THE
LION KING
1994 ***** 88 mins. (Special Edition 90 mins.)
This is, without a doubt, the best animated film of all time. For me, there is The Lion King, then every other animated film. Disney has never done an animated film that even remotely stands up to the power, magic, and majesty of this film. Deeply rooted in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, this film teaches many valuable lessons as well as provides fantastic comic releif. The Lion King is a film that will go down in history as one of the greatest films of all time. Of course, I prefer the original theatrical version over the Special Edition (the song "Morning Report" just gets on my nerves), but I would still have to give the Special Edition five stars.
Rated G.
Featuring the Voices of:
Rowan Atkinson + Matthew Broderick + Niketa Calame + Whoopi Goldberg + Robert Guillaume + Jeremy Irons + James Earl Jones + Moira Kelly + Nathan Lane + Ernie Sabella + Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Written by
Irene Mecchi + Jonathan Roberts + Linda Woolverton
Directed by
Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Other Films with:
Roger Allers - Aladdin (1992), The Lion King 1 1/2, and The Little Mermaid (1989)
Matthew Broderick - The Cable Guy, Godzilla (1998), The Lion King 1 1/2, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Producers (2005)
Whoopi Goldberg - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, The Lion King 1 1/2, Star Trek: Generations (uncredited), and Star Trek: Nemesis (uncredited)
James Earl Jones - Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (uncredited), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Robert Guillaume - The Lion King 1 1/2 and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Jeremy Irons - Lolita (1997)
James Earl Jones - Exorcist II: The Heretic
Moira Kelly - Billy Bathgate, The Lion King 1 1/2, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Nathan Lane - The Lion King 1 1/2, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The Producers (2005) and Titan A.E.
Ernie Sabella - The Lion King 1 1/2 and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
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