The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.

Director:

Mark Dindal

Writers:

Chris Williams (story by), Mark Dindal (story by)

Stars:

David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Spade	...	Kuzco (voice)
John Goodman	...	Pacha (voice)
Eartha Kitt	...	Yzma (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Kronk (voice)
Wendie Malick	...	Chicha (voice)
Kellyann Kelso	...	Chaca (voice)
Eli Russell Linnetz	...	Tipo (voice)
Stephen J. Anderson	...	(voice) (as Stephen Anderson)
Bob Bergen	...	Bucky / Fly stuck in web (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Townspeople (voice)
Robert Clotworthy	...	Guards (voice) (as Rob Clotworthy)
Jennifer Darling	...	(voice)
Patti Deutsch	...	Waitress (voice)
John Fiedler	...	Old Man (voice)
Miriam Flynn	...	The Piñata Lady (voice)

Storyline

In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma (Eartha Kitt), he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination courtesy of Yzma's right-hand man, Kronk (Patrick Warburton), Kuzco is magically transformed into a llama. Now, Kuzco finds himself the property of Pacha, a lowly llama herder whose home is ground zero for the water park. Upon discovering the llama's true self, Pacha offers to help resolve the Emperor's problem and regain his throne, only if he promises to move his water park.

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Plot Keywords:

disney | peru | troubled production | slapstick comedy | broccoli | 

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Taglines:

Wooly Bully

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Spade (Emperor Kuzco) and Patrick Warburton (Kronk) later appeared in movies by Sony Animation. Spade appeared in the Hotel Transylvania trilogy as Griffin the Invisible Man and Warburton appeared in Open Season (2006) as Ian the Elk.

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Goofs

After Pacha saves Llama Kuzco from drowning and lays him on the bank, Kuzco's mouth is wide open and his tongue is clearly sticking out. But when Pacha is about to give the kiss of life, he has to open Kuzco's mouth and the tongue pops out again.

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Quotes

Kuzco: [bumps into the old man while dancing] Gah! You threw off my groove,
Guard: I'm sorry but you've thrown off the Emperor's groove.
Old Man: [getting thrown out the window] Sorry!

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Crazy Credits

In the closing Walt Disney Pictures logo, after the arc is drawn over the castle, it disappears.

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Alternate Versions

A sequence showing Kuzco's guards training for the destruction of Pacha's village was fully animated, scored, and in color when it was deleted from the film. Animation of the guards from this sequence appears during the final battle in the film's third act. This sequence appears as a special feature on the DVD.

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Chick: The Lion King (in 3D!) (2011)

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Soundtracks

My Funny Friend and Me
Lyrics by Sting
Music by Sting and Dave Hartley
Performed by Sting
Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyle Tyme Productions,
Inc.
Co-Produced by Big Jim Wright (as "Big Jim" Wright) for Flyle Tyme Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Dave Rideau and Steve Hodge
Mixed by Steve Hodge
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records

User Reviews

No sappy romance. No stale jokes. No touchy.

A radical departure from Disney's standard approach, this movie will appeal to everyone in all age groups. My 3-year-old daughter loves it, and so do I. This couldn't be a Disney movie, there are no princesses! I would pass up all the classics to watch this movie. I suppose that technically the animation isn't as good as Snow White. All other aspects of the movie are much better. I laughed so hard I cried.

Get the DVD with all the extras.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kingdom in the Sun

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,812,302, 17 December 2000

Gross USA:

$89,302,687

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$169,327,687

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Atmos (Dolby Atmos) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1