The King and I (1999)

Director:

Richard Rich

Writers:

Oscar Hammerstein II (adapted from the musical by), Arthur Rankin Jr. (conceived and adapted for animation),

Stars:

Miranda Richardson, Christiane Noll, Martin Vidnovic

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miranda Richardson	...	Anna Leonowens (voice)
Christiane Noll	...	Anna Leonowens (singing voice)
Martin Vidnovic	...	The King of Siam (voice)
Ian Richardson	...	The Kralahome (voice)
Darrell Hammond	...	Master Little (voice)
Allen D. Hong	...	Prince Chululongkorn (voice)
David Burnham	...	Prince Chululongkorn (singing voice)
Armi Arabe	...	Tuptim (voice)
Tracy Venner Warren	...	Tuptim (singing voice)
Adam Wylie	...	Louis Leonowens (voice)
Sean Smith	...	Sir Edward Ramsay (voice)
James Fujii	...	First Wife (voice) (as J. A. Fujii)
Kenny Baker	...	Captain Orton (voice) (as Ken Baker)
Ed Trotta	...	Sir Edward's Captain (voice)
Tony Pope	...	Burmese Emissary (voice) (as Anthony Mozdy)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

love | falling from height | based on stage musical based on novel | giant spider | siam | 

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Taglines:

The Extraordinary Adventure, The Magical Romance, The Musical Masterpiece

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le roi et moi

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£135,385 (UK) (28 May 1999)

Gross:

ESP 116,716,382 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions, Rankin/Bass Productions, Nest Family Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In response to the overwhelmingly negative reviews, the estates of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein have declared that there are to be no more animated features based on their musicals.

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Goofs

When the king crashes the balloon, Anna is wearing gloves. When she touches his face moments later, she does it with a bare hand. Then she's wearing gloves again.

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Quotes

Master Little: The Kralahome very good at Kralahoming!

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: The King and I (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Shall We Dance"
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by William Kidd
Performed by Christiane Noll and Martin Vidnovic

User Reviews

Awful adaptation of The King and I

Here's the story: When I was a toddler, I went over to my Grandfather's house and he had a copy of the old classic King and I. He set me off to watch it and I loved it through out. Well, in the presence, I watched this on STARZ and I didn't know what to do but sit through it and think about it. I had to rate it a 1/10 because of how awful this was. Look, I don't remember if the original King and I had this, but this was waay too frightening to look at for young viewers. There is a villain named whatshisname who puts on an evil scheme to distract the village with scary dragons, scary animals, a bloody-colored river, and there is a near death experience with the king. This movie is way to scary too look at with your kids. There is this woman who almost drowned at the part where she gets carried away in the river. I don't think this is nothing copied off of the original classic King and I but here are some subjects about it:

The animation was beautiful (almost like a Disney animation film). The script was flat. And the storyline was mostly predictable. The songs were forgettable. The characters are unfavorable.

Skip this floppy animated version and watch the original King and I.