The King and the Vulture

The King and the Vulture is a 1993 animated musical adventure film directed by Paul Sabella and produced by Dalisa Cohen, Fred Calvert and Sabella. Based off of Bent Haller's 1979 novel Fuglekrigen, the film stars the voices of Jim Belushi, Richard Kind, Andie McDowell, Bob Hoskins, Frank Welker, Alan King, and Scott Bakula. Despite being based off the same novel, it is not a remake of the 1990 Danish animated film War of the Birds. Written by David Seidler and co-written by Mark Young, Dennis Marks, and Roger S.H. Schulman, the film follows a bird king who is on a quest to berid the forest of the malovent vulture Fagin, after he killed his mate.

The film was first released in Australia by Majestic Films on May 8, 1993, and in the United States by TriStar Pictures two months later on July 16 of that year. Despite receiving favorable reviews from critics, it was a box office bomb, grossing only $24.8 million against a budget of $20 million, though it would recover it's losses via home video sales.

Plot
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Cast

 * Jim Belushi as Donovan, the cardinal ruler of the forest who swears revenge on Fagin after he killed his wife.
 * Richard Kind as Felix, a Lewis' Woodpecker who acts as Donovan's right hand bird and best friend.
 * Andie McDowell as Luci, a house sparrow who agrees to help Donovan take down Fagin as she has also had an experience with the vulture.
 * Bob Hoskins as Fagin, a malevolent and ruthless vulture who has long been preying on the inhabitants of the forest and wants to kill Donovan so he can userp the rule over the forest.
 * Frank Welker as Stretch, a pigeon who acts as Fagin's reluctant and often abused slave before he stands up to him in the climax. He is very similar to the dove from War of the Birds, though the dove in that film was a female rather than a male.
 * Alan King as Walter, a great horned owl storyteller who has strong doubt in Donovan's quest to defeat Fagin and isn't fond of his idea of him starting a family. His mannerisms are similar to that of the late W.C. Fields.
 * Jim Cummings provides Walter's singing voice
 * Scott Bakula as Henry, a seagull who is the leader of a band at a restaurant for birds. He is similar to Armstrong from War of the Birds.
 * Jerry Stiller as Ross, Donovan's advisor.
 * Michael York as Dwight, Donovan's father and the previous king of the forest before he passed the rule over to Donovan.
 * Deanna Oliver as Tara, Donovon's late wife who was killed at the hands of Fagin.

Additional voices

 * Charlie Adler
 * Jack Angel
 * Michael Bell
 * Jeff Bennett
 * Bob Bergen
 * Rodger Bumpass
 * Cam Clarke
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Sherry Lynn
 * William E. Martin
 * Al Roker
 * Will Ryan
 * B.J. Ward

Development
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Casting
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Animation
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Music
Main Article: The King and the Vulture/Soundtrack

Home media
The King and the Vulture was released on VHS and LaserDisc by Columbia/Tristar Home Video on January 11, 1994. On May 9, 1995, the film was re-released on VHS as part of the Columbia/Tristar Family Collection. The film was later released on DVD on June 17, 2003.

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Critical Response
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Main
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Trailer
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