Directed by Bradley Raymond. With Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Julie Kavner, Jerry Stiller. Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog retell the story of The Lion King. The-Lion-King-2-the-lion-king-2-simbas-pride-4641524-850-504.jpg' alt='Watch The Lion King II: Simba`S Pride IMDB' title='Watch The Lion King II: Simba`S Pride IMDB' />The Lion King Disney Wiki. This article is about the animated film. For the live action version, see The Lion King 2. The Lion King. Gross revenue9. Lifes greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life. Tagline. The Lion King is a 1. American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It was released in theaters on June 1. Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 3. 2nd film in the Disney Animated Canon. Amazon. com The Lion King II Simbas Pride Special Edition TwoDisc BlurayDVD Combo in Bluray Packaging Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell, Andy Dick, Robert. Simbas daughter is the key to a resolution of a bitter feud between Simbas pride and the outcast pride led by the mate of Scar. Plot. In the Pride Lands of Africa, a lion rules over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. King Mufasas newborn son, Simba, is presented to the assembled animals by. Plot. The story of The Lion King takes place in the Pride Lands, where a lion rules over the other animals as king. At the beginning of the film, Rafiki Robert. The story, which was generally influenced by African animal behavior, takes place in a kingdom of animals in Africa. The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Finding Nemo a DisneyPixar computer animated film. The Lion King still holds the record as the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history, is the fourth highest grossing animated film of all time, and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance. The Lion King is the highest grossing 2. D animated film of all time in the United States, and received universal acclaim from critics, who praised the film for its music, animation, story, and the performances of the voice cast. Frozen Frozen O Reino do Gelo ttulo em Portugal ou Frozen Uma Aventura Congelante ttulo no Brasil, um filme de animao musical estadunidense, o 53. During its release in 1. A musical film, The Lion King garnered two Academy Awards for its achievement in music and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with an original score by Hans Zimmer. Disney later produced two related movies a sequel, The Lion King II Simbas Pride and a part prequel part parallel, The Lion King 1. This film also resulted in a spin off television series called Timon Pumbaa, starring the comic relief characters of the same name as well as a series serving as a midquel to the second film, The Lion Guard. In 2. 01. 6, the film was chosen for preservation by the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Plot. The story of The Lion King takes place in the Pride Lands, where a lion rules over the other animals as king. At the beginning of the film, Rafiki Robert Guillaume, a mandrill shaman, anoints Simba, the newborn cub of King Mufasa James Earl Jones and Queen Sarabi Madge Sinclair, and presents him to a gathering of animals at Pride Rock The Circle of Life. Meanwhile, Mufasas younger brother, Scar Jeremy Irons, decided not to be at the ceremony, annoyed that he is no longer the heir to the throne. Wanting the title to be his, he plots to kill Simba. Months later, Mufasa takes Simba Jonathan Taylor Thomas around the Pride Lands, teaching him about the Circle of Life, the delicate balance affecting all living things. Later, Scar tells Simba about the elephant graveyard, a place where Mufasa has warned him not to go. Simba asks his mother if he can go to the water hole with his best friend, Nala Niketa Calame. Sarabi and Nalas mother Sarafina Zoe Leader agree, but only if Mufasas majordomo, the hornbill Zazu Rowan Atkinson, goes with them. Simba and Nala elude Zazus supervision I Just Cant Wait to Be King and go to the graveyard instead. There, the cubs are chased by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Martin, and Jim Cummings, Scars spotted hyena henchmen who try to kill them but are rescued by Mufasa, who was summoned by Zazu. Later that night, Scar gains the loyalty of the hyenas by claiming that if he becomes king, they will never go hungry again. Plotting further, Scar gathers more hyenas Be Prepared forming an army. Some time later, Scar lures Simba into a gorge for a surprise from his father then signals the hyenas create a wildebeest stampede down into the gorge where Simba is. Alerted by an insincerely dramatic Scar, Mufasa races to rescue Simba from the stampede. He saves his son but is left clinging to the edge of a cliff, which results in Scar flinging him into the stampede below, where he is buried into the some of the wildebeests horns, hit the ground with extreme force, and finally trampled to death by the wildebeest. Scar convinces Simba that he was responsible for his own fathers death, and recommends that he flees the Pride Lands, never to return. To compound this, Scar once again sends the hyenas to kill Simba, but as Simba reaches a thorny embankment, they let him escape, hurling threats that he will be killed if ever seen again. That night back at Pride Rock, Scar informs the pride that both Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede, and that he is assuming the throne as the closest of king. After becoming king, Scar fulfills his promise to the hyenas and allows them to come into The Pride Lands. He then informs the pride that they will be hunting to feed both them and the hyenas. Simba collapses in a distant desert where he is found unconscious by Timon and Pumbaa Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella, a meerkat warthog duo who raise Simba under their carefree Hakuna Matata lifestyle Hakuna Matata. Watch Billboard Dad Online Freeform. When Simba has grown into a young adult Matthew Broderick he saves them from a hungry lioness who is revealed to be Nala Moira Kelly. Simba shows Nala around his home and the two begin to fall in love Can You Feel the Love Tonight. Nala then tells him that Scars tyrannical reign has turned the Pride Lands into a barren wasteland she demands that Simba must return and take his rightful place as king, but Simba refuses, still guilty about supposedly causing his fathers death. Rafiki arrives and persuades Simba to return to the Pride Lands, aided by Mufasas presence in the stars. After some advance from Rafiki and the ghost of his father, Simba, followed by Nala, Timon and Pumbaa, returns home. Once back at Pride Rock, Simba with Timon, Pumbaa and Nala is horrified to see the condition of the Pride Lands. What was once a lush paradise was now a dead wasteland. With the lions overhunting, their prey eventually left the Pride Lands, causing famine in the pride. After seeing Scar strike his mother, Simba announces his return. In response, Simba confronts Scar and the truth about Mufasas death which is revealed by an overly confident Scar who forces Simba over the edge of Pride Rock, just as a lighting bolt starts a fire below. As Simba dangles over the edge of Pride Rock, Scar whispers to Simba that he killed Mufasa. Enraged, Simba leaps up and pins Scar to the ground, forcing him to admit the truth to the pride. A raging battle then ensues between the hyenas and the lionesses, Timon, and Pumbaa which results in Simba cornering Scar. In the midst of their fight, Scar tries to surreptitiously blame everything on the hyenas, but the hyenas overhear his conversation with Simba. Simba orders Scar to flee the Pride Lands. Scar pretends to leave but turns to attack Simba, resulting in a final duel. Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle by flipping him and kicks him over a low cliff. Scar survives the fall but finds himself surrounded by the now resentful hyenas. The hyenas surround their traitorous fallen leader. Scar frantically tries to absolve himself but the hyenas ignore him, and attack him and maul him to death, as flames rise around them. With Scar and the hyenas gone, and with the rightful king in place, the Pride Lands are restored which is turning green with life again. The film concludes with Rafiki presenting Simba and Nalas newborn cub into the air, thus continuing the Circle of Life. Characters. A promotional image of characters from the film. Clockwise from left Shenzi, Scar, Ed, Banzai, Rafiki, Mufasa, Simba, Sarabi, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, Sarafina and Nala. Unlike many previous Disney animated films that featured only a select few famous voice actors alongside lesser known performers, nearly all of the voice acting work for The Lion King was done by well known actors.