The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Name: The Emperor's New Groove
Director: Mark Dindal
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2000
Duration: 78 min

"It's all about... ME!"

ThumbScore

👍 88%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 78% (RT: 86%, MC: 70)

AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

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Director

Mark Dindal

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.6/10 (7,208 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

Cast

David Spade as Kuzco (voice) · 72% avg

John Goodman as Pacha (voice) · 72% avg

Eartha Kitt as Yzma (voice) · 73% avg

Patrick Warburton as Kronk (voice) · 72% avg

Wendie Malick as Chicha (voice) · 82% avg

Kellyann Kelso as Chaca (voice)

Eli Russell Linnetz as Tipo (voice)

Stephen J. Anderson as Additional Voices (voice)

Is The Emperor's New Groove good?

Yes. 88% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 78%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#117 / 1446 · Adventure

Rank in its year

#17 / 122 · 2000

On ThumbScore's lists

The Best Fantasy Movies on Disney+ (#15) · The Best Comedy Movies on Disney+ (#17) · The Best Disney Movies (#17) · The Best Animated Movies on Disney+ (#19)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne and his human form with the help of Pacha, a gentle llama herder. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated comedy produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, directed by Mark Dindal. David Spade voices Emperor Kuzco, a spoiled, self-centered Incan emperor who is transformed into a llama by his scheming advisor Yzma, voiced by Eartha Kitt, and must rely on Pacha, a kind-hearted peasant voiced by John Goodman, to guide him back to the palace and restore his human form. The Emperor's New Groove was the product of one of Disney's most troubled productions — originally conceived as a serious musical epic called Kingdom of the Sun with songs by Sting, the film was completely overhauled midway through production and transformed into a slapstick buddy comedy.

The result was unlike anything Disney had produced — a fast, irreverent, fourth-wall-adjacent comedy with Looney Tunes energy that bore little resemblance to the Disney Renaissance formula. Eartha Kitt's Yzma and Patrick Warburton's Kronk became two of Disney's most beloved comedic creations. The film earned $169 million worldwide and has developed a devoted cult following.