Pocahontas (1995)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Directors:

Mike Gabriel
Eric Goldberg

Writers:

Carl Binder (written by) &
Susannah Grant (written by) ...

Release Date:

23 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Drama | Family | History | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

An American legend comes to life

Plot:

The daughter of a Native American tribe chief and English soldier share a romance when English colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Plot Keywords:

Pocahontas | John Smith | Ship | Love | Native American

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Irene Bedard	...	Pocahontas (voice)
Judy Kuhn	...	Pocahontas (singing voice)
Mel Gibson	...	John Smith (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Governor Ratcliffe / Wiggins (voice)
John Kassir	...	Meeko (voice)
Russell Means	...	Powhatan (voice)
Christian Bale	...	Thomas (voice)
Linda Hunt	...	Grandmother Willow (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Percy (voice)
Billy Connolly	...	Ben (voice)
Joe Baker	...	Lon (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Flit (voice)
Michelle St. John	...	Nakoma (voice)
James Apaumut Fall	...	Kocoum (voice)
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Kekata (voice)

Runtime:

81 min | USA:84 min (10th Anniversary edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

The film's premiere was a huge event in Central Park. With over 100,000 people attending, it holds the record for the largest movie premiere.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: There are many historical inaccuracies in this story of Pocahontas, however this is (obviously) a highly fictionalized account of her life.

Quotes:

John Smith: Pocahontas...
Pocahontas: [hugs him] I'm so sorry.
John Smith: For what? This? I've gotten out of worse scrapes than this. Can't think of anything right now, but...
Pocahontas: [tearfully] It would've been better if we never met. None of this would've happened.
John Smith: Pocahontas, look at me. I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.
Nakoma: Pocahontas?
Pocahontas: I can't leave you.
John Smith: You never will. No matter what happens to me, I'll always be with you, forever.
[Pocahontas leaves]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Kirsten Dunst/Eminem (#27.19)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Savages

A mature Disney romantic drama

I read the poster's comments (the one from Paris) and had to laugh, because I completely understand him. I went away for school in Europe in '95 when the film came out, and when I came back Pocahontas was the rage. You know, the way all Disney films were back then-there were commercials, songs on the radio, stuffed animals, etc....until the NEXT Disney movie came to dwarf it until a lame sequel or TV series came out. So let me tell you, I was skeptical about Pocahontas.

I saw this a year after it came out and instantly fell in love with it. It's a mature Disney animated feature- (in my opinion) even more mature than Japanime films I have seen. The love story seems very real-there is a sort of chemistry between the leads that you can feel.

The soundtrack is one of my favourite parts about the movie. Every song matches perfectly with the spirit of the time and place..a new world in the 1600's.

Finally..whoever had the idea to cast Mel Gibson(and Christian Bale) is a genius. Love those voices!

One aspect of this movie often overlooked is its dreamy editing. It is so consistent throughout and rivals many critically acclaimed films with great editing.

See it again, and remember: "You can own the earth and still, all you'll own is Earth until you can paint with all the colors of the wind."