Pocahontas (1995)

The daughter of a Native American tribe chief and English soldier share a romance when English colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Directors:

Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg

Writers:

Carl Binder, Susannah Grant,

Stars:

Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, Christian Bale

Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Irene Bedard	...	Pocahontas (voice)
Judy Kuhn	...	Pocahontas (singing voice)
Mel Gibson	...	John Smith (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Governor Ratcliffe / Wiggins (voice)
John Kassir	...	Meeko (voice)
Russell Means	...	Powhatan (voice)
Christian Bale	...	Thomas (voice)
Linda Hunt	...	Grandmother Willow (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Percy (voice)
Billy Connolly	...	Ben (voice)
Joe Baker	...	Lon (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Flit (voice)
Michelle St. John	...	Nakoma (voice)
James Apaumut Fall	...	Kocoum (voice)
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Kekata (voice)

Storyline

Capt. John Smith leads a rag-tag band of English sailors & soldiers to the New World to plunder its riches for England (or, more precisely, for Governor Ratcliffe, who comes along for the ride). Meanwhile, in this "New World," Chief Powhatan has pledged his daughter, Pocahontas, to be married to the village's greatest warrior. Pocahontas, however, has other ideas. She has seen a vision of a spinning arrow, a vision she believes tells her change is coming. Her life does indeed change when the English ship lands near her village. Between Ratcliffe, who believes the "savages" are hiding the gold he expected to be plentiful, and Powhatan, who believes these pale newcomers will destroy their land, Smith and Pocahontas have a difficult time preventing all-out war, and saving their love for each other.

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Plot Keywords:

native american | 17th century | love | ship | prospecting | 

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Taglines:

An American legend comes to life

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | History | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Покахонтас

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£9,423,433 (UK) (17 November 1995)

Gross:

£10,103,234 (UK) (15 December 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min 84 min (10th Anniversary edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the time, Disney cartoons traditionally featured a show-stopping musical number. Previous examples would include the "Kiss the Girl" segment from The Little Mermaid (1989), "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast (1991), and "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin (1992). This proved to be problematic however, with "Pocahontas" as the story didn't really lend itself to such an ornate production number. Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken penned several songs, of which the leading contender was a song called "In the Middle of the River", but it was eventually dropped when it was decided that the song simply didn't fit within the dramatic context of the story.

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Goofs

When Governor Ratcliffe plants the British flag, he claims the New World "in the name of His Majesty King James I." The king wouldn't have been referred to as James I until they'd had King James II.

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Quotes

Ben: [Captain John Smith has just jumped off the ship during a storm to save Thomas] Smith! Are you crazy?

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Connections

Referenced in Killer Bud (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Just Around the Riverbend"
(1995)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Performed by Judy Kuhn

User Reviews

And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon...

What can I say... When I was a kid, I didn't like Pocahontas. In fact, I was disappointed with this movie. Because, to me, they HAD to be happy ever after! The years have passed, and I'm 19, and I felt really stupid because I didn't like this movie. Oh my god. This movie wasn't made for children, It was made for grow ups. It's language... a child would never understand the message. A child would just enjoy the animation, Meeko and the songs. When I saw that movie again, 2 years ago, I understood why they couldn't be together, I understood the message of the songs and I understood the fact that this movie is one of the most brilliants animations crated. When I saw "Colors of the wind" I cried. When I heard "Savages!" I got chills. How Disney did that? Kids, don't watch this movie. Grow-ups, GO NOW AND WATCH. This movie teaches values that this world forgot, and we need more movies like that. 10/10