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| Kronk's New Groove | |
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| Directed by | Elliot M. Bour Saul Andrew Blinkoff |
| Screenplay by | Tom Rogers |
| Story by | Tony Leondis Michael LaBash Tom Rogers |
| Produced by | Prudence Fenton John A. Smith |
| Starring | Patrick Warburton Tracey Ullman Eartha Kitt John Goodman Wendie Malick John Mahoney John Fiedler David Spade |
| Narrated by | David Spade |
| Edited by | Philip Malamuth Arthur D. Noda |
| Music by | Mark Watters Jeanine Tesori |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment[b] |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kronk's New Groove (also known asThe Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove) is a 2005 American animateddirect-to-videomusicalcomedy film produced byDisneyToon Studios.[a] It is the sequel toThe Emperor's New Groove (2000), withDavid Spade,John Goodman,Eartha Kitt,Patrick Warburton andWendie Malick returning from the first film, withJohn Mahoney andTracey Ullman joining the voice cast.
It was directed byElliot M. Bour andSaul Andrew Blinkoff and released byWalt Disney Home Entertainment[b] on December 13, 2005. It was also the last film to feature the voice ofJohn Fiedler, who died six months before it was released.[1]
Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) narrates the story aboutKronk Pepikrankenitz (Patrick Warburton), now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, who is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.
In aflashback, Kronk tells the story of how he almost had both of these. As unwitting accomplice toYzma (Eartha Kitt) – the villainess of the first film who turned into a cat at the end of the original, but is now human again despite still having a tail – he goes along with her plan to sell sewer slime as a youth potion. He makes enough money to buy the old folks' home from the old folks and put his large new home there. Eventually, Yzma is revealed as a fake and the old folks chase her down and corner her at a bridge over a river full of crocodiles. To prevent them from attacking her, she transforms herself into a rabbit, but is then caught and taken away by a condor. When Kronk realizes the old folks have sold everything they own in return for something which doesn't work, he gives his home back to them.
Kronk, as camp counselor of the Junior Chipmunks at Camp Chippamunka, falls in love with fellow counselor Miss Birdwell (Tracey Ullman); but when one of his Chipmunks, Tipo, pulls a prank to win the camp championships and is caught, Kronk, feeling responsible for the situation (due to having previously told his Chipmunks to do whatever it took to win), protects the boy at the cost of alienating his love.
Kronk's father (John Mahoney) arrives and confusion ensues as several supportive friends try to pass themselves off to him as Kronk's wife and kids. But in the end, Kronk realizes that his wealth is in his friendships, and this finally wins his father's thumbs up and Miss Birdwell's love.
Meanwhile, just outside the house, Yzma is in the condor's nest with two eggs, which hatch and presumably attack her before the credits roll.
The film was produced byDisneytoon Studios, andToon City, a start up animation company founded by formerDisney Feature Animation Florida employees.
The film holds a0% approval rating onRotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews and an average rating of 4.5/10.[2] Pam Gelman ofCommon Sense Media gave the film two out of five stars, stating that the film's story "is disjointed with unnecessary attempts at humor that are clearly geared for parents".[3] David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews states the main character "works best in small doses; forced to carry an entire movie, Kronk becomes tedious and (unbelievable as it seems) unfunny."[4]
The film was nominated in 2006 for the following Annie Awards:[5]
The film was released on direct-to-DVD and direct-to-VHS on December 13, 2005.
All tracks are written byMark Watters andJeanine Tesori.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Groove" | Earth, Wind & Fire &B5 | |
| 2. | "Be True To Your Groove" | Sandy Barber &Peter Lurye | |
| 3. | "Feel Like a Million" | Eartha Kitt | |
| 4. | "Camp Chippamunka" | Nicholas Harper, Eli Russell Linnetz, Zoe Merrill, Madison Moore, Aaron Page & Bobbi Page (Camp Chippamunka Scouts) |
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