In its short running time of 69 minutes, it accomplishes precisely nothing other than giving us an uninspired retread of the original, only with the characters we love not as interesting and new characters that we dont give a crap about. Tropes related to the jungle book 1967 animated adaptation and the jungle book 2 2003 sequel. The storyline for the original version of the jungle book, developed by bill peet, maintained the dark tone of rudyard kiplings stories. Shanti originally known as the girl is a minor character in disney s 1967 animated feature film the jungle book, and the tritagonist of the the jungle book 2. Mowglis wolf family is completely absent animal talk. Tabaqui was a male jackal that lived in the jungle he fed on scraps from either shere khan or the wolves of the seeonee pack. Best and worst move remakes but that doesnt mean theres not a little trace of the feelgood original. A 1967 disney animated canon feature film based on a collection of stories of the same name published around 1893 by rudyard kipling, disney found the jungle book and loved at least some of its ideas, so they chose it for one of their animated adaptations. A plan for the jungle book 3 involved baloo and shere khan being captured, and sold off to a circus in russia. Feb 01, 2009 baloo the bear phil harris does his rendition of i wanna be like you with king louie louis prima complete with scat and dance which is hilarious. King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the jungle book. Originally voiced by the late phil harris in the film the jungle book, he is voiced by the late ed gilbert on this show. In king louie s song, i wanna be like you the monkey song, he refers to himself as the king of the swingers. King louie does not appear in the jungle book 2, but a puppet of him can been seen in mowglis puppet show at the beginning of the film and was mentioned by mowgli and baloo when they traveled to the ancient ruins in the middle of the film.
Jul 25, 2010 baloo comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of baloo with sound clips and images. Meet the voice of baloo disneys the jungle book in. Shanti nervously bangs another gong, drawing shere khan towards her. He was a famous singer and band director before he got into voice overs for disney in his later years. In the book, baloo was a humorless, serious, and strict aging sloth bear who utilized militant. Bagheera is the tritagonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book.
Sep 15, 2015 scarlett johansson voices the creepy snake, kaa, in the liveaction jungle book. He served as the guardian of the mancub, mowgli and is the somewhat reluctant companion of baloo. King louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more. Please consider supporting me at and help me make more fascinating videos. He was voiced by john goodman in the jungle book 2, who also voiced hound in the transformers cinematic universe franchise and sulley in.
Childstar hayley joel osment does fine as mowgli, giving. He told his animation crew to throw away rudyard kiplings book the jungle book because the original concept storyboards were too dark and dramatic. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. He was unpopular with the wolves, due to his mock cordiality, and habit of sucking up to shere khan. Tropes related to the jungle book 2 absentee actor.
Bill murray has joined the cast of disneys the jungle book as the voice of baloo the bear. Lyrics the bare necessities balu the bear the jungle. In certain adaptations, he is a laidback sloth bear who lives by the bare necessities philosophy and. So far, baloo had 3 voice actors, not counting the jungle cubs. He is eager to reunite with mowgli, in spite of bagheeras exasperation and the return of a vindictive shere khan, humiliated by his previous defeat at mowglis hands. Mowgli quietly observes baloo and shanti s actions and rings his gong with a couple branches, causing shere khan to hone in on his hiding place. Unlike the majority of the adapted characters in the film, louie was not featured in rudyard kiplings original works. In the disney animated television series jungle cubs, louie voiced by jason marsden in season 1, and cree summer in season 2 is a juvenile orangutan and baloo s best friend. Baloo comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of baloo with sound clips and images. It has a weak storyline, below average songs and terrible animation.
The jungle book 2 2003 the jungle book 2 2003 user. So mowgli, shanti, ranjan, and bagheera would have to save them, and shere khan would have changed his ways because of his capture. After being charmed by the village girl shanti mae whitman at the end of the last movie. According to rudyard kiplings daughter, the first syllable of mowglis name rhymes with cow rather than show. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. Shere khan is the menacing and vengeful tiger who wants to kill mowgli. The jungle book baloos death hd the jungle book baloos death hd the jungle book baloos death hd. The character designs are mostly the same, but they move. Baloo is a main fictional character featured in rudyard kipling s the jungle book from 1894 and the second jungle book from 1895. As mowgli heads back into the jungle with baloo, hes followed by shanti voice of mae whitman, the young girl who initially lured him out of the jungle, as well as their young and fearless friend ranjan voice of connor funk, both of whom set out to find the jungle boy. It was inspired by the stories about the feral child mowgli from the book of the same name by rudyard kipling.
King louie is played by louis prima, who s nickname was the king of the swing. Aug 11, 2011 the jungle book 2, like so many of these other disney sequels, has no reason to exist. In 1989, he reprised his role as baloo for the cartoon series talespin, but after a few recording sessions he was replaced by ed gilbert. During preproduction, disney assigned animator larry clemmons to head story development on. Images of the baloo voice actors from the jungle book franchise. In the original book by rudyard kipling, baloo was very different from his disney incarnation. The result was and is widely considered a great disney film, the best and perhaps most original animated disney film of the 1960s. Bill murray, who voices baloo in the 2016 film, is the younger brother of brian doylemurray, who also voiced baloo in the jungle book.
Goes to ridiculous extremes when both shanti and ranjan, who unlike mowgli have not grown up in the jungle, also automatically understand the animals with no explanation art shift very noticeable between the two movies. Who was the voice of baloo in the original movie the jungle. A young, orphaned boy with an adventurous spirit, mowgli had been raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of india, since infancy. As for the voices, the new actors at least bring justice to their roles. Prince louie as he is referred to in the show wants to become king of the. Baloo is a sleepy brown bear who plays a part in salvaging mowgli from shere khans clutches and educating him on the law of the jungle. Mowgli peeks out and sees shere khan approaching baloos position. Baloo and bagheera, a panther, save mowgli from shere khan the tiger and endeavor to teach mowgli the law of the jungle in many of the. Phil harris, the voice of baloo, went on to voice two more disney characters. In disneys jungle book 2, baloo is voiced by john goodman. She is a little girl from the man village known for her lovely singing voice. When a murderous tiger becomes determined to kill him, however, mowgli is forced to leave his pack to live among humans in the manvillage. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. Photos of the the jungle book 2016 movie voice actors.
Sep 07, 2015 please consider supporting me at and help me make more fascinating videos. In the 1967 disney film, he is voiced by phil harris, and in the 2016 remake, he is voiced by bill murray. He is the lead character of the show presumably due to being the most popular character in the jungle book. He visited mowglis adoptive parents, mother and father wolf shortly before mowglis arrival, and they were clearly annoyed by his presence, since he announced that. Jungle book baloo is a sleepy brown bear who plays a part in salvaging mowgli from shere khans clutches and educating him on the law of the jungle. The voice actor who plays baloo the bear is andy serkis, who also directed mowgli. Tabaqui was a male jackal that lived in the jungle. Baloo is a main fictional character featured in rudyard kiplings the jungle book from 1894 and the second jungle book from 1895.
When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Baloo is the deuteragonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book. Astute viewers will also note that baloos dance with king louie is the same as that of little john and lady kluck with a few wardrobe changes of course. He gives the best advice a mancub could ask for, has a groovy singing voice, and is cooler than we could ever hope to be. Kaa is a large snake that repeatedly tries to eat several human children, but is always foiled in various slapstick style ways. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, james algar, jack kinney. When mowgli the mancub first encounters shanti, he becomes so entranced by her beauty that he decides to leave the jungle in favor of living amongst humans. The jungle book 2 is by far one of the worst sequels whether disney or nondisney i have ever seen. Why i love the jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear. After a threat from the tiger shere khan forces him to flee the jungle, a mancub named mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, bagheera, and free spirited bear, baloo. In certain adaptations, he is a laidback sloth bear who lives by the bare necessities philosophy and survives by living off the land. Oh my disney contributor baloo is by far the most laidback bear in the jungle. Mowgli also known as the mancub is the protagonist of disney s 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book.
I only know that nana patekar is the voice of shere khan in hindi version of jungle book. Bagheera is the wise and respectable black panther who lives in the seoni jungle in india. Corey burton wouldve replaced tony jay as the voice of shere khan. Phil harris is the voice of baloo in the jungle book 1967. The jungle book 2 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Produced by disneytoon studios, it is one of their few films to have a theatrical release. A bandleader of the 1940s and a radio, film, and tv actor who always seemed to imply allegiance to the former confederate states of america.
The jungle book 2016 movie behind the voice actors. Baloo is mowglis teacher, training him in the beginning for the wolf run. In short, both murray brothers had voiced baloo in two different liveaction jungle book projects. His life changes when he discovers the infant mancub, mowgli, in a wrecked canoe and dedicates himself to ensure the. The movie remains one of disneys 19th animated most popular movie, and contained a number of classic songs, including the bare. As ranjans father voice of john rhysdavies worries about all of them. The 19th animated feature in disney animated features canon, and the last to be personally supervised by walt disney himself. The movie remains one of disney s 19th animated most popular movie, and contained a number of classic songs, including the. He shares his voice actor in the sequel with sulley from pixars 2001 film monsters inc. He fed on scraps from either shere khan or the wolves of the seeonee pack. He was voiced by the late phil harris in the jungle book, who also voiced thomas omalley in the aristocats and little john in robin hood. Baloo, a bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. The jungle book 2, like so many of these other disney sequels, has no reason to exist.
Scarlett johansson voices the creepy snake, kaa, in the liveaction jungle book. I think ed was the best voice for talespin baloo, too bad he couldnt be in jungle book 2, john goodman voiced baloo in that movie. As baloo, disney stalwart john goodman deepens his voice a little to try and reach the gravely tones of the great phil harris and is probably a casting decision the studio would have gone with even if ed gilbert, the voice of baloo on tale spin, was still around. The jungle book is a 1977 animated feature film, released on october 18, 1977. Bagheera is the tritagonist of disney s 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book. The first disney film to be released after his death in 1966, just prior to the film s theatrical release, and this film was dedicated to his memory.
Baloo returns in the 2003 animated sequel the jungle book 2 in which he is voiced by john goodman. The jungle book 1990, adventures of mowgli, the jungle book 1967. The jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear the 1967 animated version of kiplings story is crammed with marching raj elephants, hypnotic snakes. Dec 29, 2012 the bare necessities lyrics the bear necessities balu the bear the jungle book 1967 disney song s the bare necessities from the disney film, the j. Mowgli quietly observes baloo and shantis actions and rings his gong with a couple branches, causing shere khan to hone in on his hiding place. Bagheera is a black panther who disapproves of baloo s attempts at contacting mowgli again. The jungle book disney film all the tropes wiki fandom. Jungle books new trailer has creepy narration from scarlett. Baloo is the deuteragonist of disney s 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book.
Mowgli peeks out and sees shere khan approaching baloo s position. Was a principal of long standing among the comedian jack benny s radio retinue, parlaying his popularity into his own radio series, in which his wife, alice faye, costarred. Harris worked as a voice actor for animated films, providing the voice of baloo the bear in the jungle book 1967, thomas omalley in the aristocats 1970, and little john in robin hood 1973. Previously announced cast include christopher walken as king louie, giancarlo esposito as a. Mowgli also known as the mancub is the protagonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book. As a movie, its fine for kids, but theres no denying that this should have gone straight to video rather than the theatrical route. I remember when i heard that there was going to be a sequel to the jungle book one of my favourite disney films, i was extremely excited. He is very physically active, spending a great deal of his time in trees and eating bananas. Ten things you may not know about baloo and bagheera. Bill murray to voice baloo the bear in the jungle book. He visited mowgli s adoptive parents, mother and father wolf shortly before mowgli s arrival, and they were clearly annoyed by his presence, since he announced that. Thomas omalley in the aristocats and baloos brownfurred twin little john in robin hood.
I have to admit, he did a good job, he almost sounded like ed doing baloo, almost. Andy serkis has also appeared in dawn of the planet of the apes, the last jedi, and black panther. Was a principal of long standing among the comedian jack bennys radio retinue, parlaying his popularity into his own radio series, in which his wife, alice faye, costarred. He is a funloving, easygoing, and goodnatured sloth bear who becomes the best friend of a mancub named mowgli. Jun 01, 2003 the jungle book 2 acts like a best of from the first film, a highlights show that doesnt dare to include anything other than happy thoughts. Incarnations view all 19 versions of baloo on btva. Although lazy, slobbish, unreliable and always broke as bears often are, baloo is also an.
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