The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998) (V) The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (original title)

Directors:

Darrell Rooney
Rob LaDuca (co-director)

Writers:

Flip Kobler (screenplay) &
Cindy Marcus (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

27 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The circle of life continues...

Plot:

Simba's daughter is the key to a resolution of a bitter feud between Simba's pride and the outcast pride led by the mate of Scar.

Plot Keywords:

Lion | King | Feud | Revenge | Face Slap

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Matthew Broderick	...	Simba (voice)
Neve Campbell	...	Kiara (voice)
Andy Dick	...	Nuka (voice)
Robert Guillaume	...	Rafiki (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Mufasa (voice)
Moira Kelly	...	Nala (voice)
Nathan Lane	...	Timon (voice)
Jason Marsden	...	Kovu (voice)
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Zira (voice)
Ernie Sabella	...	Pumbaa (voice)
Lacey Chabert	...	Young Vitani (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Simba (singing voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Scar (voice)
Edward Hibbert	...	Zazu (voice)
Michelle Horn	...	Young Kiara (voice)
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ryan O'Donohue	...	Young Kovu (voice)
Peter Renaday	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Pete Renaday)
Vanessa Theme Ament	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Vanessa De La Rocha)
Robin Frizzell	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Lisa Long	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Adrienne Hampton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Seth Isler	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Richard Sinclair	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joel Moffett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Liz Callaway	...	Adult Kiara (singing voice) (uncredited)
Ashley Edner	...	Young Kiara (lion growls) (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Gibbs	...	Baby Kiara (voice) (uncredited)
Zoe Leader	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Jennifer Lien	...	Adult Vitani (voice) (uncredited)
Crysta Macalush	...	Young Vitani (singing voice) (uncredited)
Gene Miller	...	Adult Kovu (singing) (voice) (uncredited)
Charity Sanoy	...	Young Kiara (singing) (singing voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Darrell Rooney
Rob LaDuca		(co-director)

Writing credits
Flip Kobler		(screenplay) &
Cindy Marcus		(screenplay)
Jenny Wingfield		additional written material and
Linda Voorhees		additional written material and
Gregory Poirier		additional written material and
Bill Motz		additional written material &
Bob Roth		additional written material and
Mark McCorkle		additional written material &
Robert Schooley		additional writing and
Jonathan Cuba		additional written material
Irene Mecchi		characters (uncredited)
Jonathan Roberts		characters (uncredited)
Linda Woolverton		characters (uncredited)

Produced by
Jeannine Roussel	....	producer

Original Music by
Nick Glennie-Smith

Film Editing by
Peter Lonsdale

Art Direction by
Fred Warter

Production Management
Peter Michels	....	assistant production manager
Sharon Morrill Robinov	....	executive in charge of production
Stephen Swofford	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Ryan Anthony	....	storyboard artist
William Austin	....	storyboard artist
Theresa Cullen	....	storyboard artist (as Theresa Pettengill)
Holly Forsyth	....	storyboard artist
Sharon Forward	....	storyboard artist
Daan Jippes	....	storyboard supervisor (as Daniel Jippes)
Rick Law	....	illustrator
Don MacKinnon	....	storyboard artist
Judie Martin	....	storyboard revisions
Leonardo Pinero	....	storyboard revisions
David Prince	....	storyboard artist
Debra Pugh	....	storyboard artist
Larry Scholl	....	storyboard artist
Marty Warner	....	prop designer
Marty Warner	....	storyboard artist
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard artist
Phil Weinstein	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	supervising foley editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Suzie Hollander	....	audio post
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	first assistant sound editor
Carlos Sotolongo	....	adr mixer
Carlos Sotolongo	....	original dialog mixer
David E. Stone	....	sound
Tracey Willsie	....	adr supervisor

Visual Effects by
Claire Cook Moyes	....	animation (as Cook Claire)
Mark Evans	....	compositor
Kris Gardiner	....	digital scanner operator
Rowena Hamlyn-Aspden	....	effects animator (as Rowena Hamlyn)
Darren Keating	....	effects animator
Fernando Letteri	....	compositor
Charles Luce	....	compositor
Elias Macute	....	compositor
Julie Phelan	....	effects animator
Adam Phillips	....	effects animator
Alexs Stadermann	....	supervising effects animator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Wruck	....	condor operator

Animation Department
Sid Ahearne	....	animator: "Kiara"
Amanda Allen	....	animation checker
Ma Eliza S. Almeida	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Mike Amandy	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Edmund Apilado	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Silvio Arlenghi	....	inbetween artist
Simon Ashton	....	animator: "Kiara"
Gilbert Atento	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Michael Badman	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Kelly Baigent	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Yosh Barry	....	layout artist
Lisa Battye	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Bob Baxter	....	supervising animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Lindo Baxter	....	additional inbetween artist
Davide Benvenuti	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Pong Bernardo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Melba Besa	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Milana Borkert	....	additional background artist
Eli Braga	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Andrew Brooks	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Daryl Brougham	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Simon Brown	....	animator: "Kovu"
Rodney Brunsdon	....	additional inbetween artist
Emanuel Cabrera	....	inbetween artist: Toon City (as Emmanuel Cabrera)
Jeffrey Calaranan	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Deborah Cameron	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Sammy Canton	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Linda Catchlove	....	supervising character lead: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Belinda Catimbang	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Ronald Cayao	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Manuk Chang	....	animator: "Kovu"
Eddie Choo	....	inbetween artist
Roger Clarke	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Noel Cleary	....	inbetween artist
Andrew Collins	....	supervising animator: "Kovu"
Tom Collison	....	inbetween artist (as Tim Collison)
Michael Comino	....	supervising character lead: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Kevin Compty	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Kevin Comty)
Ariel Constantino	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Litz Constantino	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Nelson Cortez	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
David Costello	....	inbetween artist
Kristine Cotton	....	inbetween artist
Debbie Cramb	....	inbetween supervisor
Annie Cruz	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Danilo De Asis	....	key background stylist
Roehl De Guzman	....	layout artist (as Joseroehl De Guzman)
Abeth De La Cruz	....	layout artist (as Maribeth Delacruz)
Claire de Zoete	....	additional animator
Barry Dean	....	background artist
Murray Debus	....	additional animator
Ramil Dela Cruz	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Ronald Dela Cruz	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Ronald Dela Cruz	....	inbetween supervisor: Toon City
Nonilon Dela Torre	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Lily Dell	....	animator: "Kiara"
Bernard Derriman	....	animator: "Kovu"
Anna Dimezza	....	inbetween artist
Zhiqiang Ding	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Barbara Dourmashkin	....	animation and timing director (as Barbara Dourmashkin Case)
Dick Dunn	....	animator: "Kiara"
Janey Dunn	....	clean-up supervisor
Janey Dunn	....	supervising character lead: "Kiara"
Amanda Earle	....	inbetween supervisor
Virginia Eastman	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Peter Eastment	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Danny Encabo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Celine Esnault	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Sonny Esquillon	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Jacqueline Evaldez	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Ariel Ferrari	....	additional animator
Felice Ferrer-Burton	....	background artist
Allan Fuentes	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Enrique Gallardo	....	inbetween artist
Godofredo Galuz	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
David C. Gardner	....	key layout designer (as David Gardner)
Serena Geddes	....	inbetween artist
Warwick Gilbert	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Randy Glusac	....	animator: "Kovu"
Ramil Gonzaga	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Delia Gosman	....	additional animator (as David Gosman)
Stephen Grant	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala" (as Steven Grant)
William Guittap	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Max Gunner	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
David Harrison	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Gina Harrowell	....	additional clean-up artist
Ian Harrowell	....	supervising animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Dan Haskett	....	character designer (as Daniel Haskett)
John Hill	....	layout supervisor
John Horvath	....	inbetween artist (as Joh Horvath)
Michael Howie	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Caroline Hu	....	character designer
Janet Huang	....	inbetween artist
Lianne Hughes	....	supervising animator: "Kiara"
Alexander Iguban	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Jeanette Imer	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Ronaldo Inolino	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Anna Jukic	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Richard Kelly	....	additional inbetween artist
Jang Gil Kim	....	animation and timing director (as Jang-Gil Kim)
Ian Lacey	....	inbetween artist
Danielle Latta	....	inbetween artist
Morris Lee	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Sylvia Lee	....	additional clean-up artist
Angie Legaspi	....	inbetween artist: Toon City (as Angelina Legaspi)
Anthony Leondis	....	additional character designer
Michael Leske	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Warren Liang	....	animator: "Kiara"
Jerry Liew	....	background artist
Michelle Lindner	....	digital painter
Pieter Lommerse	....	animator: "Kovu"
Nelso Lopez	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Rowel Macapagong	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Conille Macarayan	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Robert Mason	....	inbetween artist
Paul McAdam	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Beverley McNamara	....	background supervisor
Marites Mendoza	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Mamie Miao	....	inbetween artist
Walter Micati	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki" (as Wal Micati)
June Micu	....	key background stylist
Renato Miranda	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Mac Monks	....	animator: "Kiara"
Adam Murphy	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Ronel Narvaez	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Alex Nicholas	....	layout supervisor
Christine O'Connor	....	animation checker (as Chris O'Conner)
Ryan O'Loughlin	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Kathie O'Rourke	....	animator: "Kiara"
Richard Pace	....	inbetween artist
Reymag Parangalan	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Suk-Hee Parkes	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala" (as Suk Hee Park)
Adam Parton	....	inbetween artist
Michael Pattison	....	inbetween artist
Kevin Peaty	....	supervising animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Marvin Petilla	....	inbetween artist
Nick Pill	....	layout artist
Donna Prince	....	key background stylist
Tony Quelch	....	inbetween artist
Roger Quilatan	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Kristina Reay	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Rommel Reyes	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Roberto Roldan	....	additional inbetween artist
Di Rudder	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Sophia Ruo Liu	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Simon Ryder	....	inbetween artist
Nilo Santillan	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Gie Santos	....	animator: "Kiara"
Mylene Sapalo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Alstaire Sarthou	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Alvin Sarthou	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Asher Sassis	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Tom Schyvens	....	inbetween artist
Peter Sgro	....	background artist
Piero Sgro	....	background artist
James Shah	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Damien Simper	....	animation
David Skinner	....	layout artist
Adam Smith	....	inbetween artist
Kate Spencer	....	additional inbetween artist
Aaron Stannard	....	inbetween artist
Mike Stapleton	....	animator: "Kovu"
Sean Steinmuller	....	inbetween artist
Myke Sutherland	....	animator: "Kiara"
Brenda Sutton	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Marissa Tablante	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Lito Tamayo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Betty Tang	....	character design cleanup
Sue Tanner	....	additional clean-up artist
David Temperante	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Richard Trefry	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Steve Trenbirth	....	animation director
Weylen Tseng	....	layout artist
Leesa Tynan	....	supervising character lead: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Nancy Ulene	....	color key stylist
Rizaldy Valencia	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani" (as Rizaldi Valencia)
Adrian Valle	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Colette Van Mierlo	....	key layout designer
Agnes De Vera	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Syril Vicentina	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Danny Wabe	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Chris Wahl	....	additional inbetween artist
Tim Warren	....	inbetween artist
Frank Wessing	....	layout artist
Wallace Williamson	....	key layout designer
Ida Wilson	....	additional inbetween artist
Armand Wong	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Kevin Wotton	....	animator: "Kovu"
Jie Yuan	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Yuan Jie)
Nicole Zarubin	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
James Zheng	....	background artist
S.J. Zheng	....	additional background artist
Marical Zosimo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
James O'Shea	....	additional inbetween artist (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	adr group voice casting
Jamie Thomason	....	voice casting
David Wright	....	casting

Editorial Department
Barbara Gerety	....	assistant film editor
Kris Gilpin	....	assistant film editor
Philip Malamuth	....	assistant film editor
Tony Mizgalski	....	additional editor
Arthur D. Noda	....	associate editor

Music Department
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	conductor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Laura Perlman	....	music editor
Randy Petersen	....	composer: song "Upendi"
Kevin Quinn	....	composer: song "Upendi"
James Twomey	....	music recordist
Hans Zimmer	....	composer: song "He Lives in You"
Louis Price	....	singer (uncredited)

Other crew
Sharianne Greer	....	production assistant
Marc Ireland	....	production accountant
Douglas Little	....	technical director
Clint Morris	....	assistant to writer
Gary L. Page	....	technical director
Jamie Thomason	....	dialogue director

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Animation Australia
• DisneyToon Studios
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Walt Disney Home Video

Other Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by

Also Known As:

"The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" - USA (original title)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | USA:G | Mexico:A | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Taiwan:GP | UK:U | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Sweden:7 | Australia:G | Singapore:G

Company:

Walt Disney Animation Australia

Trivia:

Bette Midler and Helen Mirren were considered for the role of Zira.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Vitani and Nuka go to get fire at the geysers, Vitani has a dark lining in her ear that disappears and reappears between shots.

Quotes:

[about Kiara]
Nala:Simba, who does she remind you of?
Simba:What? Who?
Nala:She's just like you when you were young.
Simba:Exactly!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Nostalgia Chick: Top 10 Worst Disney Sequels (#4.34)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

One Of Us

A good sequel for Disney, but it could have been so much more.

When I first saw the original 'The Lion King' in cinemas at the age of four, I'd been hooked. Ever since then, my favorite movie has always been this Disney classic. The sequel came out when I was seven, and for a cheaply made direct-to-video movie, was quite enjoyable to watch. Basically, the story follows on from the original film. To beat the original Lion King would be a near-impossible feat, so when put in perspective, the movie really isn't all that bad. The story is neatly tied in with the original film, with the concept of Scar, the antagonist of the first film, having a family bent on revenge over Simba, the protagonist of the 1st Lion King. The film can be very moving at times, and some songs I even preferred over the original's. However, this movie could have been so much more! Had Disney spent more time on it and released it to cinemas instead of having a direct to video release, this could have easily been just as good as the original. What brought this movie's rating down was the fact the storyline had a lot of unanswered questions - where was this pride int he rpevious movie? Many other gaps fill this film, and are far too vague for the viewer to assume what might have happened.