The Lion King
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| The Lion King | |
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| Directed by | Roger Allers Rob Minkoff |
| Produced by | Don Hahn |
| Written by | Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts Linda Woolverton |
| Starring | Matthew Broderick Jeremy Irons James Earl Jones Jonathan Taylor Thomas Nathan Lane Ernie Sabella Moira Kelly Robert Guillaume Rowan Atkinson Whoopi Goldberg Cheech Marin Jim Cummings |
| Music by | Elton John Hans Zimmer |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 15 1994 (selected cities) June 24 1994 (general) November 18 1994 (re-release) December 25 2002 (IMAX re-release Special Edition) |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $79,300,000 (estimated)[1] |
| Gross revenue | $783,841,776 |
| Followed by | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) |
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The Lion King was the most successful animated film of the 1990's. The story is talking about a young lion prince growing up to become the lion king. The Lion King is dedicated to Frank Wells, the president of Disney until his death just a few months before the film started.
[change] Plot of The Lion King
Simba is the old lion king's son, his father is Mufasa, rules a kingdom named Pride Land. However, Mufasa's younger brother Scar is jealous of Simba and Mufasa and wants to replace Mufasa as king. Scar can't become king unless Mufasa and Simba both die. Scar becomes friends with three hyenas and promises them food if they help him kill his brother Mufasa and nephew Simba and take control of the throne. Scar and the hyenas trick Simba so that he is sitting in a dried up river, where Scar sends a big herd of stampeding Wildebeast to kill Simba. Mufasa finds out that his son is in danger and goes to save him. He jumps down into the stampede and pulls Simba out before Simba is killed and throws Simba onto a rock where he is safe. However, as Mufasa tries to climb the cliff to safety, Scar comes over and pushes him off the rock. Mufasa falls into the stampede and dies. Scar still has to get rid of Simba before Scar can be king, so he tells Simba that it's Simba's fault Mufasa is dead. Simba believes Scar and is so upset he runs very far away. Scar takes over the kingdom and becomes King and tells everyone that Simba is dead.
Simba grows up with his two new friends, Timon and Pumbaa. He learns to live without any worries or cares. Simba grows up into a strong lion when he is reunited with his childhood friend Nala, whom he knew back when his father Mufasa was still alive. She tells him about Scar's evil reign of terror and begs Simba to return to challenge Scar.
Simba goes home to challenge Scar for the throne, and eventually Scar tells the truth that he was the one who killed Mufasa. There is a long battle and Simba defeats Scar, claiming his rightful place as the true lion king. Nala becomes Simba's queen and they soon have a cub of their own.
[change] References
- ↑ The Lion King business data. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 18 June 2008.
[change] Other websites
- The Lion King at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- The Lion King at the Big Cartoon DataBase
