Continuity mistake: When Bagheera makes baby Mowgli cry to call the wolves' attention, there's a shot of the cubs coming out of the cave. Moss suddenly appears on the stone next to the cave.
The Jungle Book (1967)
21 continuity mistakes
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Sebastian Cabot, Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman, Louis Prima
Continuity mistake: The scene where Col. Hathi inspects his troops, he leans on his stick and it breaks. However, in the next scenes, the stick you see is sometimes broken and sometimes it is still complete.
Mowgli: Oh, Baloo, I wanna stay with you.
Baloo: Certainly, you do.
Bagheera: Oh? And just how do you think he will survive?
Baloo: "How do you think he will... " What do you mean how do you think he... He's with me, ain't he? And I'll learn him all I know.
Bagheera: Oh? That shouldn't take too long.
Trivia: The vultures at the end of the movie are meant to represent the Beatles, and are the same voices used for Yellow Submarine.
Question: Why did Shanti lure Mowgli into the village at the end? What was her reason for doing so?
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Answer: She was a young girl who was instantly smitten by Mowgli (and he with her) and encouraged him to come into the village, hoping he'd stay. It shows that Mowgli has made the decision to live with humans.
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