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The King and I (1999) 3.4
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Metascore: 29/100
Reviews: 50 user | 34 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com Director:Richard RichWriters:Oscar Hammerstein II (adapted from the musical by), Arthur Rankin Jr. (conceived and adapted for animation), 5 more credits » |
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Cast
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Anna Leonowens
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Christiane Noll | ... |
Anna Leonowens
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Martin Vidnovic | ... |
The King of Siam
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The Kralahome
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Master Little
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Allen D. Hong | ... |
Prince Chululongkorn
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David Burnham | ... |
Prince Chululongkorn
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Armi Arabe | ... |
Tuptim
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Tracy Venner Warren | ... |
Tuptim
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Louis Leonowens
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Sir Edward Ramsay
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James Fujii | ... |
First Wife
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Captain Orton
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Ed Trotta | ... |
Sir Edward's Captain
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Tony Pope | ... |
Burmese Emissary
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love | falling from height | based on stage musical based on novel | giant spider | siam |Taglines:
The Extraordinary Adventure, The Magical Romance, The Musical Masterpiece See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 March 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le roi et moi See more »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 See more »
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Anna Leonowens: I'm speechless.
The King of Siam: For once!
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Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by William Kidd
Performed by Christiane Noll, Adam Wylie, Charles Clark, Earl Grizzell, Jeff Gunn, David Joyce, and Larry Kenton
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Did You Know?
Trivia
In a February 17th, 2009 interview on NPR's Fresh Air, Ted Chapin, President of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, said he considered allowing this movie to be made his "biggest mistake in terms of granting or denying permission" to any of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's works. See more »Goofs
When The Kralahome shoots at the air balloon he goes from wearing a suit to his usual clothes and back to the suit again in a few shots. See more »Quotes
[after Anna has just received a house outside the palace]Anna Leonowens: I'm speechless.
The King of Siam: For once!
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Soundtracks
"I Whistle A Happy Tune"Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by William Kidd
Performed by Christiane Noll, Adam Wylie, Charles Clark, Earl Grizzell, Jeff Gunn, David Joyce, and Larry Kenton
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Warner Brothers has seen fit to butcher this masterpiece with a new animated version that is thoroughly awful. The producers have attempted to bring the story down to a kid's level by eliminating key elements from the original and introducing new characters that would make Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein both turn over in their graves. The King no longer has a harem here, and his 106 children have been reduced to a mere 8. The Prime Minister has been transformed into an evil wizard who uses a magic gong in an attempt to overthrow the King, and he is aided by a bumbling fat midget who keeps having his teeth knocked out. Then there is the onslaught of cute animals including a monkey, an elephant and a panther that constantly save the King by hurling mangoes at the villains. Many of these new characters are directly stolen from Disney films, especially from `Aladdin.' If all this was not enough, we even get a scene where the King rides in a hot air balloon that is powered by a panther riding a bicycle mounted to a propeller. And just to make sure that we have a happy ending, absolutely NOBODY dies in this version. Admittedly, seeing this was an animated feature I was fully expecting some liberties to be taken, but I was not expecting a rewriting of the entire story.
The film's worst moments come during the musical scenes. Some of Rogers and Hammerstein's music manages to make it onto the screen but it is handled in such a way that it makes your stomach turn. For example, the movie begins with Anna singing `I Whistle a Happy Tune' while a sea monster attacks her. The King sings `A Puzzlement' while being attacked by giant statues that have suddenly come to life. Then there are the kids that sing `Getting to Know You' while being stalked by the fat midget. At the screening of this film I kept sinking deeper into my seat and saying, `Tell me this isn't happening!'