Jungle Book, The

Jungle Book, The

1967

This beloved Disney film tells the story of Mowgli, an Indian boy raised by wolves who's suddenly thrown back into the world of humans. Along the way, he befriends a crazy orangutan and a lovable bear with a happy-go-lucky philosophy of life. Together, the three buddies find the journey back to civilization anything but civilized! A musical celebration of friendship, fun and adventure featuring the Oscar-nominated song "The Bare Necessities."

Meet Mowgli, the man cub. Baloo thinks he'll make a darn good bear. Shere Khan thinks he'll make a darn good meal. [1978 re-release]

JBscale
70
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Animation - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 18 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 18, 1967
US Box Office
$141,843,612 (#477 of 7372)
Global Office
$64,000,000 (#2231 of 4299)
Rating
G
General Audiences
All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc Diamond Edition & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.75:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 7.1
English: DD 5.1
French (Dubbed): DD 5.1
Spanish (Dubbed): DD 5.1
Studio
Disney/Buena Vista
Released
February 11, 2014
Acquired Date
April 15, 2014
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
April 25, 2014

Actors

Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Louis Prima
Louis Prima
George Sanders
George Sanders
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
Bruce Reitherman
Bruce Reitherman
J. Pat O'Malley
J. Pat O'Malley
Verna Felton
Verna Felton
Clint Howard
Clint Howard
Chad Stuart
Chad Stuart
Lord Tim Hudson
Lord Tim Hudson
John Abbott
John Abbott
Ben Wright
Ben Wright
Darleen Carr
Darleen Carr

Directors

Wolfgang Reitherman
Wolfgang Reitherman

Producers

Walt Disney
Walt Disney

Writers

Larry Clemmons
Larry Clemmons
Ralph Wright
Ralph Wright
Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson
Vance Gerry
Vance Gerry

Special Features

Commentaries
  • current animators and audio from the original creative team who made the film
Featurettes
  • Frank & Ollie
  • Mowgli?s Return to the Jungle - Learn about nature filmmaking and the experience of making The Jungle Book firsthand from Bruce Reitherman, the voice of Mowgli.
  • The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book - A comprehensive look at the last animated film that Walt Disney produced using existing archival footage in addition to new interviews with Richard Sherman, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, Eric Goldberg, James Baxter, Will Fi?nn, Andreas Deja, Burny Mattinson Ted Thomas, Bruce Reitherman, John Culhane, John Canemaker and Neal Gabler?plus a never-before-seen collection of artwork and treatments from the film
  • The Lost Character: Rocky The Rhino - For the first time ever, the near-sighted, short-tempered rhinoceros named Rocky is brought to the screen using original storyboards and original voice recordings by Frank Fontaine.
  • The Lure of The Jungle Book - Many of today?s biggest names in animation were inspired to pursue their careers after seeing The Jungle Book; this feature examines this phenomenon and features new interviews with Brad Bird, Andreas Deja, Sergio Pablo, Will Finn and Eric Goldberg.
Other
  • Baloo?s Virtual Swingin? Jungle Cruise - Join everyone?s favourite bear in this set-top and DVD-ROM game on an adventure through the jungle: enjoy fun activities and musical challenges, but keep an eye out because there?s no telling what?s on the other side of the river bend!
  • Deleted songs (audio only)
  • Disney Song Selection
  • Disney?s Kipling: Walt?s Magic Touch on A Literary Classic - A discarded film treatment from 1963 includes scenes from Kipling?s ?Mowgli Stories? and more are used to illustrate Walt?s interpretation of the literary masterpiece
  • Music video: "I Wan'na Be Like You" performed by Jonas Brothers
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
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RT Hot
75%
Popcornmeter
2 votes
METASCORE
65
8 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
203,852 votes