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Brother Bear (2003) -- A young Inuit hunter seeks vengence against a bear, only to be magically changed into a bear himself, and his only chance to change back is with a talkative bear cub.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   12,310 votes
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Writers:
Tab Murphy (screenplay) and
Lorne Cameron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 November 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
The story of a boy who became a man by becoming a bear. more
Plot:
A young Inuit hunter seeks vengence against a bear, only to be magically changed into a bear himself, and his only chance to change back is with a talkative bear cub. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations more
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(34 articles)
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User Comments:
An excellent film utilizing a dying art form - animation by hand is still the best. more (137 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joaquin Phoenix ... Kenai (voice)
Jeremy Suarez ... Koda (voice)
Jason Raize ... Denahi (voice)
Rick Moranis ... Rutt (voice)

Dave Thomas ... Tuke (voice)

D.B. Sweeney ... Sitka (voice)
Joan Copeland ... Tanana (voice)

Michael Clarke Duncan ... Tug (voice)

Harold Gould ... Old Denahi (voice)
Paul Christie ... Ram #1 (voice)
Danny Mastrogiorgio ... Ram #2 (voice) (as Daniel Mastrogiorgio)
Estelle Harris ... Old Lady Bear (voice)

Greg Proops ... Male Lover Bear (voice)

Pauley Perrette ... Female Lover Bear (voice)
Darko Cesar ... Foreign Croatian Bear (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bears (USA) (working title)
Tierra de osos (USA: Spanish title)
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Runtime:
85 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The only one of the major animated Disney movies (which do not include Dinosaur (2000)) to include the black and orange Disney Pictures logo in its initial release. The black and orange logo was first used in 2000 and only lasted until 2006 when an elaborate CGI logo was unveiled during the opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). more
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Continuity: In the opening scene, Denahi says "This is a story from long ago, when the great mammoths still roamed our lands", whereas the main story takes place during his lifetime and mammoths are clearly too plentiful to have disappeared so quickly. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Denahi as an Old Man: This is a story from long ago, when the great mammoths still roamed our lands. It's the story of my two brothers and me. When the three of us were young, we were taught that the world is full of magic. The source of this magic is the ever-changing lights that dance across the sky...
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Movie Connections:
References The Sword in the Stone (1963) more
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Transformation more

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25 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent film utilizing a dying art form - animation by hand is still the best., 21 December 2003
8/10
Author: Akbar Shahzad (rapt0r_claw-1) from Karachi, Pakistan

Though I think highly of the new three-dimensional computerized animated films, the traditional hand-drawn stuff just has a different charm. And whatever some people say, traditional animation is not dated. This cartoon's story is interesting, accurately based on real Inuit beliefs. Every component of it is great, and the scene where Koda discovers that Kenai is really a man is beautiful. Not going to give away the happenings behind this powerful, moving scene. The hand-drawn animation is done in the classical style, but the computer graphics are breathtaking. The waterfalls, the mountains, the Aurora Borealis... they're fantastic. The two McKenzie moose are great for comic relief. The characterization is great, and I like the Inuit priest. The brotherhood is something I can identify with perfectly - my three cousins are exactly the same. The music depends on preference. I think the opening Tina Turner song is OK, nothing special, but the Phil Collins songs are better. It's no Jungle Book, Oliver and Company or Lion King when it comes to the music department. I think Jeremy Suarez (seems familiar in the behind-the-scenes trailer) must be a pretty good actor. Koda's my favorite character in the movie. This cartoon is really great, and I'm torn between it and Finding Nemo for cartoon of the year. It's great entertainment, an interesting story told through a truly great, but dying, art form.

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