Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.
Practical Effects
Real trained animals—no CGI, just pure chaotic energy and tiger wrangling.
Acting
Cary Elwes devouring scenery as a moustache-twirling colonial nightmare.
Production
Monkey City sets that look like someone really wanted to build Indiana Jones' retirement home.
Director
Stephen Sommers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jason Scott Lee performed most of his own stunts and spent months training with real animals—those tiger cuddles are genuinely him not dying.
This was Disney's attempt to 'dark and gritty' the IP before that became a cliché, and it weirdly predicted the 2016 remake's tone while keeping the colonial love triangle nobody asked for.
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Its a shame this version has been forgotten. Its a top film.
@BrianMcAleer 60
Is it just me or does anyone else think this version of The Jungle Book is underrated?
@isaiahadams1996 40
For being Disney's first live action remake of their animated movies, this one is surprisingly good.
@supermariof0521 63
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