The following oneshot is based on a funny alternate ending to the jungle book 1967 a friend and i had in mind back in elementary school. Shere khan voiced by george sanders coming in at the end is fabulous. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by walt disney, who died during its production. Wanting to know more about this alternate ending, i have been searching everywhere for videos or typed explanations of. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. The movie, directed by andy serkis, exchanges the original songs found in disneys charming adaptations both the 1967 cartoon and the recent. Jun 09, 2008 alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. The alternate ending of the original jungle book and what it could. Taking pity on the baby, bagheera takes it to a small family of wolves, who adopt the boy. The third and newest film produced by the walt disney company to bear the title the jungle book significantly lacks the greatest strength of maleficent and cinderella, disneys other recent attempts to remake its animated features as realistic popcorn movies. Bagheera sounded like a lion instead of a leopard, jaguar, or cougar, but shere khan roaring like a lion, thats ok. The jungle book remains one of the most beloved and influential disney movies and will continue to hold that distinction for generations to come. Based on rudyard kiplings 1894 book of the same name, it is the 19th disney animated feature film.
He was to be animated by milt kahl before the character was ultimately dropped from the story. Wanting to know more about this alternate ending, i have been searching everywhere for videos or typed explanations of it, but i cant seem to find anything about it. Buy the jungle book movie on bluray combo pack, dvd, and hd digital download. Anyway, the story is basically taken wholesale from disneys 1967 animated feature the studios 1994 liveaction version has been dropped so. I would, however, not deny that he displayed casually bigoted tendencies that only further place him as a man of his time. Still, we think its appropriate here because the whole book is dedicated to jurgiss transformation from childlike, naive peasant to mature, productive socialist. A little something i found on the jungle book blu ray diamond edition. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling. He was to appear in the vulture sequence and would have been voiced by frank fontaine. Baloo sings bare nessecites with a lost scene never released. This is not, we must immediately make clear, an example of a film thats not very good that still got that nomination, and several others, because it was an undeniable zeitgeist hit, or because it gave comfort to some small but vociferous minority of. When peet left the studio, this character was removed by disney so as to avoid any heavy stuff and the ending in which mowgli defeated shere khan by using fire mans red flower was created.
Along the way he meets friends including the lovable bear baloo who teaches mowgli the bare necessities of life and the meaning of friendship. The jungle cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. This isnt an alternate ending its an alternate third act. Disneys overall point, i would not agree that her granduncle was a rabidly racist, sexist, or antisemitic figure in hollywood. One of the bonus features on the jungle book diamond edition is a newly discovered alternate ending titled mowgli and the hunter. Feb 03, 2014 baloo sings bare nessecites with a lost scene never released. Hes hooked, said baloo as he watched mowgli disappear upon entering the man village. It may be a stretch to call the jungle a comingofage novel because those usually star child protagonists. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. There is a famous story told about how walt disney, having picked the story for his studios 19th animated feature in his customary jolly. He was eventually used in the 2016 live action adaptation of the jungle book.
To help save money, they recycled several elements from the jungle book, including using the design of baloo for little john and the dance sequence between baloo and king louie which was rotoscoped and used again for little john and lady clucks dance. Rocky the rhino is a visuallychallenged indian rhinoceros who was dropped from the 1967 film the jungle book. Funny jungle book ending, a jungle book fanfic fanfiction. Nov 17, 2009 walts personal involvement with the development of the jungle book was greater than it had been for any other film of the silver age. This article contains spoilers for the ending of disneys new version of the jungle book heres how you know that. The loose 1967 adaptation of rudyard kiplings shortstory collection.
Sebastian cabot bagheera the panther phil harris baloo the bear. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. Apr 15, 2016 mowgli and shere khan in the 1967 jungle book. Jan 18, 2020 as of 18 january 2020, 563 films have been nominated for the academy award for best picture, and 1967 s doctor dolittle is the worst one of them. Jungle book remake needs the old ending the lima news. In the original serial form of the jungle, jurgis is arrested on election night. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, james algar, jack kinney. It looks like we dont have any alternate versions for this title yet.
Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. Dec 11, 2016 mufasa saves simba from hyenas the lion king 2019 hd 1080p duration. The alternate ending of the original jungle book and what. The story of the jungle book concerns a young mancub named mowgli. Released in 1967 jungle book is the last film walt disney produced. But i think you have to look for racism in the jungle book, and that you will find it only if you desperately want to. A panther named bagheera one day comes across an abandoned boat, in which a small baby is seen. This article contains spoilers for the ending of disneys new version. Dozens of key scenes throughout the new jungle book purposely echo the 1967. Feb 23, 20 sometime very soon after the end of the 1967 the jungle book the timeline is left purposefully vague, but it surely cant be more than a month or so, the human boy mowgli haley joel osment, raised by wolves and delivered to a manvillage by a black panther and a sloth bear, is finding it hard to fit in. The jungle book and racism in disneys animated features. This article contains spoilers for the ending of disneys new version of the jungle book heres how you know that disney is feeling bullish rather than bearish about jon favreaus liveaction remake of the jungle book, which opens in theaters friday. Oct 02, 2014 one of the bonus features on the jungle book diamond edition is a newly discovered alternate ending titled mowgli and the hunter. The alternate ending of the original jungle book and.
Apr 17, 2016 disneys latest bigscreen version of the jungle book is a photorealistic feast for the eyes that combines the wisdom of rudyard kiplings tales with the charm of their 1967 animated adaptation. The jungle book was a reminder that simpler can be better, and achieved such with some. In honor of the jungle book which is now playing in theaters i will show you all an original ending to the animated movie that was cut and replaced with the ending youve all ready seen millions. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions. Buldeo later was one of the main antagonists in disneys liveaction adaptation the jungle book 1994. Embark on an adventure with mowgli as he makes his way to the manvillage with bagheera, the panther. Out of the book s fourteen chapters, ten take place in the jungle, but the others dont. Director jon favreau explains the big change hes made to. Director jon favreau explains the big change hes made to the. Jul 30, 20 the loose 1967 adaptation of rudyard kiplings shortstory collection bristles with all sorts of bells and whistles and kingoftheswingers excitement. Family, animation, adventure stream now tims rating. The jungle book is jampacked with easter eggs for disney fans.
The jungle book 1967 posted by tim brayton posted on nov 17. My melancholy started last weekend after seeing disneys remake of its 1967 animated classic, the jungle book. Mar 06, 2015 a little something i found on the jungle book blu ray diamond edition. Ending spoiler for the jungle book 1967, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. And the final two chapters take place in a military camp near rawalpindi, in what is now pakistan. Mowgli netflix ending darker than disney jungle book refinery29. Kotick the seal would be pretty out of place in the jungle, and his adventures take place in the bering sea. Disneys latest bigscreen version of the jungle book is a photorealistic feast for the eyes that combines the wisdom of rudyard kiplings tales with the charm of their 1967 animated adaptation. In honor of the jungle book which is now playing in theaters i will show you all an original ending to the animated movie that was cut and. Early sketch of mowgli and baboo, from disneys the jungle book credit.
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