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The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated buddy adventure slapstick comedy film based on the culture of the Inca mythology. The film was 40th animated film by the Walt Disney Feature Animation, which the company producing it with Walt Disney Pictures distributed it for the film. Based on the original idea made by Roger Allers and Matthew Jacobs, the film was directed by Mark Dindal, screenplay by David Reynolds and story by Dindal and Chris Williams. The film stars includes David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Wendie Malick, Kellyann Kelso, and Bob Bergen, the plot follows described the 18-year-old man Kuzco, a generating arrogant emperor in the Inca Empire who is got transformed into Talking Llama by the heartless woman Yzma and her henchman sidekick Kronk, to find the potion was back to normal on him in the potion cave. Development began in 1994 under the working title as Kingdom of the Sun and was production troubles by the director Trudie Styler who is making a style documentary The Sweatbox (2002) as due to the disrupting production by poor test screening. The music score was composed by John Debney and was original song "My Funny Friend and Me" was performed by Gordon Sumner known as "Sting." The film was released on December 15, 2000 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film received lukewarm response from film critics, who found the writing, animation, humor, and voice cast (particularly Spade, Goodman, Kitt, and Warburton) an amazing and praising it. However, the film bombed at the box office, grossed $169.6 million worldwide against its $100 million budget in order to worst opening grossed played in 2,887 theatres. But successfully at the home media markets and best selling DVD of 2001. The direct-to-video spinoff sequel called Kronk's New Groove was released on 2005 and the TV series spinoff, The Emperor's New School was aired on Disney Channel on 2006 to 2008 and reruns for Disney XD.

Plot[]

Kuzco is the narcissistic emperor of the Inca Empire, who routinely punishes those that "throw off his groove." After Kuzco fires his elder conniving advisor Yzma, she decides to take over the throne with the help of Kronk, her dim-witted but jovial henchman. For Kuzco's upcoming eighteenth birthday, he summons Pacha, a kind peasant and village leader, and proclaims that he plans to demolish his hilltop family home to build himself a lavish summer home called "Kuzcotopia." Pacha of course protests but is dismissed. In Yzma's secret lab, she and Kronk concoct to trick Kuzco into drinking poison at dinner.

During the 'farewell' supper, Kronk ends up giving Kuzco the wrong potion that transforms him into a llama. After knocking Kuzco unconscious, Yzma orders Kronk to dispose him and hide the body, but Kronk has a stroke of conscience and saves him from a reservoir fall. He accidentally drops him on the back of Pacha's cart and loses him as Pacha leaves the city. Pacha returns home but does not tell his pregnant wife or children about Kuzco's decision. Awakening in the cart, Kuzco is shock of his llama transformation and orders Pacha to take him back to the palace, but Pacha will only do so if Kuzco would build his summer home somewhere else. Kuzco haughtily sets off into the jungle alone, before being ambushed by jaguars. Pacha rescues him after coming down a waterfall. While spending the night in the jungle, Pacha lectures Kuzco that he will someday wind up all alone unless he changes his ways. On the contrary, Kuzco believes he is adored by his kingdom.  

Meanwhile, Yzma takes the throne, but Kronk reluctantly reveals that he lost Kuzco. The two then set off to find him. In the morning, Kuzco feigns agreement with Pacha's demand. Pacha and Kuzco are almost back to the palace when Pacha falls through a bridge and Kuzco refuses to help him up, admitting he never meant to keep his promise. However, he soon finds himself in danger too then both fight till the bridge breaks, and nearly fell into a ravine but work together to save both their lives. With the bridge gone their journey is delayed, giving Pacha hope Kuzco will learn better. Both stop at Mudka's Meat Hut, a roadside diner, at the same time Kronk and Yzma arrive there. Neither party realizes the other is there until Pacha overhears Yzma and Kronk discussing about having Kuzco dead. Kronk briefly saw Pacha before running off to warn Kuzco. Convinced Yzma is loyal, Kuzco berates Pacha and returns to Yzma, only to overhear Yzma and Kronk are indeed seeking to kill him, and the kingdom does not miss him. Realizing Pacha was right all along only, Kuzco discovers he has already left, and wanders in the jungle alone in disgrace, finding it pointless to go back to the palace without making some sort of redemption. Later that night, Kronk then realize Pacha is the guy who had Kuzco on the back of his cart and figures he must have taken Kuzco back to his village.  

A repentant Kuzco plans to live the rest of his life as a normal llama, but then he is reunited with Pacha. Kuzco apologizes for his selfishness before they set off towards Pacha's house to get supplies. When walking up to Pacha's house, they heard 'relatives' have come to visit, deducing their appearance matches Knock and Yzma's, to their horror. Pacha privately warns his wife and enlists her and children to keep Yzma and Kronk occupied while they make a head start. The race to the palace seems to end with Yzma and Kronk hit by lightning and fall into a chasm, but they still inexplicably reach Yzma's secret lab first. Yzma orders Kronk to kill Pacha and Kuzco, but Kronk himself cannot bring to commit murder, which leads Yzma to insult Kronk and his cooking and she drops him down a trapdoor. Yzma calls the palace guards who attack Kuzco and Pacha without hesitation, while Pacha and Kuzco escape with all the potions in hopes that they will find the one that will turn Kuzco back human.

After several guards are transformed into animals while testing potions and Yzma is transformed into a kitten, Pacha and Kuzco work together to try and get the last vial. Yzma steals it but is thwarted by the sudden reappearance of Kronk. Now a human again, and a more selfless ruler, Kuzco decides to build his summer home elsewhere, and Pacha suggests a neighboring hilltop. Meanwhile, outdoorsman Kronk becomes a Junior Chipmunk scout leader, with kitten-Yzma forced to be a member of the troop, to Kronk's delight. In the end, Kuzco is shown living next door to Pacha's family in a modest cabin, sharing a swimming pool with Pacha and his family.

Voice cast[]

  • David Spade as Emperor Kuzco, the notorious, believer, and generally selfish 18-year-old emperor of the Inca Empire who pays no heeds to the needs of others. However, after transforming into a llama, Kuzco begins to realize the error of his ways.
  • John Goodman as Pacha, a kind and caring village leader
  • Eartha Kitt as Yzma, Kuzco's elderly and unpleasant advisor who seeks Kuzco's throne for herself.
  • Patrick Warburton as Kronk, Yzma's good-nature friendly but dimwitted muscular henchman and sidekick.
  • Wendie Malick as Chicha, Pacha's caring supporting pregnant wife.
  • Kellyann Kelso and Eli Russell Linnetz as Chaca and Tipo respectively, Pacha and Chicha's two young, rambunctious children.
  • Bob Bergen as Bucky the Squirrel, Kronk's companion, who hates Yzma, and has an unpleasant encounter with Kuzco.
  • Tom Jones as the Theme Song Guy, Kuzco's personal theme song conductor.
  • Patti Deutsch as Matta, a waitress at Mudka's Meat Hut.
  • John Fiedler as Rudy, a kindly old man who is first thrown out a window by Kuzco's guards, then later befriends the emperor.
  • Joe Whyte as the Royal Recordkeeper
  • Stephen J. Anderson, Bob Bergen, Rodger Bumpass, Robert Clotworthy, Jennifer Darling, Patti Deutsch, John Fiedler, Miriam Flynn, Geri Lee Gorowski, Jess Harnell, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mickie McGowan, D.F. Reynolds, Andre Stojka, Steve Susskind, and Joe Whyte as the additional voices


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