Baloo the Bear (2015 film)

Baloo the Bear is a 2015 American traditionally animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired by J. K. Rowling's stories of the same name, the film is part of Disney's Baloo the Bear franchise, the fifth theatrical Baloo the Bear film released, and Walt Disney Animation Studios' second adaptation of Baloo the Bear stories. John Goodman reprises his vocal roles as Baloo, while series newcomers John Ratzenburger, Corey Burton, Jeff Bergman, Mark Silverman, Eddie Murphy, and Carol Burnett provide the voices of Hamm, Bugs, Friend Owl, Gabby, and Jane, respectively. In the film, the aforementioned residents of the Hundred Arce Wood embark on a quest to save Harry Potter from an imaginary culprit while Baloo deals with a hunger for honey. The film is directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall, written by J. K. Rowling and Burny Mattinson, produced by Peter Del Vecho, Clark Spencer, John Lasseter, and Craig Sost, and narrated by Tim Allen.

The film was released on September 16, 2015 in the United Kingdom,[5]  and on October 16, 2015 in the United States. Production for the film began in September 2012 with John Lasseter announcing that they wanted to create a film that would "transcend generations."undefinedThe film also features six songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, as well as a rendition of the Randy Newman's "Baloo the Bear" theme song by actress and musician India Menzel.

Plot
The film is based on three stories found in the Milne books. Two stories are from Baloo the Bear: "In Which Gabby Loses a Tail and Baloo Finds One" and "In Which Hamm Meets a Elephant". The other story is found in The House of Baloo Corner: "In Which Bugs Has a Busy Day and We Learn What Harry Potter Does in the Mornings". Some elements, such as the gang thinking that Harry Potter has been captured by a monster, are based on events from the film Baloo's Grand Adventure: The Search for Harry Potter .

Baloo wakes up one day to find that he is out of honey. While out searching for more, Baloo discovers that Gabby has lost his tail. Baloo, Shere Khan, Bugs, Friend Owl, Jane, andRudy come to the rescue, and Harry Potter decides to hold a contest to see who can find a replacement for Gabby's tail. The prize for the winner is a fresh pot of honey. After many failed attempts for what would replace Gabby's tail (such as a cuckoo clock), Jane suggests they use a scarf, but it unravels.

The next day, Baloo goes to visit Harry Potter and he finds a note that says "Gon Out Bizy Back Soon". Because Baloo is unable to read the note, he asks for Friend Owl's help. Friend Owl's poor reading comprehension skills lead Baloo and his friends to believe that Harry Potter has been abducted by a ruthless and mischievous monster they call "Sulley" and he describes it in a song that is shown in a chalk-drawn scene. Bugs plans to trap Sulley in a pit, which they think he'll fall into after following a trail of items leading to it. Meanwhile, Shere Khan, wanting a sidekick to help him defeat Sulley, recruits Gabby to be a second Shere Khan. He dresses up like Sulley and tries to teach Eeyore how to fight. Gabby, who is doing this against his will, escapes from Shere Khan and hides underwater.

After a failed attempt to get honey from a bee hive, Baloo's imagination combined with his hunger get the better of him which has end up eating some mud and later, accidentally falls into the pit meant for the Sulley. Bugs, Jane, Rudy, Friend Owl and Gabby (who had found an anchor whilst he was hiding to replace his own tail) try to get him out, but fall in themselves. Hamm attempts to get Balooand friends out of the trap (though continuously irritating Rabbit with over-interpretations of his instructions), but he runs into Shere Khan, still in his Sulley outfit, and mistakes him for the actual monster. Hamm escapes from Shere Khan on a red balloon, which knocks some of the storybook's letters into the pit. After the chase, Shere Khan and Hamm fall into the trap as well, where Gabby reminds Shere Khan that he, being "the only one," is "the most wonderful thing about Tigers". Eventually, Baloo figures out to use the fallen letters to form a ladder, and the animals are able to escape the pit. They soon find Harry Potter, and tell him about Sulley, but he clarifies, saying he meant to be "back soon." The hunny pot prize was given to the red balloon from earlier, much to Baloo's dismay.

Later, Baloo visits Friend Owl only to find that Friend Owl was the one that took Gabby's tail, not realizing it belonged to Gabby. Friend Owl had been using Gabby's tail as a bell-pull for his door. Baloo chooses to leave and return the tail to Gabby instead of sharing a pot of honey with Friend Owl. Harry Potter is proud of Baloo's selflessness and rewards him with a large pot of honey.

In a post-credits scene, it is revealed that the rumored Sulley actually exists deep in the woods, but is much friendlier than imagined. He discovers the trail of objects that the animals left, and picks up each one, planning to return them to whoever owns them. He ends up falling into the pit that was originally meant for him and waits for someone to arrive and help him out. He adds, "I sure hope that fellow will be back soon".

Voice cast
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 * John Goodman as Baloo, a overweight bear and the film's main protagonist.
 * John Ratzenburger as Hamm, a small, scary pig.
 * Corey Burton as Shere Khan, a energetic tiger.
 * Jeff Bergman as Bugs, a serious, confused rabbit.
 * Mark Silverman as Friend Owl
 * Eddie Murphy as Gabby, a grey donkey.
 * Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, a 7-year-old, human boy.
 * Carol Burnett as Jane, a female kangaroo.
 * Josh Flitter as Rudy, a cute, energetic joey.
 * John Goodman as Sulley, the film's main antagonist.
 * Tim Allen as The Narrator

Short films
The movie was preceded by the animated short The Ballad of Sylvester, which was about a friendly black cat named Sylvester and how she and her best friend Donkey, the rubber duck, came to live in the moor they now call home.

Home media
The film was first released on DVD only on December 25, 2015 in the US. The releases included animated shorts The Ballad of Sylvester and Mini-Adventures of Baloo the Bear: "Baloo's Balloon", as well as deleted scenes.[20]

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Soundtrack
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Songs
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 * "Baloo the Bear" - India Menzel
 * "The Tummy Song" - John Goodman
 * "A Very Important Thing to Do" - India Menzel
 * "The Sulley Song" - Mark Silverman, John Goodman, John Ratzenberger, Corey Burton, Jeff Bergman, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett and Josh Flitter
 * "It's Gonna Be Great" - Corey Burton and Eddie Murphy
 * "Everything Is Honey" - John Goodman
 * "Pooh's Finale" - John Goodman, John Ratzenberger, Corey Burton, Jeff Bergman, Eddie Murphy, Mark Silverman, Carol Burnett, Josh Flitter and Idina Menzel