The Jungle Book: The Making of a Musical Masterpiece is a behind-the-scenes documentary narrated by Corey Burton about the making of Disney's animated musical adaptation of Kipling's classic The Jungle Book. It was originally made to commemorate the film's 30th anniversary and was included with the film's Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS and laserdisc release. For the Platinum Edition the documentary was upgraded and replaced by "The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book." The documentary was made in 1997 by TV is OK Productions and was directed by Jeff Kurtti.
Synopsis[]
This made-for-video documentary treats animation fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Jungle Book, Disney's musical adaptation of Kipling's novel about a boy raised by animals, and one of the last Disney films that Walt Disney himself worked on personally. It includes archive footage of Walt, Phil Harris, Louis Prima, and the teams of Disney animators as they worked to bring this family favorite to life.
It includes artwork from a previous concept as well as a brief chorus of the deleted song "Brothers All".
Interviewees[]
- Leonard Maltin
- Richard M. Sherman
- Robert B. Sherman
- Larry Clemmons
- Wolfgang Reitherman (archive footage)
- Frank Thomas (archive footage)
- Vance Gerry
- Phil Harris (archive footage)
- Ollie Johnston (archive footage)
- Louis Prima (archive footage)
- Milt Kahl (archive footage)
- Ken Anderson (archive footage)
- Sterling Holloway (archive footage)
- John Canemaker
- John Culhane
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