor (as Patsy Bougé)
Beth Collins-Stegmaier	....	editorial staff: Florida (as Beth Stegmaier)
Kat Connolly	....	editorial staff: Florida
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Darren T. Holmes	....	assistant editor: presentation (as Darren Holmes)
Jacqueline Kinney	....	assistant editor
Rich Mackay	....	negative cutter (as Rick MacKay)
James Melton	....	editor: animation (as Jim Melton)
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Paul Bogaev	....	additional song arranger (as Paul Bogave)
Andraé Crouch	....	choir master (as Andrae Crouch)
Andraé Crouch	....	choral arranger and conductor (as Andrae Crouch)
Tonia Davall	....	vocal contractor (as Tonia Duvall)
Dominic Fidelibus	....	orchestra copyist
Bruce Fowler	....	additional song arranger
Bruce Fowler	....	additional vocal arranger
Bruce Fowler	....	score orchestrator
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	choral arranger and conductor
Nico Golfar	....	music production assistant: USA
Mark Mancina	....	additional vocal arranger
Ladd McIntosh	....	additional orchestrator
Lebo M.	....	choral arranger and conductor
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	additional orchestrator (as Yvonne Moriarty)
Mbongeni Ngema	....	choir master
Mbongeni Ngema	....	choral arranger and conductor
Mbongeni Ngema	....	vocal contractor
Bobbi Page	....	additional vocal arranger
Bobbi Page	....	vocal contractor
Jay Rifkin	....	music mixer
Jay Rifkin	....	music recordist
Maggie Rodford	....	music production assistant: UK
Alfie Silas	....	vocal contractor
Adam Milo Smalley	....	supervising music editor
Eric Stark	....	music production assistant: South Africa
Danny Troob	....	additional song arranger
Reggie Wilson	....	orchestra contractor
Hans Zimmer	....	music arranger
Hans Zimmer	....	music supervisor
Jeff Bennett	....	singing voice: Rowan Atkinson, "The Morning Report" (uncredited)
Tod Cooper	....	music production supervisor (uncredited)
Richard Harvey	....	musician: flute and ethnic pipes (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson	....	musician: tuba soloist (uncredited)
Evan Saucedo	....	singing voice: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, "The Morning Report" (uncredited)
Steven M. Stern	....	music scoring assistant (uncredited)
Tom Todoroff	....	vocal coach: Carmen Twillie (uncredited)
Alex Wurman	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Jeff Alden	....	technology development and support
Catherine Alexander	....	production assistant
Raul Anaya	....	technology development and support
Christine Beck	....	supervisor: digital film printing and opticals
Lesley Addario Bentivegna	....	production assistant (as Lesley Addario)
Antonia Bogdanovich	....	assistant: Hans Zimmer
Michael C. Bolds	....	technology development and support (as Michael Bolds)
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Carl Canga	....	production assistant
Sally Catic	....	assistant production accountant
Lawrence Chai	....	technology development and support
Carol J. Choy	....	technology development and support
Earl Coffman	....	technology development and support
Patti Conklin	....	assistant to producer
David Coons	....	technology development and support
Ben Croy	....	technology development and support
Michael R. Fodor	....	technology development and support
Jim Fowler	....	consultant: wildlife
Cliff Freitas	....	production assistant
Randy Fukuda	....	technology development and support
Glen Gagnon	....	production accountant: Florida
Christopher W. Gee	....	supervisor: digital film printing and opticals (as Christopher Gee)
Tad A. Gielow	....	technology development and support (as Tad Gielow)
Mark Gilicinski	....	technology development and support (as Mark W. Gilicinski)
Scot Greenidge	....	technology development and support
Don Gworek	....	technology development and support
Thomas Hahn	....	engineer: Pixar
Bruce Hatakeyama	....	technology development and support
Cyndee Larae Heimbuch	....	production assistant
Don Henry	....	projectionist
Brandy Hill	....	supervisor: digital film printing and opticals
Shyh-Chyuan Huang	....	technology development and support
Jai Anthony Lewis Husband	....	production assistant
Dave Inglish	....	technology manager: technical facilities and hardware
Ron Jackson	....	supervisor: digital film printing and opticals
Bill James	....	technology development and support
Kevin E. Keech	....	technology development and support
Mark Kimball	....	technology development and support (as Mark R. Kimball)
R. Todd King	....	technology development and support
Edward Kummer	....	technology manager: computer graphics imagery
Mitchell Lamm	....	assistant: Hans Zimmer
Paul D. Lanum	....	production assistant (as Paul S.D. Lanum)
Edwin R. Leonard	....	technology development and support
Brad Lowman	....	technology development and support
Tony Matthews	....	technology development and support
Burke Mattsson	....	title designer
David J. McMillan	....	live lion and animal models (as David McMillan)
Denise M. Mitchell	....	production assistant
Francine Mitrofan	....	production assistant
Thomas Moore Jr.	....	technology development and support
Joe Morris	....	production assistant
Jack Muleady	....	technology development and support
Peter Nye	....	engineer: Pixar
Michael Kathleen O'Mara	....	production secretary
Joe Parra	....	black and white processing
Alan A. Patel	....	technology development and support
Barbara J. Poirier	....	production secretary
Marty Prager	....	technology development and support
Michael K. Purvis	....	technology development and support (as Mike Purvis)
Carlos Quinonez	....	technology development and support
Sylvia I. Sanchez	....	production assistant (as Sylvia Sanchez)
Enrique Santos	....	technology manager: Florida
Dean Schiller	....	technology manager: production computer systems
Bethann Schulke	....	production assistant
Michael Shantzis	....	engineer: Pixar (as Michael A. Shantzis)
Karen N. Sickles	....	production assistant (as Karen N. Austin)
Rochelle Doriot Smith	....	production assistant (as Rocky Smith)
Jeanie Lynd Sorenson	....	production coordinator: clean-up
John Stimson	....	technology development and support
Shelly Stocking	....	production assistant
Michael T. Sullivan	....	technology development and support (as Michael Sullivan)
Stuart Sumida	....	consultant: animal anatomy
Scott S. Terek	....	technology development and support
Warren Lee Theriot	....	technology development and support
Mark M. Tokunaga	....	technology development and support
Nicholas Toth	....	live lion and animal models (as Nick Toth)
L.J. Van Cleave	....	production accountant
Jeffrey Lawrence Van Tuyl	....	production assistant (as Jeffrey Van Tuyl)
Phillip Wangenheim	....	technology development and support
Christopher Ward	....	assistant: Hans Zimmer
Chuck Warren	....	supervisor: digital film printing and opticals
John White	....	black and white processing
David F. Wolf	....	technology manager: software engineering
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher (uncredited)
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect consultant (uncredited)
Joseph Kuhr	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert Carr-Hartley	....	special thanks
Pam Wallberg	....	special thanks
Frank Wells	....	in remembrance of

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1994) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1994) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• IMAX
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Angel Studios  music recorded at
• BOP Studios  music recorded at
• Buena Vista Imaging  titles
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park  special thanks
• Los Angeles Zoo  special thanks
• Media Ventures  music recorded at
• Metrozoo, Miami, Florida  special thanks
• Phonogram Ltd.  soundtrack album: UK, Scandinavia, Netherlands and Germany
• San Diego Wild Animal Park  special thanks
• San Diego Zoo  special thanks
• The Fowler Center for Wildlife Education  special thanks
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music recorded at
• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack published by
• Warner Hollywood Studios  foley by
• Weddington Productions  sound effects

Also Known As:

El rey león (USA: Spanish title)
King of the Jungle (USA) (original script title)
El rey león (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Der König der Löwen (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Le roi lion (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
O Rei Leão (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Король Лев (Russia) [ru]
Aslan kral (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Az oroszlánkirály (Hungary) [hu]
De leeuwenkoning (Netherlands) [nl]
El rei lleó (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Il re leone (Italy) [it]
Konungur ljónanna (Iceland) (DVD box title) [is]
Król lew (Poland) [pl]
Kralj lavova (Croatia) [hr]
Lõvikuningas (Estonia) [et]
Løvenes konge (Norway) [no]
Løvernes konge (Denmark) [da]
Leijonakuningas (Finland) [fi]
Lejonkungen (Sweden) [sv]
Leví král (Slovakia) [sk]
Levji kralj (Slovenia) [sl]
Lví král (Czech Republic) [cs]
Mbreti luan (Albania) [sq]
Melech Ha-Arayot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
O vasilias ton liontarion (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swahili | Xhosa | Zulu

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | Taiwan:GP | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G | Greece:K | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

Jim Cummings had to fill in for Jeremy Irons during the song "Be Prepared". Jeremy threw out his voice after singing, "You won't get a sniff without me!".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: At the end of the elephant graveyard scene, Scar's shadow on the wall does not match his pose.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Scar catches a mouse]
Scar: Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... well, I shall never be king. And you... shall never see the light of another day. Adieu.
Zazu: Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Hawaiian War Chant

simply a wonderful, heartfelt tale for all ages

Delightful animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures about a naive young lion cub destined for greatness. Born the son of a beloved and authoritative king he's groomed to be the next ruler of the kingdom, but along the way he encounters tragic detours at the hands of his villainous uncle and scheming hyena henchmen. Years later, as an adult, he decides to embrace his destiny and take his proper place in the Circle of Life. Warm, intelligent, laugh-out loud funny film is a triumph in every aspect; unforgettable songs, snappy dialogue, remarkable animation, and a stellar cast of voices make this a treat for all ages. A rousing adventure that you can enjoy again and again, and arguably one of the finest animated films ever made. ****