Babar: The Movie (1989)
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- G
- 1h 10min
- Animation, Adventure
- 28 Jul 1989 (USA)
- Movie
In his spectacular film debut, young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Gordon Pinsent | ... |
King Babar (voice)
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| Elizabeth Hanna | ... |
Queen Celeste / The Old Lady (voice)
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Lisa Jai | ... |
Isabelle (voice)
(as Lisa Yamanaka)
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Marsha Moreau | ... |
Flora (voice)
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Bobby Becken | ... |
Pom (voice)
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| Amos Crawley | ... |
Alexander (voice)
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Gavin Magrath | ... |
Boy Babar (voice)
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| Sarah Polley | ... |
Young Celeste (voice)
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| Stephen Ouimette | ... |
Pompadour (voice)
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Chris Wiggins | ... |
Cornelius (voice)
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John Stocker | ... |
Zephir (voice)
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Charles Kerr | ... |
Rataxes (voice)
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| Stuart Stone | ... |
Arthur (voice)
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Carl Banas | ... |
Old Tusk (voice)
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| Ray Landry | ... |
Croc (voice)
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| Angela Fusco | ... |
Celeste's Mom (voice)
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Christopher Andrade | ... |
(voice)
(as Chris Andrade)
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| Chris Britton | ... |
(voice)
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Scott Brunt | ... |
(voice)
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Jason Burke | ... |
(voice)
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Katie Coristine | ... |
(voice)
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Barbara Mantini | ... |
Tickbird / Elephant / Monkey (voice)
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Frank Perry | ... |
(voice)
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Chris Robson | ... |
(voice)
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Norm Spencer | ... |
(voice)
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Lea-Helen Weir | ... |
Elephant Child (voice)
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| Bernard Alane | ... |
Pompadour (voice)
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Christian Alers | ... |
Babar Adult (voice)
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Véronique Alycia | ... |
Celeste's Mom (voice)
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Max André | ... |
The Great Rhinoceros (voice)
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Jacques Balutin | ... |
Zephir (voice)
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Vincent Barazoni | ... |
Babar (voice)
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Nelly Benedetti | ... |
The Old Lady (voice)
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Aurélia Bruno | ... |
Isabelle / Pom (voice)
(as Aurelia Bruno)
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Stanley Claisse | ... |
Arthur (voice)
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| Jean-Pierre Darras | ... |
Cornelius (voice)
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Régis Ivanov | ... |
Rataxes (voice)
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Henri Labussière | ... |
Old Tusk (voice)
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Brigitte Lecordier | ... |
Flora / Alexander (voice)
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Marie-Eugénie Maréchal | ... |
Celeste (voice)
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Christian Pelissier | ... |
Croc (voice)
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| Marie Vincent | ... |
Queen Celeste (voice)
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Molly Johnson | ... |
The Balladeer (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Alan Bunce | ||
Written by
| Jean de Brunhoff | ... | (characters) & |
| Laurent de Brunhoff | ... | (characters) |
| Patrick Loubert | ... | (story) & |
| Peter Sauder | ... | (story) & |
| Michael Hirsh | ... | (story) |
| Peter Sauder | ... | (screenplay) & |
| J.D. Smith | ... | (screenplay) & |
| John de Klein | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Raymond Jafelice | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Alan Bunce | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Yannick Bernard | ... | executive producer |
| Pierre Bertrand-Jaume | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Hirsh | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Stephen Hodgins | ... | associate producer |
| Lenora Hume | ... | associate producer |
| G. Scott LaBarge | ... | associate line producer (as Scott La Barge) |
| Patrick Loubert | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Clive A. Smith | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Stephane Sperry | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Milan Kymlicka | ... | (score by) |
Editorial Department
| Richard Bond | ... | assistant editor |
| Ken Bruinsma | ... | pre-production editor |
| Ken Hurlbut | ... | pre-production editor |
| Erica Jaudzems | ... | pre-production editor (as Erica Jaudzens) |
| Evan Landis | ... | picture editor |
| Darrell MacDonald | ... | pre-production editor |
| Kathy Nicholaichuk | ... | negative cutter |
| Catherine Rankin | ... | negative cutter |
| Heidi Rotter | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Karen Saunders | ... | assistant picture editor |
Casting By
| Arlene Berman | ||
Production Design by
| Charles E. Bastien | ... | (as Ted Bastien) |
Art Direction by
| Carol Bradbury | ||
| Clive Powsey | ||
Production Management
| Patricia Burns | ... | production manager |
| Rob Kirkpatrick | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Richard Pimm | ... | unit manager |
| Jean-Pierre Quenet | ... | production director: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Alexis Wallrich | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-Luc Florinda | ... | assistant director: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Isabelle Quenet | ... | assistant director: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Gordon Stanfield | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Alan Bunce | ... | storyboard artist |
| Eric Chu | ... | storyboard artist |
| Kim Cleary | ... | graphics |
| John Flagg | ... | storyboard artist |
| Diane Hare | ... | designer |
| Andrew Hickson | ... | designer |
| Raymond Jafelice | ... | storyboard artist |
| Brian Lee | ... | storyboard artist |
| Mitch Nadon | ... | design coordinator |
| Leif Norheim | ... | designer |
| Arna Selznick | ... | storyboard artist |
| Victoria Shepherd | ... | storyboard coordinator |
| Bob Smith | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Boris Altshtater | ... | transfer/recording technician |
| Paul Badali | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Baktis | ... | sound effects editor |
| Glenn Barna | ... | sound effects editor |
| Sue Conley | ... | dialogue editor |
| Camille Crawford | ... | dialogue editor (as Stephanie Crawford) |
| Richard Crosthwait | ... | foley artist (as Rick Crosthwait) |
| Keith Elliott | ... | re-recording mixer (as Keith Elliot) |
| Patrick Ghislain | ... | sound recording and mix engineer: French version |
| Sal Grimaldi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mac Holyoke | ... | sound effects editor |
| Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
| Eric Mattar-Hurlbut | ... | sound effects editor (as Eric Hurlbut) |
| Sheila Murray | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dino Pigat | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mike Reid | ... | transfer/recording technician |
| Merle-Anne Ridley | ... | recording assistant (as Merle Anne Ridley) |
| Bruce Robb | ... | sound effects editor |
| Cindy Romanovich | ... | sound effects editor |
| Annellie Rose Samuel | ... | dialogue editor (as Annellie Samuel) |
| Bruno Seznec | ... | sound assistant: French version |
| Keith Traver | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
| Willy Ashworth | ... | effects animator |
| Denis Gonzalez | ... | effects animator |
| Joseph Gilland | ... | effects animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David Altman | ... | camera operator |
| Rafaël Vicente | ... | video operator: Studio Brizzi Films (as Raphael Vicente) |
Animation Department
| Laurence Adam-Bessière | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Debra Armstrong | ... | assistant animator |
| Sarita Baker | ... | painter |
| Jean-François Baud | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Stéphane Bernasconi | ... | animation director: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Karyn Booth-Chadwick | ... | layout coordinator |
| Valerie Braun | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films (as Valerie Braun-Paricio) |
| Gaëtan Brizzi | ... | unit director: Paris |
| Patrizia Brizzi | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films (as Patricia Brizzi) |
| Paul Brizzi | ... | unit director: Paris |
| Philippe Béziat | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Claude Chiasson | ... | assistant animator |
| Shari Cohen | ... | painter |
| John Laurence Collins | ... | animation director |
| Greg Court | ... | animator |
| Roberto Curilli | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Gwen Delalande-Roche | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Jean Deleani | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Chris Derochie | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Jeff Dickson | ... | layout artist |
| Bernard Dourdent | ... | animation checker: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Jean Duval | ... | layout artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Tony Egizii | ... | assistant animator |
| Mary Eklund | ... | color designer |
| Marc Eoche-Duval | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Mike Fallows | ... | animator |
| Pierre Fassel | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Evariste Ferreira | ... | xerographer: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Jean-Charles Finck | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Stephen Fitch | ... | assistant animator (as Steve Fitch) |
| Gerry Fournier | ... | animator |
| Bruno Gaumétou | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Pierre Grenier | ... | animator |
| Brian Hiltz | ... | animation coordinator |
| Michelle Houston | ... | assistant animator |
| Gary Hurst | ... | animator |
| Tony Iacobelli | ... | animation checker |
| Larry Jacobs | ... | animator |
| Niall Johnston | ... | character posing artist |
| Bozena Klichta | ... | painter |
| Alan Knappett | ... | assistant animator |
| Mark Koetsier | ... | animator |
| Mark Komza | ... | layout artist |
| William Lang | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Jerome Fournier Lanzoni | ... | lay-out background (animation segment) |
| Carole Lavertue | ... | animation checker (as Carole Lyne Lavertue) |
| Pierre Lecomte | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Brian Lee | ... | layout artist |
| Beverly Lehman | ... | assistant animator |
| Isabelle Lelubre | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Arnie Lipsey | ... | animator |
| Etienne Longa | ... | animation checker: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Michael Longden | ... | animator (as Mike Longden) |
| Rick Marshall | ... | animator |
| Venetia Marxer | ... | assistant animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Vincent Massy | ... | layout artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Kevin McDonagh | ... | animator / assistant animator |
| Armen Melkonian | ... | layout artist |
| Colas Mermet | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Ron Migliore | ... | assistant animator |
| Olaf Miller | ... | assistant animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Dieter Mueller | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Susan Mundell | ... | animation checker / painter |
| Sean Newton | ... | layout artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Dave Pemberton | ... | layout artist |
| Pascal Pinon | ... | layout artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Catherine Poulain | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Jean-Christophe Poulain | ... | layout artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Sylvie Pénège | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Odile Pérrin | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Lynn Reist | ... | animator |
| Paul Riley | ... | animator |
| Sophie Rivière | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Norm Roen | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Leslie Rogers | ... | assistant animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Pascal Ropars | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Lyndon Ruddy | ... | layout artist |
| Rob Sadler | ... | animation checker |
| Sylvie Sanna | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Natasha Sasic | ... | assistant animator |
| Philippe Saunier | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Chris Sauve | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. (as Chris Saubé) |
| Thierry Schiel | ... | animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Genevieve Selby | ... | layout artist |
| Shawn Seles | ... | animator |
| Arna Selznick | ... | layout artist |
| Robert Shedlowich | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Bob Smith | ... | layout artist |
| Pierre Sucaud | ... | assistant animator: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Greg Sullivan | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Allen Swerling | ... | assistant animator |
| Andrew Tan | ... | layout artist |
| Tony Tarantini | ... | layout artist |
| Sylvaine Terriou | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| John Van Bruggen | ... | layout artist (as John van Bruggen) |
| Xavier Villez | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Dan Wagner | ... | animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
| Dermot Walshe | ... | layout artist |
| Cynthia Ward | ... | character designer |
| John Yee | ... | layout artist |
| Ron Zorman | ... | assistant animator: Gord Stanfield Animation Ltd. |
Casting Department
| Robin D. Cook | ... | casting assistant (as Robin Cook) |
| Merle-Anne Ridley | ... | casting assistant (as Merle Anne Ridley) |
Music Department
| Peter Branton | ... | music editor |
| David Greene | ... | music producer |
| Stephen Hudecki | ... | music editor |
| Scott McCrorie | ... | associate music producer |
| Maribeth Solomon | ... | songs: lyrics by / songs: music by |
| Adele Armin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Armin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Kim Brandt | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Peter Cardinali | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Micky Erbe | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) / song arranger (uncredited) |
| Molly Johnson | ... | featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited) |
| Barry Keane | ... | musician: drum (uncredited) |
| Moe Koffman | ... | musician: saxophone and flute (uncredited) |
| Milan Kymlicka | ... | score orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Brian Leonard | ... | musician: drums and percussion (uncredited) |
| Peter Mann | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Jim Morgan | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| The Nylons | ... | vocal group (uncredited) |
| Ray Parker | ... | musician: keyboard (uncredited) |
| Peter Schenkman | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Ron Searles | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Jose Shapero | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Lenny Solomon | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Maribeth Solomon | ... | musician: piano, flute and keyboard (uncredited) |
| Tom Szczesniak | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Kent Teeple | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Erika Strobel | ... | script coordinator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| David Baggley | ... | production assistant |
| David Basskin | ... | business affairs |
| Sylvie Bennett-Fauqué | ... | production assistant: Studio Brizzi Films (as Sylvie Fauque) |
| Glen Binmore | ... | production assistant |
| Steve Bissonnette | ... | production assistant (as Steven Bissonnette) |
| Stanford Blum | ... | marketing and distribution representative |
| Katya Bochard | ... | assistant to voice director: French version |
| Marc-André Bourgoin | ... | production assistant |
| Steve Chadwick | ... | production assistant |
| Georges Claisse | ... | voice director: French version |
| Neil Court | ... | marketing and distribution representative |
| Orlando Feliz | ... | production assistant |
| Hasmi Ferguson | ... | production secretary (as Hasmi Giakoumis) |
| Jill Fraser | ... | business affairs |
| Paul Hogarth | ... | production assistant |
| Valeri Ilharragory | ... | production secretary: Studio Brizzi Films |
| Michael Klein | ... | assistant to producers |
| Marie-Christine Malbert | ... | publicist |
| Craig Marshall | ... | production assistant |
| Kate Martin | ... | assistant to producers |
| Fred Merritt | ... | accountant |
| Sheila Murray-Tateishi | ... | business affairs |
| Miriam Pokorski | ... | accountant |
| Clifford Ross | ... | creative consultant |
| John Sanders | ... | production assistant |
| Cam Smith | ... | assistant to producers |
| Erika Strobel | ... | production assistant |
| Debra Toffan | ... | voice director |
| Seth Willenson | ... | marketing and distribution representative |
| Gisele Zannella | ... | accountant |
Production Companies
- Nelvana
- Ellipse Animation
- Odessa Films
- The Clifford Ross Company (in association with)
- Téléfilm Canada (with the participation of)
- Ontario Film Development Corporation (with the participation of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the participation of)
- Investimage 2 (financial support)
- Investimage (financial support)
- Soffia (financial support)
Distributors
- New Line Cinema (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Disney Channel (1990) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- Forum Distribution (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Astral Films (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Emotion (1991) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1990) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1990) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Image Organization (1989) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Lucernafilm - Gama (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Abbey Home Entertainment (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Astral Video (1989) (Canada) (video)
- Divisa Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2013) (Canada) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (1989) (United States) (video)
- Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (United States) (DVD)
- Highlight Video (Germany) (VHS)
- Hollydan Works (1998) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
- ITC (1990) (United Kingdom)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- PolyGram Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Promotional Concept Group (United States) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1990) (Australia) (video)
- Tempo Video (1989) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Videomax (1990) (Mexico) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gordon Stanfield Animation (second unit animation: Vancouver)
- Brizzi Films (additional production facilities)
- Unlimited Productions (produced for: songs and score)
- Astral Bellevue Pathé (studio services)
- Eastern Sound (studio services)
- Alex L. Clarke (studio services)
- The Film House Group (studio services)
- Multitrack Recording Systems (studio services)
- Ansara Industries (studio services)
- Soundmix Ltd. (studio services)
- Film Effects (titles)
- Hanho Heung-Up Company (additional production services)
- Attic Records (appear courtesy of: The Nylons)
- DIC Entertainment (archive)
- Eastern Sound (music recording facility)
- GLpipa (studios: French version)
- M2D (dubbing: French version)
- Manta Sound Company (music recording facility)
- Tambre Productions Inc. (music)
- Télétota (studios: French version)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Babar's first animated movie based on the TV series. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Babar: King of the Elephants (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Elephantland March See more » |
| Quotes |
Rataxes:
[Having just arrived before his army soldiers, Rataxes sits beside a table]
The time has come to play our hand. The army's ready, now here's the plan. [Draws his knife and holds it over a map] Rataxes: At dawn we march on the Elephant Land! [laughing wickedly] Boy Babar: [watching on a ledge overhead with Celeste] No! Rataxes: By night, we'll reach the city wall. By morning... WE! SHALL RULE! THEM ALL! [slams his dagger into the map] See more » |