The Lion King released

The Lion King

The Lion King Released: June 15, 1994 Studio: Disney Genre: animation Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 422.80 Worldwide: 968.51 Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 874.61 Worldwide: 1900.00

Directing: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff Screenwriting: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton Starring: voices of Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg Review: This was Disney’s 32nd animated musical – and its highest-grossing. TV It is one of “Disney’s most beautifully rendered films” E18 and their best “among the studio’s post-1970 features.” TV “The story – a sort of Bambi meets Hamlet – can by now be recited word for word by any parent with a VCR, but the songs, lush colors and sly inside jokes make Lion worth another rewind.” TV It opens “on a grand scale with the song ‘Circle of Life’ announcing the birth of Simba, a baby lion.” A07 It features “one of the most distressing death scenes in a kids’ movie since… well…Bambi.” E18 Simba’s cruel uncle makes his nephew believe he is responsible for his father’s death. Simba eventually “returns home to reclaim his throne.” A07 Sources: A07 American Film Institute (2007). “AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition” E18 Empire (3/20/2018). “The 100 Greatest Movies” TV TV Guide (August 8-14, 1998 issue). “50 Greatest Movies on TV and Video”

Awards/Honors/Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Genre Lists: Box Office: Awards: Oscars: Wins: 2 – including Best Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight”), Best Score Nominations: 4 – including Best Song (“Circle of Life”), Best Song (“Hakuna Matata”) Other Lists/Honors: First posted 5/31/2023.