The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
David Spade
Kuzco (voice)
John Goodman
Pacha (voice)
Eartha Kitt
Yzma (voice)
Patrick Warburton
Kronk (voice)
Wendie Malick
Chicha (voice)
Kellyann Kelso
Chaca (voice)
Eli Russell Linnetz
Tipo (voice)
Stephen J. Anderson
Additional Voices (voice) / Story Artist
Bob Bergen
Bucky / Fly Stuck in Web (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
Townspeople (voice)
Robert Clotworthy
Guards (voice)
Jennifer Darling
(voice)
Patti Deutsch
Waitress (voice)
John Fiedler
Old Man (voice)
Miriam Flynn
The Piñata Lady (voice)
Geri Lee Gorowski
(voice)
Sherry Lynn
Woman #2 (voice)
Danny Mann
Additional Voices (voice)
Mickie McGowan
Woman #1 (voice)
D.F. Reynolds
(voice)
Andre Stojka
Topo (voice)
Steve Susskind
(voice)
Joe Whyte
Official (voice)
Jack Angel
Villagers (voice) (uncredited)
Mark Dindal
Kitty Yzma (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Story
Bill Farmer
Villagers (voice) (uncredited)
Carole Jeghers
Jaguars (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Jones
Theme Song Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Patrick Pinney
Villagers (voice) (uncredited)
Jess Harnell
Additional Voices (voice)
Phil Proctor
Villagers (voice) (uncredited)
Steven Weber
Narrator (voice)
David Reynolds
Screenplay
Randy Fullmer
Producer
Don Hahn
Executive Producer
Tom Finan
Editor
Dean A. Zupancic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Williams
Story
Tim Allen
Animation
Paul Brizzi
Visual Development
James Baker
Animation
Paul Carrera
First Assistant Editor
Mary Hidalgo
Casting
Paul A. Felix
Production Design
Ruth Lambert
Casting
Matthew Jon Beck
Casting
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
John Debney
Original Music Composer
Pam Ziegenhagen
Editor
Thomas Baker
Director of Photography
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Paley
Music Editor
Paul Silver
Music Editor
Colin Stimpson
Art Direction
Thomas Cardone
Co-Art Director
Roger Allers
Original Story
Jin Kim
Animation
Mark Walton
Story / Story Artist
Patricia Hicks
Associate Producer
Prudence Fenton
Development Producer
Elzbieta Araszkiewicz
Production Assistant
Ron Betta
Assistant Production Manager
David Biello
Assistant Production Manager
Diana Blazer
Assistant Production Manager
Coralie Cudot-Lissillour
Production Manager
Michael De La Cruz
Assistant Production Manager
Patricia Feldstein-Reed
Assistant Production Manager
Doeri Welch Greiner
Assistant Production Manager
Suzanne Henderson Holmes
Assistant Production Manager
Monica Lago-Kaytis
Assistant Production Manager
Berenice Le Maitre
Post Production Supervisor
Cathy McGowan Leahy
Assistant Production Manager
Etienne Longa
Assistant Production Manager
Jenni Magee-Cook
Assistant Production Manager
Tod C. Marsden
Production Manager
Dorothy McKim
Director of Operations
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
Assistant Production Manager
Sue Bea Montgomery
Post-Production Manager
Frederika Pepping
Assistant Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 15, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingG
Budget$100,000,000
Box Office$169,327,687
Genres
Wiki.
The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal and produced by Randy Fullmer, from a screenplay by David Reynolds, and a story by Dindal and Chris Williams. The voice cast features David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, and Wendie Malick. Inspired by ancient Peruvian culture and set in an Incan empire, The Emperor's New Groove follows young and self-centered Emperor Kuzco (voiced by Spade), who is accidentally transformed into a llama by his ex-advisor, Yzma (Kitt), and her dim-witted but affable henchman, Kronk (Warburton). For the emperor to change back into a human, he entrusts a village leader, Pacha (Goodman), to escort him back to the palace before Yzma can track them down and finish him off.
Development of The Emperor's New Groove began in 1994 when the film was conceived as a musical epic titled Kingdom of the Sun. Following his directorial debut with The Lion King (1994), Roger Allers recruited English musician Sting to compose several songs for the film. Because of the underwhelming box-office performances of Pocahontas (1995) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Dindal was brought in as co-director to make the film more comedic. Because of poor test screenings, creative differences with Dindal, and production falling behind schedule, Allers departed, and the film became a lighthearted comedy in the vein of a Chuck Jones cartoon instead of a dramatic musical. A documentary, The Sweatbox (2002), details the production troubles that The Emperor's New Groove endured during its six years of development.
The Emperor's New Groove premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on December 10, 2000, and was released to theaters on December 15, 2000. It performed disappointingly at the box office compared to Disney films released in the 1990s, grossing $169.5 million on a $100-million budget. However, the film found larger success when it was released for home media,and became the best-selling DVD of 2001. In the years since its release, The Emperor's New Groove garnered a cult following among fans. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "My Funny Friend and Me", performed by Sting; that award went to "Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan from Wonder Boys. A direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove, was released in 2005, and an animated spin-off, The Emperor's New School, aired on the Disney Channel from 2006 to 2008.