The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V)

Director:

Bradley Raymond

Writers:

Tom Rogers (screenplay) and
Roger Allers (additional screenplay material)

Release Date:

10 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Adventure

Tagline:

You don't know the ½ of it!

Plot:

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog retell the story of The Lion King, from their own unique perspective.

Plot Keywords:

Lion | Retelling | Furry | Digit In Title | Remake

Awards:

6 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Nathan Lane	...	Timon (voice)
Ernie Sabella	...	Pumbaa (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Mom (voice)
Jerry Stiller	...	Uncle Max (voice)
Matthew Broderick	...	Simba (voice)
Robert Guillaume	...	Rafiki (voice)
Moira Kelly	...	Nala (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Shenzi the Hyena (voice)
Cheech Marin	...	Banzai (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ed (voice)
Edward Hibbert	...	Zazu (voice)
Jason Rudofsky	...	Flinchy (voice)
Matt Weinberg	...	Young Simba (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Grumpy, Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Hakuna Matata (USA) (working title)
The Lion King 1 1/2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata (USA) (working title)
The Lion King 3 (Australia) (DVD title)

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Thailand:G | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Hong Kong:I | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Greece:K

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Trivia:

There is a part in which Pumbaa and Timon argue about whether to help Simba or not, and Timon refuses to go with Pumbaa but eventually changes his mind. This part is loosely based in the added part of "Disney's The Lion King" children's novel, written by Gina Ingoglia.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight' sequence, after Timon and Pumbaa have catapulted into a tree, in the song you can hear a gasping noise. The song was taken from the first Lion King and the noise was Nala gasping for breath after Simba pulled her into the water.

Quotes:

[Timon has brought his family to the oasis]
Mom: I gotta hand it to you, Timon. This place has EVERYTHING.
Timon: Well, now that we're all here, it does.

Movie Connections:

References Peter Pan (1953)

Soundtrack:

Simba and Nala Move In / End

A very good movie; better than expected.

I wasn't sure when I heard about this coming out. I was thinking how dumb is Disney getting. I was wrong. I found it to be very good. I mean it's not The Lion King but it's cool to see another side from a certain point. It was very funny. Also it wasn't one of those corny disney sequels were the animation sucks, it was just like The Lion King animation. The only thing that eritated me was the whole movie theater thing through out the movie. Not to give anything way but you'll know what I am talking about. I also fun that it was cool to have most of the cast from the original to return. It was a very good movie over all.