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The Emperor's New Groove

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The Emperor's New Grooveis a 2000 American animatedfantasy comedy filmproduced byWalt Disney Feature Animationand released byWalt Disney Pictures.It was directed byMark Dindaland produced byRandy Fullmer,from a screenplay written byDavid Reynolds,and based on a story conceived by Dindal andChris Williams.The voice cast featuresDavid Spade,John Goodman,Eartha Kitt,Patrick Warburton,andWendie Malick.Inspired by ancient Peruvian culture and set in anIncanempire,The Emperor's New Groovefollows selfish youngEmperor Kuzco(voiced by Spade), who is accidentally transformed into allamaby his treacherous ex-advisor,Yzma(Kitt), and her dimwitted henchmanKronk(Warburton). For the emperor to change back into ahuman,he entrusts a village leader,Pacha(Goodman), to escort him back to the palace before Yzma can track them down and finish him off.

The Emperor's New Groove
Small letters read "it's all about" while the background consists of "ME" in giant text. Kuzco stands in front of the word "ME" with his arms out. To his left is the title of the film and its release date.
Theatrical release poster byJohn Alvin
Directed byMark Dindal
Screenplay byDavid Reynolds
Story by
Based onOriginal story
byRoger Allers
Matthew Jacobs
Produced byRandy Fullmer
Starring
Edited byPamela Ziegenhagen-Shefland
Music byJohn Debney
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution[a]
Release dates
  • December 10, 2000(2000-12-10)(El Capitan Theatre)
  • December 15, 2000(2000-12-15)(United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million
Box office$169.7 million[1]

Development ofThe Emperor's New Groovebegan in 1994 when the film was conceived as amusicalepictitledKingdom of the Sun.Following his directorial debut withThe Lion King(1994),Roger Allersrecruited English musicianStingto compose several songs for the film. Because of the underwhelming box-office performances ofPocahontas(1995) andThe Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996), Dindal was brought in as co-director to make the film more comedic.[2]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 aChuck Jonescartoon instead of a dramatic musical. A documentary,The Sweatbox(2002), details the production troubles thatThe Emperor's New Grooveendured during its six years of development.

The Emperor's New Groovepremiered at theEl Capitan TheatreinLos Angeleson December 10, 2000, and was released in theaters on December 15, 2000. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office compared to Disney films released in the 1990s, grossing $169.5 million on a $100-million budget.[3][4][5]However, the film found larger success when it was released for home media, and became the best-sellingVHSof 2001. In the years since its release,The Emperor's New Groovehas garnered acult followingamong fans. It was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Original Songfor the song "My Funny Friend and Me",performed by Sting; that award went to"Things Have Changed"byBob DylanfromWonder Boys.Adirect-to-videospin-off sequel,Kronk's New Groove,was released in 2005, and an animated television series,The Emperor's New School,aired on theDisney Channelfrom 2006 to 2008.

Plot

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InSouth America,Incan emperorKuzco has been spoiled his entire life, and has become incredibly conceited. On the day before his 18th birthday, Kuzco announces his plan to demolish a nearby village and have a lavish summer home constructed in its place, despite the objections of its leader Pacha. Kuzco also discovers his elderly advisor andalchemistYzma usurping his duties and summarily fires her. Yzma and her bumbling henchman Kronk plot to poison Kuzco'swineand take over the empire before the news of Yzma's termination becomes public. However, Kronk takes the wrong chemicalvialfrom Yzma'slaboratory,accidentally turning Kuzco into allama.Yzma orders Kronk to knock Kuzco out, take him outside the city, and kill him. An attack of conscience and a series of mishaps causes Kronk to drop the sack containing the unconscious Kuzco; the sack lands on the back of Pacha's cart, and Pacha leaves the city before Kronk can catch up to him. Kuzco awakens in Pacha's backyard, havinglost some of his memory.Believing Pacha transformed and kidnapped him, Kuzco orders Pacha to take him home. Pacha refuses to help unless Kuzco changes his mind and builds his summer home elsewhere.

Kuzco arrogantly rejects Pacha's demand and ventures into thejunglealone, despite Pacha's warnings. Kuzco is pursued byjaguars,but Pacha saves him. Kuzco begrudgingly agrees to relocate the construction site of his summer home if Pacha takes him home. On the way to the palace, Kuzco tries to renege on his promise; he and Pacha fight on a collapsing bridge, before being forced to work together to escape somecrocodilesand a crumbling cliff face. Meanwhile, Yzma discovers Kronk lost Kuzco and the duo set out to find him. At a roadsidediner,Pacha and Kuzco arrive at the same time as Yzma and Kronk, but neither party initially notices the other. However, Kronk nearly recognizes Pacha, who overhears Yzma's plans to murder Kuzco. He sneaks Kuzco out of the diner, but Kuzco does not believe Pacha's warnings. Kuzco and Pacha fight again and part ways. Kuzco almost approaches Yzma and Kronk, but overhears them discussing their plans to kill him; they also remark that Kuzco's subjects were not grieved by his apparent death. His self-delusions shattered by Yzma's true colors, Kuzco flees into the jungle to apologize to Pacha, but cannot find him.

The next morning, Kuzco glumly resigns himself to living like a llama but finds Pacha and the duo reconcile. Meanwhile, Kronk remembers where he saw Pacha before and tells Yzma. Kuzco and Pacha return to Pacha's village, only to discover that Yzma and Kronk are in Pacha's house, posing as distant relatives. Pacha's family distracts Yzma to give Pacha and Kuzco a head start; however, Yzma and Kronk still manage to confront the duo in Yzma's lab. Against Yzma's orders of dispatching the duo, Kronk has another attack of conscience and Yzma repeatedly insults him and he tries to kill her instead. Yzma drops Kronk through atrapdoor.As Pacha and Kuzco flee from Yzma and her guards, Kuzco tries several different potions, without success. After figuring out which vial is the "human" potion, Kuzco, Pacha and Yzma fight over it; Yzma is turned into a cat by one of the other potions, and Pacha nearly falls off the side of the palace; this forces Kuzco to rescue Pacha, allowing Yzma to take the vial. With some teamwork and inadvertent assistance from Kronk, the duo defeat Yzma and recover the vial. After becoming human again, Kuzco makes amends with the people he hurt and builds a much smaller summer home on an uninhabited hill near Pacha's village. Meanwhile, Kronk goes on to become the leader of ascout troop,with Yzma, still as a cat, being a reluctant member of it.

Voice cast

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Main article:List of The Emperor's New Groove characters
(left-to-right)David Spade(pictured in 2008) andJohn Goodman(2016), the voices of Emperor Kuzco and Pacha respectively
  • David Spadeas Emperor Kuzco, the entitled, pampered, and arrogant 18-year-old emperor of the Inca Empire who has no patience for the needs of others and has a lack of compassion.
  • John Goodmanas Pacha, a brave, kind, and humble village leader.
  • Eartha Kittas Yzma, Kuzco's evil, elderly advisor who seeks to usurp him.
  • Patrick Warburtonas Kronk, Yzma's hapless but unintelligent muscular henchman.
  • Wendie Malickas Chicha, Pacha's supportive, pregnant wife.
  • Kellyann Kelso and Eli Russell Linnetz as Chaca and Tipo respectively, Pacha and Chicha's two young, mischievous children.
  • Bob Bergenas Bucky the Squirrel, Kronk's companion, who hates Yzma, and has an unpleasant encounter with Kuzco; and as Fly stuck in a web.
  • Tom Jonesas the Theme Song Guy, Kuzco's personal theme song conductor.
  • Patti Deutschas Mata, a waitress at Mudka's Meat Hut.
  • John Fiedleras Rudy, a well-meaning old man who is first thrown out a window by Kuzco's guards, then later befriends him.
  • Joe Whyteas the Royal Recordkeeper (aka Official).
  • Jack Angel,Danny Mann,Rodger Bumpass,Paul Eiding,andPatrick Pinneyas Male Villagers/Additional Voices.
  • Sherry Lynn,Jennifer Darling,and Mickie McGowan as Female Villagers/Additional Voices.
  • Jess Harnellas the Guard who throws Rudy out the window and Additional Voices.
  • Rodger Bumpassas one of the Guards who got turned into a cow.
  • Steve Susskindas an Irate Chef, a former chef at Mudka's Meat Hut who quits due to Kuzco and Kronk.
  • Miriam Flynnas the Piñata Lady.
  • Kath Soucieas Birthday Singers.
  • Andre StojkaandRobert Clotworthyas Topo and Ipi, two of Pacha's villagers.

Production

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Kingdom of the Sun

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"Kingdom of the Sunwas such a heart-breaking experience for me. I put four years of my heart and energy into that one... I was creating an "epic" picture mi xing elements of adventure, comedy, romance and mysticism. The head of Disney Features at the time was afraid that we were doing, in his opinion, too many films in the same vein. He was also uncomfortable with the spiritual and cultural (Inca) aspects of it. Hence, he decided to make it a simple slapstick comedy... Would it have worked out if we had had more time? I would hope so, but one can never know these things. "

—Roger Allers, reflecting on the troubled history ofKingdom of the Sun[6]

Following the theatrical release ofThe Lion King(1994),Roger Allerswas called intoThomas Schumacher's office to discuss his next project. Inside his office, Schumacher explained that Disney Feature Animation was interested in exploring ancient cultures for prospective film projects. He held three pictures representative of the Inca,Aztec,andMayan cultures.Allers chose the Inca culture as he became intrigued with the visual possibilities of theInca creation myth.Allers would base his story onAnthony Hope's adventure novelThe Prisoner of Zenda.[7]

Alongside co-writerMatthew Jacobs,Allers formulated the idea forKingdom of the Sun,[8]in which development on the project began in 1994.[9]Upon pitching the project to then-Disney CEO and chairmanMichael Eisner,Allers recalled Eisner saying "It has all of the elements of a classic Disney film,"[10]and because of his directorial success onThe Lion Kingthat same year, Eisner allowed Allers to have free rein with both the casting and the storyline.[11]In January 1995,Varietyreported that Allers was working on "an Inca-themed original story".[12]In 1996, the production crew traveled toMachu Picchuin Peru, to study Inca artifacts and architecture, and the landscape this empire was created in.[13][14]

Kingdom of the Sunwas to have been a tale of a greedy, selfish emperor (voiced byDavid Spade) who finds apeasant(voiced byOwen Wilson) who looks just like him; the emperor swaps places with the peasant to escape his boring life and have fun, much as in authorMark Twain'sarchetypalnovelThe Prince and the Pauper.However, the villainous witch Yzma (voiced byEartha Kitt) has plans to summonSupay(the evil god of death), and destroy thesunso that she may become young and beautiful forever (the sun gives her wrinkles, so she surmises that living in a world of darkness would prevent her from aging). Discovering the switch between the prince and the peasant, Yzma turns the real emperor into a llama and threatens to reveal the pauper's identity unless he obeys her. During his time as the emperor and doing Yzma's orders, the pauper falls in love with the emperor's soon-to-be fiancée Nina who thinks he is the emperor who has changed his ways. Meanwhile, the emperor-llama learns humility in his new form and even comes to love a female llama-herder named Mata (voiced byLaura Prepon).[15]Together, the girl and the llama set out to undo the witch's plans. The bookReel Views 2says the film would have been a "romantic comedy musical in the 'traditional' Disney style".[16]

Following the underwhelming box office performances ofPocahontasandThe Hunchback of Notre Dame,studio executives felt that the project was growing too ambitious and serious for audiences following test screenings, and needed more comedy.[2]In early 1997, producerRandy Fullmercontacted and offeredMark Dindal,who had just wrapped up work onWarner Bros.'Cats Don't Dance,to be co-director onKingdom of the Sun.[17]Meanwhile, Allers personally calledSting,in the wake ofElton John's success withThe Lion King'ssoundtrack,to compose several songs for the film.[10]He agreed, but on the condition that his filmmaker wifeTrudie Stylercould "document the process of the production".[18]This film, which was eventually entitledThe Sweatbox,was made by Xingu Films (their production company). Along with collaboratorDavid Hartley,Sting composed eight songs inextricably linked with the original plot and characters.[9]

In the summer of 1997, it was announced that Allers and Dindal would serve as the film's directors and Randy Fullmer as producer. Spade and Kitt had been confirmed to voice the emperor Manco and the villainess, whileCarla Guginowas in talks for the role of Nina.[19][20]Harvey Fiersteinwas also cast as Huaca, a 10,000-year-old rock who kept a sharp eye on the emperors who ruled before Manco.[10]

In the summer of 1998, it became apparent thatKingdom of the Sunwas not far along enough in production to be released in the summer of 2000 as planned. At this time, one of the Disney executives reportedly walked into Fullmer's office and, placing his thumb and index finger a quarter-inch apart, angrily stated "Your film is this close to being shut down."[2]Fullmer approached Allers and informed him of the need to finish the film on time for its summer 2000 release as crucial promotional deals withMcDonald's,Coca-Cola,and other companies were already established and depended upon meeting that release date.[2]From screenings, Allers' vision of the film was recognized as having far too many elements. Schumacher andPeter Schneiderspoke to Allers and Dindal to try to work out a pared-down film, but the two had different ideas for which direction to take the film. Schumacher and Schneider broke the staff into two small teams under Allers and Dindal and effectively had them run a "bake-off" to decide which version to go. While Allers altered some of the details of the original pitch, Dindal proposed a complete tonal shift into a comedy that Schumacher and Schneider responded favorably to. Allers allowed Dindal's version of the film to go forward and opted to step down from co-director.[7]With this change in direction, on September 23, 1998,[9][21]the project became dormant with production costs amounting to $25–30 million[9][11]and twenty-five percent of the film animated.[22]

Production overhaul and changes

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Upset that Allers left the project, Eisner gave Fullmer two weeks to salvage the project or production would be completely shut down.[2]In December 1998, Fullmer and Dindal halted production for six months to retool the project, renaming it fromKingdom of the SuntoKingdom in the Sun,[17]thus making it the first Disney animated feature to have an extensive overhaul sincePinocchio.[23]Meanwhile, followingEric Goldberg's pitch for theRhapsody in Bluesegment forFantasia 2000,the animators were reassigned to work on the segment.[24]

Story work on the revised film started when they knew what to retain from the original version, namely David Spade as Manco and Eartha Kitt as Yzma, with the remaining elements to be written around those characters.[7]Chris Williams,who was a storyboard artist duringKingdom of the Sun,[25]came up with the idea of making Pacha an older character as opposed to the teenager that he was in the original version, as to be the opposite of Manco.[26][7]Following up on the new idea, former late-night comedy writerDavid Reynoldsstated, "I pitched a simple comedy that's basically a buddy road picture with two guys being chased in the style of aChuck Jones'toon, but faster paced. Disney said, 'Give it a shot.'"[27]One of the new additions to the revised story was the scene-stealing character of Yzma's sidekick Kronk.[28]Kronk was inspired by actorRick Rossovich,according to Williams, and as they wrote for him, Reynolds immediately thought of castingPatrick Warburtonfor the role based on his character Puddy fromSeinfeld.[7]Meanwhile, the name Manco was changed to Kuzco following Fullmer's discovery of the Japanese slang termmanko,which translates tocunt.[11]Due in part to the production shutdown, Sting began to develop schedule conflicts with his songwriting duties interfering with his work onthe next albumhe was planning to record in Italy. "I write the music, and then they're supposed to animate it, but there are constantly changes being made. It's constantly inturnaround,"the singer-songwriter admitted, but" I'm enjoying it. "[10][29]Because of the shutdown, the animated filmDinosaurassumed the summer 2000 release date originally scheduled forKingdom.[11]

Andreas Dejadeclined to return to the film after observing his more serious version of Yzma was incompatible with the new comedic tone of the film, and moved toOrlando, Floridato work onLilo & Stitch.AnimatorDale Baerwould replace Deja as the supervising animator for Yzma.[30]Fullmer would inform Sting by telephone that his songs, related to specific scenes and characters that were now gone, had to be dropped.[10][31]Bitter about the removal of his songs, the pop musician commented "At first, I was angry and perturbed. Then I wanted some vengeance." Disney eventually agreed to allow three of the six deleted songs as bonus tracks on thesoundtrack album,such as Yzma's villain song "Snuff Out the Light", the love song "One Day She'll Love Me" and the dance number "Walk the Llama, Llama".[32]The plot elements, such as the romance between the llama herder Pacha and Manco's betrothed Nina, the sun-capturing villain scheme, similarities toThe Prince and the Pauperstory, and Inca mythology were dropped.[2]The character of Huaca was also dropped, though he would make acameo appearanceas the candle holder during the dinner scene in the finished film.[33]Kuzco—who was a supporting character in the original story—became the protagonist.[34]

In the summer of 1999, cast members Owen Wilson, Harvey Fierstein, and Trudie Styler were dropped from the film.[35]Kitt and Spade remained in the cast, Dindal commented, "[a]nd thenJohn GoodmanandPatrick Warburtoncame aboard. "[36]After Sting's songs forKingdom of the Sunwere dropped from the new storyline, Sting remained on the project, though he was told by the studio that "[a]ll we want is a beginning and an end song."[37]The song, "Perfect World", was approached "to open the movie with a big, fun number that established the power of Kuzco and showed how he controlled the world", according to then-Feature Animation presidentThomas Schumacher.[38]The filmmakers had asked Sting to perform the song for the film, though Sting declined by telling them that he was too old to sing it and that they should find someone younger and hipper. They instead went withTom Jones,who is eleven years older than Sting.[39]

In February 2000, the new film was announced asThe Emperor's New Groovewith its new story centering on a spoiled Inca Emperor—voiced by Spade—who through various twists and falls ends up learning the true meaning of friendship and happiness from a poor peasant voiced by Goodman. The release date was shifted to December 2000.[40]Despite the phrasing of the title, the film is not related toHans Christian Andersen's classic Danish fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes"(although both stories involve an emperor being tricked).[41]However, according to Mark V. Moorhead of theHouston Press,the film's plot does bear some resemblance to that ofThe Golden AssbyLucius Apuleius,wherein a man is turned into a donkey.[42]

Eisner worried that the new story was too close in tone toHercules,which had performed decently yet below expectations at the American box office. Dindal and Fullmer assured him thatThe Emperor's New Groove,as the film was now called, would have a much smaller cast, making it easier to attract audiences. Towards the end of production, the film's ending originally had Kuzco building his Kuzcotopia amusement park on another hill by destroying a rainforest near Pacha's home and inviting the former and his family to visit. Horrified at the ending, Sting commented "I wrote them a letter and said, 'You do this, I'm resigning because this is exactly the opposite of what I stand for. I've spent 20 years trying to defend the rights of indigenous people and you're just marching over them to build a theme park. I will not be party to this.'"[43]As a result, the ending was rewritten in which Kuzco instead constructs a shack similar to Pacha's and spends his vacation among the villagers.[44]

Design and animation

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During the production ofKingdom of the Sun,Deja was the initial supervising animator of Yzma and incorporatedsupermodel posespublished in magazines to capture Yzma's sultry, seductive persona.[45]Nik Ranieriwas originally slated as the supervising animator for Yzma's rocky sidekick, Hucua. During the research trip to Peru in 1996, Ranieri acknowledged that he "was researching for a character that looked like a rock so I was stuck drawing rocks for the whole trip. Then when we got back they piled it into this story about ancient Incas."[46]Mark Pudleiner was to be the supervising animator of Kuzco's proposed maiden, Nina.[47]In early 1997,David Pruiksmacame on board to animate the llama, Snowball.[48]According to Pruiksma, Snowball was "a silly, vain and egotistical character, rather the dumb blond of the llama set. I really enjoyed developing the character and doing some early test animation on her as well. Before I left the film (and it was ultimately shelved), I created model sheets for not only Snowball, but for the rest of the herd of seven other llamas and for Kuzco as a Llama."[49]When the film was placed on production shutdown, Pruiksma transferred to work onAtlantis: The Lost Empirebeing developed concurrently and ultimately the llama characters were dropped from the storyline.[48]

Following the production overhaul and the studio's attempts for more cost-efficient animated features, Dindal urged for "a simpler approach that emphasized the characters rather than overwhelming special effects or cinematic techniques".[50]Because of the subsequent departure of Deja, animatorDale L. Baerinherited the character of Yzma. Using Kitt's gestures during recording sessions, Baer commented "She has a natural voice for animation and really got into the role. She would gesture wildly and it was fun just to watch her. She would come into each session almost serious and very professional and suddenly she would go wild and break up laughing."[51]Ranieri was later asked to serve as the supervising animator of Kuzco (as a human and a llama), though he would admit being reluctant at first until he discovered that Kuzco "had a side to him, there was a lot of comedy potential and as a character he went through an arc".[46]Pudleiner was also reassigned to work as an animator of the human version of Kuzco.[52]In addition to drawing inspiration from Spade during recording sessions, the Kuzco animation team studied llamas at the zoo, visited a llama farm, watched nature documentaries, and even observed the animals up close when they came for a visit to the studio.[50]For the rewritten version of Pacha, animatorBruce W. Smithobserved that "Pacha is probably the most human of all the characters," and further added that he "has more human mannerisms and realistic traits, which serve as a contrast to the cartoony llama he hangs out with. He is the earthy guy who brings everything back into focus. Being a big fellow about six-foot-five and weighing about 250 pounds we had to work hard to give him a sense of weight and believability in his movement."[50]

Actual animation began in May 1999, involving 400 artists, 300 technicians, and production personnel.[46]Outside of the Walt Disney Feature Animation studio building inBurbank,California, animators located atWalt Disney Feature Animation FloridaandWalt Disney Feature Animation Parisassisted in the production ofThe Emperor's New Groove.[53]During the last eighteen months of production, a 120-crew ofclean-upartists would take the character animators' drawings and place a new piece of paper over the existing drawing to draw a cleaner, more refined image. "We're basically the final designers", said clean-up supervisor Vera Pacheco, whose crew worked on more than 200,000 drawings for the film.[54]The motion reference material for the film was extensive, and included live-action footage of the actors, including Gustavo Rodríguez (born in 1981 inCaracas,Venezuela), Delia Reátegui (born 1963), Alonso Cano (born 1989) and Gabriela Villalobos (born 1988) as Kuzco, Chicha and Chicha's slim children Tipo and Chaca, respectively, performing the scenes.

Music

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Release

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After the release date had shifted to December 15, 2000, similarities were noted between the film andDreamWorks Animation'sThe Road to El Dorado.[55]Jeffrey Katzenberghad been at Disney while production began onKingdom of the Sun,but then left and started DreamWorks in 1994, and there is some speculation thatThe Road to El Doradowas based on what Katzenberg had seen at Disney.[56]Marc Lument, a visual development artist inEl Dorado,claimed "It really was a race, and Katzenberg wanted ours out before theirs." Lument also added "We didn't know exactly what they were doing, but we had the impression it was going to be very similar. Whoever came out second would face the impression that they copied the other."[8]Fullmer and Dindal denied the similarities with the latter commenting "This version [The Emperor's New Groove] was well in the works when that movie came out, "and further added," Early on, when our movie got to be very comic, all of us felt that you can't be making this farce about a specific group of people unless we are going to poke fun at ourselves. This didn't seem to be a proper choice about Incas or any group of people. It was more of a fable. "[57]

The marketing campaign forThe Emperor's New Groovewas relatively restrained as Disney opted to heavily promote the release of102 Dalmatians,which was released duringThanksgiving.[57][58]Nevertheless, the film was accompanied by six launcher toys of Kuzco, Kuzco as a llama, Pacha, Yzma, Yzma as a cat, and Kronk,[59]accompanied byHappy MealsatMcDonald'sin North America. McDonald's also released toys for the film in Europe, Asia,[60]and Australia.[61]

The film premiered at theEl Capitan Theatreon December 10, 2000, with Sting in attendance.[62][63]

Home media

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The film was released onVHSandDVDon May 2, 2001, and September 30, 2003, as well as a "2-Disc Collector's Edition" that included bonus features such as Sting's music video of "My Funny Friend and Me", aRascal Flattsmusic video of "Walk the Llama, Llama" from the soundtrack, audio commentary with the filmmakers, a multi-skill-levelset-topgame with the voice cast, and deleted scenes among other features.[64]ThisTHX-certified DVD release also contained aDTS5.1 audio track and DVD-ROM.[65]Unlike its theatrical box office performance, the film performed better on home video, becoming the top-selling home video release of 2001.[66]In September 2001, it was reported that six million VHS units were sold amounting to $89 million in revenue. On DVD, it was also reported it had sold twice as many sales. The overall revenue averaged toward $125 million according to Adams Media Research.[67]It was re-released on VHS on February 26, 2003.[citation needed]

Disney re-released a single-disc special edition called "The New Groove Edition" on October 19, 2005. Disney then digitally remastered and releasedThe Emperor's New GrooveonBlu-rayon June 12, 2013, bundled in a two-movie collection combo pack with its sequelKronk's New Groove.[68]On its first weekend, it sold 14,000 Blu-ray units grossing $282,000.[69]

Reception

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Box office

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Despite making back its budget,The Emperor's New Groovewas considered a box office disappointment, grossing considerably less than any of Disney's animated films from the 1990s.[70][71][56]The film grossed roughly $10 million on its opening weekend, opening in fourth place behindWhat Women Want,Dude, Where's My Car?,andHow the Grinch Stole Christmas.[72]It also competed with Disney's own102 Dalmatians,which had been released just three weeks prior.[56]The film ultimately made $89.3 million in the United States and an additional $80 million worldwide for a total of $169.6 million[73]— the lowest box office earnings for an animated Disney feature since the 1980s.[56]In January 2021, the movie was re-released in theaters and earned an additional $334,000.[74]

Because of itspre-Columbiansetting and Latin American flavor, Disney spent $250,000 in its marketing campaign towards the Latino market releasing dual English- and Spanish-language theatrical prints in 16 multiplexes across heavily populated Latino areas in Los Angeles, California in contrast to releasing dubbed or subtitled theatrical prints of their previous animated features in foreign markets.[75]By January 2001, 19 days into its theatrical general release, the Spanish-dubbed prints were pulled from multiplexes as Hispanic Americans opted to watch the English-language prints with its grossing averaging $571,000 in comparison to $96,000 for the former.[76]

Critical response

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Onreview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes,The Emperor's New Grooveholds an 86% approval rating based on 135 reviews and an average of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "The Emperor's New Grooveisn't the most ambitious animated film, but its brisk pace, fresh characters, and big laughs make for a great time for the whole family. "[77]OnMetacritic,the film has a score of 70 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[78]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[79]

Writing forVariety,Robert Koehler commented the film "may not match the groovy business of many of the studio's other kidpix, but it will be remembered as the film that established a new attitude in the halls of Disney's animation unit".[80]Roger Ebert,writing his review forChicago Sun-Times,awarded the film 3 (out of 4) stars distinguishing the film as "a goofy slapstick cartoon, with the attention span ofDonald Duckthat is separate from what's known as animated features ". Ebert would later add that" it doesn't have the technical polish of a film likeTarzan,but is a reminder that the classic cartoon look is a beloved style of its own. "[81]Emma Cochrane ofEmpiregave the film a three out of five stars, writing, "An attractive, generally enjoyable concoction, but never really hits its comedic or emotional targets full on. Fun but quickly forgettable."[82]Lisa SchwarzbaumofEntertainment Weeklygraded the film a B+, describing it as a "hip, funny, mostly nonmusical, decidedly non-epic family picture, which turns out to be less of a hero's journey than a meeting of sitcom minds".[83]

The film was not without its detractors. Marc Savlov ofThe Austin Chroniclegave the film 2 stars out of 5, noting that the film "suffers from a persistent case of narrative backsliding that only serves to make older members of the audience long for the days of the dwarves, beauties, and poisoned apples of Disney-yore, and younger ones squirm in their seats". Savlov also unfavorably compared the film's animation to that ofTarzan's, writing it "is also a minor letdown, with none of the ecstatic visual tour de force."[84]Bob Strauss, in his review for theLos Angeles Daily News,acknowledged that the film is "funny, frantic and colorful enough to keep the small fry diverted for its short but strained 78 minutes", though except for "some nice voice work, a few impressive scale gags, and interesting, Inca-inspired design elements, there is very little here for the rest of the family to latch onto". Strauss blamed the film's story overhaul during production as the main problem.[85]

Accolades

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In 2018,The Emperor's New Groovewas named the 16th-best Disney animated film byIGN,[86]and the 27th byRotten Tomatoesin November 2022.[87]In 2022, it did not appear in lists of the best Disney movies, between 35 chosen byHarper's Bazaar[88]and 50 selected byTime Out.[89]

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards Best Original Song "My Funny Friend and Me"
Music byStingandDavid Hartley;
Lyrics by Sting 		Nominated [90]
Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Nominated [91]
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation Dale Baer Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Mark Dindal Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score in an Animated Feature Production John Debney Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production Sting and David Hartley Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature
Production 		Colin Stimpson Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Stephen J. AndersonandDon Hall Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an
Animated Feature Production 		Patrick Warburton Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an
Animated Feature Production 		Eartha Kitt Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Screenplay byDavid Reynolds;
Story byChris Williamsand Mark Dindal 		Nominated
Artios Awards Animated Voice-Over Feature Casting Ruth Lambert Won [92]
Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress Eartha Kitt Nominated [93]
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Family Film Nominated [94]
Bogey Awards Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature Nominated [95]
Best Song "My Funny Friend and Me"
Music by Sting and David Hartley;
Lyrics by Sting 		Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Nominated [96]
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature Tim Chau, Thomas Whiting, Albert Gasser,
Nils C. Jensen, David Kern, and Donald Sylvester 		Nominated
Best Sound Editing – Music – Animated Feature Paul Silver Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards Best Animation/Family Nominated [97]
Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media "My Funny Friend and Me" – Sting and David Hartley Nominated [98]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Best Family Film Nominated [99]
Best Original Song "My Funny Friend and Me" – Sting and David Hartley Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie David Spade Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Animated Picture Randy Fullmer Nominated [100]
Best Original Song "My Funny Friend and Me"
Music by Sting and David Hartley;
Lyrics by Sting 		Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Nominated
Best Family Film Nominated
Best Original Song "My Funny Friend and Me"
Music by Sting and David Hartley;
Lyrics by Sting 		Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Nominated [101]
Best Original Song "My Funny Friend and Me"
Music by Sting and David Hartley;
Lyrics by Sting 		Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Family Feature Film – Animated Nominated [102]

The Sweatbox

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Main article:The Sweatbox

The Sweatboxis a documentary that chronicled the tumultuous collaboration ofStingandDavid Hartleywith the Disney studios to compose six songs forKingdom of the Sun(the film's working title).[103]The documentary featured interviews from directorsRoger AllersandMark Dindal,producerRandy Fullmer,Sting (whose wifeTrudie Stylercreated the documentary), Disney story artists, and the voice cast being dismayed by the new direction. Disney was not believed to be opposed to Styler's documentary, with Disney animation executive Thomas Schumacher, who had seen footage, commenting "I think it's going to be great!"[104]

The film premiered at the2002 Toronto International Film Festivalbut has gone virtually unseen by the public ever since. Disney owns the rights but has never officially released it.[105]In March 2012, a workprint of the documentary was leaked online and was uploaded onto YouTube by a United Kingdom cartoonist before it was ultimately pulled.[106]As of April 2015, some scenes from the documentary could be seen from the home media release, including the behind-the-scenes and the making of "My Funny Friend and Me".

Legacy

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The Emperor's New Groovewas not as well received as Disney's other animated features at the time, which were more focused on Broadway-style musicals likeBeauty and the Beastor heroic characters with comedy situations likeHercules,and arrived just before films likeShrekandIce Agethat would launch a wave of animated comedy films.[56]The film, as well asThe Road to El Dorado,have since gained appreciation as standalone works from that period as well-written comedies in part due to the arrival of Internet culture and has since become something of a cult favorite among Disney fans at the time. ForThe Emperor's New Groove,the film has comedic timing and slapstick comedy that has been compared to classicLooney Tunes.As a result, numerousInternet memesbased on screenshots from the film have emerged, such as Pacha's "just right" gesture as animage macrorepresenting perfection or,[107]during theCOVID-19 pandemic,a meme featuring Kronk documenting "Apocalypse Bingo".[56][108]

Franchise

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Main article:The Emperor's New Groove (franchise)

DisneyToon Studiosproduced adirect-to-videosequel titledKronk's New Groove,which was released on December 13, 2005, followed by an animated television series onDisney ChanneltitledThe Emperor's New School.[109]Patrick Warburton,Eartha Kitt,andWendie Malickreprised their roles for the sequel and series whileJ. P. ManouxreplacedDavid Spadefor the series andFred Tatasciorevoiced Pacha in season 1. John Goodman subsequently reprised his role for the second and final season of the series.

Kuzco appears as a recurring guest in the animated television seriesHouse of Mouseand its direct-to-video filmMickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse,with Pacha, Yzma, and the Royal Recordkeeper also having minor guest appearances in the show.

Two video gameswere developed and released concurrently with the film. The first, for the SonyPlayStation,was developed byArgonaut Gamesand published bySony Computer Entertainment of America.The second, for the NintendoGame Boy Color,was developed by Sandbox and published byUbisoft.Both titles were released inPALterritories the following year. The PlayStation version was re-released for the North AmericanPlayStation Networkon July 27, 2010. Additionally, Kuzco, Pacha, Yzma, and Kronk appear as playable characters in theworld-buildervideo gameDisney Magic Kingdoms,as well as attractions based on Mudka's Meat Hut and Yzma's Lair.[110]

TheTokyo DisneySearollercoaster attractionRaging Spiritstook visual inspiration for its Inca ruins theme from the buildings in the film with a structure based on Kuzco's palace similarly crowning the ruins site.[111]

Notes

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  1. ^Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distributionthrough theWalt Disney Picturesbanner.

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