Although the Disney adaptation is based on the Kipling stories,[2] the character King Louie does not appear in Rudyard Kipling's original book, as orangutans, the species as which he is portrayed, are not native to India in real life. In The Second Jungle Book, Kaa appears in the first half of the story "The King's Ankus". Picture Information. Gone was the personality-filled orangutang and a much larger ape was in its place. Louie is Baloo's best friend (unlike in The Jungle Book, but like in the later Jungle Cubs) but sometimes can be competitive with him when it comes to women, treasure-hunting and, on occasion, in business and monetary matters. The cobra tries to kill Mowgli but its venom has dried up. [6] Prima received the audition in 1966,[7] and the antics of him and his band during the audition performance inspired the animators. In the film, Louie offers Mowgli protection from Shere Khan in exchange for the secret of making fire, which he and his fellow Bandar-log plan to use to take over the jungle. It also serves as a refueling station/pit stop area for pilots. Kahl animated Louie's interaction with Mowgli, Thomas his solo song and dance portions, while Lounsbery animated his memorable scat duet with a disguised Baloo. "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" is a song from Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book. King Louie, in previous versions of the story, including the animated version, has always been an orangutang. [1] Prima considered playing King Louie as one of the highlights of his career and felt he had become "immortal" thanks to Walt Disney and the entire studio. The song was written by songwriters Robert and Richard Sherman, and was performed by singer and musician Louis Prima as King Louie, with Phil Harris as Baloo the bear. £4.20 postage. Due to his peripheral involvement, he is given a sentence of hard labor---twenty years, reduced to five years conditional on good behavior. The ape's appearance now matches his large personality in the film. Unlike in the previous adaptations, their nature is mor… The Ancient Ruins was once a human city before being abandoned and eventually reclaimed by nature and settled by the Bandar-log centuries later. In an interview regarding the character, Christopher Walken described King Louie as standing around 12 feet tall, and "as charming as he is intimidating when he wants to be".[11]. In the modern, updated CGI re-telling of the 1960's and Rudyard Kipling classic, King Louie, who is played by Christopher Walken, is a Gigantopithecus — yes, that is a very real word and very real type of primate. He owns an island nightclub, restaurant and hotel called "Louie's Place", located near but outside the protection of the city of Cape Suzette. Escape from Monkey King - YouTube According to How Stuff Works, the now-extinct primate once inhabited prehistoric India and is now extinct; you won't be finding any kind of ape the size of King Louie in your average jungle. In turn, they made King Louie, the ape that stands at 12-feet-tall and resembles a very, very large orangutan — his closest living relative. While watching the film, you are blown away by the sheer size of the primate and wonder if something of its size ever existed on this earth. He is very physically active, spending a great deal of his time in trees and eating bananas. Popular jazz and swing performer Louis Prima was cast as King Louie, based on the suggestion of Walt Disney Records president Jimmy Johnson that Prima "would be great as a foil" for Phil Harris as Baloo. [13][14][15] However, in his 2004 book The Gospel According to Disney, Mark Pinsky asserts that a child in the current environment (as opposed to in the late 1960s) would not discern any racial dimension to the portrayal. At first, he acts a rival to Mowgli, but later warms up to him after seeing him defeat Kaa. Make offer - Disney Store Stamped King Louis Jungle Book Monkey 26” Plush Soft Toy. It is also stated by Kipling in the original that the Bandar-log, or monkeys over which King Louie rules, have no effective leadership, let alone a king. Peet left The Walt Disney Company on January 29, 1964 due to a dispute he had with Walt Disney regarding the contents of his script, so his ultimate vision for the king of the Bandar-log remains unknown. Jim Cummings voices the character as an adult on three animated segments featured on the VHS releases of the series. Film the Jungle Book Monkey 26 ” Plush Soft Toy during his rampage, he a... 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