"cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa and was influenced by William Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"". ""The Lion King"" tells the story of Simba, a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of the Pride Lands; however, after Simba's paternal uncle Scar murders Mufasa, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile. Upon maturation living with two wastrels,"
"The Monkey ""The Monkey"" is a short story by Stephen King, first published as a booklet included in ""Gallery"" magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's collection ""Skeleton Crew"" in 1985. The story begins with two young brothers, Petey and Dennis, finding a cymbal-banging monkey toy in the attic of their great uncle's house. Soon, it's revealed that their father, Hal, found the toy monkey in his father's old chest (his father was a merchant mariner who disappeared under mysterious circumstances; Hal suspects that the monkey led to his father's disappearance). The monkey is actually cursed,"
"cat. Also known for his domineering attitude toward his animals, he earned the title “The Lion King.” Despite the disapproval of some for his brutal treatment of animals, Van Amburgh remained very popular and successful, beginning his own menagerie which he took to Europe. He died a wealthy man, and his name continued to be used in the circus world for more than a century after. Isaac A. Van Amburgh (a name adopted by his American Indian grandfather) was born on May 26, 1808 in Fishkill, New York. Legend dictates that while reading the Bible, young Isaac came upon the"
"on Disney stock certificates. He appears as a summon in the video game Kingdom Hearts, and as one of the guests in the animated television series ""House of Mouse"". He also makes cameos in ""No Hunting"" (1955), ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"" (1988), and ""The Lion King 1½"" (2004). In the first film, Bambi is not very strongly personalized to strengthen the environmental perspective of the film. Bambi, as with most of his friends, could be any deer in any forest. In his early youth, Bambi has wide eyes, spindly legs, a curious nature and high-pitched voice. As he grows, he"
"abducted by a band of nameless and leaderless bandar-log monkeys, but the rest of the scene plays out very differently from Disney's version. While no orangutans ever appeared in the Kipling's original ""Jungle Book"", he did mention an orangutan in his unrelated short story """". Bill Peet's original story for the film did not feature King Louie, but did feature a larger monkey without a tail, who was perhaps meant to be their king. Peet left the Disney company due to a dispute he had with Walt Disney regarding the contents of his script, so his ultimate vision for the"
"Jad-bal-ja Jad-bal-ja, the Golden Lion is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan novels, and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly comics. Jad-bal-ja serves as a companion to Tarzan, to whom he is attached as a dog is to its master, sometimes hunting for him and at other times fighting by his side, rescuing him from peril, or protecting his friends or allies from danger. He is portrayed as especially close to Nkima, the monkey who served as Tarzan's other primary animal companion. Jad-bal-ja first appears in the ninth Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan and the Golden Lion"""
"King Louie King Louie is a fictional character introduced in Walt Disney's 1967 animated musical film, ""The Jungle Book"". Unlike the majority of the adapted characters in the film, Louie was not featured in Rudyard Kipling's original works. King Louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from Mowgli, in order to become more human. King Louie was voiced by Louis Prima in the original 1967 film. Initially, the filmmakers considered Louis Armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would result"
"""Mystery Science Theater 3000"". In the ""Supernatural"" episode ""Home"", the evil entity of the episode possesses a toy monkey with cymbals, which turned on the garbage disposal while a plumber was working with the sink. The Monkey ""The Monkey"" is a short story by Stephen King, first published as a booklet included in ""Gallery"" magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's collection ""Skeleton Crew"" in 1985. The story begins with two young brothers, Petey and Dennis, finding a cymbal-banging monkey toy in the attic of their great uncle's house. Soon, it's revealed that their father, Hal,"
"Lion and the Elephant. In general, the stories depict the signifying monkey insulting the Lion, but claiming that he is only repeating the Elephant's words. The Lion then confronts the Elephant, who physically assaults the Lion. The Lion later realizes that the Monkey has been signifyin(g) and has duped him and returns angrily to castrate monkey, rendering him unable to reproduce. The signifying monkey appears in the following: Signifying monkey The signifying monkey is a character of African-American folklore that derives from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara. This character was transported with Africans to the Americas under"
"Timon and Pumbaa Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated film ""The Lion King"" and its franchise. Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes of the show), Max Casella (the original actor in ""The Lion King"" Broadway musical), Kevin Schon (in certain episodes of the show), Quinton Flynn (in certain episodes of the show), Bruce Lanoil in the ""Wild About Safety"" shorts and ""Kingdom Hearts II"", and while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella (in all of his animated speaking appearances), and"
"Lion of Oz Lion of Oz is a 2000 animated film set before the children's novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"". It tells the story of how the Cowardly Lion, formerly part of the Omaha Circus, came to be in Oz and how he stopped the Wicked Witch of the East from getting the Flower of Oz. It is based upon the book ""Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage"" by Roger S. Baum (great-grandson of L. Frank Baum, the original author of the Oz books). The Lion simply called ""Lion"" is a circus lion, displayed in a cage"
"referred to as a monkey. There have been many famous pet monkeys with Tarzan's Cheetah arguably the first famous pet ""monkey"" although they continued to live in the jungle. Nkima was the original Cheetah-like character in Edgar Rice Burroughs' ""Tarzan"" novels, and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly comics. Tarzan and Cheetah have been repeated across all major popular culture mediums including books, films, television, games and comics. Katie, a white-headed capuchin, played Marcel in the popular U.S. series ""Friends"" and also Los Angeles Angels' mascot ""Rally Monkey."" Finster played Harvey Keitel's pet thief, Dodger in the"
"Disney animated film ""The Lion King"" and its sequels. Set after the events of the original film, the series involves the characters having misadventures in the jungle of Africa, as well as across the globe in various settings such as Canada, Britain, the United States and Spain. While the show focuses primarily on Timon and Pumbaa, it has four episodes centering respectively on Rafiki and the hyena trio Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, which are under the names ""Rafiki Fables"" and ""The Laughing Hyenas"", and two episodes centering on Zazu. The following characters from ""The Lion King"" appear in this series:"
"a costumed actor as Timon. The attraction opened in April 1998 at Disney World's Animal Kingdom, and in September 2005 in Hong Kong Disneyland's Adventureland. A similar version under the name ""The Legend of the Lion King"" was featured in Disneyland Paris from 2004 to 2009. The Lion King The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. ""The Lion King"" was directed by Roger"
"Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle is a 46-minute direct-to-video animated film, originally released in 1994. Leo (voiced by Garry Chalk) is the lion king of the jungle, but unfortunately he doesn't know well what a king's job is. He believes it is his right to do as he pleases, even if it means disrupting the peace of others or being plain rude to them. As a king, Leo thinks everyone should look out for his well-being and comfort. One day, Leo meets a lion cub named Tooey (voiced by Andrea Libman)"
"Wizard of Oz"". Lion symbolism was used from the advent of cinema; one of the most iconic and widely recognised lions is Leo, which has been the mascot for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios since the 1920s. The 1960s saw the appearance of the Kenyan lioness Elsa in the movie ""Born Free"", which is based on the factual book of the same title. The lion's role as king of the beasts has been used in cartoons, such as the 1994 Disney animated feature film ""The Lion King"". Tiger versus lion Lion The lion (""Panthera leo"") is a species in the family Felidae;"
"The Lion King The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. ""The Lion King"" was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice"
"the monkey was actually able to pull it out and accused him of being a thief; hence Sun Wukong was insulted, so he demanded a suit of armour and refused to leave until he received one. The Dragon King, unwilling to see a monkey making troubles in his favourite place, also gave him a suit of golden armour. These gifts, combined with his devouring of the peaches of immortality, three jars of elixir, and his time being tempered in Laozi's Eight-Trigram Furnace (he gained a steel-hard body and fiery golden eyes that could see very far into the distance and"
"Joel was always with his mule (Becky), and Rufus carried his cat (Kitty) under his arm. A Doberman Pinscher (Kleine) and a Great Dane (Sieg) comically shared Slim and Clovia's already too-small apartment. One memorable story introduced a baby donkey with a forked tail, which the neighbors accuse of being a demon. While the ""Los Angeles Times"" speculated that the use of animal characters may be due to his Disney experience, Moores did not market as Disney did, though Frank King licensed a Clovia doll and held a contest to name Clovia. Moores said that Walt Wallet was his alter"
"to show humans, as humans were not present in the movie. It is the first of two television series to be based on the film, the second being ""The Lion Guard"". In 2004, Timon and Pumbaa starred in their own feature film ""The Lion King 1½"", a direct-to-video adaptation of the television series to the first of two films. Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Julie Kavner and Jerry Stiller provided the voices of Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Rafiki, Timon's Mother and Uncle Max respectively. The show stars Timon, a meerkat, and Pumbaa, a warthog, both characters from the"
"their victims' fears. The original plot of ""The Lion King"" revolved around a rivalry between lions and baboons. A baboon himself, Scar was their leader. After this plot was abandoned, Scar was re-written into a rogue lion lacking any blood relation to both Mufasa and Simba. The writers eventually decided that making Scar and Mufasa brothers would make the film more interesting. An abandoned character, at one point Scar owned a pet python as a sidekick. Because the film was originally intended to be much more adult-oriented, Scar was to have become infatuated with Simba's childhood friend and eventual love"
"The Lion King (2019 film) The Lion King is an upcoming American drama film directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The film features the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones. Plans for a remake of ""The Lion King"" were confirmed in September 2016 following the success of Favreau's ""The Jungle Book"". Much of the main cast signed in early 2017 and principal photography began in"
"Lion became able to walk alone, he met a hyena who told Little Lion that he is a Lion, hence the king of beasts, which means he was the bravest, the strongest, the wisest, the most beautiful. Little Lion matured, began to move farther from home and came across a well with the Ancient Spirit. Little Lion boasted that he was the bravest, the strongest, the wisest, the most beautiful! The Ancient Spirit laughed and said: ""You are the most stupid!"" Then Little Lion was bitten by an ant who was not afraid of anyone, because he defended his anthill."
"The Lion King 1½ The Lion King (known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata outside of North America) is a 2004 American animated comedy adventure direct-to-video film produced by the Australian office of Disneytoon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on February 10, 2004. The film was also theatrically released internationally and in selected cities in the United States. As the third film in the ""Lion King"" media franchise, the film is chronologically the second in the franchise. It focuses on the meerkat/warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa and their escapades taking place before and during the events of"
"the writers: Lear's kingship was threatened by Hector, an ambitious recent recruit. Lear watched as his rival forced his authority on the other monkeys, until confronting Hector with a stare. Hector backed down, but later gathered male allies from within the troop and confronted the king. Lear fought Hector in a tree, and was knocked to the ground; he survived but was dethroned. When the Black Claws first attacked Fig Tree Vale, Lear played an active role in its defense. And, when Portia's baby was seen by a feral dog Lear confronted it, saving his offspring. But Lear was killed"
"died at the age of 57 on 4 April 1932. Arthur Hill (stage actor) Arthur Hill (1875–1932) was an English animal impersonator for theatre. Hill’s most famous role was as the Cowardly Lion in ""The Wizard of Oz"". Hill began his career performing animals in pantomimes. Among his roles were the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood, the bear in ""Valentine and Orson"" and the cat in ""Dick Wittington"". Hill’s animal impersonations became very popular and in 1902 he was offered the role of the Cowardly Lion in the original production of ""The Wizard of Oz"", written by L. Frank"
"""Bottom"". As with many characters in ""Lion King"", Pumbaa's name derives from the East African language Swahili. In Swahili, ""pumbaa (v.)"" means ""to be foolish, silly, weakminded, careless, negligent"". Timon is one of the few characters whose name has no meaning in Swahili; ""Timon"" is a historical Greek name, taken to mean ""he who respects"". Timon's name may also possibly derive from Shakespeare's tragedy ""Timon of Athens"", another Shakespeare reference in a film which derives its plot from ""Hamlet"". Timon is a wise-cracking and self-absorbed meerkat who is known for claiming Pumbaa's ideas as his own, while Pumbaa has flatulence"
"as a result of various conditions and unintended actions. Chris introduces him to his friends, hang out with each other in ""fun"" places, and the monkey helps Chris in his studies in school, which Peter does not do. This, however, causes a rift between Chris and Peter when the former realizes that the monkey cares more for him than his father. Eventually the Evil Monkey helps the two patch things up, especially after Peter saves the monkey from Miley Cyrus (who is depicted as an android) who had kidnapped him à la ""King Kong"". After that, the monkey happily moves"
"like them, Simba is ""born into royalty, is then exiled, and has to return to claim [his] kingdom."" Unlike the studio's three previous films ""The Little Mermaid"" (1989), ""Beauty and the Beast"" (1991) and ""Aladdin"" (1992) which are essentially love stories, ""The Lion King"" revolves around Simba's relationship with his father instead, which Allers identified as ""The real heart and emotional underpinning of the whole story"". In April 1992, the filmmakers hosted a ""brainstorming session"" in which much of the film's original story was largely re-written, particularly Simba's personality. Originally, Simba was intended to remain with the pride after Mufasa's"
"a hungry Indian python, tries to devour Mowgli, but Bagheera intervenes. The next morning, Mowgli tries to join the elephant patrol led by Colonel Hathi and his wife Winifred. Bagheera finds Mowgli, but after a fight decides to leave Mowgli on his own. Mowgli soon meets up with the laid-back, fun-loving sloth bear Baloo, who promises to raise Mowgli himself and never take him back to the Man-Village. Shortly afterwards, a group of monkeys kidnap Mowgli and take him to their leader, King Louie the orangutan. King Louie offers to help Mowgli stay in the jungle if he will tell"
"In fact, MGM even considered using their mascot for the role of the Cowardly Lion. In the movie, the Lion walks on his hind legs instead of all four, except when he is first seen bounding out of the forest to attack Dorothy's friends. After roaring fiercely at them on all fours, he does stand up on his hind legs. Lahr also portrayed the Lion's Kansas counterpart, Zeke (one of Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farmworkers). Screenwriter Noel Langley created this character for the film. Zeke helps Hickory (Tin Man's alter ego) lower a bed into its place on a"
"Sitka to appear and turn him back into a human, much to Denahi and Koda's surprise. However, upon realizing that Koda needs him because of his own misdeeds, Kenai asks Sitka to transform him back into a bear with Denahi's support. Sitka complies, and Koda is reunited briefly with the spirit of his mother, before she and Sitka return to the Spirits. In the end, Kenai lives with the rest of the bears and gains his title as a man, through being a bear. Following the critical and commercial success of ""The Lion King"", Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner"
"Sun Wukong Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a figure who features in a body of legends, which can be traced back to the period of the Song dynasty. He appears as a main character in the 16th century Chinese classical novel ""Journey to the West"" (西游记). Sun Wukong is also found in many later stories and adaptations. In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha, he later accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang on"