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The Lion King (1994)
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Ratings: 8.3/10 from 244,950 users
Metascore:
83/100
Reviews: 487 user | 153 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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| Nathan Lane | ... |
Timon
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| Niketa Calame | ... |
Young Nala
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| Ernie Sabella | ... |
Pumbaa
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| Robert Guillaume | ... |
Rafiki
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| Rowan Atkinson | ... |
Zazu
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Madge Sinclair | ... |
Sarabi
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... |
Shenzi
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| Cheech Marin | ... |
Banzai
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
Ed
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| Frank Welker | ... |
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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 Musafa 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 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, hunting beyond the... Written by fallgeek
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Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,825,849 (USA) (15 June 1994) (66 Screens)Gross:
$945,578,747 (Worldwide) (10 December 2011)Company Credits
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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 Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss (as George Weiss) and Luigi Creatore
Based on a song by Solomon Linda and Paul Campbell
Sung by Nathan Lane (uncredited) and Ernie Sabella (uncredited) See more »
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In early drafts, Scar was a rogue lion with no relation to Mufasa. Eventually, however, the story writers thought relating him to Mufasa would be more interesting; a threat within. This is why Scar and Mufasa differ so much; They weren't originally designed to be related. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Rafiki parts the grass to show Simba the Dream Pool, he pulls aside the grass on Simba's right (and holds it there). However when Simba passes through the gap, the grass on his left is also pushed aside as if by some invisible hand. It springs back once he's through. 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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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"(1994)
Written by Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss (as George Weiss) and Luigi Creatore
Based on a song by Solomon Linda and Paul Campbell
Sung by Nathan Lane (uncredited) and Ernie Sabella (uncredited) See more »
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