History Film / TheJungleBook1994

* AdaptationalHeroism: Shere Khan is the man animal villain of the original Mowgli stories, as well as in Disney's adaptations, but here, he is merely the ruthless enforcer of jungle law who accepts Mowgli once they meet face to face.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Shere Khan is the BigBad of the original novel, as well as in Disney's adaptations, but here, he is merely the ruthless enforcer of jungle law who accepts Mowgli once they meet face to face.

Followed by two prequels with none of the same cast, Disney's ''The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story'', and ''The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo'', which was made by the same producers of the 1994 version but without Disney's involvement. There was also a computer game released in 1996 which was done in FullMotionVideo, which utilized clips from the movie as well.

* WhatIsEvil: When Boone shows Mowgli the weapons that he uses to hunt down animals, Mowgli admits that he doesn't understand the reason to kill other than protection and food. He doesn't know the meaning of "enemy" and "hate". Boone is a little annoyed when he tries to explain it. It's only when Mowgli sees the heads and skins of the animals that Boone has killed over the past years, that he finally gets the point as he considers Boone to be despicable for his acts of killing to satisfy his desire for sport.

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father Nathoo when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also, Shere Khan only killed Nathoo because Nathoo stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving Nathoo to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge Nathoo's death years later in the ancient ruins when he indirectly leaves a wounded Buldeo to die.]]

** Much earlier [[spoiler: Nathoo, Sergeant Clairborne and an unnamed sentry were mauled by Shere Khan.]]
** Harley: [[spoiler:Drowns in quicksand.]]
** Tabaqui: [[spoiler:Skull crushed.]]
** Wilkins: [[spoiler:Mauled by Shere Khan.]]
** Buldeo: [[spoiler:Buried alive.]]
** Boone: [[spoiler:Killed by Kaa.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Bagheera is a gentle panther who saves the young Mowgli and brings him to the wolf pack, watching over him as he grows up; he even gets along nicely with Mowgli's childhood friend Kitty. However, both Bagheera and the wolf won't hesitate to maul Boone's bandits to death as they tried to threaten Mowgli and his friends.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Bagheera is a gentle panther who saves the young Mowgli and brings him to the wolf pack, watching over him as he grows up. However, he doesn't hesitate to maul the plunderers that threaten Mowgli and the jungle to death later in the film.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: One would expect Shere Khan to be this due to his mistrust towards humankind for their sense of killing for sport and fun. However, the role ends up being passed down to Captain William Boone, who is a much bigger threat to Mowgli as he intends to coerce the latter into leading to the treasure palace hidden in the jungle by threatening his loved ones; Boone even gloated that he would kill Shere Khan for his skin.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father Nathoo when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also, Shere Khan only killed Nathoo in self-defense because Nathoo stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving Nathoo to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge Nathoo's death years later in the ancient ruins when he indirectly leaves a wounded Buldeo to die. Even at the end, Shere Khan accepts Mowgli as a creature of the jungle by moaning and chuffing at him as a sincere apology for killing Nathoo, assuring that it was nothing personal.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: When Mowgli is attacked by Kaa, he manages to grab a dagger and stab Kaa several times. Later, Kaa reappears with no sign of injury. It's likely possible that Kaa

* NiceHat: Once back in civilization, Mowgli takes notice of a portrait of Louis XIV, particularly his crown similar to the one he saw the lead orangutan wearing.
-->'''Mowgli:''' ''[to Kitty]'' If you see him, tell him I know who took his hat.

* MisplacedWildlife: Once again, King Louie is an orangutan, which are not native to India. Kaa is the worst offender here as he's an anaconda (a snake from ''South America'') rather than being an Indian or reticulated python. There are also Ring-Tailed Lemurs.

* AntiVillain: Shere Khan. He's a ruthless killer and even described as "the Devil" by Buldeo, but he kills only to preserve the law of the jungle. In the end, he even accepts Mowgli in the jungle and makes him the new keeper of the jungle law.

** Kaa. King Louie, despite being able to summon him, is somewhat unnerved by his presence; and even Mowgli, despite having beaten him once, is not keen on having a rematch.

* CanonForeigner: Geoffrey Brydon, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Brydon, Dr. Julius Plumford, William "Billy" Boone, John Wilkins, Sergeant Harley, and Sergeant Clairbourne.

** Much earlier [[spoiler: Nathoo, Sergeant Clairboure and an unnamed sentry were mauled by Shere Khan.]]
** Numerous British soldiers: [[spoiler:shot and killed by bandits sent by Boone.]]

** Played straight with Buldeo. In the original novel, Buldeo was just an arrogant hunter who plays off the villagers' superstition to turn against Mowgli for his own ambitions. Here, he became a wanted outlaw for provoking Shere Khan to murder Mowgli's father and two British soldiers, and is more sadistic and willing in his intents to help Boone and the others find the treasure in the jungle ruins, even if it means murdering several of Brydon's loyal soldiers and taking Brydon and Kitty hostage.

* CanonForeigner: Geoffrey Brydon, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Brydon, Dr. Julius Plumford, and William "Billy" Boone.

** When they were kids, Kitty has [[ChekhovsGift given Mowgli her mother's bracelet as a gift]] before they were seperated. Mowgli kept it for the years he was in the jungle and when they've reunited, the adult Kitty recognized the wild man as her childhood friend.

** Another Tabaqui example, like the AnimatedAdaptation, Shere Khan's [[SycophanticServant jackal lackey]] is absent, though the name is given to Boone's guide. Curiously a more accurate rendition of the novel's Tabaqui [[OneSteveLimit also appears]] in ''Mowgli's Story'' however.

* UnexplainedRecovery: When Mowgli is attacked by Kaa, he manages to grab a dagger and stab Kaa several times. Later, Kaa reappears with no sign of injury.

* WhatIsEvil: Mowgli doesn't understand the reason to kill other than protection and food. He doesn't know the meaning of "enemy" and "hate". Boone is a little annoyed when he tries to explain it.

* AdoptedOut: Kaa and King Louis don't appear.

** Kaa. King Louie, despite being able to summon him, is somewhat unnerved by his presence; and even Mowgli, despite beating him once, is not keen on having a rematch.

** Wilkins: [[spoiler:Mauled by Shere Khan.]]

** Tabaqui: [[spoiler:Skull crushed.]]
** Much earlier [[spoiler: Nathoo was also mauled by Shere Khan.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler: One would expect Shere Khan to be this due to his mistrust towards humankind for their sense of killing for sport and fun. However, the role ends up being passed down to Captain Willian Boone, who is a much bigger threat to Mowgli as he intends to coerce the latter into leading to the treasure palace hidden in the jungle by threatening his loved ones; even gloating that he would kill Shere Khan for his skin.]]

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Mowgli is being chased by some angry soldiers and runs across a bed of hot coals. Despite being barefoot, he doesn't seem to notice it. When the soldiers try to follow, they burn their feet despite wearing boots.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Bagheera is a gentle panther who saves the young Mowgli and brings him to the wolfpack, watching over him as he grows up. However, he doesn't hesitate to maul the plunderers that threaten Mowgli and the jungle to death later in the film.
* BigBad: One would expect Shere Khan to be this due to his mistrust towards humankind for their sense of killing for sport and fun. However, the role ends up being passed down to Captain Willian Boone, who is a much bigger threat to Mowgli as he intends to coerce the latter into leading to the treasure palace hidden in the jungle by threatening his loved ones; even gloating that he would kill Shere Khan for his skin.

* DeathByAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler:Buldeo is simply chased away as his village is destroyed by the jungle animals (which Mowgli engineered in order to save his adoptive parents). In this movie, he is buried alive]].

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also, Shere Khan only killed Mowgli's father in self-defense because Mowgli's father stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving him to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge his father years later in the ancient ruins when he indirectly leaves a wounded Buldeo to die. Even at the end, Shere Khan accepts Mowgli as a creature of the jungle by moaning and chuffing at him as a sincere apology for killing his father, assuring that it was nothing personal.]]

* FantasticRacism: It's possible Shere Khan hates humans, like his animated counterpart, because they don't respect the jungle law.

* {{Narrator}}: Kitty's father, Geoffrey Brydon

* ShutUpKirk: When Colonel Brydon scolds Boone, Harley, and Wilkins for their betrayal, Harley just tells him off.

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also, Shere Khan only killed Mowgli's father in self-defense because Mowgli's father stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving him to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge his father years later in the ancient ruins when he indirectly leaves a wounded Buldeo to die. Even at the end, Shere Khan accepts Mowgli as a creature of the jungle, even moaning and chuffing at him as a sincere apology for killing his father.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: A little zigzagged with Kaa, as he is portrayed as a dragonlike monster who King Louie uses to protect the treasure from thieves. Same with King Louie, who also is affected by it, sending Kaa out to kill Mowgli before Mowgli uses a knife on the snake. [[spoiler:However, they also deal with Boone much later in the movie]].

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child. Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did since killing for vengeance is against the jungle law. Also, Shere Khan only killed his father in self-defense because Mowgli's father stopped him from killing his real target Buldeo, [[DirtyCoward who returned the favor by running away, leaving him to die.]] However, Mowgli does, unknowingly, avenge his father years later in the ancient ruins when he indirectly leaves a wounded Buldeo to die.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler:Buldeo is simply chased away as his village is destroyed by the jungle animals (which Mowgli engineered). In this movie, he is buried alive]].

* EvilVersusEvil: Louis and Kaa are no kinder to Boone and his men than they are to Mowgli. Even Shere Khan holds Boone and his men in disgust as they shot down Baloo for fun, even mauling one of them (Wilkins) to death.