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The Jungle Book

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The Jungle Book (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 18

Fresh: 17

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A spirited, live-action feature of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale about a boy raised by animals in the jungle only to fall in love with an English girl. This sweeping, inspired and in many ways original movie was filmed on location in India... A spirited, live-action feature of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale about a boy raised by animals in the jungle only to fall in love with an English girl. This sweeping, inspired and in many ways original movie was filmed on location in India with a cast of 52 trained animals. [More]

Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill

Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese

Director: Stephen Sommers

Director: Stephen Sommers
Story: Rudyard Kipling

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Release:

Jan 15, 2002

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Stephen Sommers - Director
  • Making-of - 1. "The Making Of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book"

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Excellent live-action adaptation. Thrilling adventure with classic heroes and villains.

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Fred Topel
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Boasts a hero who has a mystical rapport with animals.

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A serviceable adaptation, but nowhere near as whimsical as the animated version.

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December 06, 2005: Sommers Collides (again) with "Worlds"
He was on the job once before, left for a better gig, quit that one, and then returned. Filmmaker Stephen Sommers is back on the case to write and direct a remake of "When... More...

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