History Film / TheJungleBook1994

A Walt Disney Pictures film, it includes several shout-outs to Disney's 1967 [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 animated film version]], including an orangutan nicknamed "King Louie".

Not to be confused with ''Film/JungleBook'', the 1942 film starring Creator/{{Sabu}} as Mowgli, or with the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 live-action/CGI adaptation of the Disney animated movie]] that was released in April 2016.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Was promoted as ''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book'', though it bears little in common with the book.

* TheDreaded: Shere Khan.

* FiveManBand: The villains.
** BigBad: Boone; the main antagonist.
** TheDragon: Buldeo; Boone's chief partner in the plan to get the treasure.
** TheEvilGenius: Tabaqui; the jungle guide who knows about its dangers the most.
** TheBrute: Harley; big, stupid and vicious.
** TheDarkChick: Wilkins; Boone's lackey with a distinct whiney personality.

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also is turns out that Shere Khan only killed his father in self-defense because he stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving him to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge him when he indirectly left a wounded Buldeo to die in a salt trap.]]

* MisplacedWildlife: Once again, King Louie is an orangutan, which are not native to India. Kaa is the worst offender here as he's an anaconda (a snake from ''South America'') rather than being an Indian or reticulated python.

* MisplacedWildlife: In this adaptation, Tabaqui is a spotted hyena. Spotted hyenas are not native to India, though their striped hyena cousins are.

* SlasherSmile: Despite being a snake, Kaa seems to do this in closeups of his face before he strikes.

* AdaptationalVillainy: A little zigzagged with Kaa, as he is portrayed as a dragonlike monster who King Louie uses to protect the treasure from thieves. Same with King Louie, who also is affected by it, sent Kaa out to kill Mowgli before Mowgli used a knife on the snake. [[spoiler:However, they also dealt with Boone much later in the movie]].

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also is turns out that Shere Khan only killed his father in self-defense because he stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving him to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge him when he indirectly left a wounded Buldeo to die in a salt trap. Even when standing up to Shere Khan by roaring back in defiance, Shere Khan takes this as a sign that Mowgli respects the jungle law and allows him to leave peacefully, even moaning and chuffing as an apology for killing his father and assuring that it was NothingPersonal.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Wilkins, while a {{Jerkass}} and a DirtyCoward, is easily the least evil out of the human villains. It's apparent that he sides with Boone and the others only out of greed and peer pressure rather than genuine malice. During the journey to the lost city, Wilkins is killed by Shere Khan without a chance to redeem himself.]]

* BigShutUp: Wilkins screams at the jungle animals to be quiet.
* ButtMonkey: Wilkins is constantly on the receiving end -- being told to shut up by others or tormented, especially by Harley in one scene.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: From growing up hard in the jungle, Mowgli is shown to be incredibly strong during the film, easily tossing Boone and his men around (including performing a PunchCatch) and climbing trees or buildings as fast as an animal.

* ChewingTheScenery: Cary Elwes' performance as William Boone is very cartoonish and hammy.

* CoolPet: A young Mowgli had a wolf pup that also grew up with him in the jungle.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The villains -- Boone and Wilkins both wear beige uniforms and white long-sleeved shirts that indicate their upper-class English background, Harley wears the same beige uniform except for a green shirt that shows his militant side, Buldeo wears purple-and-black clothing just as dark as his past and Tabaqui's crimson tunic only adds to his devilish appearance.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Buldeo. He gets caught in a booby-trapped crypt which begins lowering a stone ceiling and simultaneously filling the crypt with tonnes of sand, weighing Buldeo down and filling the gunshot wound on his leg. Ouch. In agony, he crawls out of the enormous pile of sand and desperately tries to escape but the crypt is sealed shut, trapping him in the tiny narrow space to suffocate. Rated PG.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Kitty becomes this towards Boone in the second half of the movie.

* DeathByMaterialism: [[spoiler:Boone sinks in the water due to being dragged down by all the gold he took from the temple...dragged down by his own greed. He doesn't drown though...Kaa follows him into the water and takes him out instead.]] Mowgli said it with, "This treasure only brings death".
* DeathCryEcho: As [[spoiler:Wilkins is mauled by Shere Kahn]], Boone and Kitty hear his final, agonised scream.

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Tabaqui]] suffers a pretty violent one by Disney standards. [[SickeningCrunch The impact is heard, but thankfully not seen...]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Buldeo allowed Mowgli's father Nathoo to be killed by Shere Khan for being reprimanded: "Would you allow someone to break into your house and steal your food?"]]
* TheDragon: Buldeo is this to Boone in his plan to coerce Mowgli into leading them to the treasure hidden in the jungle, even being responsible for causing the death of Mowgli's father at the jaws of Shere Khan.

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Young Mowgli tells his father that "the holy man" in his dream told him that he would confront Shere Khan without fear and become a "creature of the jungle".
* DyingDeclarationOfHate: "Damn you, Wilkins!" Spoken by [[spoiler:Harley]] when Wilkins fails to save him from drowning in quicksand despite his best efforts.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Even Tabaqui and Buldeo were surprised by Boone's indifferent attitude towards Harley's death.]]
* EvilBrit: Boone and Harley. Somewhat averted with Wilkins.
* EvilFormerFriend: Colonel Brydon regards Buldeo as this.

* GeniusBruiser: Tabaqui. In addition to his knowledge and expertise, he is also suprisingly strong and stealthy, being able to sneak up on his victims, [[SuperStrength lift a small boulder]] and overpower Mowgli who is twice his build, despite Tabaqui's greater height.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Tabaqui.]]
* HumanFocusedAdaptation: The film primarily focuses on Mowgli's interaction with other humans, and his romance with Kitty, rather than his relationship with the various animals of the jungle.
* HumansKillWantonly: Mowgli explains that animals only kill to eat or to keep from being eaten. He doesn't understand the concept of killing out of hatred or sport and is not impressed when one of the hunters tries to explain it to him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Boone doesn't bat so much as an eyelid when [[spoiler:Harley is taken by quicksand]], however later that day, when [[spoiler:Tabaqui is killed]], Kitty (making fun of Boone) dismisses the situation as a "shame", whereupon Boone looks at her incredulously - apparently forgetting his lack of remorse earlier. In fact, after [[spoiler:Tabaqui dies]], it's then that he wants Mowgli dead.[[note]]Then again, with Tabaqui dead, Boone would have to endure an arduous journey of trying to find his way back to the village without a guide so this explains why he's so bitter the second time round.[[/note]]

* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: Said word-for-word by Wilkins, while he complains about trekking through the jungle in one sequence.
* KarmicDeath:
** In the film's opening, Buldeo's life is saved by Nathoo (Mowgli's father) and rather than return the favor, he leaves Nathoo to die. In the film's climax, Buldeo dies screaming for help that never comes.
** The same can be said for Boone, whose greed for treasure, along with his desire to kill others for sport, lack of concern over the loss of his men (including Buldeo), and having Kitty to himself, proved to be his downfall as Kaa scares him into a water moat. There, the bag of treasure that he's holding onto drags him down where skeletal remains of Kaa's past victims who sought the treasure as well, a revelation that horrifies Boone before meeting his end at the jaws of Kaa.

* LovesOnlyGold: Billy Boone makes it very clear near the end that he loves the treasure more than Kitty.
-->'''Billy:''' All right, then! Go! Go with your jungle boy! I got what I came for! I don't need you!
* ManipulativeBastard: Boone tries to propose to Kitty, but she gives a rather vague "I don't know what to say". Later during a Ball, when he sees Mowgli waltzing with Kitty, Boone uses it to his advantage to pull an underhanded move. He approaches Brydon and tells him Kitty accepted his proposal, prompting Brydon to make it a big announcement in front of everyone whilst putting Kitty in an uncomfortable position to accept the engagement.

* MrFanservice: Jason Scott Lee in a loincloth, ladies?

* NatureHero: Mowgli

* OfficerAndAGentleman: Colonel Brydon.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Creator/CaryElwes' accent slips and sounds American at times. Most notable example being this line during his sword fight with Mowgli. Particularly interesting case when you consider that Cary Elwes is genuinely British.
-->'''Boone:''' What d'you think you have that I don't -- huh?!
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Harley. He comes off as racist, snidely calling Mowgli his "little brown brother" twice. Also, Boone mispronounces "Maharajah" as "Maharajee" in one scene, denoting his disregard for Indian culture.

* PunchClockVillain: Wilkins. He tries to explain himself to Colonel Brydon on his betrayal, only to be silenced by Boone.
* QuicksandSucks: [[spoiler:Harley]] even explicitly states "It's sucking me down!" while struggling.

* TheStoic: Tabaqui for most of his screen-time is quiet, reserved and mild-mannered despite his occasional DeathGlare and somewhat irritable temperament. However, [[spoiler: when he attacks and tries to kill Mowgli]], [[NotSoStoic he unleashes his bottled-up anger.]]
* SuperDoc: After [[spoiler:Baloo is shot]], Mowgli asks Dr. Plumford to heal his wounds. Although Dr. Plumford is a surgeon, he's more of a people doctor than an animal doctor. [[spoiler:However he was successful in healing Baloo as shown in the finale.]]

* UngratefulBastard:
** Buldeo. [[spoiler:Mowgli's father Nathoo saves him from Shere Khan and he flees, allowing the tiger to maul him to death. Years later, even when knowing who Mowgli is, Buldeo still tries to kill him.]]
** Harley as well. He isn't too thankful that Wilkins at least ''tried'' to save him...

* VillainousBreakdown: After having his men killed, and defeated by Mowgli in the finale, Boone has undergo one of these. It was cut short by King Louie and Kaa.
* ViolentGlaswegian: Harley. An aggressive, violent and ''very'' Scottish man. He even calls Colonel Brydon a "silly wee man".
* WhiteMansBurden: As the British colonial mindset is shown very firmly in this film, Kitty says it is their duty to help Mowgli when they realize he has returned. It is portrayed sympathetically, but it also sends a message that it still does have some racist connotations.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Colonel Brydon, with elephants.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Dr. Plumford teaching Mowgli about people: "Man, woman, woman. One man. Two women. Lucky man."

* AdaptationalVillainy: Kaa is portrayed as a dragonlike monster who King Louie uses to protect the treasure from thieves. King Louie, who also is affected by it, sent Kaa out to kill Mowgli before Mowgli used a knife on the snake. [[spoiler:Although King Louie and Kaa are indiscriminate, as they also dealt with Boone much later in the movie]].

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:When Harley is killed by a quicksand pit, even his fellow villains won't mourn his demise.]]

* TheDragon: Kaa appears to be this to King Louis, who summons him when someone attempts to steal treasure, though even Louis fears him.

* TheDreaded: Shere Khan

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the Jungle Law, and in any case, Shere Khan only killed his father because he stopped him from killing his real target, Buldeo... [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving him to die.]] Though Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge him when he indirectly left a wounded Buldeo in the salt trap.]]

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: A wise man told young Mowgli in his dream that he would confront Shere Khan without fear and become a "creature of the jungle".

''The Jungle Book'' (or ''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book'') is a 1994 film directed by Creator/StephenSommers, loosely based on Creator/RudyardKipling's ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' and starring Jason Scott Lee as Mowgli.

* AxCrazy: Harley and Tabaqui. And by the film's finale, Boone as well.

A Walt Disney Pictures film, it includes several shout-outs to Disney's 1967 [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 animated film version]], including an orangutan nicknamed "King Louis".

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The international release of the movie has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHNB2G6yr5Q Two Different Worlds]] by Music/KennyLoggins.

* FamousLastWords: "Damn you, Wilkins!" Spoken by [[spoiler:Harley]] when Wilkins fails to save him from drowning in quicksand despite his best efforts.

A Walt Disney Pictures film, it includes several shout-outs to Disney's 1967 [[Disney/TheJungleBook animated film version]], including an orangutan nicknamed "King Louis".

* ShoutOut: Soldiers chase Mowgli through a bed of hot coal, just as with Aladdin and the Palace Guards in ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''.

* TooDumbToLive: Wilkins and Harley. Harley, while chasing Mowgli, pays no attention to his surroundings and blunders into the quicksand. Later, Wilkins doesn't stick to the group, gets lost and wastes half of his ammo before [[spoiler:Shere Khan kills him]]. Granted, both are justifiable; Harley had only just woken up when he chased Mowgli and wasn't focusing clearly and Wilkins was clearly out of his depth, having never encountered a tiger before in his life.