When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 22 nominations total
Joaquin Phoenix
- Kenai
- (voice)
Jeremy Suarez
- Koda
- (voice)
Rick Moranis
- Rutt
- (voice)
Jason Raize
- Denahi
- (voice)
Dave Thomas
- Tuke
- (voice)
D.B. Sweeney
- Sitka
- (voice)
Joan Copeland
- Tanana
- (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan
- Tug
- (voice)
Harold Gould
- Old Denahi
- (voice)
Paul Christie
- Ram #1
- (voice)
Danny Mastrogiorgio
- Ram #2
- (voice)
- (as Daniel Mastrogiorgio)
Estelle Harris
- Old Lady Bear
- (voice)
Greg Proops
- Male Lover Bear
- (voice)
Bumper Robinson
- Chipmunks
- (voice)
Patrick Pinney
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
- (as Pat Pinney)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe lines, "I don't care that you and Binky found the world's biggest pine cone ever" and "First of all, it's not Binky, it's Bucky, and it wasn't a pine cone, it was a pine nut" said by Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix) and Koda (Jeremy Suarez) was an accidental improvisation because Phoenix messed up his line and Suarez corrected it when they were recording.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, the DVD subtitles identify the narrator as Sitka, when it is actually Denahi.
- Crazy creditsAt the conclusion of the end credits, Koda appears to announce the standard declaration that no salmon were harmed in the making of the film. However, he is embarrased by a bear chasing a salmon behind him and signals for shooting to stop. Koda covers the lens with his paws and the picture goes black as he accidently breaks the camera while the fishing bear belches.
- Alternate versionsThe 2013 Blu-ray release plasters the closing variant of the 2000 Walt Disney Pictures logo with the closing 2011 variant of the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, which just reads "Disney".
- ConnectionsEdited into Zenimation: Nature (2020)
- SoundtracksGreat Spirits
Written by Phil Collins
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Performed by Tina Turner
Featured review
Give this movie a chance!
Many people have said that "Brother Bear" is sub-par to earlier Disney films. After seeing it several time I have to disagree. What I have seen in recent years are movies put out by a studio recycling an overused format. While "Lion King" was an amazing film, Disney burned out the "coming of age under the companionship of potty-mouthed sidekicks" theme as seen in "Hunchback" and "Hercules". With "Brother Bear" Disney has returned to their roots by making use of imagery and character development. The story sends the important message that it is wise to look at the big picture rather than just what is in front of you. But at the same time one is treated to 85 minutes of clean and fresh entertainment. Great music by Phil Collins adds a touch of modern musical backing which helps make the film more appealing to a mainstream crowd. Do yourself a favor and ignore the negatives which many have stated about this film. Give "Brother Bear" a chance...you may discover it to be quite a good picture.
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- cairn6
- Apr 8, 2004
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Tierra de osos
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $128,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $85,336,277
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $291,940
- Oct 26, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $250,397,798
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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