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I've heard a lot about the laserdisc print of The Lion King. In fact, the one that I know most about is the Deluxe CAV edition. Unlike the CLV edition, this is more expensive and much different. You see, it's a boxset of 4 discs (which is a LOT). Discs 1 and 2 contains this film, which is split into four parts. Disc 3 contains the documentary "The Making of The Lion King", with Side B containing supplemental material. Disc 4 contains more of that, just like a bonus material seen on DVDs, for the total of 75 chapters in all.


Chapter Index[]

  1. "Circle of Life"
  2. Scar
  3. Father and Son
  4. Uncle Scar
  5. "I Just Can't Wait to be King"
  6. The Elephant Graveyard
  7. Under the Stars
  8. "Be Prepared"
  9. The Stampede
  10. The King is Dead
  11. Scar Takes Over
  12. Timon and Pumbaa
  13. "Hakuna Matata"
  14. Scar in Command
  15. Timon and Pumbaa Wax Philosophical
  16. Simba and Nala Reunite
  17. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
  18. Trouble in Paradise
  19. He Lives in You
  20. Simba Returns
  21. Simba Confronts Scar
  22. Battle of Pride Rock
  23. The Rightful King
  24. End Credits
  25. Program Start for The Making of The Lion King
  26. The Story
  27. The Characters and their Voices
  28. "The King's Domain" - Research and Design
  29. "More Than Meets the Eye" - The Animation in Process
  30. "Wounded Pride" - Scar
  31. "The Music of The Lion King"
  32. Conclusion
  33. Program Start for The Supplemental Section
  34. Table of Contents for Sides 6, 7 & 8
  35. History and Development of The Lion King Story
  36. Sequence Breakdown and Storyboards Introduction
  37. Storyboard Pitch: The Reflection Pool/Mufasa's Ghost
  38. Storyboards: Sequence 1: Circle of Life
  39. Storyboards: Sequence 4.2: I Just Can't Wait to be King
  40. Storyboards: Sequence 10: The Stampede/Mufasa's Death
  41. Storyboards: Sequence 16: The Reflection Pool/Mufasa's Ghost
  42. Storyboards: Sequence 19: Battle of Pride Rock
  43. Storyboards to Film Comparison: Circle of Life
  44. Music
  45. Character Design: Introduction
  46. Character Design: Mufasa
  47. Character Design: Simba
  48. Character Design: Scar
  49. Character Design: Rafiki
  50. Character Design: Timon and Pumbaa
  51. Character Design: Zazu
  52. Character Design: Hyenas - Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
  53. Character Design: Nala
  54. Character Design: Sarabi and Female Lions
  55. Character Design: Miscellaneous
  56. Table of Contents for Side 7
  57. Preliminary Designs and Early Concepts
  58. Early Concept: Simba's Presentation
  59. Early Concept: Timon and Pumbaa Find Simba
  60. Early Concept: Warthog Rhapsody
  61. Early Concept: Hakuna Matata (Timon's Verse)
  62. Early Concept: Bug Football
  63. Early Concept: Be Prepared (Reprise)
  64. Early Concept: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
  65. Early Concept: Simba Decides to Return
  66. Early Concept: The Fight
  67. Art Designs, Layouts and Backgrounds
  68. Table of Contents for Side 8
  69. Animation (Audio track 1: Commentary by Randy Fullmer; Audio track 2: Dialogue and Fffects only)
  70. Computer Design
  71. Publicity and International Voices
  72. Credits

There are four discs. Discs 1 and 2 contain the entire film split into four parts (1-27), Disc 3 contains The Making of The Lion King on Side A (28-35),

as well as storyboards and character designs on Side B (36-58), and Disc 4 contains deleted scenes from the film on Side A (59-70) and all the rest on Side B (71-75).

Probably the best (and most offending) scene I've ever viewed on this laserdisc is "The Fight" scene (Chapter 69). Luckily, it's in storyboard format. In this scene, just after Scar says "Good night, Sweet Prince" to Simba, he ends up getting flipped by him, and now clings on the edge of Pride Rock. Scar pleads Simba to help him, and confesses that Simba is no murderer, and that he deserves to be king. Then comes the scary part. Scar throws Simba off with one paw, and he falls off the edge of Pride Rock. Simba escapes, while the fire rises up to the top where Scar is. He's still standing there, cackling as he doesn't watch getting engulfed by flames. Soon, his cackling goes away, and rain starts to fall. Simba finds a lioness laying on the ground, just like the scene in the final film after Scar knocks Sarabi down after telling her that he's ten times better than Mufasa.

"The Making of The Lion King" also appears on the Exclusive Deluxe Video Edition, which won't be easy to find at all.

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