Popular american character actor of amusing appearance and voice whose long career led from dozens of highly enjoyable. Why winnie the poohs voice is slightly different than. In the 2010 cgi animated television series, kaa is given a more ferocious personality than in the books, but at the same time he is friends and allies with mowgli, bagheera, and baloo. Holloway also voiced winnie the pooh and roquefort in the aristocats.
When peet left the studio, this character was removed by disney so as to avoid any heavy stuff and the ending in which mowgli defeated shere khan by using fire mans red flower was created. He did voice acting for the walt disney company, including serving as the original voice of the title character in walt disneys winnie the pooh. He thought that the jungle book was the perfect opportunity to do this. Kaa comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of kaa with sound clips and images. The story of the jungle book was originally brought to walt by disney storyman bill peet, who you might remember from 101 dalmatians and the sword in the stone. Ironically, the winnie the pooh films came after jungle book, but growing up on the winnie the pooh shorts makes his voice much more recognizable as winnie the pooh for some reason, i cant just say winnie. The jungle book 1967 posted on may 6, 2014 by jamie. The film is a sequel to walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book, and stars haley joel osment as the voice of mowgli and john goodman as the voice of baloo. What does the snake, kaa, say when he has a knot in his tail. Mar 27, 2014 stop reading jungle book and winnie the pooh as it humanises animals, parents told forget reading your children winnie the pooh and the jungle book, parents are being advised. The mispronunciation was not unique to disney, as it showed up in at least one previous film adaptation of the book.
Do you find the kaa scene frm the jungle book arousing. Bill felt that the company was capable of doing more with animals and making them more interesting. Born in the american deep south to grocer sterling p. He also did the snake in the jungle book and the cheshire cat as well. It is also the first of the disney animated features in which the major characters were based solidly on the personas of the voiceartists. Ive found it arousing, and so have a lot of sexuals, so im just wondering if asexuals, or some asexuals would as well. Jul 22, 2010 kaa comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of kaa with sound clips and images. Kaa is the secondary antagonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book. Mowgli from the jungle book 1967 and christopher robin from the many adventures of winnie the pooh 1977 are both adolescents with a lot of animal friends. Apr, 2016 the jungle movie, as they call it, is a great favorite with my godchildren when they come visit. Stop reading jungle book and winnie the pooh as it.
Im a little disturbed that the voice of kaa the snake is the same voice as winnie the pooh, but he does get a good creepy song. For other people with the same name, see james cummings. He plays a major role in the segment kaas hunting, in which he aids in the rescue of mowgli from the bandarlog a group of grey langurs and devours the. Kaa, the snake, sings a creepy song, encouraging mowgli to trust in me. It is kind of fetish related, so some asexuals may react to it. Ive jokingly said, you know, winnie the pooh generation is every three and a half years because brand new set of pooh fans. Many voices of sterling holloway animated tribute winnie the pooh. The many adventures of winnie the pooh is the namesake of an attraction at walt disney worlds magic kingdom, and the disneyland parks in california and hong kong, respectively. January 14, 1905 november 22, 1992 was an american actor and voice actor, who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He wants to stay in the jungle and we can think of the jungle as childhood, where leaving is growing up. Popular american character actor of amusing appearance and voice whose long career led from dozens of highly enjoyable onscreen performances to worldwide familiarity as the voice of numerous walt disney animated films. The package films featured multiple short segments based around a common theme, in this case winnie the pooh, as opposed. Which is the only song from the film to be nominated for an academy award.
Yeah, around the time pooh was made and a little past that, disney was lousy for reusing their own work. Jim cummings has been voicing winnie the pooh for more than 30 years now, and his take on the character is iconic in pop culture. Apr 18, 2016 the animated mowglis voice was provided by bruce reitherman, son of wolfgang reitherman who directed the jungle book as well as several previous and subsequent disney features. Last week i explained to my 7year old godson that kaa the snake who the children seem to find both scary and fascinating had the same voice as. Later i found that the nightmareinducing hellvoice came from the evil sterling holloway 19041992, who also voiced the cheshire cat in alice in wonderland and. Mar 31, 2016 the jungle books hindi version also stars om puri, irrfan khan and nana patekar. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Kaas most dangerous attributes are his hypnotic eyes, which he uses to seduce unsuspecting prey and lure them into his jaws. Most notably, he was the original voice of winnie the pooh, as well as the. Toad culminated a string of six consecutive package releases by disney. Sterling holloway, an actor who lent his distinctive voice to the animated film version of winnie thepooh and also spoke for the snake in the film of the jungle book, died on sunday morning. He appears as the snake charmer karaits pet female python. Aside from their stripes, log tails, and devious, wide grins they both spend their.
Bruces performance is agreeable and accessible in a way that few of todays voiceover roles are. Most notably, he was the original voice of winnie the pooh, as well as the cheshire cat from. Sterling holloway voiced kaa in the animated film, and it is probably his bestknown work outside of winnie the pooh. Aug 03, 2018 jim cummings has been voicing winnie the pooh for more than 30 years now, and his take on the character is iconic in pop culture. In 1990, jim cummings became the new voice of winnie the pooh. He was, by all accounts within the family, a fantastically gay man. Most notably, he was the original voice of winnie the pooh, as well as the cheshire cat from alice in wonderland, kaa from the jungle book, and roquefort from the aristocats. Our personal vlog channel featuring inperson voice actor interviews.
He gave clemmons a copy of the jungle book and told him, the first thing i want you to do is not read it. Sep 30, 2015 the jungle book definitely shows us a very different world than we are used to from disney films. This is a deep forest where danger is waiting at every corner and much like pinocchio, mowgli is often tempted off the road he is meant to travel. Popular american character actor of amusing appearance and voice whose long career led from dozens. Jumowgli, the big balooski, black panther, tiger scar, and the exact same voice as winnie the pooh the creepy hypnosnake new title. Something fun is if you play this and the jungle book, you notice some of the same voice actors. He also played kaa the snake in the jungle book and roquefort in the aristocats. Later i found that the nightmareinducing hell voice came from the evil sterling holloway 19041992, who also voiced the cheshire cat in alice in wonderland and kaa the snake who hypnotizes and tries to eat mowgli in the jungle book. Winnie is a girls name, and pooh means feces, and it only goes downhill from there. In addition, all three of reithermans 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. One of reithermans productions, the 1968 short winnie the pooh and the blustery day, won the academy award for best animated short film. Show nonenglish actors hide nonenglish actors sukekiyo kameyama.
To the public eye and more importantly to the homophobic disney culture of the day, he was a straight married man. James jonah cummings born november 3, 1952 is an american voice actor and singer, who has appeared in almost 400 roles, including winnie the pooh, tigger, and the tasmanian devil. Mar 26, 2012 ive heard that voice so much he was also the cheshire cat in alice and wonderland that i associate him the most with winnie the pooh. A human orphan is raised by wolves, but when a tiger threatens the wolf pack, leaders decide that the best place for mowgli is the manvillage. And kaa is voiced by the same actor whos most famous for being the voice of winnie the pooh. Welcome to india, where orangutans and bears sing jazz, tigers and panthers speak in refined british accents, elephants not only speak in refined british accents but march with impeccable british military precision, vultures look and sound like the beatles. Many voices of sterling holloway animated tribute winnie the. The scenes from the jungle book where kaa hypnotizes mowgli and shanti, is anyone else here aroused by it. Sterling also played kaa, the hypnotic snake, in the jungle book, for which he. In kiplings books, kaa was mowglis wise mentor, akin to baloo and bagheera, and was. Delving into the photoreal world of disneys jungle book. Buldeo later was one of the main antagonists in disneys liveaction adaptation the jungle book 1994.
Multiple disney characters with the same voice over. The seductive voice of sterling holloway as kaa, the snake he also gave the voice to winnie the pooh singing trust in me as if it was a jazz club lounge number is a great example of how some of. Original production cels of mowgli and kaa from the. Phil harris baloo the bear, sebastian cabot bagheera the panther, louis prima king louie of the apes, george. May 06, 2014 im a little disturbed that the voice of kaa the snake is the same voice as winnie the pooh, but he does get a good creepy song. Kaa and winnie the pooh have the same voice streling holloway is the voice of both kaa and winnie the pooh. What the voices of winnie the pooh actually look like. Jungle book kaa is a large indian python who appeared in rudyard kiplings 1894 anthology the jungle book. First introduced in the story kaas hunting in the jungle book, kaa is a huge and powerful snake, more than 100 years old and still in his prime. He was the narrator of cartoon shorts the pelican and the snipe, goliath ii, susie the little blue coupe, the little house, the cold. Cheshire cat from alice in wonderland 1951 and kaa the snake from the jungle book 1967 are oddly similar. Alice in wonderland 1951 and kaa the snake from the jungle book 1967 are oddly similar. See more ideas about disney animation, disney movies and disney. He is an enormous snake with an equally large appetitespecifically for mowgli the.
The opportunity to perform in christopher robin, however, offered. His most beloved role, however, was as the voice of winnie the pooh in such. Popular american character actor of amusing appearance and voice whose long career led from dozens of highly enjoyable onscreen performances to worldwide familiarity as the voice. The english version features the vocal talents of bill murray, christopher walken, idris elba and ben kingsley. My uncle, sterling holloway was the original voice actor.
Nov 19, 2014 cheshire cat from alice in wonderland 1951 and kaa the snake from the jungle book 1967 are oddly similar. Winnie the pooh and christopher robin boomers beefcake and. Welcome to india, where orangutans and bears sing jazz, tigers and panthers speak in refined british accents, elephants not only speak in refined british accents but march with impeccable british military precision, vultures look and sound like the beatles, and where. Ive heard that voice so much he was also the cheshire cat in alice and wonderland that i associate him the most with winnie the pooh. I really like bagheera and shere khan and the latter is the villain. Stop reading jungle book and winnie the pooh as it humanises animals, parents told forget reading your children winnie the pooh and the jungle book, parents are being advised. Why winnie the poohs voice is slightly different than normal. In the jungle book, when balloo realizes that they have to get back to the town before the tiger, he says we have to get to the town before sheer kahn. Mar 24, 2015 the many adventures of winnie the pooh was the first package film released by disney since 1949, when the adventures of ichabod and mr. Phil harris, the voice of baloo the bear, also plays the voice of which bear. He is perhaps best remembered as the voice of winnie the pooh in disneys winnie. But pooh isnt the only voice holloway crafted for disney. Sterling holloway, the man behind the kaa the snake in disneys 1967 animated adaptation of the jungle book also voiced sweet, honeyseeking winniethepooh.
The film was originally produced as a directtovideo film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the peter pan sequel, return to never land. The jungle is filled with laughter, song, suspense and friendship, in one of the funniest and best cartoons walt disney 19011966 ever made. Holloway voiced kaa in the jungle book, cummings voiced kaa in the jungle book 2. What do the lovable winnie the pooh and the ferocious tasmanian. Jul 12, 2016 the mispronunciation was not unique to disney, as it showed up in at least one previous film adaptation of the book. He plays a major role in the segment kaas hunting, in which he aids in the rescue of mowgli from the bandarlog a group of grey langurs and devours. Feb 28, 2007 this has been annoying my family for ages. Ironic how christopher robins cute little bear and the jungle books venomous spitting snake share the same voice. Holloway, who passed away in 1992, may have portrayed. The jungle books hindi version also stars om puri, irrfan khan and nana patekar. Robin hood was the biggest offender between stuff borrowed snow white, jungle book, and the aristocats, im not sure even 20% of that movie was original work.
Jun 22, 2017 winnie is a girls name, and pooh means feces, and it only goes downhill from there. He is an enormous snake with an equally large appetitespecifically for mowgli the man cub. Meet all the voices behind winnie the pooh readers digest. The jungle movie, as they call it, is a great favorite with my godchildren when they come visit. Its a privilege to bring them forward to new generations. Aug 06, 2018 its a privilege to bring them forward to new generations. Who is the author of the jungle book, the story on which the disney movie of the same name is based. Last week i explained to my 7year old godson that kaa the snake who the children seem to find both scary and fascinating had the same voice as winnie the pooh and i could see his mind being blown. Stop reading jungle book and winnie the pooh as it humanises. Kaa also made an appearance in the 1997 liveaction film the second jungle book.
On each of these attractions, whimsical vehicles transport guests. In the jungle book 1967, his snake character sang the memorable. That storied venue the home of countless disney premieres, stage shows and special presentations was the perfect spot for director jon favreau iron man and twotime academy award winning visual effects supervisor rob. It is also the first of the disney animated features in which the major characters were based solidly on the personas of the voice artists.
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