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The Lion King (1994)

G  89 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Comedy   -  24 June 1994 (USA)
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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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Irene Mecchi (screenplay), Jonathan Roberts (screenplay), and 27 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jonathan Taylor Thomas ...
Young Simba (voice)
Matthew Broderick ...
Adult Simba (voice)
James Earl Jones ...
Mufasa (voice)
Jeremy Irons ...
Scar (voice)
Moira Kelly Moira Kelly ...
Adult Nala (voice)
Nathan Lane ...
Timon (voice)
Niketa Calame ...
Young Nala (voice)
Ernie Sabella ...
Pumbaa (voice)
Robert Guillaume ...
Rafiki (voice)
Rowan Atkinson ...
Zazu (voice)
Madge Sinclair Madge Sinclair ...
Sarabi (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg ...
Shenzi (voice)
Cheech Marin ...
Banzai (voice)
Jim Cummings ...
Ed (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Welker ...
Additional Voices (voice)
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Storyline

A lion prince is born in Africa and is told by his father, King Mufasa, that when Mufasa dies, Simba will take over the throne, cheating his Uncle Scar out of becoming King of the Pride Lands. Scar, fueled by rage, plots to kill Mufasa and Simba so he is able to take over the throne. He and the hyenas team up and manage to push Mufasa to his death, but Simba survives, and, armed with misinformation, flees the Pride Lands. Simba, believing that his father's death was his own fault, decides to never return home; due to this decision, he meets Timone the Meerkat, and Pummba the Warthog, and the trio become fast friends. Simba stays with them well into adulthood until his childhood friend, Nala, tracks him down and begs him to return to the Pride Lands, where Scar has reigned as King for years, and ruined everything. All of the animals will starve to death if Simba does not return. Simba... Written by fallgeek  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

King | Scar | Prince | Lion | Uncle  | See more »

Taglines:

The King Has Returned. [for Christmas 2002 IMAX release.] See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swahili | Xhosa (song lyrics) | Zulu

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Lion King 3D See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,825,849 (USA) (15 June 1994) (66 Screens)

Gross:

$945,578,747 (Worldwide) (10 December 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The wildebeest stampede took Disney's CG department approximately three years to animate. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In one of the final scenes where Simba walks up Pride Rock to roar, it is raining. When we see Timon and Pumbaa briefly, they are dry while the other characters all have signs of being wet. 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

The IMAX version uses the orange/black Walt Disney Pictures logo (usually used for live-action movies). See more »

Connections

Featured in The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"
(1944)
Written by Fred Heatherton
Sung by Rowan Atkinson (uncredited) See more »