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Directed by | |||
| Bradley Raymond | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tom Rogers | (screenplay) | |
| Roger Allers | additional screenplay material | |
| Irene Mecchi | additional screenplay material | |
| Raymond Singer | uncredited | |
| Evan Spiliotopoulos | additional screenplay material | |
Produced by | |||
| George A. Mendoza | .... | producer | |
| Michael Paxton | .... | associate producer | |
| Jason VanBorssum | .... | producer (sequence "Meerkat Rhapsody") | |
Original Music by | |||
| Don Harper | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joyce Arrastia | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jamie Thomason | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Dennis Greco | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James Gallego | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Pieter Lommerse | .... | assistant unit director | |
| Ryan O'Loughlin | .... | unit director | |
Art Department | |||
| Viki Anderson | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Keith Baxter | .... | storyboard artist | |
| William Dely | .... | background paintings | |
| Nicola Flynn | .... | clean-up animation supervisor | |
| Kevin Gollaher | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Mike Inman | .... | key background painter | |
| Brian Kindregan | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Robert Lence | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Toby Shelton | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Lajos Kamocsay | .... | CGI lead (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Joseph Adorisio II | .... | isdn recordist | |
| Gray Burnett | .... | sound recordist | |
| André Dias | .... | dubbing editor | |
| André Dias | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Ronald Eng | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Roger Fearing | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Tammy Fearing | .... | supervising dialogue & adr editor | |
| Erik Flockoi | .... | sound recordist | |
| Dana LeBlanc Frankley | .... | assistant sound editor (as Dana LeBlanc) | |
| Wes Kawaja | .... | sound recordist | |
| Chuck Michael | .... | sound editor | |
| Terry O'Bright | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Willard Overstreet | .... | foley supervisor | |
| Keith Rogers | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Carlos Sotolongo | .... | adr mixer | |
| Carlos Sotolongo | .... | original dialogue mixer | |
| Steve Tushar | .... | sound editor | |
| Larry Winer | .... | adr mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Russell Heyman | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ben Aickin | .... | digital compositor | |
| Simon Alberry | .... | CGI animator | |
| Andrew Coates | .... | lead compositor | |
| Andrew Coates | .... | scene planner | |
| Mark Evans | .... | lead compositor | |
| Mark Evans | .... | scene planner | |
| Kris Gardiner | .... | scanning supervisor | |
| Tricia Hale | .... | matte cutter | |
| David M. Kcenich | .... | visual effects | |
| Andrew Kimberley | .... | digital artist | |
| Elias Macute | .... | lead compositor | |
| Elias Macute | .... | scene planner | |
| Heather McClenahan | .... | additional technical director | |
| David 'Joey' Mildenberger | .... | visual effects | |
| Glo Minaya | .... | technical director | |
| D.J. Nicke | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Christine O'Connor | .... | compositor | |
| Damian Temporale | .... | digital director | |
| Jeff Topping | .... | effects animator | |
| Gary Sole | .... | special effects animator (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Olivier Adam | .... | layout director | |
| Tony Ambrose | .... | inbetween artist | |
| Debra Armstrong | .... | character key | |
| Richard Bailey | .... | assistant animator | |
| Tristan Balos | .... | assistant animator | |
| Bob Baxter | .... | supervising animator: "Pumbaa", "Simba" and "Hyenas" | |
| Carol Berke | .... | color stylist | |
| Matt Boug | .... | inbetween artist | |
| Donna Brockopp | .... | animator | |
| Andrew Brooks | .... | animator | |
| Russell Calabrese | .... | animation director | |
| Michael Cedeno | .... | animator | |
| Eddie Choo | .... | clean-up artist | |
| Noel Cleary | .... | senior animator | |
| Shawn Colbeck | .... | lead layout artist | |
| Michael Comino | .... | senior clean-up artist | |
| Kevin Compty | .... | clean-up artist (as Kevin Comty) | |
| David Cook | .... | inbetween artist | |
| David Costello | .... | inbetween character lead | |
| Tony Davis | .... | clean-up artist | |
| Abeth De La Cruz | .... | layout artist | |
| Stephen Deane | .... | animator | |
| Manny A. DeGuzman | .... | senior clean-up artist | |
| Bernard Derriman | .... | senior animator | |
| Donna Dubuc-Curtis | .... | clean-up inbetween artist | |
| Peter Eastment | .... | clean-up artist | |
| Robert Fox | .... | animator | |
| Kayn Garcia | .... | inbetween animator | |
| Ben Grimshaw | .... | effects assistant | |
| Ian Harrowell | .... | senior animator | |
| Kris Heller | .... | assistant animator | |
| Lianne Hughes | .... | supervising animator: "Timon", "Mom" and "Max" | |
| Mike Inman | .... | background painter | |
| Arlan Jewell | .... | layout artist | |
| Anna Jukic | .... | clean-up artist | |
| Hiromi Kakinuma | .... | animator | |
| Charlie Lee | .... | animator | |
| Michelle Lindner | .... | senior clean-up artist | |
| Pierre Lorenzi | .... | background artist | |
| Dave Mah | .... | animator | |
| Rod Millichamp | .... | clean-up artist | |
| Patrick Muylkens | .... | background artist | |
| Vincenzo Nisco | .... | layout artist | |
| Terry O'Toole | .... | clean-up character lead | |
| Michael Pattison | .... | inbetween animation supervisor | |
| Matt Perry | .... | inbetween artist: 2IC Timon Team | |
| Scott T. Petersen | .... | animator | |
| John Power | .... | animator | |
| Robb Pratt | .... | animator | |
| Adam Rainford | .... | scene planner | |
| Steve A. Santillan | .... | background artist | |
| Toby Schwarz | .... | animator (as Tobias Schwarz) | |
| Piero Sgro | .... | background lead | |
| Alexs Stadermann | .... | supervising animator: "Timon" and "Rafiki" | |
| Alexa Summerfield | .... | key assistant animator | |
| Jocelyn Sy | .... | animator | |
| Rizaldy Valencia | .... | animator | |
| Florian Wagner | .... | animator | |
| Nadine Wagner-Westerbarkey | .... | animator | |
| Tania Walker | .... | inbetween artist | |
| Marc Wasik | .... | senior animator | |
| Larry Whitaker | .... | animation director: "Meerkat Rhapsody" sequence | |
| Andrew Wolf | .... | senior layout artist | |
| Kevin Wotton | .... | animator | |
| Marco Zanoni | .... | animator | |
| Nicole Zarubin | .... | clean-up character lead | |
Casting Department | |||
| Daniel J. Soulsby | .... | casting coordinator | |
| David Wright | .... | casting | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jennifer Dolce | .... | second editor | |
| Nick Kenway | .... | production editor | |
| Vartan Nazarian | .... | associate editor | |
| Ken Poteat | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| John Damien Ryan | .... | assistant editor | |
| Timothy Vila | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Steve Dierkens | .... | music recordist | |
| Martin Erskine | .... | music arranger: songs | |
| Don Harper | .... | conductor | |
| Karen Harper | .... | singer | |
| Clint W. Heidorn | .... | music coordinator | |
| Jason Henkel | .... | music administrator | |
| Frank Macchia | .... | music preparation | |
| Dave Metzger | .... | orchestrator | |
| Kimberly Oliver | .... | music supervisor | |
| Gregory Prechel | .... | orchestrator | |
| Booker White | .... | music preparation | |
| Steve Wilkinson | .... | musician | |
| Steve Wilkinson | .... | orchestrator | |
Other crew | |||
| Roger Allers | .... | additional screenplay material | |
| Carla Arcuri | .... | production coordinator | |
| Allison Cain | .... | production coordinator | |
| Edwin Escalante | .... | post production (as Ed Escalante) | |
| Kris Gardiner | .... | digital checker | |
| Lucinda Glenn | .... | production coordinator | |
| Wendy Guin | .... | production secretary | |
| Jennifer Honey | .... | production coordinator | |
| Danielle Legovich | .... | production coordinator | |
| Kip Lewis | .... | production coordinator | |
| Irene Mecchi | .... | additional screenplay material | |
| Marilyn Munro | .... | production coordinator | |
| Christine O'Connor | .... | scene planner | |
| Gary L. Page | .... | technical director | |
| Todd Popp | .... | production coordinator | |
| Kirk Shalosky | .... | production accountant | |
| Evan Spiliotopoulos | .... | additional screenplay material | |
| Jamie Thomason | .... | dialogue director | |
| Sarra Watts | .... | production coordinator | |
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Being a fan of the first Lion King, I was definitely looking forward to this movie, but I knew there was really no way it could be as good as the original. I know that many Disney fans are wary of the direct-to-video movies, as I have mixed feelings of them as well.
While watching The Lion King 1½, I tried to figure out what my own viewpoint was regarding this movie. Am I going to be so devout about The Lion King that I will nitpick at certain scenes, or am I just going to accept this movie as just another look at The Lion King story? Most of the time, I found myself embracing the latter.
The Lion King 1½ definitely has its cute and funny moments. Timon and Pumbaa stole the show in the first movie and definitely deserved a movie that centered around them. People just love these characters! My favorite parts of the movie include the montage of Timon & Pumbaa taking care of young Simba and the surprise ending featuring some great cameos.
I could have done without many of the bathroom jokes though, like the real reason everyone bowed to baby Simba at the beginning of Lion King 1. I guess those types of jokes are for the younger set (which after all is the target audience. I don't think many kids are really concerned about Disney's profit margin on direct-to-video movies.)
However, I will say that I was somewhat annoyed when they directly tied in scenes from the original movie to this movie. I'm just too familiar with the original that those scenes just stuck out like sore thumbs to me. Something would be different with the music or the voices that it would just distract me.
As for the music, it wasn't too bad, but don't expect any classics to come from this movie. At least LK2 had the nice ballad, "Love Will Find a Way." As for the voicework, it was well done in this movie. Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella did a great job as always, and even new cast members, the classic comedic actor Jerry Stiller and Julie Kavner (best known as Marge Simpson), did a great job also. You can even enjoy these great voice talents even more by checking out the Virtual Safari on Disc 2 of the DVD. That feature is definitely a lot of fun!!
So all in all, The Lion King 1½ isn't a perfect movie, but it's cute and entertaining. I think many Lion King fans will enjoy it and appreciate it for what it is - a fun, lighthearted look at the Lion King masterpiece from our funny friends' perspectives.
My IMDb Rating: 7/10. My Yahoo! Grade: B (Good)