The Lion King 1/2

The Lion King 1½, known in some territories as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata, is a 2004 direct-to-video film parallel to The Lion King, focusing on the lives of comic relief characters Timon and Pumbaa. It was produced by DisneyToon Studios.

Timon and Simba, now a teenager, have a snail-slurping contest, which Timon loses.

This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).

Genre Comedy
Adventure Directed by Bradley Raymond Production companies DisneyToon Studios Release date February 10, 20

Release date: June 24, 1994 (USA)

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