The Lion King

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Disney animated film adventure film animated feature film family film musical film

The Lion King is a landmark 1994 Disney animated film that follows a young lion prince’s journey from exile to kingship and is celebrated for its music, storytelling, and cultural impact.

Aliases (6)

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Disney animated film → adventure film → animated feature film → family film → musical film →
academyAward	Academy Award for Best Original Score → Academy Award for Best Original Song →
academyAwardWinningSong	Can You Feel the Love Tonight →
boxOfficeStatus	one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Rob Minkoff → Roger Allers →
distributor	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution →
famousSong	Can You Feel the Love Tonight → Circle of Life → Hakuna Matata → I Just Can’t Wait to Be King →
followsCharacterArcOf	Simba →
genre	adventure → animation → drama → musical →
goldenGlobeAward	Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy →
hasTheme	circle of life → coming of age → family → responsibility →
inspired	The Lion King (2019 film) → The Lion King (Broadway musical) → The Lion King 1½ → The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride →
lyricsBy	Tim Rice →
mainCharacter	Mufasa → Nala → Pumbaa → Scar → Simba → Timon →
medium	traditional animation →
mpaaRating	G →
musicBy	Hans Zimmer →
notableQuote	Hakuna Matata. → Remember who you are. →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Disney Renaissance →
plotSummary	A young lion prince is exiled after his father’s death and must accept his destiny as king. →
producer	Don Hahn →
productionCompany	Walt Disney Feature Animation → Walt Disney Pictures →
ratingSystem	MPAA →
releaseDate	1994-06-15 →
releaseYear	1994 →
runtimeMinutes	88 →
screenwriter	Irene Mecchi → Jonathan Roberts → Linda Woolverton →
setIn	Pride Lands →
setOnContinent	Africa →
songsBy	Elton John →
storyBy	Brenda Chapman → Chris Sanders → Gary Trousdale → Irene Mecchi → Joe Ranft → Jonathan Roberts → Kirk Wise → Linda Woolverton →
voiceCastMember	Cheech Marin → Ernie Sabella → James Earl Jones → Jeremy Irons → Jonathan Taylor Thomas → Matthew Broderick → Moira Kelly → Nathan Lane → Rowan Atkinson → Whoopi Goldberg →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cheech Marin → Disney → Hans Zimmer ("The Lion King (1994 film) score") → Nathan Lane ("The Lion King (1994 film)") → Rowan Atkinson ("The Lion King (1994 film)") → The Walt Disney Company → Tim Rice → Walt Disney Animation Studios → Walt Disney Studios → Whoopi Goldberg →	notableWork
Can You Feel the Love Tonight → Can You Feel the Love Tonight ("The Lion King (1994 animated film)") →	usedIn
Festival of the Lion King →	basedOn
Eye to Eye →	basedOnFranchise
The Lion King ("Hakuna Matata") →	famousSong
Aladdin (1992 film) ("The Lion King (1994 film)") →	followedBy
Eye to Eye ("Disney’s The Lion King") →	franchise
Minskoff Theatre →	hasProduction
Minskoff Theatre ("Disney’s The Lion King") →	hasShow
Disney's Art of Animation Resort →	hasThemeSection
The Lion King ("The Lion King (2019 film)") →	inspired
Minskoff Theatre →	longRunningShow
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song →	notableWinningFilm
Can You Feel the Love Tonight →	partOfSoundtrack
Walt Disney Pictures →	producedFilm
Festival of the Lion King →	theme
Tim Rice ("The Lion King (1994 film)") →	wroteLyricsFor