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Babar: King of the Elephants

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Babar: King of the Elephants
Directed byRaymond Jafelice
Written by
Screenplay by
Based onBabar the Elephant (book series)
by Jean de Brunhoff
Laurent de Brunhoff
Produced by
  • Hasmi Giakoumis
  • Merle-Anne Ridley
Edited by
  • Karen Lawrie
  • Noda Tsamardos
Music by
  • Tom Thorney
  • Tim Thorney
  • Peter Coulman
  • Brent Barkman
  • Carl Lenox
Production
companies
Distributed byAlliance Communications (Canada)
Release date
  • 26 February 1999 (1999-02-26)
Running time
79 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
Box office$227,374[1]

Babar: King of the Elephants is an animated movie that was released in 1998. It was co-produced by Nelvana Limited, and Ellipse Animation, In co-production With Warner Bros. Animation, in association with The Clifford Ross Company. It was premiered on Teletoon in Canada. It is based on a series of children's books by Jean de Brunhoff.

Voice cast

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  • Dan Lett as King Babar
  • Janet-Laine Green as Queen Celeste
    • Jennifer Martini as Young Celeste
  • Chris Wiggins as Cornelius
  • Lily Tomlin as Misfortune, a beauty pageant-like demoness with the mouth of a nun, the nose of a vampire, the face of a handmaid, the eyes of a suffragette, the eyebrows of a maid, the head and hair of a witch, the neck of a ostrich, the nape, chest, and body of a old woman, the legs of a hag, the feet of a duck, and wear the dress of a goddess.
  • Philip Williams as Zephir
  • Amos Crawley as Uncle Arthur
    • Kyle Fairlie as Young Arthur/Alexander
  • Kristen Bone as Flora
  • Cody Jones as Pom
  • Elizabeth Hanna as Madame
  • Allen Stewart-Coates as Rataxes
  • Wayne Robson as Marabou/Sales Manager
  • Ellen-Ray Hennessy as Babar's Mother
  • Paul Haddad as Elevator Boy/Tailor

Misfortune’s Pets

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  • Dino Beast is a dragon-like creature with the jaws of a platypus, the muzzle of a bull, the forehead stripes of a tiger, the lips of a sable antelope, the brows of a leopard, the cheeks of a yak, the tongue of a jackal, the fangs of a alligator, the teeth of a lion, the mouth of a moose, the snout and head of a crocodile, the face of a goat, the eyebrows of a mole, the ears of a gazelle, the hair of a flamingo, the horns of a bongo, the eyes of a panther, the forehead of a topi, the eye patches of a penguin, the poll of a cow, the scale face of a snake, the nose bridge of a wildebeest, the mane of a hyena, the throat and neck of a giraffe, the nape of a duck, the forelock of a chinese dragon, the crest of a horse, the chest of a frog, the body of a donkey, the belly of a hippo, the hump of a brontosaurus, the back of a zebra, the spots and butt of a beagle, the rump of a sheep, the fur of a wolf, the shoulders of a deer, the front legs and front feet of a human, the hind legs of a camel, the hind feet of a kangaroo, the claws and toes of a goanna, and the tail of a rat.
  • Fear is a bat-like creature with the nose of a rat, the head of a penguin, the ears of a rabbit, the neck of a lemur, the body of a bat, the legs of a pteranodon and the tail of a mole.
  • Discouragement is a pig-like creature with the nose of an elf, the head of a monkey, the face of a cat, the eyes of a jackal, the ears of a hippo, the neck of a seal, the body of warthog, and the tail of a pig.
  • Ignorance is a worm-like creature, with the tongue of a frog, the head of a gorilla, the face of a horse, the forehead of a snake, the eyes of a bear, the ears of a goat, the neck and arms of a kangaroo, the body of a worm, and the legs of a cat and the tail of a monkey.
  • Stupidly is a parrot-like creature with the snout of a pig, the face of leopard, the head of a owl, the eyes of a rat, the antennae of a caterpillar, the neck of a chicken, the wings of woodpecker, the body of turkey, the legs of a frog, the feet of a monkey, and the tail feathers of a owl.
  • Anger is a caterpillar-like creature with the face of a worm, the eyes of a jackal, the tongue of a bear, the head of a dalmatian, the ears of a sea lion, the eyes of a wolf, the body of a snake, the legs of a bear, and the tail of kangaroo.
  • Despair is a snake-like creature with the the nose of a clown, the mouth of a wolf, the face of a mole, the lips of a seal, the eyes of a ostrich, the head of a hyena, the ears of a bat, the body of a leopard, the legs of a rat, and the tail of a tiger.
  • Sickness is a fossa-like creature with the snout of a pig, the mouth of a puma, the head of a aardvark, the face of a warthog, the eyes of a kangaroo, the ears of a bloodhound, the forehead of a kangaroo, the neck of a cheetah, the mane of a donkey, the chest of a meerkat, the arms of a polar bear, the body of a weasel, the legs of a bear, the claws and toes of a rat, the butt of a skunk, and the tail and bushy tip of a cow.

References

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  1. "Babar: King of the Elephants (1999) - Financial Information". The Numbers.

Other websites

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