The Jungle Book

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    The Jungle Book
    1967

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Bruce ReithermanMowgli the Man Cub (voice)
    • Phil HarrisBaloo the Bear (voice)
    • Sebastian CabotBagheera the Panther (voice)
    • George SandersShere Khan the Tiger (voice)
    • Sterling HollowayKaa the Snake (voice)
    • Louis PrimaKing Louie of the Apes (voice)
    • J. Pat O'MalleyCol. Hathi the Elephant / Buzzie (voice)
    • Clint HowardJunior (voice)
    • Chad StuartDizzy (voice)
    • Lord Tim HudsonFlaps (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Empire

      It's a slight tale, of course, and incredibly short, but the characters and songs are pretty much perfect viewing time and again.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      Based loosely on Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, this glowing little picture should be grand fun for all ages.
    • 80

      Time

      Like Disney's other adaptations of children's classics, The Jungle Book is based on the Kipling original in the same way that a fox hunt is based on foxes. Nonetheless, the result is thoroughly delightful.
    • 75

      TV Guide Magazine

      The last animated film to be directly overseen by Walt Disney himself, Jungle Book contains some great visual laughs and is low on sticky sentiment, but the sketchy animation style strains to be modern and looks careless instead.
    • 70

      The Dissolve

      Pokily paced for a 78-minute movie, The Jungle Book counts on winning characters and memorable songs to carry it along. That turns out to be a safe bet.
    • 70

      Time Out

      Great knockabout visual gags, mercifully little cutey-poo sentiment, and reasonable songs, including The Bare Necessities. The animation has only the bare necessities, too, and the storyline is weak, but it doesn't seem to matter much.
    • 63

      Washington Post

      Although it has beguiling and funny interludes, The Jungle Book lacks the narrative suspense and excitement that propel the best of the Disney animated features from the pioneering Snow White and Pinnochio to last year's The Rescuers. It seems to reflect the Disney tradition in repose, still expert and pleasing but also a trifle stuffy. [29 June 1978, p.B7]
    • 40

      Chicago Reader

      A serious disappointment, recommended only for inveterate Disney fans and very young people.

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