| The Emperor's New Groove | |
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 The movie cover for DVD and VHS. | |
| Directed by | Mark Dindal |
| Produced by | Randy Fullmer Don Hahn |
| Written by | Mark Dindal Chris Williams David Reynolds |
| Starring | David Spade John Goodman Eartha Kitt Patrick Warburton Wendie Malick |
| Music by | John Debney David Hartley |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date | December 15, 2000 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | U.S.A. |
The Emperor's New Groove is an American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Buena Vista Pictures on 2000's winter. The title refers to the Danish fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen, though the two have little else in common. Produced by Randy Fullmer and directed by Mark Dindal over a six-year production timeline, The Emperor's New Groove was altered significantly from its original concept as a more traditional Disney musical entitled Kingdom of the Sun, to have been directed by Dindal and Roger Allers (co-director of The Lion King).
Plot
The beggining
The history begins with a llama shown under rain, alone in the jungle. The narrator explains that the llama shown was once a human being, and not just any human being, but an rich, powerful and charismatic emperor. Than, he admits that the llama was him, Kuzco, and states that he was the world's nicest guy and people ruined his life for no reason. Kuzco says that the movie will go back to the time before he turning into an llama, and that then everything will make sense. But the movie goes back to Kuzco's childhood, when he was just a baby, and he asks to move it in. The scene goes to a musical number, where is shown a powerful emperor where there are numerous sudits making everything that he needs. There's also a professional singer that plays Kuzco's theme song while the scene goes on. Suddenly, Kuzco, that was dancing, lands on an old man that was passing, and he is thrown off the palace by one of Kuzco's personal guards.
"Check out this piece of work."
Yzma is fired
After, the scenes goes to a man wearing a green poncho, that asks to a guard to see Emperor Kuzco, that supposedly invited him to talk. Still narrating, Kuzco reveals him to be Pacha, a peasant, and states that he was one of the responsible people to his bad luck. When he is passing over the extense hallway, the old man that was thrown off the palace asks him to give him back his sandal, that he dropped on Pacha's head. When Pacha realizes that the old man is tied in a ornamentation ribbon, he helps him to go down and asks why is he there. The man answers that he threw off the Emperor's groove, so he was threw off the window. Pacha asks him if he is going to be fine, and the man leaves warning Pacha about "the groove". The narrator Kuzco says that Pacha is trouble, but he is nothing compared to Yzma, the emperor's advisor that appears sat on the Emperor's throne. He detachs Yzma's absurd ugliness, and presents Yzma's right-hand man, Kronk. Kronk shows to be a klumzy in an attempt to kill a fly, in which he causes himself to fall off the high throne. Kuzco says, still narrating, that Yzma has the bad habit of trying to run the country behind his back. He says that he is thinking "that's gotta stop". Suddenly, Kuzco appears from behind the throne, scaring Yzma. He asks if she was doing "it" again, doing his job. He emphasizes that he was the emperor. Again, Kuzco notes Yzma's ugliness while she tries to explain herself. Kronk tries to high-five Kuzco, but he disapproves touching in the emperor, and censors Kronk. Kuzco is told that the village leader is there to see him. He tells him to come in, and enjoys the opportunity to fire Yzma. She asks why, and he gives her a list of reasons. She leaves the throne unconsoled.
Pacha is unconsoled with Kuzco's decision.
Pacha's visit
Pacha comes in the throne lounge. Kuzco seems happy, and asks Pacha if he is going to solve his problem. Pacha tells him that he will do the best as he can. Kuzco goes down the throne and guides Pacha to another room. In it, there's a replica of Pacha's village. Kuzco eulogizes the place, and Pacha says that his family lived there for the last six generations. Kuzco asks him where does he finds to get the most sun. Pacha indicates a point on the other side of some trees. Kuzco thanks him and says that the problem is solved. Pacha is confused. Kuzco explains that he needed the insider's opinion before building his summer getaway on that spot. For doing this, of course, he would need to evict some living peasants. Pacha is unconformed with Kuzco's "birthday present for himself". Pacha asks where are they going to live, and Kuzco doesn't cares for it. When Pacha tries to protest, the guards take him away.
Yzma decides to get rid of Kuzco.
Kronk's accidental plan
While this happened, Yzma was still unconsoled with her demission. She was breaking Kuzco's rock heads with Kronk's help, in an underground secret cave. Kronk accidentally suggests Yzma to get rid of Kuzco, and she realizes how good is the idea for her, that would become empress. Yzma and Kronk go to a secret door and Kronk pulls a lever, which makes Yzma fall in a crocodiles pool. After Yzma geting out from there, she pulls the right lever and they go down in a roller coaster untill getting in a secret lab. They high-five each other and Yzma goes to a table replete of tubes and flasks with a pink liquid. She thinks in a detailed plan, which involves transform Kuzco in a flea, mail the flea for herself and smash it with a hammer. In the end, she decides to poison Kuzco during a friendly dinner.
The dinner.
Kuzco in his llama form, about to be hitted by Kronk.
The dinner
Kuzco goes to Yzma's cave. He states that he is very hungry and Yzma tells Kronk to get him something to "drink". Kronk gets the message, and goes prepare the drink with poison. He merges the liquid into a drink, and it causes a little explosion effect, liberating a pink smoke. He serves the drinks, and suddenly remembers that he forgot his spinach puffs in the stove, leaving Yzma and Kuzco. They don't have many subject, and start a terrible 10 seconds talk about Kronk's work. He quickly returns with the puffs. Kronk would give Kuzco his drink, but he got confused, so, he goes to the bottom and mixes all the drinks. After giving one drink to Yzma and one to Kuzco, he takes another one. Yzma proposes a toast to the Emperor. Kronk discreetly warns Yzma to do not drink. Yzma throws her drink in a cactus vase, while Kronk pretends to drink but throws the drink behind him. Kuzco drinks it all, and faints. But Yzma didn't had time to cellebrate: Kuzco quickly woke up, and with llama ears. Without Kuzco realizing, his neck turns into a llama neck, long and with fur. Suddenly, his right hand turns into a hoof. Kuzco didn't realized yet, and Yzma is clearly nervous with the situation. While Kuzco is still talking and laughing, his face turns into a llama head, with a long snout. Yzma makes a sign to Kronk hit Kuzco's llama head with the broccoli tray, with Kuzco's left hand already turned into a hoof. Kronk obeys Yzma, and Kuzco faints again with the shock. Surprised with the transformation, and unconformed with the fail on her plan, Yzma asks Kronk to see the voil. And she figures out that Kronk mistaked the poison with extract of llama. Furious, Yzma orders Kronk to take Kuzco out of the town and finish the job.
Kronk's shoulder devil has three reasons for listening him.
Kronk would finish the job
After they eating the dessert, Kronk goes out of the pallace carrying a big bag (which contains Kuzco's body). While Kronk is nummering his own theme music, he goes down lots of stairs, passing over a few peasants in the way to a giant waterfall. He throws the bag in a short canal that goes to the waterfall top. Kronk was about to leave, when he feels guilty and gets uncertain. His shoulder angel appears and tells him to do not kill Kuzco. Suddenly, his shoulder devil also appears and tells him to do not listen the angel. Then, the angel and the devil start to discuss and the devil states that he has three good reasons for listening him. When he stands on his left hand and Kronk asks to the angel what does that had to do with his dilemma, the angel says that the devil had really got a point. Kronk asks them to leave because they were confusing him. When they finally disappear, Kronk runs to the border of the waterfall just in time for getting the bag back. Uncertain about what to do, Kronk looks around. Meanwhile, Pacha is almost leaving the palace entrance, thinking about what to say to his family. While Kronk is going downstairs, he steps in a cat and they both get scared. Kronk lets the bag fall, and it lands on Pacha's cart. Pacha leaves without realizing it. Kronk tries to follow Pacha, but he gets lost. And then, Kuzco's body was on Pacha's cart.
Pacha, Chaca and Tipo.
Pacha goes back home
Pacha goes down the hill unconsoled, passes over a giant and unstable bridge, and crosses a valley in the way to his house. There, on the top of a hill, Chicha is measuring Chaca and Tipo's height. It was evening already when Pacha arrived. Chaca and Tipo run towards their father, happy with his arriving, and they shared a group hug. Is seen that Chicha is pregnant, and she kisses Pacha after going to say hi to him. After Tipo saying that he was as big as Pacha when he has Tipo's age, and Chaca stating that that wasn't as impressive as her loose tooth, Chicha says that it's bedtime, and after the kids begging of Pacha to do not go to the bed, Pacha says that they could stay while he and Chicha would be telling each other how much they love each other. Tipo and Chaca find it disgusting and quickly go to their bedroom. When alone with Pacha, Chicha asks him what the Emperor wanted. Pacha lies, explaining that the Emperor couldn't see him. Unconformed, Chicha says that it was rude, even after Pacha trying to explain that he was the emperor and could be very busy. Chicha goes wash something, but realizes that Pacha isn't okay. Pacha says that he is just tired because of the trip, and then goes out with his llama, for thinking about a way to fix everything. Suddenly, Kuzco pauses the show for his "audio commentary", and remembers the people watching that the story was about him. After, the story keeps on. Pacha notices that the red bag was moving, and opens it. From there, appears Kuzco's llama head. Pacha asks the llama where did he came from, and when Kuzco says "no touchy", Pacha gets scared and mistakes him with a demon llama. When not realizing that he was the "demon llama", Kuzco gets scared with other llama that was passing, and starts to run, but trips and lands in a wall. When Pacha asks him to take it easy, Kuzco recognizes him and then Pacha recognizes Kuzco. Confused, Pacha asks Kuzco to raise his hand, and when Kuzco does this, he finally realizes that he was turned into a llama. Desperate, he looks to his reflection on the water, and gets even more desperate.