Original hand painted production animation cel of Four Monkeys from "The Jungle Book," 1967, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Four Monkeys: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2", Image 9 x 11"; Unframed.
"I Wanna Be Like You!" - King Louie
"The
Jungle Book," 1967 was the nineteenth animated feature film produced by
Walt Disney Productions and inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the
same name. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was to be
the last film that was worked on by Walt Disney, as he passed away
during its production. The film follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in
the Indian jungle by wolves, as he encounters Bagheera the panther and
Baloo the bear; who try and convince him to leave the jungle before the
villainous tiger Shere Khan finds him. Voice actors include: Phil
Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima; as well as
Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Verna
Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as the voice of
Mowgli.
"The Jungle Book" was released on October 18, 1967, with noted acclaim for its soundtrack that featured eight original songs: seven by the Sherman Brothers and one by Terry Gilkyson. Longtime Disney collaborator Gilkyson was the first songwriter to complete several songs which followed Kipling's book closely; however Walt Disney felt that the works were too dark. The only piece of Gilkyson's work which survived to the final film, was his very upbeat song "The Bare Necessities." The Sherman Brothers were then brought in to do a complete rewrite. Disney frequently brought the composers to the storyline sessions, and asked them to "find scary places and write fun songs" that fit into the story and advanced the plot. The popular success of the film in undoubtedly due to both the music and songs, that were primarily written by the Sherman Brothers.
"The Jungle Book" was released on October 18, 1967, with noted acclaim for its soundtrack that featured eight original songs: seven by the Sherman Brothers and one by Terry Gilkyson. Longtime Disney collaborator Gilkyson was the first songwriter to complete several songs which followed Kipling's book closely; however Walt Disney felt that the works were too dark. The only piece of Gilkyson's work which survived to the final film, was his very upbeat song "The Bare Necessities." The Sherman Brothers were then brought in to do a complete rewrite. Disney frequently brought the composers to the storyline sessions, and asked them to "find scary places and write fun songs" that fit into the story and advanced the plot. The popular success of the film in undoubtedly due to both the music and songs, that were primarily written by the Sherman Brothers.
Wolfgang
Reitherman began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with future
Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. Reitherman worked on various
Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror) up to
"The Fox and the Hound," where he was the co-producer. Beginning with
1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie", as he was called by
friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. In addition to
"101 Dalmatians," Reitherman directed "The Sword in the Stone" (1963),
"The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "Robin Hood" (1973)
and "The Rescuers" (1977).
One
of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the
Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In
addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert
provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in "The Jungle
Book," Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and
Wart in "The Sword in the Stone." Not only did Bruce Reitherman provided
the voice of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," but he also acted out certain
scenes as live action reference for the animators. The character of
Mowgli was animated by quite a few animators, however Milt Kahl set the
final design and the majority of Mowgli's scenes were animated by Frank
Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
King
Louie is the king of all primates in the Indian jungle and craves
nothing more than to be a man. He somehow learns that a Man-Cub (Mowgli)
is in the jungle on his way to the Man Village. Louie sends his monkey
minions to capture the boy, which they do bringing him to King Louie.
Using the musical number "I Wanna Be Like You" and promising Mowgli that
he will be able to stay in the jungle for as long as he wants; Louie
asks him to reveal the secret to man's "Red Flower" (fire). This cel is
from one of the most famous scenes in "The Jungle Book" film; King Louie
(voiced by Louis Prima) singing "I Wanna Be Like You!"
King Louie is an original character from Walt Disney, as orangutans are not native to India (only the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia). In addition, King Louie never existed in Rudyard Kipling's original novel and was likely named after his late voice actor, jazz singer Louis Prima. Before Louis Prima got the part, the iconic musician legend Louis Armstrong was first considered for the role. However, Prima got the role instead of Armstrong; possibly to avoid controversy that would surround casting an African American as an ape.
King Louie is an original character from Walt Disney, as orangutans are not native to India (only the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia). In addition, King Louie never existed in Rudyard Kipling's original novel and was likely named after his late voice actor, jazz singer Louis Prima. Before Louis Prima got the part, the iconic musician legend Louis Armstrong was first considered for the role. However, Prima got the role instead of Armstrong; possibly to avoid controversy that would surround casting an African American as an ape.
This
is a great cel of Four Monkeys from the "I Wanna Be Like You!" song scene. This cel occurs near the end of the song as King Louie is dancing with Baloo (who is disguised as a female monkey) and Mowgli is dancing with another one of King Louie's Flunky Monkeys. A wonderful image with each of the four Monkeys painted a different shade of brown; a great
addition to any Walt Disney animation art collection!
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