Lion King
A young lion cub, Simba, struggles to find his place in nature’s “circle of life” and follow in the regal paw prints of his father, the great King Mufasa. Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father’s death and urges him to run far away from the Pride Lands and never return. A frightened and guilt-stricken Simba flees into exile where he is befriended by a wacky but warmhearted warthog, Pumbaa, and his free-wheeling meerkat companion, Timon. Simba adopts their “Hakuna Matata” (no worries) attitude toward life, living on a diet of bugs and taking things one day at a time as he matures into a young adult. When his childhood friend, Nala, arrives on the scene, he is persuaded to return to the Pride Lands, which have fallen into hard times under Scar’s reign and take his rightful place as king. The wise shaman baboon, Rafiki, convinces Simba that his father’s spirit lives on in him and that he must accept his responsibility. When he returns, he manages to defeat Scar and an army of hyenas. Released on June 24, 1994.