The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V)

Directors:

Saul Blinkoff
Elliot M. Bour

Writers:

Michael LaBash (story)
Anthony Leondis (story)

Release Date:

13 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Love | Sequel | Friendship | Competition | Chef

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Patrick Warburton	...	Kronk (voice)
Tracey Ullman	...	Ms. Birdwell (voice)
Eartha Kitt	...	Yzma (voice)
David Spade	...	Kuzco (voice)
John Goodman	...	Pacha (voice)
Wendie Malick	...	Chicha (voice)
John Mahoney	...	Papi (voice)
John Fiedler	...	Rudy (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Bennett	...	Skinny Old Man / Stout Old Man / Gollum-Rudy / Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Bucky (voice)
Brian Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Patti Deutsch	...	Waitress (voice)
Jessie Flower	...	Chaca (voice)
Anthony Ghannam	...	Huayna (voice)
Gatlin Green	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Eli Russell Linnetz	...	Tipo (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Travis Oates	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Grace Rolek	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Leily Sanchez	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ross Simanteris	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Additional Voices (voice)
April Winchell	...	Hildy / Marge / Tina / Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

The Emperor's New Groove 2 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:G | Finland:K-3 | Australia:G | Iceland:L | USA:G (certificate #41747)

Company:

Toon City

Trivia:

When Kronk looses his "house on the hill" he says to his secretaries, "Don't cry for me Marge and Tina," a reference to Eva Peron and a gag first used in "The Goodies: Politics (#8.1)" (1980) in a parody of the song "Don't cry for me Argentina" from the musical "Evita".

Goofs:

Factual errors: The raisins in the raisin bread are all in the crust. When Kronk and Miss Birdwell were kneading the dough, they were dispersed throughout.

Quotes:

Kronk: [Reading the label on his egg carton] Kronk's eggs, property of Kronk, do not use, except for Kronk.

Movie Connections:

References A Few Good Men (1992)

Soundtrack:

Be True To Your Groove

More sad than the original.

Another direct to video movie from Disney, that is essentially perfect for the kids. The problem with Kronk's New Groove I find is that everything that made the first movie a fun great ride is replaced with a more sad and sombre film. In this movie, Kronk learns a great deal of lessons at many others' expenses. It takes away much time that could be spent at creating a more enjoyable film.

Kronk's New Groove deals with two stories: Yzma returns for payback and one Ms. Birdwell hopes to defeat Kronk's camp counseling championship. This all leads up to Kronk confronting his father and his disapproval over his son's direction in life.

From Lord of the Rings to Michael Jackson's Thriller, Kronk's New Groove recycles every bit of time that it allows to entertain its viewers. If you loved the original, or are looking forward to the upcoming TV series about Kuzco, I recommend Kronk to his loyal fans.