Movie connections for
Brother Bear (2003) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Brother Bear 2 (2006) (V)

References

Bambi (1942)
 -  young animal losing his mother
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
 -  Kenai's line "I'm not a beaver, I'm bea- no, I mean I'm not a bear, I'm a MAN!" is a reference to Merlin's line: "I am not a boy, I'm a squirre-, I mean I'm not a squirrel, I'm a boy, no, I'm... I'm an old man!"
"Second City TV" (1976)
"SCTV Network 90" (1981)
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)
L'ours (1988)
 -  theme of adult male bear adopting orphan cub, given a cartoon twist
The Lion King (1994)
 -  The scene sitting on top of the rock as the camera 360s around the characters
Ice Age (2002)
 -  Scene with the Mammoth herd trampling through the Scene from left to right, especially the shot with the feet stepping into the same footprints. Also the bears sleeping in the Mamooth tusk (like the sloth in Ice Age)
"The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie" (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
 -  During Great Spirits scene, when the mammoth which Kenai is riding on knocks all the fish down with its trunk, Nemo can be seen briefly.

Referenced in

Fear of Clowns (2004) (V)
 -  poster in movie theater

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: (#31.3)" (2004)
 -  reviewed + footage used
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#32.2)" (2004)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used

Spoofs

The Lion King (1994)
 -  the caribou stampede at beginning is played as a gag

Spoofed in

The Simpsons Movie (2007)
 -  When Homer is in Alaska trying to get to Springfield, he sees an Aurora Borealis with the image of the Boob Lady in it, just like in "Brother Bear".

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