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Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat a...

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Corporate Authors: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hahn, Don, Mecchi, Irene, Allers, Roger, Minkoff, Rob, Broderick, Matthew, 1962-, Thomas, Jonathan Taylor, Jones, James Earl, Irons, Jeremy, 1948-, Sabella, Ernie, Lane, Nathan, 1956-, Guillaume, Robert, Atkinson, Rowan, Sinclair, Madge, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-, Marin, Cheech, John, Elton
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003.
Edition:Platinum ed., special ed.
Subjects:
Lion > Juvenile films.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile films.
Feature films > Juvenile.
Animated films > Juvenile.
Children's films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious Scar and reclaim his rightful throne.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Special features: 2 versions of the film, deleted scenes, new song "Morning Report", music videos, "experiential" features and games, Timon & Pumbaa's virtual safari, music journey, stage journey, animal journey, film journey, story journey.
"Presented in originally created aspect ratio: widescreen (1.66:1), enhanced for 16x9 televisions"--Container.
Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Includes 5 previews of other motion pictures.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:MPAA rating: G; bonus materials not rated.
Production Credits:Music, Hans Zimmer ; songs, Tim Rice and Elton John.
ISBN:0788845500
Author Notes:Matthew Broderick is an American film and stage actor. He was born on born March 21, 1962 in New York City; his father, James Joseph Broderick, was also an actor and his mother, Patricia (née Biow) was a playwright, actress, and painter.

Broderick first was noticed when acting in an Off-Broadway production of Torch Song Trilogy. He went on to play a roles on Broadway in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues, both written by Neil Simon. In 1983 he won his first Tony Award for Brighton Beach Memoirs and to date he remains the youngest-ever actor to win Featured Actor in a Play. In 1985 he starred in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which has become a classic film of the 1980's. In the 1990's Broderick protrayed the voice of Simba in Disney's The Lion King movie. He also returned to Broadway in the 1995 and received a second Tony Award for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He was nominated for a Tony Award again in 2001 for Mel Brooks' stage version of The Producers.

Broderick is married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker. They have three children and live in New York City and Kilcar, Ireland. (Bowker Author Biography)

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