Movie Description A spirited, live-action feature of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale about a boy raised by animals in the jungle only to fall in love with an English girl. This sweeping, inspired and in many ways original movie was filmed on location in India with a cast of 52 trained animals.
| Credits | | Cast: | Cary Elwes, John Cleese, Sam Neill |
Notes Color by Technicolor; Anamorphic.
Live action remake of the 1967 Disney classic.
Rated BBFC PG by the British Board of Film Classification.
Additional cast: Casey as Baloo and Shadow as Bagheera., DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Stephen Sommers - Director Making-of - 1. "The Making Of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book" Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
Editorial Reviews "...Brashly panoramic....The story is told in clear, confident strokes..." New York Times - Stephen Holden (12/23/1994)
"...Animation come to life...like a jolly piece of Indian pulp art....It works..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (01/13/1995)
"...JUNGLE BOOK provides both rowdy thrills and old-fashioned family entertainment....JUNGLE BOOK entertains in a way both contemporary and traditional..." Los Angeles Times - David Kronke (12/23/1994)
"...Quite an entertaining movie and a splendid showcase for the talent of Jason Scott Lee....He shows a rare range of dramatic power and physical presence..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (12/25/1994)
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