Jungle Cruise Adventureland attraction at Disneyland, opened on July 17, 1955. One of the most eagerly awaited attractions because of extensive publicity given by Walt Disney on pre-opening television shows. Very little else was far enough along for him to show, but the channel was dug for the Jungle Cruise, trees were being planted, and …
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Jungle Book 2, The (film) Mowgli now lives in the man village, and he loves his new family and friends, especially his feisty little stepbrother Ranjan and his best pal Shanti, the girl who initially wooed Mowgli from the jungle. But Mowgli misses his buddy Baloo, who likewise pines for his little man-cub. Baloo isn’t …
See moreJungle Book Reunion, The (television) Syndicated television special, airing on July 19, 1990. Directed by Eric Schotz. Downtown Julie Brown hosts a look at The Jungle Book on the occasion of its reissue, taped at Disney-MGM Studios. 30 min.
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Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling’s The (film) Mowgli, a young man raised since childhood by wild animals in the jungles of India, is eventually drawn from the jungle by his attraction to the beautiful Kitty, daughter of Major Brydon, an important English military official. Mowgli’s life changes as he reenters civilization. When an avaricious military officer, …
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Jungle Book, The (film) A human boy, Mowgli, is raised in the jungle by wolves until it is deemed unsafe for him to stay because of Shere Khan, the tiger, who has vowed to kill the mancub. Bagheera, the panther, is selected to accompany Mowgli on his journey back to civilization, but has a difficult …
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Jungle Book, The: Mowgli’s Story (film) Direct-to-video release on September 29, 1998, of a live-action sequel to the 1967 animated feature. The narrator, the adult Mowgli, reflects of his childhood jungle adventures, from his being raised by wolves to his friendship with Baloo. He has to learn to be cunning and brave against the jungle’s …
See moreJungle Book, The: A Lesson in Accepting Change (film) Educational film; released in September 1981. How change, in friends and environment, can be faced.
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Jumping Ship (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie; premiering on August 17, 2001. Michael has big plans to show his country cousin, Tommy, a good time aboard a luxury yacht, only to discover the yacht he’s chartered is actually a delapidated fishing boat. When modern-day pirates give chase, the boys are forced to jump ship, …
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Jump In! (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on January 12, 2007. A teen, Izzy, is known around his Brooklyn neighborhood as a promising natural-born boxer whose father is a local gym owner. Izzy’s neighbor, Mary, is the leader of the Joy Jumpers, a four-girl double Dutch team trying to make its mark in …
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