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[]
- "Circle of Life"
- Scar
- Father and Son
- Uncle Scar
- "I Just Can't Wait to be King"
- The Elephant Graveyard
- Under the Stars
- "Be Prepared"
- The Stampede
- The King is Dead
- Scar Takes Over
- Timon and Pumbaa
- "Hakuna Matata"
- Scar in Command
- Timon and Pumbaa Wax Philosophical
- Simba and Nala Reunite
- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
- Trouble in Paradise
- He Lives in You
- Simba Returns
- Simba Confronts Scar
- Battle of Pride Rock
- The Rightful King
- End Credits
- Program Start for The Making of The Lion King
- The Story
- The Characters and their Voices
- "The King's Domain" - Research and Design
- "More Than Meets the Eye" - The Animation in Process
- "Wounded Pride" - Scar
- "The Music of The Lion King"
- Conclusion
- Program Start for The Supplemental Section
- Table of Contents for Sides 6, 7 & 8
- History and Development of The Lion King Story
- Sequence Breakdown and Storyboards Introduction
- Storyboard Pitch: The Reflection Pool/Mufasa's Ghost
- Storyboards: Sequence 1: Circle of Life
- Storyboards: Sequence 4.2: I Just Can't Wait to be King
- Storyboards: Sequence 10: The Stampede/Mufasa's Death
- Storyboards: Sequence 16: The Reflection Pool/Mufasa's Ghost
- Storyboards: Sequence 19: Battle of Pride Rock
- Storyboards to Film Comparison: Circle of Life
- Music
- Character Design: Introduction
- Character Design: Mufasa
- Character Design: Simba
- Character Design: Scar
- Character Design: Rafiki
- Character Design: Timon and Pumbaa
- Character Design: Zazu
- Character Design: Hyenas - Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
- Character Design: Nala
- Character Design: Sarabi and Female Lions
- Character Design: Miscellaneous
- Table of Contents for Side 7
- Preliminary Designs and Early Concepts
- Early Concept: Simba's Presentation
- Early Concept: Timon and Pumbaa Find Simba
- Early Concept: Warthog Rhapsody
- Early Concept: Hakuna Matata (Timon's Verse)
- Early Concept: Bug Football
- Early Concept: Be Prepared (Reprise)
- Early Concept: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
- Early Concept: Simba Decides to Return
- Early Concept: The Fight
- Art Designs, Layouts and Backgrounds
- Table of Contents for Side 8
- Animation (Audio track 1: Commentary by Randy Fullmer; Audio track 2: Dialogue and Fffects only)
- Computer Design
- Publicity and International Voices
- 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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