The Jungle Book

Mowgli, a young boy raised in the jungle by wolves, is urged by his friend Bagheera the panther to leave because the tiger, Shere Khan, has vowed to kill the mancub.

Bagheera is given the job of accompanying Mowgli on his journey back to the human village, but the boy doesn't want to go. On their journey they meet up with the loveable Baloo, a bear who becomes their friend. Along the way they encounter King Louie, a crazy orangutan, and a sly snake called Kaa. Mowgli runs off, but bumps into Shere Khan, and is saved at the last minute by his new friends.

After meeting a young girl from the man village, Mowgli agrees to return to civilization.

78 minutes long.

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Release Date October 18, 1967. Re-released in 1978, 1984, and 1990. Released on video in 1991. A live action version of the story was released in 1994. Cast List Wolf   John Abbott Mowgli The Man Cub   Bruce Reitherman Bagheera The Panther   Sebastian Cabot The Girl   Darleen Carr Elephant   Verna Felton Baloo The Bear   Phil Harris King Louie Of The Apes   Louis Prima Kaa The Snake   Sterling Holloway Vulture   Clint Howard Vulture   Lord Tim Hudson Colonel Hathi The Elephant   J. Pat O'Malley Shere Khan The Tiger   George Sanders Vulture   Chad Stuart Rama   Ben Wright Dizzy   Lord Tim Hudson Directed By: Wolfgang Reitherman Written By: Larry Clemmons Ralph Wright Ken Anderson Vance Gerry Songs The Bare Necessities I Wanna Be Like You Trust In Me My Own Home That's What Friends Are For Colonel Hathi's March Fun Facts The film is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Mowgli" stories. It was the last animated film that was created under Walt Disney's supervision. Baloo is Hindi for bear. Bagheera is Hindi for panther. Hathi is Hindi for elephant. The four vultures who sing "That's What Friends Are For" are rumored to be modeled after the Fab Four. "The Bare Necessities" was nominated for an Academy Award in 1967 for Best Music, Song. Most of the songs in the film were written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, apart from "The Bare Necessities," which was written by Terry Gilkyson. Frames in the scene where Mowgli is welcomed home were lifted from The Sword in the Stone (when Wart is welcomed home by the keep dogs). Quotes Baloo: What do they call you? Bagheera: His name is Mowgli, and I'm taking him back to the man village. Baloo: Man village? They'll ruin him. They'll make a man out of him. King Louie: Ha-ha, so you're the mancub? Crazy. Mowgli: I'm not as crazy as you are, put me down. Baloo: Ha-Ha! Man that's what I call a swinging party.

Screenshots   [more] DVD & Soundtrack     Shop with amazon Tagline The Jungle is JUMPIN'! Bloopers The film is set in India, but King Louie is an orangutan which only live in Borneo and Sumatra. When Colonel Hathi breaks his stick, in the next scene it's shown as being intact again. Bagheera drops baby Mowgli off with the wolf pack and his basket is shown as being closed, but when he looks back, the basket is open. When Colonel Hathi orders the troops to halt Winifred it at the front, but later in the scene, there is a grey elephant at the front. Reviews & Ratings