The Jungle Book DVD (2-Disc Platinum Edition)

"The Jungle is JUMPIN’!"

Special Features

2-Disc 40th anniversary is celebrated with its restored release

The Lost Character: Rocky The Rhino For the first time ever, the near-sighted, short-tempered rhinoceros named Rocky is brought to the screen using original storyboards and original voice recordings by Frank Fontaine.

The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book A comprehensive look at the last animated film that Walt Disney produced using existing archival footage in addition to new interviews with Richard Sherman, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, Eric Goldberg, James Baxter, Will Fi’nn, Andreas Deja, Burny Mattinson Ted Thomas, Bruce Reitherman, John Culhane, John Canemaker and Neal Gabler—plus a never-before-seen collection of artwork and treatments from the film

Disney’s Kipling: Walt’s Magic Touch on A Literary Classic A discarded film treatment from 1963 includes scenes from Kipling’s “Mowgli Stories” and more are used to illustrate Walt’s interpretation of the literary masterpiece

The Lure of The Jungle Book: Many of today’s biggest names in animation were inspired to pursue their careers after seeing The Jungle Book; this feature examines this phenomenon and features new interviews with Brad Bird,Andreas Deja, Sergio Pablo, Will Finn and Eric Goldberg.

Mowgli’s Return to the Jungle: Learn about nature filmmaking and the experience of making The Jungle Book firsthand from Bruce Reitherman, the voice of Mowgli.

Baloo’s Virtual Swingin’ Jungle Cruise: Join everyone’s favorite bear in this set-top and DVD-ROM game on an adventure through the jungle: enjoy fun activities and musical challenges, but keep an eye out because there’s no telling what’s on the other side of the river bend!

Audio Commentary: Combines comments from current animators with audio from the original creative team who made the film

English Learning Feature

Still Frame Art Gallery

Review

The Jungle Book 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD is overflowing with not only memorable characters like the wise panther Bagheera, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, and the menacing tiger Shere Khan, but amazing special features that both new adventurers and seasoned explorers are sure to enjoy.

Embark on a thrilling, adventure-filled journey with the boy, Mowgli as he makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli 3The Bare Necessities2 of life and the true meaning of friendship.

Based on Rudyard Kipling’s “Mowgli Stories,” The Jungle Book is the final film Walt Disney produced (his 19th) and will become Disney’s 10th title to be honored with Platinum status. The original cast includes a pair of “Winnie the Pooh” stars: voice of Pooh himself, Sterling Holloway as python Kaa, and Sebastian Cabot speaking for Bagheera the panther. Oscar winner George Sanders (All About Eve) voiced tiger Shere Khan. Bruce Reitherman, son of director Woolie, played Mowgli, with Phil Harris as Baloo the bear.

Technical Details

Actors	Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway
Director	Wolfgang Reitherman
Certificate	G
Release Date	10/02/2007
Screen	Widescreen
Languages	English - Dolby Digital (5.1)
Additional Languages	None
Subtitles	English, French, Spanish
Closed Captioned	Yes
Duration	78 minutes (approx)