250 Lion King, The (1994)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
250 Lion King, The (1994)
- The original opening to the film was supposed to have been a quiet
dialogue-heavy sequence. When composer 'Hans Zimmer' (qv) prepared his
interpretation of ``Circle of Life'', he made a extended version so he
would have some flexibility as to what to cut for the film. The
animators were so impressed with the work that they decided to
change the beginning into the currently seen sequence so they could use the
entire work that Zimmer prepared.
- Simba says to Scar ('Jeremy Irons' (qv)) ``You're so weird.'' Scar replies:
``You have no idea!'', the same reply that Irons used in
"Reversal of Fortune (1990)" (qv).
- One of the bugs that Timon pulls out of a knothole during ``Hakuna Matada''
is wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
- There are various rumours that when Simba collapses on the cliff after
talking with Timon and Pumbaa about stars, the dust that flies off the
cliff forms the letters ``SEX''.
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