The Jungle Book 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD

Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of this Jumpin’ Jungle Classic Spectacular Restoration with Enhanced Picture and Sound On DVD October 2 For A Limited Time Only

On October 2nd, Walt Disney Home Entertainment will celebrate The Jungle Book’s 40th anniversary with the 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD. In addition to enhanced picture and sound, this jumpin’ jungle Disney classic was the last animated film Walt personally touched.

The Jungle Book 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD is overflowing with not only memorable characters like the wise panther Bagheera, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, and the menacing tiger Shere Khan, but amazing special features that both new adventurers and seasoned explorers are sure to enjoy. The all-new bonus features include a new member of The Jungle Book family, the long lost character created for the original film and discovered for the first time - Rocky, a near-sighted and short tempered, but hilarious rhinoceros. “The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book” featurette takes a look at Walt Disney’s contributions to his animated swan song and also examines how director Woolie Reitherman filled the legend’s shoes when putting the final touches on the production. “Disney’s Kipling” examines Walt’s interpretation of the Rudyard Kipling’s “Mowgli Stories,” and a film commentary from original animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston and director Woolie Reitherman is presented alongside commentary from current top animated filmmakers including Brad Bird (“The Incredibles”), Glen Keane (Disney’s “The Little Mermaid), and Andreas Deja (Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast,” and “The Lion King”).

In “Mowgli’s Return to the Jungle”, Bruce Reitherman, the voice of Mowgli and the son of Woolie, shares his memories of making the film and how the experiences influenced his current job as a wildlife filmmaker. The swinging jungle fun continues with an all-new suite of games: “Baloo’s Virtual Swingin’ Jungle Cruise,” and

much, much more!

The Jungle Book: Platinum Edition DVD is available only for a limited time, with a suggested retail price of $29.99 in the U.S. ($36.99 in Canada) before making the safari back into the vault.

Bonus Features:

·          The Lost Character: Rocky The Rhino

·          For the first time ever, the near-sighted, short-tempered rhinoceros named Rocky is brought to the

·          screen using original storyboards and original voice recordings by Frank Fontaine.

·          The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book

·          A comprehensive look at the last animated film that Walt Disney produced using existing archival

·          footage in addition to new interviews with Richard Sherman, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, Eric Goldberg,

·          James Baxter, Will Fi’nn, Andreas Deja, Burny Mattinson Ted Thomas, Bruce Reitherman, John

·          Culhane, John Canemaker and Neal Gabler—plus a never-before-seen collection of artwork and

·          treatments from the film

·          Disney’s Kipling: Walt’s Magic Touch on A Literary Classic

·          A discarded film treatment from 1963 includes scenes from Kipling’s “Mowgli Stories” and more are

·          used to illustrate Walt’s interpretation of the literary masterpiece

·          The Lure of The Jungle Book

·          Many of today’s biggest names in animation were inspired to pursue their careers after seeing The

·          Jungle Book; this feature examines this phenomenon and features new interviews with Brad Bird,

·          Andreas Deja, Sergio Pablo, Will Finn and Eric Goldberg.

·          Mowgli’s Return to the Jungle

·          Learn about nature filmmaking and the experience of making The Jungle Book firsthand from Bruce

·          Reitherman, the voice of Mowgli.

·          Baloo’s Virtual Swingin’ Jungle Cruise

·          Join everyone’s favorite bear in this set-top and DVD-ROM game on an adventure through the jungle:

·          enjoy fun activities and musical challenges, but keep an eye out because there’s no telling what’s on

·          the other side of the river bend!

·          (more)

·          Audio Commentary

·          Combines comments from current animators with audio from the original creative team who made the

·          film

·          English Learning Feature

·          Still Frame Art Gallery

Meet the Robinsons DVD

October 23

Journey to the future and meet the wildest assortment of characters imaginable in Meet the Robinsons, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc® October 23rd from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

This hilarious animated adventure for the whole family includes space age bonus features and games that will surely send you out of this world! Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the fantastical world of 2037, hip-hoppin frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can’t save it alone, he’ll need every bit of help he can get from the wonderfully wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself.

Meet the Robinsons’ space age DVD bonus features include deleted scenes, “Keep Moving Forward: Inventions that Shaped the World”, Grammy Award winner Rob Thomas’s “Little Wonders” music video, “Kids of the Future” music video by the Jonas Brothers, “Family Function 5000: Family Tree Game”, “Inventing the Robinsons” and director Stephen Anderson’s audio commentary.

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The Blu-ray Disc edition of the film has even more amazing features: extra deleted scenes and an additional game “Bowler Hat Barrage!” Watch Out! The Bowler Hats are trying to take over! Navigate Lewis’ time machine through armies of bowler hats to save the city of the future, and fire through the ranks to reach the big boss hat at the end of each level.

Space Age DVD Bonus Features Include:

·          Deleted Scenes - Find out what scenes got cut and why with fascinating on-camera explanations by the director.

·          Arriving in the Future

·          Meeting Carl

·          Bowler Hat Guy’s Redemption

·          Keep Moving Forward: Inventions that Shaped the World - Meet real life inventors and visionary thinkers (including Walt Disney, himself) who changed the world and our lives forever.

·          Music Videos:

·          “Little Wonders” Rob Thomas music video

·          “Kids of the Future” Jonas Brothers music video

·          Family Function 5000: Family Tree Game – Lewis’ new invention organizes his enormous family tree so he can keep track of his family to be. Unfortunately, like most prototypes there are some bugs that haven’t been worked out and it may self-destruct! Help him before his family is erased forever.

·          Inventing the Robinsons – Follow the development of the film from William Joyce’s original creations through the animation process and production.

·          Audio Commentary by Director Stephen Anderson (with a special guest appearance)

Blu-ray Disc® Bonus Features:

·          All the bonus features available on DVD plus:

·          Even More Deleted Scenes

·          Bowler Hat Barrage! Game - Watch out! The Bowler Hats are trying to take over! Navigate Lewis’ time machine through armies of bowler hats to save the city of the future and fire through the ranks to reach the big boss hat at the end of each level.

Wild Hogs DVD

Rolling to DVD and Blu-ray Disc August 14^th

“A lot can happen on the road to nowhere,” especially when four middle-aged guys who wanna shake up their suburban lives are at the wheel. So be sure to reserve your laughs for the August 14th DVD and Blu-ray disc release of Wild Hogs from Touchstone Home Entertainment.

The star-studded cast of this hit comedy includes Tim Allen (“Doug”), John Travolta (“Woody”), Martin Lawrence (“Bobby”) and William H. Macy (“Dudley”) as four suburban couch jockeys who suffer from mid-life crises and take motorcycles to the American asphalt expecting nothing but fun and adventure. But being an easy rider isn’t so easy, especially after a chance encounter with the real-life Del Fuegos biker gang proves just how lame and tame the Hogs really are.

Packaged with both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release is a Harley Davidson Sweepstakes insert that gives couch jockeys a chance to win a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

The Wild Hogs DVD and Blu-ray Disc have a topped-off tank full of bonus features for the armchair biker including

·          “Bikes, Brawls and Burning Bars: The Making of Wild Hogs,” a making-of featurette led by director Walt Becker and featuring interviews with the superstar cast. The Wild Hogs alternate ending shows the originally planned final scenes with a character the gang never wanted to see again. Additional features include deleted scenes, an easter egg, outtakes and an audio commentary with Walt Becker and writer Adam Copeland.

Bonus Features

·          Bikes, Brawls and Burning Bars: The Making of Wild Hogs

·          Director Walt Becker leads viewers through the process of putting together the A-list cast and describes the difficulty of shooting a road movie involving over 100 motorcycles! Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy talk about working together to form the least-threatening biker gang in history. Also, see interviews with the stunt and special effects crews.

·          Alternate Ending

·          The Highway Patrolman (John C. McGinley) has one last run-in with the guys in the original ending to the film.

·          Deleted Scenes

·          “Molar Abscess” features John Travolta’s sister, and “Chili Pepper,” a feature which shows a hilarious run-in with the Del Fuegos at the Chili Cook-off.

·          Audio Commentary

·          Feature-length commentary by director Walt Becker and writer Brad Copeland.

·          How to Get Your Wife to Let You Buy a Motorcycle

·          A funny featurette about the virtues of motorcycle ownership.

·          Outtakes

·          Easter Egg