The jungle book is a american animated film produced by walt disney productions and released on october 18, 1967. Inspired by rudyard kiplings book of the same name, it is the 19th disney animated feature film. With the help of bagheera the wise panther and the happygolucky bear baloo, mowgli meets and befriends many jungle animals as he makes his way to the village. As the boy grows older, the wise panther bagheera realizes he must be returned to his own kind in the nearby manvillage. Disney hired larry clemmons to take over as the writer and gave him a copy of kiplings novel telling clemmons, the first thing i want you to do is not to read it. Hee, xavier atencio inspired by the rudyard kipling mowgli stories directing animators. The jungle book 1967 film the jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions. The film was inspired by the stories about the feral child mowgli from the book of the same name by rudyard kipling. He then became a scriptwriter on bing crosbys radio show. A thrilling story for all ages, the jungle book is an absolute necessity for your video collection. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. His other major films included the jungle book, the aristocats, robin hood, the rescuers and the fox and the hound.
Every time the story team would come up with a wacky idea, larry would always chime in and say, wh. Based on rudyard kiplings book of the same name, it is the 19th disney animated feature film. The reason that i think this movie is so wonderful is because of the characters, they just brought so much life to the story and really made this. Hee, xavier atencio inspired by the rudyard kipling mowgli stories. Walt disney studios, 1981 an original drawing by larry clemmons of baloo, kaa, and mowgli from the jungle book. The jungle book, american animated musical film, released in 1967, that was the last feature film personally overseen by walt disney. Larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson and vance gerry, from the stories by rudyard kipling with the voices of phil harris, sebastian cabot, george sanders, louis prima walt disney video this animated film, the last to be supervised by walt disney before his death in 1966. Learn more about larry clemmons at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. The jungle book appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. Even though walt had left the animation department to focus more on disneys amusement parks and tv series, the idea of working on an adaptation of this story led him to be as involved as ever in an animated project. The jungle book is the animation movie by wolfgang reitherman. He is known for his work on the rescuers 1977, robin hood 1973 and the jungle book 1967.
A classic 1967 disney animated film thats loosely based on rudyard kiplings book of the same name, jungle book tells the story of a young boy mowgli who was raised by animals in the jungle. The jungle book 1967 film read the transcript trailer transcripts credits home media soundtrack production trivia gallery. I sat with our head writer, larry clemmons and my story partner, vance. We have purchased many products from using the site to store option. The jungle book is a big disappointment which fails to capture the life and lustre of both its source material and its predecessors. The finished picture in no way resembles rudyard kiplings original story, as disney felt this was too dark for a cartoon. After this unfortunate clash, walt became more heavily involved with the overall production of the jungle book. Milt kahl, ollie johnston, frank thomas, john lounsbery.
It no longer exists but he mentions how it came to be. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions and warner bros. This is a 27 x 41 us onesheet poster for a 1984 rerelease of the 1967 wolfgang reitherman film the jungle book based on rudyard kiplings mowgli stories in his book by the same title as the film, screenplay by larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson and vance gerry and starring phil harris as the voice of baloo the bear. Larry clemmons, vance gerry, ken anderson, frank thomas, eric cleworth, julius svendsen, ralph wright, t. When writer bill peet left over differences with disney, the producer assigned larry clemmons as writer, giving him a copy of kiplings book, and telling him. Opening credits walt disney presents, the jungle book, color by technicolor, story. Opening logos distributed by buena vista distribution co. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by walt disney, who died during its production.
Directed by wolfgang reitherman and written by larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson, vance gerry, floyd norman, and bill peet. The jungle book was the last movie that walt disney directly oversaw. Larry clemmons november 25, 1906 july 27, 1988 was an american animator, screenwriter and voice actor who was well known for being the writer for bing crosby on his various radio programs and as one of the original animators for the walt disney company. Phil harris, sebastian cabot, bruce reitherman, george sanders, sterling holloway, louis. Animator larry clemmons first worked for the disney animation department during the 1930s. Vance and i tried to return to the jungle books plot line but larry. He worked on the animation for servants entrance, the tortoise and the hare, the hockey champ, sea scouts, the autograph hound, billposters, mr. The adventures of a young boy who was raised by wolves, and his new friend, a bear, who.
He died on july 22, 1988 in friday harbor, washington, usa. The jungle book r1984 disney animation us onesheet. Digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound. The plot follows mowgli, a feral child raised in the. Larry clemmons november 25, 1906 july 22, 1988 was an american animator, screenwriter and voice actor who was a writer for bing crosby on his various radio programs and one of the original animators for the walt disney company. A baby human is discovered in the jungle by the panther, bagheera, who brings him to a wolf family to raise as a cub. Larry clemmons november 25, 1906 july 22, 1988 was an american voice actor, animator, and story supervisor. Milt kahl, ollie johnston, frank thomas, john lounsbery, character animation.
Sherman remembers the first time he and his brother were called into a meeting to learn about this idea walt disney had for a new film. When the maneating tiger, shere khan, returns to the jungle, bagheera and baloo insist for his own safety it is time for mowgli to make his way to the world of humans. Abandoned after an accident, baby mowgli is taken and raised by a family of wolves. After hiring larry clemmons to rework peets original story treatment, walt took an active role in the story workshop meetings, even acting out each role, helping to create gags, and pushing clemmons to develop more emotionally.
Rudyard kipling 1894 novel, larry clemmons music by. The 19th animated feature in the disney animated canon, the film is noted for being along with the aristocats 1970 the last film project to be approved by walt disney himself, as he died in late 1966, before the film was released. Though much of the film looked positive, some issues came along for the ride. The 7th paragraph down the story artist of the jungle book talks about the coconut bra. Usually these transfers do so fairly well, but in this instance, the noise reduction went a bit too far, and detail could suffer.
With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. The jungle book lost bill peet version of disney animated. Overview synopsis the jungle is jumpin with jazz in this exciting disney classic. Larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson and vance gerry, from the stories by rudyard kipling with the voices of. Original the jungle book drawing by larry clemmons. Rudyard kipling original, larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson, vance gerry, bill peet the jungle book was the first film released after walts death, though he had a big hand in the production of the feature this one feels a bit funny, because its almost as much of a collection of shorts as some of the earlier disney work, albeit with an. The jungle book was disneys 19th animated feature film and was written by four different people, headed by larry clemmons.
Directed by wolfgang reitherman, james algar, jack kinney. Book adapted and additional lyrics by marcy heisler. Larry clemmons celebrity profile check out the latest larry clemmons photo gallery. The jungle book live action and animation box set dvd. Adapted for young performers from the beloved disney film and. Originally though, the jungle book was written and storyboarded by bill peet, but quit the project and disney in general, in 1964.
The 19th animated feature in the walt disney animated classics series, this is the final film to be produced by walt disney, who died during production in 1966. The jungle book lost bill peet version of disney animated film. It is nice to find quality items our grandson can enjoy for many years to come. Cast interesting facts the story of the jungle book richard m. The jungle book 2016, directed by jon favreau, follows a similar plot with mowgli neel sethi being forced to leave the jungle after he is attacked by the. He worked on the story supervision for the tortoise and the hare, the practical pig. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated film produced by walt disney productions and released to theaters on october 18, 1967. During the 1960s, clemmons returned to disney to provide the screenplays for three animated features, the jungle book, the aristocats, and the rescuers.
Larry clemmons november 25, 1906 july 22, 1988 was an american animator, screenwriter. The jungle book film by reitherman 1967 britannica. The jungle book directed by wolfgang reitherman written by larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson, and vance gerry starring phil harris, sebastian cabot, george sanders, louis prima, sterling holloway why are so many disney movies incapable of creating indelible lead characters. Larry clemmons was an american animator, screenwriter, and voice actor. Rudyard kipling, larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson director. Larry clemmons, ralph wright, ken anderson, vance gerry, inspired by the rudyard kipling mowgli stories, directing animators.
Veteran writer, larry clemmons thought having animated characters in drag was a sure fire gag. Notes based on the rudyard kipling novel, the jungle book. I wonder if that question is tantamount to heresy for many disney buffs, but its worth asking. He also provided the voice of gramps in the rescuers. Horseshoe revue, and disneyland around the seasons, the jungle book. Based on the novel the jungle book by rudyard kipling. The film is very loosely based on the short stories in rudyard kiplings the jungle book.
The jungle book coconut bra no longer exists mandela effect. Larry clemmons was born on november 25, 1906 in chicago, illinois, usa as lawrence gregory clemmons. Clemmons looked at the book anyway and realized that it was a disjointed storyline without continuity. Animating characters in drag mrfuns journal floyd norman.
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