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King Louie is a fictional character introduced in Walt Disney's animated musical film The Jungle Book. He is an orangutan who leads other jungle primates and wants to become more human-like by gaining knowledge of fire from Mowgli .
- Overview
- Background
- Appearances
- Live-action appearances
- Video games
- Disney Parks
- Trivia
- References
“I wanna be a man, Man-Cub! And stroll right into town. And be just like the other men; I'm tired of monkeying around!”
―King Louie to Mowgli in "I Wanna Be Like You"
Development
King Louie is a rowdy orangutan who was crowned King of the Apes. Unlike most characters in the film, Louie was created solely by Walt Disney Productions, and there was no ape king in the original novel by Rudyard Kipling, on which the film was based. The original story for Louie started out quite differently, but he was eventually given the voice and personality of the late and famed jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Prima, who also provided the voice of Louie. Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, and John Lounsbery animated the character. Around 2001, Louis Prima's widow sued the Walt Disney Company over the unauthorized use of her late husband's voice and public personal in past Jungle Book spin-off projects, as Jim Cummings' imitations of Prima featured in them were near perfect. In later years, Disney would continue to use Louie in theme parks and other promotional material but refrained from having him speak to avoid trouble with Mrs. Prima, though he did still speak in Animagique and a few Tokyo Disneyland shows at that time. However, by 2010, these files were apparently lifted, allowing Disney to once again have full use of the character, as evidenced by 2012's debut of the live show Wishes, aboard the Disney Fantasy cruise ship, marking Louie's first speaking role (with newly recorded dialogue) since Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On! at Tokyo Disneyland.
Personality
As King of the Apes, Louie enjoys a lavished life in his palace among the ancient ruins of India, apparently living by his own law and order. Waited on by his monkey minions, Louie enjoys jazzy music, fun-filled parties, and a seemingly endless supply of bananas and other fruits. With a laid-back, fun-loving nature, similar to that of Baloo, Louie appears as a generally jovial member of the jungle, though his scheme to learn the ways of "man's red flower" is seen as scandalous; Bagheera referring to the ape as a scoundrel upon learning the motives behind his hopes of becoming a human. Nevertheless, Louie seems too lighthearted to cause any legitimate harm. After kidnapping Mowgli, both the man-cub and the King of the apes come to enjoy one another's company, to the point where Louie's fun-filled method of persuasion (a jazzy party with his monkeys) ultimately distracted from his quest to learn the ways of fire until Baloo and Bageheera arrived onto the scene. By the time of the film's follow-up story—More Jungle Book... Further Adventures of Baloo and Mowgli—it is shown that Louie, Baloo, and Bagheera have become good friends following Mowgli's return to the Man-Village. Despite their friendship, Louie is still rather selfish, lazy, and not entirely loyal; though he enjoys the company of Baloo and Bagheera, he refuses to do them any legitimate favors unless he gets something out of it, as well. This is a direct result of the brouhaha that occurred over Mowgli during the original film, which Louie is still rather sore about.
The Jungle Book
After receiving word that a Man-Cub is being taken to the Man-Village, but wants to remain in the jungle, Louie sees this as an opportunity to finally succeed in his goal to learn the secret of "man's red flower" (the animal term for "fire"), and sends his bandar-log minions to retrieve him. The monkey minions kidnap the Man-Cub Mowgli and delivers him to Louie, who introduces himself as the boy's "cousin", with intentions on granting Mowgli his wish to stay in the jungle, so long as the latter fulfills his end of the bargain. Mowgli agrees, and through the song "I Wanna Be Like You", Louie laments his desire to become a man and asks Mowgli how to create the "red flower". Unfortunately for Louie, Mowgli has no knowledge of how to create fire or what he is talking about. Louie believes Mowgli is just playing coy, and continues to seek answers, but he is soon interrupted by the sudden appearance of scat-singing, female orangutan. A distracted Louie becomes smitten and the two engage in a song and dance routine, though by the end of it, the female orangutan is revealed to be Baloo the Bear in disguise, having infiltrated Louie's palace alongside the panther Bagheera to rescue Mowgli. A chase ensues, and in the midst of the chaos, a supporter is destroyed, forcing Louie to abandon Mowgli for the sake of upholding his damaged palace. Baloo, however, tickles Louie to loosen the ape's grip, but the bandar-logs intervene to assist their king, only to destroy another supporter by accident. As Louie's kingdom falls apart, Mowgli escapes with Baloo and Bagheera, leaving Louie within the ruins of his fallen empire. He is not seen again for the rest of the film. Not much is known of Louie after these events, but in a storybook follow-up, Louie and Bagheera tried to help Baloo deal with the fact that Mowgli is living in the Man-Village, implying that the three discarded the event and made amends.
The Jungle Book 2
King Louie does not appear in The Jungle Book 2, but a puppet of him can been seen in Mowgli's puppet show at the beginning of the film and was mentioned by Mowgli and Baloo when they traveled to the Ancient Ruins in the middle of the film. Their conversation follows: Mowgli: This is the perfect hideout? This is King Louie's place! Baloo: Was, kid, was; he's splitsville! Louie's whereabouts were unknown, but according to Baloo, he and the monkeys turned the ruins into a hangout spot for the popular, party-loving members of the jungle. He was originally going to appear but due to issues with Gia Prima (the widow of Louie's original voice actor Louis Prima), his role was given to Flunkey.
TaleSpin
On the TV series TaleSpin, Louie owns "Louie's Place", an island bar not far from Cape Suzette, where most pilots hang out and refuel their planes, especially Baloo. Squat, hairy, and always quick with a wisecrack or song, Louie is one of the most colorful characters a pilot will ever meet. The scat-singing, tree-swinging owner of Louie's Place, Louie has made a name for himself by transforming a remote South Seas island into a haven for weary cargo pilots the world over. With his outgoing personality and party-loving nature, Louie has become the friend and familiar of every thirsty hedgehopper from Cape Suzette to Thembria. Little is known about Louie prior to the establishment of his club and rise to stardom-of-sorts. Reportedly raised in Cape Suzette, he never mentions anything about his family. In fact, Louie's only known relative is the wild, party-loving ace pilot Louise L'amour, five-time winner of the Scatmandu Championship Air Race (and one family tie Louie would prefer to forget). Working as a small-time entertainer in Cape Suzette, Louie was a gifted musician and expert bartender. Drifting from one nightclub to the next, Louie and a group of friends performed a few numbers per night and mixed fruit-juice cocktails afterwards. Eventually, Louie came up with an idea for a place of his own, a jungle-themed nightclub that would serve Louie's special blend of scat music and refreshments. It was a move several colleagues felt would ruin his career, but Louie was willing to take the chance. Scrounging every last penny of his hard-earned savings, Louie acquired a remote island property in the middle of the South Seas, several miles away from Cape Suzette. Lush and unexplored, the island was the perfect setting for his dream club and was conveniently situated near local air shipping routes. Building around an old sailing ship wreck on the shore, Louie constructed his club piece by piece with the help of several friends and fellow band members. Five years later, Louie's Place has become the "garden spot of the South Seas" and its owner a celebrity among pilots everywhere. Louie is a born musician, always marching to his own beat. Easygoing and carefree, he breezes through life much like his longtime pal Baloo. His specialty is band music and singing — particularly with scat lyrics — and Louie is known to take the stage himself during overnight jam sessions. Louie's life revolves around music and partying; even his speech has a rhyming, somewhat musical quality. Louie is also an expert when it comes to bartending, a skill which he displays with remarkable speed and flourish. His fruit drinks and desserts are world-famous, especially his flaming "Krakatoa Special". He is also known for making delicious pizzas — although not with anchovies, the only food that Louie is allergic to. Louie values good times and friendship above all else. Even though he barely manages to squeeze a living out of his club, Louie cherishes Louie's Place as the symbol of the things he holds dear — mirth, music, and good friends. No amount of money can replace that for him. While this means that Louie has turned down several lucrative offers for his club, it also reveals him to be a very devoted and sentimental person. Of course, Louie is never lacking in friends. He has a special place in his heart for the flyers who "stuck with him like a bad habit" through the first difficult years of his club, and made Louie's Place what it is today. He values their friendship, especially the friendship of his "main man" Baloo, Louie's oldest pal and one of his first customers. Baloo and Louie have been friends through thick and thin, sharing many adventures together during Baloo's days as a freelance pilot. Baloo still frequents Louie's Place as a regular customer, a favor which Louie is glad to return by overlooking Baloo's hefty tab. Louie's friends have since broadened to include the whole Higher for Hire crew. They are special friends of Louie's, particularly Ms. Rebecca Cunningham — although she loudly and repeatedly claims there is nothing between her and that "pile of matted fur." Louie shares Baloo's weakness for beautiful women. While atrociously uncouth at times, around females Louie acts charming and gracious (and highly competitive if Baloo's interested in the same pretty face). After five years, Louie's Place has grown from a deserted island into the single most heavily-trafficked spot in the South Seas. However, no matter how popular his club becomes, Louie will always be the same scruffy orangutan that he is.
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
A slightly different version of the character appeared in the Disney 1994 live-action movie. Once again he is an orangutan, and the "leader" of a group of monkeys that make their home in an abandoned human city. His name arises in this version from the vast wealth that humans left behind in the city, and in particular to his habit of wearing a crown similar in appearance to that worn by the King of France, Louis XIV. Kaa appeared to serve him, being summoned with nine claps of his hands. Louie uses Kaa to ward off or even kill intruders, the latter for his own amusement. At first, he acts a rival to Mowgli, but later warms up to him after seeing him defeat Kaa. Louie would later on appear during the battle between Mowgli and Captain William Boone (the villain of the film), as he is seen cheering for Mowgli. After Mowgli defeats Boone, Louie happily summons Kaa, who then kills Boone in the moat. In the credits for this film, he is listed as "King Louis".
The Jungle Book (2016)
“Kid, I got ears, my ears got ears ...” ―King Louie King Louie appears in the 2016 live-action film adaptation as the secondary antagonist, voiced by Christopher Walken. Instead of being an orangutan, this version of Louie is a Gigantopithecus. The reason for the change was because real orangutans are not natives to India, and Gigantopithecus fossil remains have been found in India. In this incarnation, Louie is more sinister and villainous; though he can be suave, polite, and charming, he can become impatient, spiteful, and aggressive within moments, especially when things do not go his way. It is also clear that he plans to use the power of fire to take over the jungle. Christopher Walken also describes Louie as standing "around 12 feet tall". King Louie appears when the Bandar Log monkeys, under his command, kidnap and bring Mowgli to him. He later appears from the shadows of the innermost area of his temple home, introducing himself in a polite and charming manner, and offering fruit to Mowgli in order to curry his favor. Knowing that Mowgli wanted to stay in the jungle, he also says that he can protect the man-cub, but will only do so for a price; the secret to creating fire so that he and Mowgli can dominate the jungle. He even starts singing his song, "I Wanna Be Like You", momentarily to convince Mowgli into joining him. However, Mowgli does not know how to create fire, causing the Gigantopithecus to become more and more impatient and menacing. As he begins to lose his temper, Baloo the bear appears, having come after Mowgli. Louie orders the bear removed from the temple, but Baloo stalls and distracts him with various compliments and a desire to become a Bandar Log monkey, allowing Bagheera the black panther to sneak in and escort Mowgli to safety. However, the escape is thwarted when one of Louie's monkeys spots them. He orders the three captured and then chases them personally when they escape his forces. Louie then chases after Mowgli himself as his monkeys fight off Baloo and Bagheera and engages in a game of cat and mouse within the temple, revealing to the man-cub the death of Mowgli's friend and father-figure, Akela the wolf at the teeth of Shere Khan and saying that Akela's death was probably Mowgli's fault as part of his attempt to coerce the boy into staying with him. When Mowgli refuses to believe him and tries to escape, Louie breaks several of the support columns in the temple, causing it to collapse and crush him. Louie's Bandar Log minions try to dig him out of the rubble, while Mowgli, Bagheera, and Baloo leave the temple. It is unknown whether if King Louie was either killed or if he was badly injured after being buried under all of the rubble. During the end credits, however, Louie pops out of the rubble and starts singing his song again. While the monkeys rebuild the ruins, Louie accidentally knocks some more of the pillars.
The Jungle Book (SEGA Genesis)
In The Jungle Book game, Louie appears as the third boss and as a boss character in "Chapter VIII: Collapsing Ruins". Louie has two skills after Kaa or the three monkeys posing as the Witch Doctor. He used coconuts as a bowling ball to damage the player and at the same time, he actually throws bananas like Mowgli does to deal damage. Mowgli has to damage him with any fruits on his arsenal and to dodge the coconuts he had bowled or to avoid damage whenever he throws bananas. Once he gets defeated, Louie will accidentally slammed both of his fists into the ground, causing many debris to destroy his ruins.
The Jungle Book Groove Party
In the game adaptation of the film, Louie kidnaps Mowgli and challenges him to a dance-off. Should he win, Mowgli must teach the orangutan the secret to Man's red flower. After Baloo rescues the boy and the temple collapses like in the film, Louie is left in the ruins until he retreats out of fear of an approaching Shere Khan.
Disney Magic Kingdoms
Louie appears in the kingdom during The Jungle Book event. Upon his arrival, he takes notice of the humans surrounding him, and anticipates using one of them to learn the secrets of man's "red flower". When Mowlgi, Baloo, and Bagheera battle Shere Khan, Louie lazily helps by throwing banana peels on the tiger.
Disneyland Resort
In Disneyland, Louie is seen in Mickey's Soundsational Parade, where he joins Terk and Simba in the jungle section of the parade. He is also the first Disney character visited by the audience in the stage show Mickey and the Magical Map, where he performs "I Wanna Be Like You". In the Disneyland version of Fantasmic!, King Louie along with several monkey dance on the floating barges as Kaa snakes around the stage. Louie also appears in World of Color: Celebrate! during the celebration of animated films. In Disneyland Forever, Louie performs "I Wanna Be Like You".
Walt Disney World Resort
In Disney's Hollywood Studios' version of Fantasmic!, King Louie is briefly seen during the bubble montage. In the former Celebrate the Magic at the Magic Kingdom, Louie appeared performing "I Wanna Be Like You", during the string of segments centering animal-centric films.
Tokyo Disney Resort
In Tokyo Disneyland, Louis hosts the jungle segment of the stage show One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On! alongside Terk. They are showcased having a wild party at Louie's upbeat club. In the Tokyo DisneySea version of Fantasmic!, Louie is seen on the barges with his monkeys much like the Disneyland version.
•While orangutans can be found in Asia (Bornean orangutans in Malaysia and Indonesia, and Sumatran orangutans also in Indonesia), they do not inhabit India, the film's location; however, there is a theory that King Louie is actually the former pet of a maharaja, who escaped into the jungle.
•Despite being male, Louie lacks flanges on his face, a feature of real life adult male orangutans. This could have been a mistake or perhaps Louie is meant to be a young adult.
•King Louie shares his name with his late voice actor, jazz singer Louis Prima. Originally, he was to be voiced by singer Louis Armstrong, but the idea was scrapped so as to avoid an offensive stereotype of an ape being voiced by an African-American.
•King Louie calls Mowgli "cousin" because orangutans and humans share 97% of their DNA, making them close taxonomic relatives.
•Louie's laughter when Baloo is tickling his armpits while the ape is attempting to keep the crumbling palace in place is reused exactly from Br'er Rabbit in Song of the South.
•In Jungle Cubs, Louie has long red hair that sticks up until the second season. This is a reference to real life orangutans, who have similar hair in early childhood.
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3.Mowgli: "King Louie's monkeys are really good dancers. But Baloo's better."
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King Louis Lamount, better known as King Louie, is a major antagonist in the 1967 film The Jungle Book and one of the main characters of it's 1996-1998 prequel series Jungle Cubs and the films 1990-1991 spin-off series TaleSpin. He is an orangutan who wishes to become a man.
