The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (V)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Directors:

Darrell Rooney
Rob LaDuca (co-director)

Writers:

Jonathan Cuba (additional writing)
Flip Kobler (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

27 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The Circle of Life Continues...

Plot:

Simba's daughter is the key to a resolution of a bitter feud between Simba's pride and the outcast pride led by the mate of Scar.

Plot Keywords:

Lion | Feud | Star Crossed Lovers | Africa | Indoctrination

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Matthew Broderick	...	Simba (voice)
Moira Kelly	...	Nala (voice)
Neve Campbell	...	Adult Kiara (voice)
Liz Callaway	...	Adult Kiara (singing voice)
Michelle Horn	...	Young Kiara (voice)
Ashley Edner	...	Young Kiara (lion growls)
Charity Sanoy	...	Young Kiara (singing) (singing voice)
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Zira (voice)
Andy Dick	...	Nuka (voice)
Ryan O'Donohue	...	Young Kovu (voice)
Jason Marsden	...	Adult Kovu (voice)
Gene Miller	...	Adult Kovu (singing) (voice)
Lacey Chabert	...	Young Vitani (voice)
Crysta Macalush	...	Young Vitani (singing voice)
Jennifer Lien	...	Adult Vitani (voice)
Ernie Sabella	...	Pumbaa (voice)
Nathan Lane	...	Timon (voice)
Robert Guillaume	...	Rafiki (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Mufasa (voice)
Edward Hibbert	...	Zazu (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanessa Theme Ament	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Vanessa De La Rocha)
Cam Clarke	...	Simba (singing voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Robin Frizzell	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Adrienne Hampton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Seth Isler	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Zoe Leader
Lisa Long	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joel Moffett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Peter Renaday	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Pete Renaday)
Richard Sinclair	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Directed by
Darrell Rooney
Rob LaDuca		(co-director)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonathan Cuba		additional writing
Flip Kobler		writer
Cindy Marcus		writer
Mark McCorkle		additional writing
Bill Motz		additional writing
Gregory Poirier		additional writing
Bob Roth		additional writing
Robert Schooley		additional writing
Linda Voorhees		additional writing
Jenny Wingfield		additional writing

Produced by
Jeannine Roussel	....	producer

Original Music by
Nick Glennie-Smith

Film Editing by
Peter Lonsdale

Art Direction by
Fred Warter

Production Management
Peter Michels	....	assistant production manager
Sharon Morrill Robinov	....	executive in charge of production
Stephen Swofford	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Ryan Anthony	....	storyboard artist
William Austin	....	storyboard artist
Theresa Cullen	....	storyboard artist (as Theresa Pettengill)
Holly Forsyth	....	storyboard artist
Sharon Forward	....	storyboard artist
Daan Jippes	....	storyboard supervisor (as Daniel Jippes)
Rick Law	....	illustrator
Don MacKinnon	....	storyboard artist
Judie Martin	....	storyboard revisions
Leonardo Pinero	....	storyboard revisions
David Prince	....	storyboard artist
Debra Pugh	....	storyboard artist
Larry Scholl	....	storyboard artist
Marty Warner	....	prop designer
Marty Warner	....	storyboard artist
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard artist
Phil Weinstein	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	supervising foley editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Suzie Hollander	....	audio post
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	first assistant sound editor
Carlos Sotolongo	....	adr mixer
Carlos Sotolongo	....	original dialog mixer
David E. Stone	....	sound
Tracey Willsie	....	adr supervisor

Visual Effects by
Cook Claire	....	animation
Mark Evans	....	compositor
Kris Gardiner	....	digital scanner operator
Rowena Hamlyn-Aspden	....	effects animator (as Rowena Hamlyn)
Darren Keating	....	effects animator
Fernando Letteri	....	compositor
Charles Luce	....	compositor
Elias Macute	....	compositor
Julie Phelan	....	effects animator
Adam Phillips	....	effects animator
Alexs Stadermann	....	supervising effects animator

Animation Department
Sid Ahearne	....	animator: "Kiara"
Amanda Allen	....	animation checker
Ma Eliza S. Almeida	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Mike Amandy	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Edmund Apilado	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Silvio Arlenghi	....	inbetween artist
Simon Ashton	....	animator: "Kiara"
Gilbert Atento	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Michael Badman	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Kelly Baigent	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Yosh Barry	....	layout artist
Lisa Battye	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Bob Baxter	....	supervising animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Lindo Baxter	....	additional inbetween artist
Davide Benvenuti	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Pong Bernardo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Melba Besa	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Milana Borkert	....	additional background artist
Eli Braga	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Andrew Brooks	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Daryl Brougham	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Simon Brown	....	animator: "Kovu"
Rodney Brunsdon	....	additional inbetween artist
Emanuel Cabrera	....	inbetween artist: Toon City (as Emmanuel Cabrera)
Jeffrey Calaranan	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Deborah Cameron	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Sammy Canton	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Linda Catchlove	....	supervising character lead: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Belinda Catimbang	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Ronald Cayao	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Manuk Chang	....	animator: "Kovu"
Eddie Choo	....	inbetween artist
Roger Clarke	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Noel Cleary	....	inbetween artist
Andrew Collins	....	supervising animator: "Kovu"
Tom Collison	....	inbetween artist (as Tim Collison)
Michael Comino	....	supervising character lead: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Kevin Compty	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Kevin Comty)
Ariel Constantino	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Litz Constantino	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Nelson Cortez	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
David Costello	....	inbetween artist
Kristine Cotton	....	inbetween artist
Debbie Cramb	....	inbetween supervisor
Annie Cruz	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Barry Dean	....	background artist
Danilo De Asis	....	key background stylist
Murray Debus	....	additional animator
Roehl De Guzman	....	layout artist (as Joseroehl De Guzman)
Abeth De La Cruz	....	layout artist (as Maribeth Delacruz)
Ramil Dela Cruz	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Ronald Dela Cruz	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Ronald Dela Cruz	....	inbetween supervisor: Toon City
Nonilon Dela Torre	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Lily Dell	....	animator: "Kiara"
Bernard Derriman	....	animator: "Kovu"
Claire de Zoete	....	additional animator
Anna Dimezza	....	inbetween artist
Zhiqiang Ding	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Barbara Dourmashkin	....	animation and timing director (as Barbara Dourmashkin Case)
Dick Dunn	....	animator: "Kiara"
Janey Dunn	....	clean-up supervisor
Janey Dunn	....	supervising character lead: "Kiara"
Amanda Earle	....	inbetween supervisor
Virginia Eastman	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Peter Eastment	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Danny Encabo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Celine Esnault	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Sonny Esquillon	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Jacqueline Evaldez	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Ariel Ferrari	....	additional animator
Felice Ferrer-Burton	....	background artist
Allan Fuentes	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Enrique Gallardo	....	inbetween artist
Godofredo Galuz	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
David C. Gardner	....	key layout designer (as David Gardner)
Serena Geddes	....	inbetween artist
Warwick Gilbert	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Randy Glusac	....	animator: "Kovu"
Ramil Gonzaga	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
David Gosman	....	additional animator
Stephen Grant	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala" (as Steven Grant)
William Guittap	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Max Gunner	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
David Harrison	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Gina Harrowell	....	additional clean-up artist
Ian Harrowell	....	supervising animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Dan Haskett	....	character designer (as Daniel Haskett)
John Hill	....	layout supervisor
John Horvath	....	inbetween artist (as Joh Horvath)
Michael Howie	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Janet Huang	....	inbetween artist
Caroline Hu	....	character designer
Lianne Hughes	....	supervising animator: "Kiara"
Alexander Iguban	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Jeanette Imer	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Ronaldo Inolino	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Anna Jukic	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Richard Kelly	....	additional inbetween artist
Jang Gil Kim	....	animation and timing director (as Jang-Gil Kim)
Ian Lacey	....	inbetween artist
Danielle Latta	....	inbetween artist
Morris Lee	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Sylvia Lee	....	additional clean-up artist
Angie Legaspi	....	inbetween artist: Toon City (as Angelina Legaspi)
Anthony Leondis	....	additional character designer
Michael Leske	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Warren Liang	....	animator: "Kiara"
Jerry Liew	....	background artist
Pieter Lommerse	....	animator: "Kovu"
Nelso Lopez	....	additional clean-up artist: "Timon", "Pumbaa" and "Zazu"
Rowel Macapagong	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Conille Macarayan	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa"
Robert Mason	....	inbetween artist
Paul McAdam	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Beverley McNamara	....	background supervisor
Marites Mendoza	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Mamie Miao	....	inbetween artist
Walter Micati	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki" (as Wal Micati)
June Micu	....	key background stylist
Renato Miranda	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Mac Monks	....	animator: "Kiara"
Adam Murphy	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Ronel Narvaez	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Alex Nicholas	....	layout supervisor
Christine O'Connor	....	animation checker (as Chris O'Conner)
Ryan O'Loughlin	....	animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa", "Zazu" and "Rafiki"
Kathie O'Rourke	....	animator: "Kiara"
Richard Pace	....	inbetween artist
Reymag Parangalan	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Suk-Hee Parkes	....	clean-up artist: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala" (as Suk Hee Park)
Adam Parton	....	inbetween artist
Michael Pattison	....	inbetween artist
Kevin Peaty	....	supervising animator: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Marvin Petilla	....	inbetween artist
Nick Pill	....	layout artist
Donna Prince	....	key background stylist
Tony Quelch	....	inbetween artist
Roger Quilatan	....	additional clean-up artist: "Zira" and "Vitani"
Kristina Reay	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Rommel Reyes	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Roberto Roldan	....	additional inbetween artist
Di Rudder	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Sophia Ruo Liu	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Simon Ryder	....	inbetween artist
Nilo Santillan	....	animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala"
Gie Santos	....	animator: "Kiara"
Mylene Sapalo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Alstaire Sarthou	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Alvin Sarthou	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Asher Sassis	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Tom Schyvens	....	inbetween artist
Peter Sgro	....	background artist
James Shah	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Damien Simper	....	animation
David Skinner	....	layout artist
Adam Smith	....	inbetween artist
Kate Spencer	....	additional inbetween artist
Aaron Stannard	....	inbetween artist
Mike Stapleton	....	animator: "Kovu"
Sean Steinmuller	....	inbetween artist
Myke Sutherland	....	animator: "Kiara"
Brenda Sutton	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
Marissa Tablante	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Lito Tamayo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Betty Tang	....	character design cleanup
Sue Tanner	....	additional clean-up artist
David Temperante	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Richard Trefry	....	clean-up artist: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Steve Trenbirth	....	animation director
Weylen Tseng	....	layout artist
Leesa Tynan	....	supervising character lead: "Zira", "Vitani", "Rafiki" and "Zazu"
Nancy Ulene	....	color key stylist
Rizaldy Valencia	....	animator: "Zira" and "Vitani" (as Rizaldi Valencia)
Adrian Valle	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Colette Van Mierlo	....	key layout designer
Agnes De Vera	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Syril Vicentina	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Danny Wabe	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Chris Wahl	....	additional inbetween artist
Tim Warren	....	inbetween artist
Frank Wessing	....	layout artist
Wallace Williamson	....	key layout designer
Ida Wilson	....	additional inbetween artist
Armand Wong	....	inbetween artist: Toon City
Kevin Wotton	....	animator: "Kovu"
Jie Yuan	....	clean-up artist: "Kovu", "Timon" and "Pumbaa" (as Yuan Jie)
Nicole Zarubin	....	clean-up artist: "Kiara"
James Zheng	....	background artist
S.J. Zheng	....	additional background artist
Marical Zosimo	....	inbetween artist: Toon City

Casting Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	adr group voice casting
Jamie Thomason	....	voice casting
David Wright	....	casting

Editorial Department
Barbara Gerety	....	assistant film editor
Kris Gilpin	....	assistant film editor
Philip Malamuth	....	assistant film editor
Tony Mizgalski	....	additional editor

Music Department
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	conductor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Laura Perlman	....	music editor
Randy Petersen	....	composer: song "Upendi"
Kevin Quinn	....	composer: song "Upendi"
James Twomey	....	music recordist
Hans Zimmer	....	composer: song "He Lives in You"

Other crew
Marc Ireland	....	production accountant
Douglas Little	....	technical director
Clint Morris	....	assistant to writer
Gary L. Page	....	technical director
Jamie Thomason	....	dialogue director

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Animation Australia
• DisneyToon Studios
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Walt Disney Home Video

Other Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by

Also Known As:

Simba's Pride (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Mexico:A | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Taiwan:GP | UK:U | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Sweden:7 | Netherlands:AL | USA:G

Company:

Walt Disney Animation Australia

Trivia:

"Vitani" was originally "Shetani." It is possible to hear characters refer to her by that name. It means "Devil" in Kiswahili, however, and Disney may have thought it was inappropriate, thereby changing it to something a little less offensive. "Vitani" has no meaning in the Kiswahili language, from which most of the characters' names are drawn.

Goofs:

Continuity: The number of lionesses in both prides change repeatedly.

Quotes:

[Kovu just rescued Kiara from the wildfire]
Kiara: Where am I?
Kovu: You're safe - in the Pride Lands.
Kiara: The Pride Lands? No! Why'd you bring me here? Who do you think you are?
Kovu: [shocked] I think I'm the one that just saved your life!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#21.9)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

We Are One

Almost as good as the original, with a brilliant song!

The five main reasons I like this film: 1. The song "We Are One" is a spectacular and I prefer it to all of the songs in the first film! 2. Kiara is a really good character and so is Kovu! I also like Nala in this one, although I prefer her in the last Lion King film. 3. I prefer this one's plot to the one in the first film! I think it's slightly more planned out than the last one's plot. 4. The animation is really good! There's one bit where Kiara and Kovu jump into the air and they animate it so well it looks - spooky! 5. It's a really good sequel for all the fans of the first film! Enjoy! :)

Kiara is the future queen, unfortunately for Simba, she is in love with an outsider, whom she is forbidden to marry. Kovu is also supposed to "follow in Scar's pawprints"...