Brother Bear facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brother Bear
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Directed by	Aaron Blaise Robert Walker
Produced by	Chuck Williams
Written by	Tab Murphy Lorne Cameron David Hoselton Steve Bencich Ron J. Friedman
Narrated by	Harold Gould
Starring	Joaquin Phoenix Jeremy Suarez Rick Moranis Dave Thomas Jason Raize D.B. Sweeney
Music by	Phil Collins Mark Mancina
Editing by	Tim Mertens
Studio	Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$128 million
Money made	$250.4 million

Brother Bear is a 2003 traditionally-animated movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 1, 2003. It is about a human named Kenai who turns into a bear and discovers brotherhood. The 43rd animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, it was originally titled Bears, and was the third and final Disney animated movie produced mainly by the Feature Animation studio at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, that studio was shut down in March 2004, not long after the release of this movie in favor of computer animated features. The movie received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature, but lost against Finding Nemo. A sequel, Brother Bear 2, was released on August 29, 2006.

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
Canada	November 1, 2003
United States	November 1, 2003
Argentina	December 4, 2003
United Kingdom	December 5, 2003
Ireland	December 5, 2003
Paraguay	December 5, 2003
Uruguay	December 5, 2003
Brazil	December 12, 2003
Chile	December 12, 2003
Mexico	December 17, 2003
Panama	December 19, 2003
Bolivia	December 25, 2003
New Zealand	December 25, 2003
Peru	December 25, 2003
Australia	December 26, 2003
Colombia	December 28, 2003
Thailand	December 31, 2003
Taiwan	January 16, 2004
South Korea	January 17, 2004
Hong Kong	January 22, 2004
Poland	January 23, 2004
France	January 28, 2004
Bahrain	February 1, 2004
Hungary	February 5, 2004
Denmark	February 6, 2004
Iceland	February 6, 2004
Norway	February 6, 2004
Sweden	February 6, 2004
Belgium	February 11, 2004
Netherlands	February 12, 2004
Finland	February 13, 2004
Greece	February 13, 2004
Czech Republic	February 19, 2004
Romania	February 27, 2004
Israel	March 4, 2004
Italy	March 5, 2004
Turkey	March 5, 2004
Switzerland	March 12, 2004 (Italian speaking region)
Japan	March 13, 2004
Austria	March 18, 2004
Germany	March 18, 2004
Estonia	March 19, 2004
South Africa	March 19, 2004
Switzerland	March 24, 2004 (French speaking region)
Switzerland	March 25, 2004 (German speaking region)
Portugal	March 25, 2004
Spain	March 26, 2004
Egypt	April 7, 2004
Croatia	April 8, 2004
Lebanon	April 8, 2004
Kuwait	May 12, 2004
Bulgaria	January 16, 2010

Story

Long ago, as the Earth was emerging from the Ice Age, there were three brothers. After a bear takes the life of Sitka, the oldest brother, the impulsive youngest brother Kenai kills the bear in revenge, only to be changed into a bear himself by the Great Spirits. Denahi, the middle brother, comes upon this bear and, thinking it killed Kenai, vows revenge. Now, with brother hunting brother, Kenai's only hope to change back is to find the place where the lights touch the Earth. Along the way he meets a grizzly cub named Koda, who is also going there. So the adventure ensues and in the end, Kenai (with the help of Koda) discovers the true meaning of brotherhood.

Voice cast

• Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai, the youngest of three brothers who gets turned into a bear, to teach him to see through their eyes
• Jeremy Suarez as Koda, a wisecracking grizzly bear cub, who helps Kenai on his journey to where the Lights Touch the Earth
• Rick Moranis as Rutt, a comic Canadian moose
• Dave Thomas as Tuke, another comic Canadian moose
• Jason Raize as Denahi, the middle brother
• D.B. Sweeney as Sitka, the oldest brother
• Joan Copeland as Tanana, the shaman-woman of Kenai's tribe
• Michael Clarke Duncan as Tug, a wise old cave bear
• Frank Welker as Animals' vocal effects (uncredited)

Crew

Songs

Score by Mark Mancina/Phil Collins

Deleted songs

• "The Fishing Song" - This was intended for the salmon run sequence, but was replaced by "Welcome".
• "This Can't Be My Destiny" This was song by Phil Collins. But unfortunately it never made it to the movie. The song was however mention in the special feature by Phil Collins. This song was never released.

Sequel

Brother Bear 2 was released August 29, 2006.

See also

In Spanish: Brother Bear para niños