The Jungle Book (1994 film)

Rudyard Kipling's
The Jungle Book
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed byStephen Sommers
Screenplay byStephen Sommers
Ronald Yanover
Mark Geldman
Story byRonald Yanover
Mark Geldman
Based onThe Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
Produced byEdward S. Feldman
Raju Patel
Starring
CinematographyJuan Ruiz Anchía
Edited byBob Ducsay
Music byBasil Poledouris
Production
companies
Vegahom Europe
Baloo Productions
Jungle Book Films[1]
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures[2] (through Buena Vista Pictures Distribution; United States, United Kingdom, Benelux, Nordics)
MDP Worldwide
(International)
Release date
  • December 25, 1994 (1994-12-25)
Running time
111 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[4]
Box office$70 million

Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, also known as The Jungle Book, is a 1994 American adventure film co-written and directed by Stephen Sommers, produced by Edward S. Feldman and Raju Patel, from a story by Ronald Yanover and Mark Geldman. Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures, it is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1967 animated film The Jungle Book, and of the Mowgli stories from The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895) by Rudyard Kipling.[5] Unlike its counterparts, the animal characters in this film do not talk.

The film stars Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, and John Cleese. Released on December 25, 1994, the film received generally positive reviews and grossed $70 million worldwide against a $30 million budget.

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