The Jungle Olympics

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Movie
German title The Jungle Olympics
Original title Animalympics
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1979
length 75 minutes
Age rating FSK without age restriction
Rod
Director Steven Lisberger
script Roger Allers ,
Michael Fremer ,
Steven Lisberger ,
John Norton
production Donald Kushner ,
Peggy Lisberger ,
Steven Lisberger
music Graham Gouldman
camera Paul Nevitt
cut Matt Cope
occupation

The Jungle Olympics (Original: Animalympics ) is an American cartoon film produced by Steven Lisberger in 1979.

action

One day the animals decide to organize the first large-scale animal Olympics (in German "jungle Olympics"). The 1980 Olympics take place in the "Tatzen-Stadion", which was built especially for the occasion, and the ZOO broadcaster owns the broadcasting rights for the games. The turtle Johnny Turtle (Original: Henry Hubble) moderates from the studio with the help of some outside reporters, u. a. Barbara Wuschig , Paul Puter or Teddy Stummelohr .

As a result, various competitions (summer and winter sports) with a wide variety of animals are shown as participants in the style of a TV broadcast. The main competition, however, remains the marathon, from which there are reports from time to time. Posts with background information are shown regularly between the events, especially the previous stories of many athletes.

The plot of the film is rounded off again and again by parodic swipes at the scenes behind the games, such as the product marketing with successful athletes as advertising icons, the moneymaking of the managers and the national prestige that is projected into the games. Especially since many famous human athletes and other participants have their "animal" equivalents as sports commentators in this film, such as the swimmer Mark Spitz (as "Mark Spritz", water sports), the racing driver Jackie Stewart with Jackie Foxx (in the original Jackie Fuelit; 100 -Meter-Lauf) and the American presenters Barbara Walters and Keith Jackson as Barbara Wuschig (Barbra Warbles) and Teddy Stummelohr (Keen Hacksaw), respectively.

The games end right after the marathon runners Rene Fromage and Kitty Mambo, who fell in love during the race and thus unintentionally cause a minor scandal in the sports world. The Olympic flame is extinguished and the two marathon winners run hand in hand towards the sunset.

The competitions

  • Marathon run : The run spans the entire film. Again and again Barbara Wuschig reports in excerpts from the run. The main actors are the Frenchbillygoat René Fromage and the African female lion Kitty Mambo . Fierce competitors at the beginning, the two develop an affection for one another as the competition progresses. In the end, both of them cross the finish line at the same time and holding hands without picking up the medals they deserve.
  • Floor Exercise : Teddy stub ear reports from the gym u. a. by the Eurasian mink lady Tatiana Tushenko and the Asian penguin Bruce Kwakimoto , who not only cuts a fine figure in floor exercises , but also on the rings.
  • Figure skating : Flamingo lady Dorrie Turnell is the star of this event. In spite of, or perhaps because of, quite a lot of feathers in the end, she wins the dance on the ice.
  • High jump : The aspiring young American athlete Bolt Jenkins competesagainst his former idol, Boris Amphibiensky . While this only hits the crossbar, Jenkins easily surpasses the record height of 23.7 meters and also sets a new world record in the pole vault.
  • 100-meter run : Jenkins competes here too, this time against the African lion Kip Ngogo , the Eurasian stallion Pierre de Gaul and the European hare Karl Nickel . In a photo finish, Jenkins was again awarded the gold medal. However, he is not that happy about this decision and shares his first place with his opponent Ngogo.
  • Soccer : The dachshunds from Germany and their captain Rolf Schmecker can't be beaten here. First the New York rats are defeated 1-0, then the South American llamas 2-1.
  • Slalom : Outside reporter Blondie Springer reports on the European extreme athlete and ski star Kurt Wuffner . This is then reported missing in the snow-covered mountains of the island, but finds its way to a hidden paradise called Dogra-La .
  • Four- man bobsleigh : After the Australian squirrel team under coach Lance Quiller has thrown their bobsleigh off the track, the four Calamari brothers drive safely towards victory.
  • Ice hockey : Eurasian bulls meet North American brown bears in an extremely physical game. With a sudden death goal, the bears win 1-0 in the end.
  • Swimming : Here the crowd's favorite Dean Wilson , a sea ​​otter ,scoresa tough victory against heavyweight competition.
  • Diving : Once the puffin Primo Caveza has completed a rather unspectacular jump, Dean Wilson is a sensational show and an impressive performance again.
  • Downhill skiing : Without a serious opponent, the Scandinavian boar Marcel Pourceau seemsto win the downhill skiing effortlessly despite gross mistakes. But suddenly Kurt Wuffner appears again out of nowhere and wins the race, only to then disappear again from the scene while searching for Dogra-La again.
  • Boxing : Kangaroo Joey Gongolong beats Eurasier Janos Brushteckel KOin a tough fight
  • Basketball : TheNorth Americans, reminiscent ofthe Harlem Globetrotters , led by superstar Dr. Abdul Jones playfully wins against the Eurasian opponents under Pavel Shotski .
  • Volleyball : The Asian lobster team meets - and wins over - the chickens from Europe.
  • Weightlifting : The two opponents, Wilhelm the bull and Ivan the elephant, take the stage. While Wilhelm has his problems with the weight, Ivan lifts the dumbbell with ease and immediately receives the winner's trophy from the former champion.
  • Fencing : In the final, the wild boar Boar-Deaux and the flying squirrel Chardas face each other. However, when the count is already sure of the gold medal, Boar-Deaux's arch-rival Contessa intervenes and wins the gold for herself.

German synchronization

In the German version of the film, the text was rewritten in some places for no apparent reason, and additional noises were added to the plot that were not included in the English original. In addition, a certain scene between Kitty Mambo and René was re-edited twice, apparently as an attempt to (unnecessarily) emphasize the developing relationship between the two characters. These additional cuts were removed from the DVD released in 2007.

music

The music plays an important role in the film. The soundtrack is by Graham Gouldman , the lead singer of the English band 10cc . The song "We Have Made It To The Top" by Graham Gouldman is one of the most popular pop songs. The soundtrack was only released on vinyl in 1980.

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