The Lion King (2002)

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G | 1 hr 27 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Romance, Musical, Animated, Music | Released: 12/25/2002 |Box Office Total: $312.8M

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Synopsis:

A heroic coming-of-age story which follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king of the jungle. As a carefree cub, he is both excited and anxious to become king, one day, and spends his days frolicking with his pal, Nala. His father, King Mufasa, the revered ruler of Pride Rock and the lands that surround it, teaches him about the "Circle of Life"--the delicate balance of nature which bonds all animals together; Simba's father cautions him to prepare for the day when he will be called upon to lead. Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, hopes that day will never arrive and schemes to do away with the king and Simba so that he can assume the throne for his own tyrannical purposes. Scar and his hyena henchmen--Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed--lure Simba into the path of a wildebeest stampede in which Mufasa is killed trying to save his son. Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father's death and urges him to leave the Pride Lands and never return. A frightened and guilt-ridden Simba flees into exile where he is befriended by a wacky but warmhearted warthog named Pumbaa and his free-wheeling meerkat companion, Timon. Under the dubious guidance of this nature's odd couple, Simba adopts their "Hakuna Matata" (no worries) attitude towards life--taking things one day at a time. The cub matures into a young adult and is able to forget his past until a beautiful young lioness--who turns out to be his childhood friend Nala--arrives on the scene. She tells him of the hard times and suffering that have come to the Pride Lands under Scar's reign, and beseeches him to take his place as king. With the help of Rafiki, a wise shaman baboon, Simba realizes that his father's spirit lives on in him and that he must accept the responsibility of his destined role.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/25/2002

Studio	Credit
Walt Disney Productions	Studio
Director	Credit
Roger Allers	Director
Rob Minkoff	Director
Cast	Credit
Jonathan Taylor-Thomas	of Young Simba
Matthew Broderick	of Adult Simba
James Earl Jones	of Mufasa
Jeremy Irons	of Scar
Moira Kelly	of Adult Nala
Niketa Calame	of Young Nala
Ernie Sabella	of Pumbaa
Nathan Lane	of Timon
Robert Guillaume	of Rafiki
Rowan Atkinson	of Zazu
Madge Sinclair	of Sarabi
Whoopi Goldberg	of Shenzi the Hyena
Cheech Marin	of Banzai the Hyena
James Cummings	of Ed the Hyena
Frank Welker
Judi Durand
David McCharen
Phil Proctor
Catherine Cavadini
Daamen Krall
Linda Phillips
David Randolph
Production Credits	Credit
Don Hahn	Producer
Thomas Schumacher	Executive Producer
Alice Dewey	Associate Producer
Sarah McArthur	Executive Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Walt Disney Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California
Writer	Credit
Brenda Chapman	Story By - story supervisor
Irene Mecchi	Screenplay
Jonathan Roberts	Screenplay
Burny Mattinson	Story By
Linda Woolverton	Screenplay
Barry Johnson	Story By
Thom Enriquez	Story By
Gary Trousdale	Story By
Kevin Harkey	Story By
Christopher Sanders	Story By
Larry Leker	Story By
Rick Maki	Story By
Francis Glebas	Story By
Lorna Cook	Story By
Andy Gaskill	Story By
Jim Capobianco	Story By
Jorgen Klubien	Story By
Tom Sito	Story By
Joe Ranft	Story By
Ed Gombert	Story By
Mark Kausler	Story By
J T Allen	Story By - story material
Miguel tejada-Flores	Story By - story material
Bob Tzudiker	Story By - story material
Kirk Wise	Story By - story material
George Scribner	Story By - story material
Jenny Tripp	Story By - story material
Chris Vogler	Story By - story material
Noni White	Story By - story material
Accounting	Credit
Sally Catic	Assistant Production Accountant
L J Van Cleave	Production Accountant
Glen Gagnon	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
David J McMillan	Animal Wrangler - live lion & animal models
Art Department	Credit
Christopher Sanders	Production Designer
Randy Fullmer	Art Department - artistic coordinator
Andy Gaskill	Art Director - art direction
Kent Melton	Art Department - charatcer sculptures
Barbara Lynn Hamane	Art Department - assistant paint supervisor
Karen L Hudson	Art Department - assistant paint supervisor
Grace H Shirado	Art Department - assistant paint supervisor
Casting	Credit
Brian Chavanne	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Dale Grahn	Color Timer
Kent Gordon	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Karen Comella	Color - color models supervisor
Joe Jiuliano	Camera - camera manager
Cathy Lawrence	Color - color models
Jo Ann Breuer	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Penny Coulter	Color - color model
Lynette E Cullen	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Michael McFerren	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Ann Sorenson	Color - color model
Irma Cartaya	Color - color model
Tina Baldwin	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Karen N China	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Cindy Finn	Color - color model mark-up
Gareth Fishbaugh	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
Debra Y Siegel	Color - color model mark-up
David J Rowe	Camera Operator - digitizing camera operator
David J Zywicki	Color - color model mark-up
Music	Credit
Solomon Linda	From Song
Lebo M	Music Conductor - choral arrangement & conducting
Adam Milo Smalley	Music Editor
Mbongeni Ngema	Music Contractor - vocal contractor
Tim Rice	Song - songs
Elton John	Song Performer
Hans Zimmer	Music Supervisor
Hans Zimmer	Music
Bruce Fowler	Music Arranger - vocal arrangement
Bruce Fowler	Orchestrations - score orchestrations
Mark Mancina	Music Arranger - vocal arrangement
Paul Campbell	From Song
Jason Weaver	Song Performer
Elton John	Song - songs
Tonia Duvall	Music Contractor - vocal contractor
Nick Glennie-Smith	Music Conductor - score conductor
Jay Rifkin	Music - music recorder & mixer
Ladd McIntosh	Orchestrations
Lebo M	Music - african vocal solos & improvisation creator
Alfie Silas	Music Contractor - vocal contractor
Yvonne Moriarty	Orchestrations
Nick Glennie-Smith	Music Arranger - choral arrangement & conducting
Hans Zimmer	Song - song producer
Laura Williams	Song Performer
Reggie Wilson	Music Conductor - orchestra conductor
Rowan Atkinson	Song Performer
Hans Zimmer	Song - song arranger
Nico Golfar	Music - music production assistant
Andrae Crouch	Music Arranger - choral arrangement & conducting
Jeremy Irons	Song Performer
Jay Rifkin	Song - song arranger
Maggie Rodford	Music - music production assistant
Jay Rifkin	Song - song producer
Eric Stark	Music - music production assistant
Whoopi Goldberg	Song Performer
Bruce Fowler	Song - song arrangement
Cheech Marin	Song Performer
James Cummings	Song Performer
Danny Troob	Song - song arrangement
Nathan Lane	Song Performer
Paul Bogave	Song - song arrangement
Mark Mancina	Song - song producer
Erbie Sabella	Song Performer
Mark Mancina	Song - song arranger
Joseph Stanley Williams	Song Performer
Sally Dworsky	Song Performer
Hugo Peretti	Song
Kristle Edwards	Song Performer
George David Weiss	Song
Terry Young	Song Performer
Luigi Creatore	Song
Fred Heatherton	Song
Carmen Twillie	Song Performer
Robert Sherman	Song
Richard M Sherman	Song
Johnny Noble	Song
Leleiohaku	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Nicholas Toth	Animatronics - live lion & animal models
Production Management	Credit
Jeannine Berger	Post-Production Coordinator - post-production administrator
Dana Axelrod	Production Manager
Sara Duran-Singer	Post-Production Supervisor - post-production manager
Don Walters	Production Manager
Dorothy L McKim	Production Manager - pre-production manager
Craig A Sost	Production Manager - Baer production manager
Sound	Credit
John Roesch	Foley Artist
John Pospisil	Sound Effects - special sound effects
Terry Porter	Rerecording Mixer
Andrew G Patterson	ADR Editor
Don Lee Jorgensen	Foley Editor
Doc Kane	ADR/Dialogue Editor - original dialogue recording
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Richard L Anderson	Sound Editor
Jeannette Browning	Sound Dubbing - dubbing recordist
Ralph Stuart	Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Chock	Sound Effects Editor