The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Mark Dindal

Writers:

Chris Williams (story) &
Mark Dindal (story) ...

Release Date:

15 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's All About... ME

Plot:

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.

Plot Keywords:

Llama | Emperor | Octopus | Swimming Pool | Suspension Bridge

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

David Spade	...	Emperor Kuzco / Narrator (voice)
John Goodman	...	Pacha (voice)
Eartha Kitt	...	Yzma (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Kronk, Yzma's Sidekick (voice)
Wendie Malick	...	Chicha, Pacha's Wife (voice)
Kellyann Kelso	...	Chaca, Pacha's Daughter (voice)
Stephen J. Anderson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Eli Russell Linnetz	...	Tipo, Pacha's Son (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Bucky the Squirrel (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Tom Jones	...	Theme Song Guy (voice)
Robert Clotworthy	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Patti Deutsch	...	Waitress (voice)
John Fiedler	...	Old Man (voice)

Also Known As:

Kingdom in the Sun (USA) (working title)
Kingdom of the Sun (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #37796) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Denmark:7 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:sans limite d'âge (canton of Geneva) | UK:U | South Korea:All | Canada:G | Singapore:G | Greece:K

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

The original ending was of Kuzco building his huge summer home on the hill next to Pacha. 'Sting' noted that it looked like Kuzco destroyed some of the landscape so instead of the mansion Kuzco ends up with a hut.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Yzma and Kronk are visiting Pacha's house, his wife's headband is blue. When Kronk is leaving the house, it is green.

Quotes:

Yzma: Pull the lever, Kronk!
[Kronk pulls a lever, and Yzma falls into a pit]
Yzma: [as she is falling] Wrong lever!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Soundtrack:

Perfect World / Perfect World Reprise

I'm 23 and I still LOVE this movie

Disney has done it again with a FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY (how many funnies is that? 4?...not enough) FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY (you get the point) movie.

Picture this. 2 friends and I walk into a local movie rental shop and start arguing over the NEW releases. Horror movie? No. Slasher flick? No. Drama? No. Etc, Etc, Etc. Finally, as if it were fate, we all walk into the Disney/Children section of the shop. One suggest "Emperors New Grove". The rest automatically agree... and we weren't disapointed.

David Spade is brilliant as the voice of the Emperor in this movie. His humour was definatly evident throughout the entirity. Speaking of the humour... it was funny. Ha, ha. Ain't I a kidder? Seriously though, I have to say that this is the funniest Disney movie that I've ever seen... and it's definaly because of the cast... who were brilliant in all their roles. There was a lot of adult humour in this one though. Nothing gross or sexually oriented or anything, but just grown up... intelligent... making it a fabulous watch.

If you haven't seen this, then I suggest you do... and soon.