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The Lion King

8.3

Released June 15, 1994Runtime 1h 29min

The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life.

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

Genres

Family

Animation

Drama

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $45,000,000
Revenue: $763,455,561
Profit/Loss: $718,455,561

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Matthew BroderickSimba (voice)

Moira KellyNala (voice)

Nathan LaneTimon (voice)

Ernie SabellaPumbaa (voice)

James Earl JonesMufasa (voice)

Jeremy IronsScar (voice)

Robert GuillaumeRafiki (voice)

Rowan AtkinsonZazu (voice)

Jonathan Taylor ThomasYoung Simba (voice)

Niketa Calame-HarrisYoung Nala (voice)

Whoopi GoldbergShenzi (voice)

Cheech MarinBanzai (voice)

Jim CummingsEd (voice)

Madge SinclairSarabi (voice)

Zoe LeaderSarafina (voice)

Frank WelkerAdditional Voices (voice)

Cathy CavadiniAdditional Voices (voice)

Judi DurandAdditional Voices (voice)

Daamen J. KrallAdditional Voices (voice)

David McCharenAdditional Voices (voice)

Mary Linda PhillipsAdditional Voices (voice)

Phil ProctorAdditional Voices (voice)

David J. RandolphAdditional Voices (voice)

Brian TochiFighting Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

Jason WeaverYoung Simba (uncredited)

Crew

Roger AllersDirector

Rob MinkoffDirector

Rick MooreLayout

Jennifer YuanLayout

Brenda ChapmanScript Supervisor

Linda WoolvertonScreenplay

Irene MecchiScreenplay

Jonathan RobertsScreenplay

Rick MakiStory

Andrew GaskillStory

Kevin HarkeyStory

Chris SandersStory

Larry LekerStory

Ed GombertStory

Burny MattinsonStory

Lorna CookStory

Joe RanftStory

Jørgen KlubienStory

Tom SitoStory

Mark KauslerStory

Jim CapobiancoStory

Francis GlebasStory

Barry JohnsonStory

Thom EnriquezStory

Gary TrousdaleStory

Craig SostProduction Manager

Brian ChavanneCasting

Alice DeweyAssociate Producer

Don HahnProducer

Thomas SchumacherExecutive Producer

Michael MeagherAssistant Production Manager

Cathy LawrenceAssistant Production Manager

Kirk BodyfeltAssistant Production Manager

Lisa M. PooleAssistant Production Manager

Loni Beckner-BlackAssistant Production Manager

Don WaltersProduction Manager

Glen GagnonProduction Accountant

Holly E. BrattonAssistant Production Manager

Matthew GarberaProduction Coordinator

Sarah McArthurExecutive Producer

Karenna Mazur AldertonAssistant Production Manager

Patricia HicksAssistant Production Manager

Paul SteeleAssistant Production Manager

Dana AxelrodProduction Manager

Jeanie Lynd SorensonProduction Coordinator

L.J. Van CleaveProduction Accountant

Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting

Miguel Ángel PovedaPost Production Coordinator

Ivan BilancioEditor

Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer

Vera PachecoAnimation

James BaxterAnimation Supervisor

Andreas DejaAnimation Supervisor

Anthony DeRosaAnimation Supervisor

Tim AllenAnimation

Larry WhiteAnimation

Carl CangaProduction Office Assistant

David PruiksmaAnimation

Alex KupershmidtSupervising Animator

Ellen WoodburySupervising Animator

Chris SandersProduction Design

Mike SurreySupervising Animator

Terry PorterSound Re-Recording Mixer

Mel MetcalfeSound Re-Recording Mixer

David J. HudsonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom FinanSupervising Film Editor

Adam Milo SmalleySupervising Music Editor

Mark ManginiSupervising Sound Editor

Richard L. AndersonSupervising Sound Editor

John CarnochanSupervising Film Editor

Andrew GaskillArt Direction

James ChristopherSound Effects Editor

Elton JohnSongs

Tim RiceSongs

Pam WallbergThanks

Robert Carr-HartleyThanks

John AardalCamera Operator

Barry AtkinsonBackground Designer

Kathy AltieriBackground Designer

Andrew SimmonsCamera Operator

Michael HumphriesBackground Designer

Phillip YoungAnimation

Brian FergusonAnimation

Sunny ApinchapongBackground Designer

Natalie Franscioni-KarpBackground Designer

Michael CedenoAnimation

Lorna CookAnimation

James LopezAnimation

Danny WawrzaszekAnimation

Chris WahlAnimation

Mike HodgsonCharacter Designer

Shannon Fallis KaneCompositors

Rich MackayNegative Cutter

Gary W. SmithCamera Operator

Debbie DuBoisBackground Designer

Serge MichaelsBackground Designer

Dan CooperBackground Designer

Rejean BourdagesAnimation

Alex WilliamsAnimation

Sarah DuranPost-Production Manager

Andrew PattersonADR Editor

John RoeschFoley

Brooks CampbellBackground Designer

David McCamleyBackground Designer

Broose JohnsonAnimation

Beth Collins-StegmaierEditorial Staff

Patricia Palmer-PhillipsonBackground Designer

Tom WoodingtonBackground Designer

Lou DellarosaAnimation

Sherrie CuzzortPainter

Florida D'AmbrosioPainter

Deborah BevilleAssistant Editor

Joe EkersAnimation

Randy HaycockAnimation

Greg ManwaringAnimation

Michael ShowAnimation

T. Daniel HofstedtAnimation

Dale E. GrahnColor Timer

Paulino GarcíaPainter

Phyllis FieldsPainter

Susan WilemanPainter

Kevin TurcotteBackground Designer

Robert BryanAnimation

Ron HusbandAnimation

Michael SwoffordAnimation

Charles R. VollmerBackground Designer

Angelika KatzPainter

Bill OhanesianPainter

John PospisilSpecial Sound Effects

Tom BancroftAnimation

Jacqueline KinneyAssistant Editor

Christine Lawrence FinneyAnimation

Gregory William GriffithCG Animator

Patsy BougeFirst Assistant Editor

Donlee JorgensenFoley Editor

Ofra Afouta CalderonPainter

Anthony DeRosaSupervising Animator

Leslie HintonPainter

Ric SluiterBackground Designer

Linda BelCG Animator

Kirk E. Axtell IIPainter

Phyllis BirdPainter

Robert DettloffPainter

Fumiko R. SommerPainter

Dominick R. DomingoBackground Designer

Philip PhillipsonBackground Designer

Doug FrankelAnimation

Randy CartwrightAnimation

Barry TempleAnimation

Britt Van der NagelPainter

Frank WellsIn Memory Of

Barry KooserBackground Designer

Greg DroletteBackground Designer

Kat ConnollyEditorial Staff

Leyla C. Amaro NodasPainter

Randall McFerrenPainter

Russ EdmondsSupervising Animator

Russell BlandinoPainter

Harlene MearsPainter

Don HenryProjection

Susan BradleyTitle Designer

Dolores PopeCompositors

Kent MeltonSculptor

Gilda PalinginisAnimation

Dale BaerAnimation

Brad KuhaAnimation

David BurgessSupervising Animator

Joey CalderonPainter

Burke MattssonTitle Designer

Aaron BlaiseSupervising Animator

Ken BoyerAnimation

Jean MorelAnimation

Mike ChockSound Effects Editor

Tony BancroftSupervising Animator

Carmen SandersonPainter

R.J. KizerDialogue Editor

Don MooreBackground Designer

Mark KoetsierAnimation

Karen NugentPainter

Stevie HirschPainter

Mary Beth SmithNegative Cutter

Ralph StuartAssistant Sound Editor

Ruben A. AquinoSupervising Animator

Mark HennSupervising Animator

Mike HodgsonVisual Development

Bruce PhillipsonPainter

Hilda HodgesFoley

Paul BerolzheimerSound Effects Editor

Tony FucileSupervising Animator

David KarpPainter

S. Ann SullivanPainter

Roxanne M. TaylorPainter

Miguel Ángel PovedaSongs

Sue C. NicholsVisual Development

Bruce ZickVisual Development

Bob SmithCharacter Designer

Joe GrantVisual Development

Joe GrantCharacter Designer

Hans BacherVisual Development

Bruce ZickCharacter Designer

Mel ShawCharacter Designer

Mel ShawVisual Development

Lisa KeeneCharacter Designer

Lisa KeeneVisual Development

Bob SmithVisual Development

Hans BacherCharacter Designer

Sue C. NicholsCharacter Designer

Jean GillmoreCharacter Designer

Jean GillmoreVisual Development

Dave BossertAnimation

Lora HirschbergSound Re-Recording Mixer

Recommendations

7.0The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

6.6The Lion King 1½

8.0Toy Story

7.7Aladdin

6.9Madagascar

7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.8Finding Nemo

7.1The Lion King

7.7Beauty and the Beast

6.9Pocahontas

8.3Back to the Future

7.7The Incredibles

7.9Titanic

8.1WALL·E

8.1Terminator 2: Judgment Day

8.3The Intouchables

8.2The Prestige

8.2Saving Private Ryan

8.2Coco

7.3The Little Mermaid

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Reviews

by Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my reviews, please follow my blog :) First of all, this is (obviously) a SPOILER review. I mean, who hasn’t seen this movie yet? If by some extraordinary circumstances you’re one of those unlucky souls, stop. Spend the next hour and a half watching this animated masterpiece ...

Certainly not one of Disney's better animations from a technical perspective - the artwork lacks the vibrancy and detail of many of their earlier stories; but the combined efforts of Sir Tim Rice, Elton John and Hans Zimmer make this an enjoyable fantasy adventure. It is told in two parts - the fir...