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The Lion King (1994) 8.4
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Metascore: 83/100
Reviews: 510 user | 168 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King. |
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Cast
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| Jonathan Taylor Thomas | ... |
Young Simba
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| Matthew Broderick | ... |
Adult Simba
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| James Earl Jones | ... |
Mufasa
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| Jeremy Irons | ... |
Scar
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| Moira Kelly | ... |
Adult Nala
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| Niketa Calame | ... |
Young Nala
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| Ernie Sabella | ... |
Pumbaa
(voice)
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| Nathan Lane | ... |
Timon
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| Robert Guillaume | ... |
Rafiki
(voice)
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| Rowan Atkinson | ... |
Zazu
(voice)
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| Madge Sinclair | ... |
Sarabi
(voice)
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... |
Shenzi
(voice)
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| Cheech Marin | ... |
Banzai
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
Ed
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Young Simba
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
A lion prince, Simba, is born in Africa and the animals of the Pride Lands pay tribute. Later Simba is told by his father, King Mufasa, that when Mufasa dies, Simba will become King of the Pride Lands. Simba's Uncle Scar would have been king after Mufasa had Mufasa not had a child. Fuelled by rage, Scar plots to kill Mufasa and Simba so he is able to take over the throne. He uses the hyenas to cause a stampede through the canyon where Mufasa and Simba are, and personally ensures Mufasa falls to his death. Simba survives so Scar implies that the stampede was Simba's fault and that the pride will blame him. Simba flees the Pride Lands meaning never to return home. Simba is found, collapsed with exhaustion, by Timon the Meerkat, and Pumbaa the Warthog, and the trio become fast friends. Simba stays with them well into adulthood until his childhood friend, Nala, hunting beyond the Pride Lands that herds had deserted under Scar's mismanagement stumbles upon Simba's new home. Astonished to ... Written by fallgeek
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The King Has Returned. [for Christmas 2002 IMAX release.] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 June 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Lion King 3D See more »Box Office
Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$47,585 (South Africa) (17 January 2003)Gross:
$422,783,777 (USA) (13 January 2012)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Scar: [Scar catches a mouse] Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... well, I shall never be king. And you... shall never see the light of another day. Hmm-hmm-hmm, adieu.
Zazu: Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?
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(1994)
Written by Tim Rice and Elton John
Arranged and Produced by Mark Mancina
Performed by Jason Weaver and Laura Williams with Rowan Atkinson
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Several Disney animators went to Africa to study animal behavior and interaction in the wild. A grown lion and a cub were also brought into the animation studio as models for anatomy and musculature. See more »Goofs
Rafiki leads Simba to a lake claiming to show him Mufasa. Simba looks up from the lake when he hears Mufasa in the sky. He never moves all the while talking to Mufasa, which means he should be standing at the edge of the lake. But when Mufasa fades away Simba runs forward and we realize Simba was nowhere near the lake, but on a grassland. If he was near the lake, he should have fallen into it when he ran forward. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Scar: [Scar catches a mouse] Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... well, I shall never be king. And you... shall never see the light of another day. Hmm-hmm-hmm, adieu.
Zazu: Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?
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Crazy Credits
Nico Golfar is also credited as "Score Wrangler". See more »Soundtracks
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King"(1994)
Written by Tim Rice and Elton John
Arranged and Produced by Mark Mancina
Performed by Jason Weaver and Laura Williams with Rowan Atkinson
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This is truly one of the best Disney movies ever. I really enjoyed it when I first seen it, about when I was 6, and since then I watched it over and over again. I simply LOOOOVED the music. It's one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. And, speaking of soundtrack, I just can't tell in words how much I love the song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight". Is one of my favorite songs ever. I truly believe that this motion picture could easily be nominated for The Best Picture, but The Best Song and the Best Original Score is really enough. I wonder if they will ever think to make a prequel of this movie in order to understand who is Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi and the other characters. In short, this movie will be remembered in the next 100 years. Truly.