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The Jungle Book

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Overview

In this reimagining of the classic collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, director Jon Favreau uses visually stunning CGI to create the community of animals surrounding Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a human boy adopted by a pack of wolves. The appearance of a villainous tiger named Shere Khan (voiced byIdris Elba) forces Mowgli's guardian, the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), to shepherd the child to safety in the "man village." Along the way, the boy meets an affable, lazy bear named Baloo (Bill Murray), as well as a snake with hypnotic powers (Scarlett Johansson) and an orangutan (Christopher Walken) who wants to harness the power of fire. Lupita Nyong'o, Giancarlo Esposito, and Garry Shandling also lend their voices to this adventure tale. ~ Tom Ciampoli

Product Details

Release Date:	08/30/2016
UPC:	0786936850604
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	1,424

Special Features

King Louie's temple: layer by layer - take a fast, engaging look at ahow the "I Wan'na Be Like You" sequence was created.

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Neel Sethi	Mowgli
Bill Murray	Baloo
Ben Kingsley	Bagheera
Idris Elba	Shere Khan
Lupita Nyong'o	Raksha
Scarlett Johansson	Kaa
Giancarlo Esposito	Akela
Christopher Walken	King Louie
Garry Shandling	Ikki
Brighton Rose	Gray
Emjay Anthony	Young Wolf
Max Favreau	Young Wolf
Chloe Hechter	Young Wolf
Asher Blinkoff	Young Wolf
Knox Gagnon	Young Wolf
Sasha Schreiber	Young Wolf
Kai Schreiber	Young Wolf
Jon Favreau	Pygmy Hog
Sam Raimi	Giant Squirrel
Russell Peters	Rocky the Rhino
Madeleine Favreau	Raquel the Rhino
Ritesh Rajan	Infant Mowgli's Father
Kendrick Reyes	Infant Mowgli
Sara Arrington	Neelgai Deer
Sean Johnson	Animal Voice
Artie Esposito	Animal Voice
Allan Trautman	Animal Voice

Technical Credits

Jon Favreau	Director,Producer
Sven Abmub	Animator
Gerardo Aguilera	Special Effects Supervisor
Molly Allen	Executive Producer
Mike Aslin	Animator
Derrick Auyoung	Animator
John Bartnicki	Co-producer
Paul Becker	Executive Producer
Siobhan Bentley	Production Manager
Emil Bidiuc	Animator
Bill Campbell	Animator
John Lord Booth	Art Director
Hans G. Brekke	Animator
Blair Burke	Animator
Andrew Butterfield	Animator
Andrew Calder	Animator
David Caeiro Cebrian	Special Effects Supervisor
Ludovic Chailloleau	Animator
Aric Cheng	Set Decoration/Design
David Chow	Set Decoration/Design
Carlos Ciudad	Production Manager
David Conley	Executive Producer
Chad Cortvriendt	Producer
Joyce Cox	Co-producer
Roberto De Angelis	Camera Operator
John Debney	Score Composer
Richard Dyson	Production Manager
Sarah Halley Finn	Casting
Adam Gerstel	Editor
Adam Gerstel	Editor
Karen Gilchrist	Executive Producer
Christopher Glass	Production Designer
Joseph Hart Green	Editor
Andrew Greenlee	Animator
Philip Greenlow	Executive Producer
Ben Harrison	Production Manager
Ben Harrison	Production Manager
Danny Huerta	Production Manager
Laura Javaloyes	Production Manager
Ronald Judkins	Sound Mixer
Aditya Kadam	Production Manager
Margie Kaklamanos	Makeup Special Effects
Stephanie Karim	Production Manager
Abhishek Kemkar	Production Manager
Kiran Kumar	Production Manager
Rob Legato	Cinematographer
Julian Levi	Executive Producer
Weta Digital Limited	Animator
Mark Livolsi	Editor
Olivia Lyne	Production Manager
Joel MacDonald	Production Manager
James P. Mann	Editor
Cecilia Marin	Production Manager
Justin Marks	Screenwriter
Richard Mays	Set Decoration/Design
Kim Menaster	Production Manager
Allison Murphy	Production Manager
Charlotte Nelson	Production Manager
Johnathan M. Nixon	Special Effects Supervisor
Jeremy Nocon	Production Manager
Alex Nowotny	Special Effects Supervisor
Russell Pawson	Editor
George Pembrey	Production Manager
Bill Pope	Cinematographer
Julien Pougnier	Set Decoration/Design
Tim Pounds-Cornish	Production Manager
Sam Baker	Animator
Prithvijit Sarkar	Production Manager
J.D. Schwalm	Special Effects Supervisor
Simon Scott	Editor
Laura Jean Shannon	Costumes/Costume Designer
Mike Stassi	Art Director
Lucy Tanner	Production Manager
Brigham Taylor	Producer
Eve Thomas	Production Manager
Jithendran Thottupurath	Production Manager
Peter Toby Tobyansen	Executive Producer
David H. Venghaus	Asst. Director
Oliver Winwood	Special Effects Supervisor
Mark S. Wright	Editor

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Jungle Book
1. Opening Title
2. Running With Wolves
3. Water Truce
4. A Warning
5. Mowgli Leaves The Pack
6. Shere Khan Attacks
7. Akela's Plea
8. Kaa
9. Baloo's Honey
10. The Mowgli Way
11. "The Bare Necessities"
12. Saving The Elephant
13. Monkey Abduction
14. "I Wan'na Be Like You"
15. Monkey Escape
16. The Red Flower
17. The Law Of The Jungle
18. The Final Battle
19. Celebration
20. End Credits

Disc #1 -- The Jungle Book
Play
King Louie's Temple: Layer By Layer
Scene Selection
Set Up
   Languages
      English 5.1 Dolby Digital
      English 2.0 Descriptive Audio
      Français 5.1 Dolby Digital
      Español 5.1 Dolby Digital
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: None
      English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: On
      Français Subtitles: On
      Español Subtitles: On
Sneak Peeks

Videos

Preview

Legacy Story (Featurette), the

Neel Sethi on the Storyline, the

Sir Ben Kingsley on His Exposure to the 1967 Film, the

Bill Murray on Being a Fan of the Original Book, the

Mowgli Leaves the Pack, the

Giancarlo Esposito on His Exposure to the 1967 Film, the

Christopher Walken on What Attracted Him to the Project, the

Lupita Nyong'O on What Attracted Her to the Project, the

Jon Favreau on His Exposure to the 1967 Film, the

John Debney on What Attracted Him to the Project, the

Introduction to Shere Khan, the

Idris Elba on What Attracted Him to the Project, the

Brigham Taylor on the Tone of the Film, the

Robert Legato on What Attracted Him to the Project, the

Scarlett Johansson on Her Exposure to the 1967 Film, the

Hibernation, the

King Louie, the

Baloo, the

Imax Featurette, the

Winterschlaf (German), the

Introduction to Shere Khan (German), the

Voices of the Jungle (Featurette), the

Kaa, the

Kaa (French), the

Kaa (Italian), the

Mowgli Leaves the Pack (Italian), the

Hibernation (Italian), the

Hibernation (French), the

Introduction to Shere Khan (French), the

Introduction to Shere Khan (Italian), the

Baloo (Italian), the

King Louie (German), the

King Louie (Italian), the

Kaa (German), the

Mowgli Verlaesst Das Rudel (German), the

Baloo (German), the

Baloo (French), the

Mowgli Leaves the Pack (French), the

Kaa (Spanish), the

King Louie (Spanish), the

Introduction to Shere Khan (Spanish), the

Hibernation (Spanish), the

Voices of the Jungle (Spanish Subtitled), the

Bare Necessities, the

Tech (Featurette), the

Das Grosse Abenteur Featurette (German), the

Die Technik Hinter Dem Film Featurette (German), the

Triff Die Tiere Des Dschungels (German), the

Die Story Featurette (German), the

Wen Spreche Ich? Featurette (German), the

Editorial Reviews

Jon Favreau's ambitious retelling of the beloved 1967 Disney animated film The Jungle Book could have been a success based solely on the sum of its parts; the star wattage of its voice actors alone rivals the cast of any other popcorn flick hitting theatres this year. In order to truly do justice to its predecessors, however, the reboot needed to have enough heart to match its visually stunning CGI animals and backdrop. Fortunately, this incarnation is able to capture the spirit of the source material (which originates in Rudyard Kipling's 1894 collection of stories of the same name), paying appropriate reverence to past versions while also creating its own unique wrinkles, humor, and overall journey. We first find Mowgli (played here by newcomer Neel Sethi) struggling to fit in while living among a wolf pack, despite the diligent tutelage of his mentor and guardian, the panther Bagheera (voiced by Ben Kingsley). After direct threats from human-hating tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba, whose vocal work is both enthralling and chilling), the boy's adoptive wolf parents Raksha (Lupita Nyong'o) and Akela (Giancarlo Esposito) are forced to let Bagheera escort their son to the "man village" for his own safety. But Mowgli is separated from the panther during his reluctant trip to the human refuge, and a hypnotizing encounter with the transfixing snake Kaa (Scarlett Johansson) ends with the boy being rescued at the last possible moment by an affable, lazy bear known as Baloo (Bill Murray, providing terrific comic relief). Bagheera and Baloo, uneasy acquaintances who are quickly forced to become an odd couple of sorts, help Mowgli escape the grasp of orangutan King Louie (Christopher Walken), who wishes to harness the power of fire. Later, their journey culminates in a final battle with Shere Khan. Favreau and the rest of the creative team behind this remake (especially screenwriter Justin Marks) are to be commended for crafting a well-thought-out plot that draws on prior adaptations of the story. Their choice to spend a substantial amount of time with the wolf family who raised Mowgli pays great dividends, as Nyong'o's performance offers an emotional heft that adds undeniable gravitas to the picture. This incarnation also reprises most of the 1967 film's classic tunes: Murray professes his appreciation for the "Bear Necessities,"" and Walken does a rendition of "I Wan'na Be Like You" that remains an earworm while shedding most of the original version's uncomfortable racial overtones. Favreau is not afraid to go his own way here, particularly with a showdown that varies greatly from the animated version, and which leads to a fresh, distinctive coda for a new generation of viewers. Of course, there are certain aspects of the classic Disney film that are downplayed in this remake. Kaa's role has been greatly diminished, and her accompanying musical number, "Trust in Me,"" isn't heard until the credits. Also, it's slightly disappointing that there are no Beatles-inspired vultures here who break out into a mellow, groovy tune (a number that many modern artists probably would have been eager to recreate). And the 3D gimmick of the film's theatrical release, almost compulsory for children's entertainment these days, feels unnecessary in this instance, as the finely tuned CGI work and colorful settings are immersive enough on their own. If anything, the 3D makes the movie seem too busy at times. These minor qualms don't diminish The Jungle Book's charm, though, as Favreau has not only created a wondrous world here, but crafted a heartwarming story about responsibility, loss, and the importance of utilizing one's own gifts and talents. Both neophytes and fans of the 1967 movie can enjoy this adorable yet weighty tale, which captures the spirit of the Disney canon as well as any of the studio's recent releases. Although it's a remake, this Jungle Book hits the mark by just being itself.

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