There is talk of two kids (Kit, Mowgli) having lost their mothers when they were born.
#REVIEW THE JUNGLE BOOK 1994 MOVIE#
Characters occasionally smoke throughout the movie (at least 4 different times).All scenes listed in the Frightening/Tense category have suspenseful or tense music.Mowgli is suddenly captured by a net thrown over him.A large snake rears up and surprises us and its victims twice.
Knife: Used by Mowgli to cut William's arm.Swords: Used in dueling battle between William and Mowgli.Rifle: A soldier accidentally shoots his companion in the leg.Knife: Held against Katherine's throat to get Mowgli to lead them to the Lost City.Many people are shot (wounded and killed) and one person's throat is slit. Rifles/Pistols/Knives: Used in an ambush on a wagon carrying Katherine and her father.Assorted medieval weapons: Mowgli and William look these over and one is described as used to pull one's stomach out with.
A social gathering toasts the announcement of an engagement.CARY ELWES plays a soldier who doesn't like Mowgli and who turns greedy and murderous toward the end.JASON SCOTT LEE plays the jungle man who lives by the rules of the jungle.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG The MPAA reason was not available, but we think it's due to violence.
This version, however, has many adult scenes kids may find boring and contains a lot of violence and killing that the cartoon doesn't. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Probably, due to the fact that they may already be familiar with the animated Disney cartoon of the same name (and similar story). Mowgli must escape the soldiers' wrath while trying to win the heart of Katherine. William eventually goes over the edge as he turns into a greedy, nasty fellow. This, and the discovery of lost treasure hidden in the remote jungle, causes friction between William and Katherine. While the expedition's leader, William Boone (CARY ELWES) doesn't take kindly to Mowgli, his girlfriend Katherine (LENA HEADEY) does. PLOT: Mowgli (JASON SCOTT LEE) is a jungle man discovered by the British army in India during the early 1900's. QUICK TAKE: A jungle man must deal with soldiers who want lost treasure.