The 19th animated feature produced by Disney studios and the last film supervised by Walt Disney himself. This endearing feature is based on Rudyard Kipling's children's story about a boy named Mowgli raised by wolves in the wilderness of India. During his delightful and scary adventures with a series of wild creatures, Mowgli learns he must leave the jungle and be what nature intended him to be -- a man. Delightful jazz-inspired songs make this a Disney classic.
Theatrical release: 1967.
Rereleased 1978, 1984, and 1990.
THE JUNGLE BOOK is the 19th full-length animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures, and was the last film supervised by Walt Disney himself.
Filmed in Technicolor.
In its original release, "Jungle Book" was shown with a live-action animal film, "Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar."
Budget approximately $4 million. The film took 42 months to make.
Remade in a live action version in 1994.
Review 1:
"...A film with great animated sequences....THE JUNGLE BOOK remains a high-spirited romp that will delight children..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F10 07/13/1990
Review 2:
"...Each performer molds the characterization into his own image....A kiddie-pleaser..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 05/10/1991
Review 3:
5 stars out of 5 -- "[C]inema's most triumphant swan-song; an intoxicating cocktail of the all-inclusive Disney dazzle which refuses to wither with age."
Source: Total Film
p.151 12/01/2007
Review 4:
"...Disney-style animation at its most urbane....A droll wit guaranteed to keep parents as well entertained as their children..."
Source: New York Times
p.C13 07/13/1990
Review 5:
"Walt Disney had a genius for tapping the general public's bear love....The gambit peaked with 1967's THE JUNGLE BOOK....A bright, delicious vision of nature..." -- Grade: A
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.62 10/12/2007
Review 6:
5 stars out of 5 -- "THE JUNGLE BOOK is the most riotously fun of all the classics in the Mouse House library, bopping along with a joyously light spirit."
Source: Empire
p.225 12/01/2007
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