Total Film, 12/01/2007, p.151, 5 stars out of 5 -- "[C]inema's most triumphant swan-song; an intoxicating cocktail of the all-inclusive Disney dazzle which refuses to wither with age."
Entertainment Weekly, 10/12/2007, p.62, "Walt Disney had a genius for tapping the general public's bear love....The gambit peaked with 1967's THE JUNGLE BOOK....A bright, delicious vision of nature..." -- Grade: A
Empire, 12/01/2007, p.225, 5 stars out of 5 -- "THE JUNGLE BOOK is the most riotously fun of all the classics in the Mouse House library, bopping along with a joyously light spirit."
Los Angeles Times, 07/13/1990, p.F10, "...A film with great animated sequences....THE JUNGLE BOOK remains a high-spirited romp that will delight children..."
New York Times, 07/13/1990, p.C13, "...Disney-style animation at its most urbane....A droll wit guaranteed to keep parents as well entertained as their children..."
USA Today, 05/10/1991, p.3D, "...Each performer molds the characterization into his own image....A kiddie-pleaser..."
Theatrical release: 1967.
Rereleased 1978, 1984, and 1990.
THE JUNGLE BOOK is the 19th full-length animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures, and was the last film supervised by Walt Disney himself.
Filmed in Technicolor.
In its original release, "Jungle Book" was shown with a live-action animal film, "Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar."
Budget approximately $4 million. The film took 42 months to make.
Remade in a live action version in 1994.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes - 7 Deleted Songs
Featurette - 1. MEET THE LOST CHARACTER: ROCKY RHINO
2. DISNEY'S KIPLING: WALT'S MAGIC TOUCH ON A LITERARY
CLASSIC
3. Making Of
Music Video - "All I Want To Be" - Jonas Brothers
Interactive Features:
BALOO'S VIRTUAL SWINGIN' JUNGLE CRUISE
Game - Jungle Book Fun With Language Game
Text/Photo Galleries:
DisneyPedia: JungleMania!
The 19th animated feature produced by Disney studios and the last film supervised by Walt Disney himself. This endearing feature is based on Rudyard Kipling's children's story about a boy named Mowgli raised by wolves in the wilderness of India. During his delightful and scary adventures with a series of wild creatures, Mowgli learns he must leave the jungle and be what nature intended him to be -- a man. Delightful jazz-inspired songs make this a Disney classic.