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Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself.Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself.Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself.
- Awards
- 6 nominations
Christiane Noll
- Anna Leonowens
- (singing voice)
Ian Richardson
- The Kralahome
- (voice)
Darrell Hammond
- Master Little
- (voice)
David Burnham
- Prince Chululongkorn
- (singing voice)
Armi Arabe Abiera
- Tuptim
- (voice)
- (as Armi Arabe)
Tracy Venner Warren
- Tuptim
- (singing voice)
Adam Wylie
- Louis Leonowens
- (voice)
Sean Smith
- Sir Edward Ramsay
- (voice)
James Fujii
- First Wife
- (voice)
- (as J. A. Fujii)
Kenny Baker
- Captain Orton
- (voice)
- (as Ken Baker)
Tony Pope
- Burmese Emissary
- (voice)
- (as Anthony Mozdy)
Alexandra Lai
- Princess Ying
- (voice)
Brian Tochi
- Soldier
- (voice)
- (as B. K. Tochi)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn response to the overwhelmingly negative reviews, the estates of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II have declared that there are to be no more animated features based on their musicals.
- GoofsWhen the king crashes the balloon, Anna is wearing gloves. When she touches his face moments later, she does it with a bare hand. Then she's wearing gloves again.
- Quotes
Master Little: Oh! I get it, Oh Corporate One... we are going to be rich, aren't we?
The Kralahome: [sniffs] Well... I am.
- Alternate versionsCurrent printings licensed by Sony Pictures omit the opening Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo and the closing Warner Bros. logo.
- SoundtracksI Whistle A Happy Tune
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by William Kidd
Performed by Christiane Noll, Adam Wylie, Charles Clark, Earl Grizzell, Jeff Gunn, David Joyce, and Larry Kenton
Featured review
pointless, silly, dumbed-down remake
We know the limitations of animation, or do we? Animation can be great, especially if it allows us to see something that we otherwise wouldn't, but this effort is a disaster. Just because Warner had the rights to reshape the story doesn't mean that it was wise to do so. I suggest either the original drama >Anna and the King<, a rather adult approach with much darkness that fits the original story, or the more accessible live-action musical >The King and I<, which has the benefits of Richard Rogers' musical score. It looks much like an attempt to capitalize upon either >Beauty and the Beast< or >Aladdin<, both infinitely better.
This animated film is a disaster from the start. It tries to make a fairy tale out of a story from the nineteenth century by adding sorcery and magical devices that mock the norms of nineteenth-century thought. Sorcery and the hyper-rational nineteenth century do not mix.
Some of the animated sets, I concede, are attractive. That said, the treatment inexcusably confuses Chinese and Thai culture. (To be sure, Thailand has a large Chinese diaspora, and it is quite influential, but not dominant).
Many of the characters are over the top, including the devious Prime minister who exploits a big-screen "magic mirror" and wears a Colonel Klink-like monocle and has a stereotypical stooge as his confederate. The animals are excessively cute and unrealistic, including the sterotypical 'mischievous monkey' and the King's cuddly pet panther(?), not to mention some of the most unrealistic elephants that we have ever seen and the snakes that the evil Prime Minister conjures out of vines. We've seen it all before, and this time it doesn't work.
Forget this one. Too many valid alternatives exist for this general story. If you want magic in an animated flick, then seek something in a more mystical time (such as >Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<} or place (the beautiful-but-creepy world of >Spirited Away<.
Don't debase your video collection with this derivative rubbish. This movie's story is too dumb for adults and too dark for children.
This animated film is a disaster from the start. It tries to make a fairy tale out of a story from the nineteenth century by adding sorcery and magical devices that mock the norms of nineteenth-century thought. Sorcery and the hyper-rational nineteenth century do not mix.
Some of the animated sets, I concede, are attractive. That said, the treatment inexcusably confuses Chinese and Thai culture. (To be sure, Thailand has a large Chinese diaspora, and it is quite influential, but not dominant).
Many of the characters are over the top, including the devious Prime minister who exploits a big-screen "magic mirror" and wears a Colonel Klink-like monocle and has a stereotypical stooge as his confederate. The animals are excessively cute and unrealistic, including the sterotypical 'mischievous monkey' and the King's cuddly pet panther(?), not to mention some of the most unrealistic elephants that we have ever seen and the snakes that the evil Prime Minister conjures out of vines. We've seen it all before, and this time it doesn't work.
Forget this one. Too many valid alternatives exist for this general story. If you want magic in an animated flick, then seek something in a more mystical time (such as >Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<} or place (the beautiful-but-creepy world of >Spirited Away<.
Don't debase your video collection with this derivative rubbish. This movie's story is too dumb for adults and too dark for children.
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- Jun 26, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- The King & I
- Filming locations
- Burbank, California, USA(Rich Animation Studios)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,993,021
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,007,565
- Mar 21, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $11,993,021
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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