kiss of death is a 1995 crime american thriller film starring david caruso , samuel l. jackson , nicolas cage , helen hunt , ving rhames , and stanley tucci , directed by barbet schroeder .

the film is a very loosely based remake of the 1947 film noir classic of the same name that starred victor mature , brian donlevy , and richard widmark .

it was screened out of competition at the 1995 cannes film festival .

like the original kiss of death , the film was released by 20th century fox .

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kiss of death ( 1995 film ) <EOT> looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kiss of death ( 1995 ) near you .

what ' s most effective about the new kiss of death is tucci ' s marvelously slimy prosecutor .

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47 — kiss of death is a very loose remake of a 1947 film of the same name starring victor mature . it was also adapted into a 1958 western ( ! ) called the fiend who walked the west . there have been 2 uk tv dramas called kiss of death , but they have nothing to do with it .

sil ' s " kiss of death " , in which she penetrates her victim ' s skull with her tongue during a kiss , is shown in each of the franchise ' s films at least once .

• in addition to its genre and screenwriter , kiss of death has a few more connections to sea of love : samuel l . jackson appeared in the earlier film in the tiny role of “black guy , ” while paul calderon has a supporting role in each film , though for some reason he goes uncredited here . trevor jones , who composed sea of love ‘s soundtrack , apparently worked on kiss of death ‘s “orchestrations . ”

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cole shot to death at airport , comforted by dr . railly cole ( as young boy ) witnessing his own death

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currently watching some films i ' ve either bought , rented , or had on my computer for a while and never watched them . the twelfth one : kiss of death

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kiss of death , based on the renowned 1947 film noir of the same name , marks the point at which hollywood started to get lazy in its use of richard price : this , the industry seems to have decided , is the guy who writes remakes of old crime movies . so while sea of love and mad dog and glory used some elements of film noir storytelling to deliver original stories that addressed themes price was interested in , kiss of death ( which follows in the footsteps of the night and the city remake ) feels more like the for - hire job it is , with little evidence that price ever held it particularly close to his heart .

when i ' m watching a movie as complex as " kiss of death , " i look forward to the ending , since the filmmakers have to somehow tie together all the loose ends . the climax of " kiss of death , " set in baby cakes , is so ludicrous it could be comedy , with characters arriving , leaving and being killed or saved according to an elaborate plot - driven timetable . those who remember the original " kiss of death " will be waiting for somebody to push a wheelchair down the stairs , but in a plot like this , that would be wretched excess .

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this is a very good film , and it ' s worth watching just for nicolas cage . even though he isn ' t the star of film , david caruso is , he totally…

cage and caruso strike sparks in this riveting piece of pulp fiction , but it ' s that first kiss you ' ll remember .

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barbet schroeder managed to bag an oscar for a certain mr jeremy irons with his meticulous effort " reversal of fortune " . with this run of the mill crime film from 1995 he lets nicolas cage off the leash as a crazed local crime boss with david caruso in his headlights . loosely based on henry hathaway ' s 1947 film of the same name , this has csi miami ' s favorite ginger in a spot of bother after a foiled car robbery . keeping his mouth shut to avoid further trouble , he is sent to jail amid family turmoil . the death of his wife ( a very short turn for oscar winner helen hunt ) and the threat of losing his daughter results in him being coerced by authorities…

a whole host of great actors that were so much younger and greener in 1995 . david caruso plays an excellent part as a informant to a distrait attorney , and who he is informing on is a tough little junior brown ( nicolas cage , mean while he ' s putting up with the cop who was shot in a prior crime samuel l jackson , plenty of action and very well written for a 1995 movie that is worth watching more then once . 4 1 / 2 stars

then , with a triumphant grin on his face , he fell backwards into the blazing inferno to his death .

forget the other well known actors in this film , this is a david curuso film , with the smaller parts being played by others . curuso himself plays quite a good role , unfortunately i think nick cage ruined this film , his attempt at playing the pshycho , was less than believable and he just looked like a corny action star .

cage , one of the few american actors who gets more interesting from film to film , comes close to kidnaping the picture as little junior , a pumped - up but asthmatic thug who , like king kong , is a gorilla with a wistful air about him .

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the conflict in " kiss of death " is triangular , involving not only jimmy against the mob , but also the law vs . the mob , with jimmy in the middle . he has a lot of trouble with an unforgiving cop ( samuel l . jackson ) , and with a district attorney ( stanley tucci ) , whose word is meaningless .

richard iii ( ian mckellan ) died a fiery death in the film ' s conclusion , located in an abandoned industrial site , in the ruins of the battersea power station . he refused to be captured when cornered , and told his rival henry , earl of richmond ( dominic west ) as he lifted his right gloved hand as if to wave :

director terry gilliam ' s science fiction film featured plot twists , time - travel , and unusual efforts to thwart a devastating plague .

4 — there are 4 car - carrying truck things involved in the car stealing crime at the start of the film . there’s loads of lights on them like they’re the coca cola truck , which seems like a bad idea .

classy film noir , as you would expect from a team including director barbet schroeder , writer richard price , and nicolas cage . . .

this modernistic british adaptation of the shakespearean play was set in a fictional , fascistic britain some time in the late 1930s . ( see also laurence olivier ' s original british version of the film , richard iii ( 1955 ) ) .

according to the third film , sil is also disease - free , possibly boasting an immune system that is superior to a human ' s .

as was the case with mad dog and glory , the film falters a bit in its climactic final showdown . the original kiss of death went out with a suspense sequence that was small in scale but grippingly tense , while the equivalent scene here has more action yet doesn’t feel as satisfying ( or make as much narrative sense ) . that aside , though , this is a smartly made thriller that’s engaging throughout even if it doesn’t offer anything particularly new . and , again , it’s got nic cage acting crazy , and that’s always fun .

she possesses two sets of teeth with the internal set being razor sharp . her tongue is tipped with sharp spines or barbs and is her primary defense mechanism ( or weapon ) when with a potential mate . when threatened , she can impale her aggressor with her tongue , usually during kissing , by inserting her tongue into the victim ' s mouth from within which she can stab into the victim ' s skull or out the back of their head , resulting in her infamous " kiss of death " .

although a primary character in the first film , sil still has some influence in the later films , as she is mentioned in the second and third films .

and while kiss of death ’s story is obviously pretty dark , little junior isn’t the only character who benefits from the off - beat humor in price’s script : there’s also the gangster who hates the color red but refuses to have a red car repainted because “it’d still be red under the paint , ” or the thug who insists on hanging around to watch a burning car explode : “i always get such a kick out of that . it’s the kid in me . ”

kiss of death is fine little thriller — not mind - blowingly original , occasionally hokey , but mainly well told and entirely well cast . you’d have to be asleep not to see the final twist coming a mile off , but by that point you’re rooting hard enough for poor old jimmy to have something go right for a change that it doesn’t really matter . would watch again if found while channel surfing at 1am .

when max set up lenny to take the fall for various murders ( the murder of gant and iris ) , the two fought to the death in the hotel room and onto its balcony , high above the revelers .

there is plot and more plot in " kiss of death . " by the time it ' s over you may wish you had taken notes , to keep track of who is doing what , and with which , and to whom . a lot of the scheming centers around little junior brown , the nicholas cage character . the first time we see junior , he ' s bench - pressing a stripper in his father ' s topless bar , called baby cakes . this is the kind of " gentleman ' s club " where you wonder why any of the customers ever come back again , since if they look sideways at anyone they get pounded by junior .

[ note : in shakespeare ' s play , the line located in act v , scene 3 , was delivered before battle , not immediately before richard ' s death . ]

max precariously hung onto lenny ' s tie until lenny cut off the tie with the knife stuck in his back - sending max hurtling to his death on the street below .

wow i can not believe it has almost been 20 years since i saw this movie . this was supposed to be the movie that was going to make david caruso a superstar . caruso had been a supporting actor ( hudson hawk and maddog and glory ) . . . . when he hit it big with the tv show nypd blue . he left the show after only one year to concentrate on movies . . . . . . like kiss of death .

sil also possesses the ability to rapidly regenerate from any injury , from a broken scapula to a missing limb . however , she appears incapable of regeneration if her body is destroyed beyond the capacity for regeneration , such as being burned to death .

20 — at the film’s climax , jimmy tells his police detective mate to meet him at the strip club in 20 minutes . in quite a ropey bit of tension - building the detective then gets held up in traffic caused by a car accident .

the film ' s backstory was that the public revelation of the covered - up murder of 27 year - old outspoken militant black rapper jeriko one ( glen plummer ) ( not due to gangbanger - related violence as originally blamed ) would ignite a catastrophic race riot , if the truth came out . it was revealed that there had been a " hard - line " death - squad conspiracy - two rogue la cops ( " two loose - cannon cops " ) had killed him in cold blood .

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the two things kiss of death has going for it are an enjoyably twisty - turny plot and a great cast . jimmy becomes an informer : but really he’s using the police to play the bad guys off against each other . the district attorney who cuts him the deal ( stanley tucci ) is more interested in getting promoted to judge than actually getting a conviction . the police detective ( samuel l jackson ) blames jimmy for the unusual injury to his face that means he literally can’t stop crying . not even all of the crooks are exactly what they seem .

5 — big junior , little junior’s dad , has just 5 % of his lung capacity left when he carks it . asthma is actually a relatively important plot point in this film , at least compared to how important a plot point it is in most films .

the stacked supporting cast–which includes helen hunt , kathryn erbe , michael rapaport , stanley tucci , ving rhames and philip baker hall–has a lot of fun with this stuff , while caruso functions as the movie’s icy , ( mostly ) humorless core , proving that at least some good came of his widely criticized decision to quit nypd blue for a career in film .

her breasts , rather than storing fat or mammary glands like a human female ' s , instead store additional prehensile tentacles which can emerge from her " nipples " . she can use her breast - tentacles as weapons ( wrapping one around her victim while the other penetrates their mouth and chokes / stabs them to death ) but they can also be used in her species ' mating rituals ( as shown in the second film ) .

i was very impressed with how well this film was made . nicolas cage is fucking buffed out crazy too , like seriously . i ' m jealous . huge arms , massive neck . biceps were bigger than mine .

sure , he ' s the good guy , which is a disadvantage in this movie , but he should project more of a sense of menace .

it ain’t the best and it ain’t the worst . honestly , it was fun to revisit kiss of death as i hadn’t seen it since the theater with my old man ( which always makes me smile to reminisce ) . caruso’s actually kinda likeable in this , though not as strong a lead as he tends to project , and nic cage , before the oscar win , is doing his crazy thing and steals the picture — his b . a . d . speech is great and i remember my dad and i saying it to each other for a while after the movie came out .

although suzanne was brought to trial and there was taped evidence of a confession , she walked free when police were accused of wire - tapping and entrapment .

the animatronic puppet used in the film had a fully articulated head that could turn , tilt , jaw opens and like all good nasty aliens she has two sets of teeth to better rip your face off with . a remote control was rigged to control her two sets of eye lids , eye direction and mouth . her hair / tentacles could be manipulated in nearly any direction via a wire control .

sil kills a potential mate by forcing one of the tentacles into his mouth .

the wily , long - haired , and menacing ex - cop had betrayed lenny . max was the main villain behind the film ' s many murders . he quipped : " the world ' s gonna end in ten minutes , anyway . "

sil ' s son is the only child of sil with dr . stephen arden .

sil , in her alien form , is voiced by frank welker , who ' s been known to voice other characters in his career , such as megatron and several of the transformers of transformers , scooby - doo in all of his incarnations , etc .

remember when david caruso thought he was the next al pacino ? he won an emmy for his role in nypd blue and left to be pacino on the big screen . his intense faces are hilarious throughout the whole film . i mean , he ' s good in small doses like in king of ny , mad dog and glory even in proof of life but he can ' t carry a film alone . here he plays an ex criminal trying to go straight but gets sucked back in thanks to his scumbag cousin and put in direct conflict with a psychotic gangster ' s son . cage is fun to watch as little junior brown , i mean he ' s the whole reason to watch this shit . even sam jackson…

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originally , stephen was an anthropologist member of a team of scientists and specialists led by seti ( search for extra terrestrial intelligence ) head honcho xavier , which tracks and destroys sil .

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( first victim ) her first target was a man she met at an la night club who she told : " i ' ve got a party to go to and no one to take me . " she stripped for him and approached as he commented : " very nice , " but then she abruptly sensed that he was a non - suitable mate - with diabetes - and changed her mind . she asked : " can you drive me back ? " she rejected his advances when he insisted on sex ( " you knew what we came here for . . . it ' s too late , babe , you ' re not leaving " ) , but to satisfy him , she offered him a kiss of death - and punctured the back of his skull with her deadly tongue .

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sil ' s alien form is also capable of holding its breath underwater for an extended period .

the hitman led suzanne to the surface of a frozen pond - she was later seen dead in a lingering closeup under the ice of a frozen pond where she was deposited after the murder .

after setting up a rouse , sil lures the team into a chase and purposely crashes the car , using marlo ' s body to act as a decoy . managing to convince the team ' s management of her " death , " she changes her hair color and stalks the team members as they celebrate at their hotel . as far as anyone is concerned , her alias is now nicole .

gutsy dialogue , atmospheric direction , lots of night scenes and an uninhibited take on the source material .

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in an ironic scene immediately before the credits , larry ' s sister janice ( illeana douglas ) practiced her ice skating on the frozen lake ( above the location of the frozen body and literally ' dancing on her grave ' ) to the tune of donovan ' s " the season of the witch . "

my name is ed and winning the lottery would solve a lot of problems for me right now so in order to do that i have been watching nicolas cage films and using them to inspire my selection of lottery numbers . this is definitely a rational thing to do and not some sort of extended cry for help .

cole ' s repeated dreams / memories were now made clear - as a young boy ( joseph melito ) , he had witnessed the shooting ( and his own death ) , with his newfound lover dr . railly ( from the 1990s ) grieving above him - who at one point knowingly noticed young cole when their eyes met .

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the film ' s protagonist lenny nero ( ralph fiennes ) , peddler of illegal virtual reality " clips , " planned to trade the " lightning bolt from god " tape showing jeriko ' s murder , in exchange for ex - girlfriend and aspiring singer faith justin ( juliette lewis ) . lenny viewed a tape , thinking it was another rape / strangulation tape of faith ' s murder , but then realized it was an erotic - asphyxiation sex scene between faith and her secret lover - lenny ' s own best friend and pi max peltier ( tom sizemore ) .

when gun - brandishing cole pursued the madman through security ( with dr . railly not far behind ) , he was fatally gunned down in the film ' s climactic ending ( filmed in slow - motion ) by airport police , as madman peters escaped and boarded his plane to san francisco and other worldwide cities to unleash a doomsday virus .

when the team celebrates their apparent victory of the death of sil ( in fact , sil is still alive ) , sil stalks them in their hotel . sil takes an attraction to preston lennox . following dr . baker and lennox to their room , sil eavesdrops on their lovemaking and becomes aroused . when stephen walks in on her eavesdropping , she immediately undresses in order to seduce him into sex . sil succeeds in seducing him and they copulate , successfully inseminating and impregnating her . sil kills stephen shortly after he does indeed feel something in sil ' s womb and recognizes who she is .

the biggest performance of them all comes from cage — superbly ridiculous as little junior , the head of this particular gang of crooks , a psychotically macho figure who lives his life by three words : balls , attitude , direction . it is a very , very broad performance but it works because he becomes terrifyingly capable of anything . there’s no such thing as ‘too far’ for the character , so ditto the performance . little junior is a big horrible baby , murdering and mutilating on a whim .

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a shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an atlantic city casino .

become vengeance , david . . . become wrath . . . she begged for her life , detective . . . she begged for her life and for the life of the baby inside of her . . . oh , he didn ' t know .

he ends up serving time , but won ' t rat on his friends , out of his own highly personal code , which seems glued together out of mafia honor and his 12 - step program . meanwhile , everybody is betraying him , especially ronnie , who gets the wife drunk and seduces her , setting up jimmy ' s motive for a dangerous game of double - cross revenge .

dr . stephen arden was a sexual partner of sil and the biological father of her son . sil doesn ' t really have a relationship with him . sil only needs human sperm to produce offspring . after being impregnated by stephen , she killed him shortly .

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little junior brown . he rules the streets . he owns the game . but he doesn ' t own all of the players .

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little junior is probably the most memorable part of the film , as it’s a quintessential insane nic cage performance ; if you’ve spent hours watching the wicker man clips on youtube , this is a movie you should check out . the role was famously originated by richard widmark , who played it as a giggling sadist , and this version takes a different but equally attention - grabbing approach : cage’s little junior is brutally violent but also wistful and sensitive in a twisted , moronic way . so basically he just does and says a bunch of weird shit , from bench - pressing strippers to talking about how he can’t stand the taste of metal ( “gotta use plastic forks and spoons all the time” ) to mourning his father by weeping while jumping up and down at a strip club , then punching out a guy who bumps into him and yelling “my father died ! ”

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avoiding the motel after discovering the seti tracker team at swarming the area , she has a further dream of mating with a male alien underwater .

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less than an hour after conception , sil gives birth to her son in an underground cave and then leaves him alone for a while to protect him from the rest of the team sent to kill them . however , he demonstrates that he has a rapid rate of growth , already appearing as a young child . just as he was going to attack dan , he is killed by being set on fire and thrown into a pit of oil .

at the airport , they both realized that red - haired , pony - tailed bio - terrorist and " apocalyptic nut " dr . peters ( david morse ) had just taken a sticker - covered carry - on suitcase through security in front of them that contained live samples of a deadly virus .

there , another sick and gruesome crime and souvenir - " her pretty head " in a bloody box was delivered by a van . it proved to ultimately demonstrate one of the last two of the seven deadly sins ( gluttony , greed , sloth , lust , pride , envy , and wrath ) .

remake of the classic forties noir , but this aptly titled version is probably more famous for being the first david caruso ' s big screen looked okay .

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the last scene shows one of sil ' s severed tentacles was chewed on by a rat ; it starts to mutate into a vicious beast and attacks another rat .

his demise was accompanied by the unusually - cheerful song i ' m sitting on the top of the world ( ray henderson , joe young and sam lewis ) .

but one night his cousin ronnie comes pounding on the door , desperate , because he has a carrier of stolen cars and if he doesn ' t get someone to drive it the mob will kill him . against his better judgment , jimmy goes along , and gets caught in a bust that results in the shooting of a cop .

when she kills , she does so out of instinct , in an effort to defend herself , or to preserve her masquerade which she has to maintain in order to survive .

40 — little junior does a special sort of exercise which involves lifting a stripper up and down 40 times . that’s not a euphemism , he just lifts her up and down .

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8 — jimmy’s wife bev is killed at 8am . by driving a car into the path of a truck . don’t do this , even if you are trying to escape your husband’s dodgy cousin .

while sleeping , sil has another dream of an alien train running her down . when she wakes up , tentacles start emerging from underneath her skin and mass to form an organic cocoon around her .

sil is the only protagonist who didn ' t encounter another member of her species . while eve interacted with patrick , sara with her siblings and mate and miranda with other hybrids created by forbes .

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her alien form is chitinous and reptilian , but still humanoid in its appearance . her " hair " is a mass of prehensile tentacles which are slicked back behind her head when not " active " .

what impressed me to start with was all the name actors - nicholas cage , samuel jackson , helen hunt , etc . you are alternately distressed at the hopelessness of fighting organized crime and hope for the hero .

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since one of the motifs in the movie is the way jimmy stands by his word , the message may be that an honest man can ' t stand with the cops or the robbers . jimmy winds up wearing a wire at times and places where common sense indicates it would be discovered , and is saved only by the bathroom rule , which indicates toilets in movies are never used for biological purposes , but only to dispose of wires , guns , evidence , etc .

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while initially meeting random guy , he is quickly " taken " by another woman . adopting the woman ' s policy of " whatever it takes " , sil kills the woman by ripping out her spine while in the bathroom . adapting her clothing to match yet other woman in the club and manages to convince another man , robbie llywelyn , to take her to his house ; watching and learning how to drive as he takes her . while on the verge of being seduced , she senses that robbie was a diabetic , rejects him and attempts to leave . however , he refuses her request and attempts to dominate her , resulting in her stabbing her tongue through the back of his head when he forces her to make out .

while capable of conceiving children in her pubic region like a typical human female , sil is shown to give birth via her chest cavity , which splits and opens to allow a fully - grown ( or still - developing ) infant to emerge from her .

the outline of the story stays pretty close to that of the 1947 original : jimmy ( david caruso ) is a former nyc car thief gone straight who gets harangued into one last job , only to end up as the one guy on that job who gets caught and sent to prison . upon his release , the prosecutor’s office and the cops ( including samuel l . jackson as a detective who was non - fatally shot in the face during jimmy’s initial arrest ) more or less force him to turn informant against little junior ( nicolas cage ) , a psychotic local kingpin jimmy knows from back in the day . that endeavor of course doesn’t go according to plan , leaving jimmy caught between the law’s threat to his freedom and little junior’s threat to his and his family’s safety .

some critics felt that the character was too weird , that his inconsistency or lack of realism undermined the story . and i mean , i guess , but it’s all so entertaining that i’ve got to count the guy as an asset rather than a liability here .

caruso was nominated for a razzie , but this just goes to show that the razzie lot are a bag of spanners . his underplayed performance is exactly what the role requires — everyone he encounters is this big , mannered , creation , so he plays it small , is the quiet everyman .

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i wish i could have lived like you did . . . i ' m trying to tell you how much i admire you and your pretty wife . . . tracy . . . it ' s disturbing how easily a member of the press can purchase information from the men in your precinct . . . i visited your home this morning after you ' d left . i tried to play husband . i tried to taste the life of a simple man . . . it didn ' t work out so i took a souvenir - her pretty head . . . because i envy your normal life , it seems that envy is my sin .

a little of little junior brown goes a long way . the part has been overwritten by price , who gives junior so many traits that cage is run ragged keeping up with the weirdness . junior is a body - builder , and has severe asthma , and adores his father , and can ' t stand the taste of metal in his mouth , and compresses his rules for living into " agonyms , " which is how he says " acronyms . " he also likes to debate philosophy , although , in his business , when he asks , " what ' s worse ? losing a wife , or a father ? " he isn ' t dealing in abstractions .

leaving the car after running out of fuel , sil is hit by a car but is saved and taken to a hospital by a good samaritan , john f . carey . after consciously healing herself , she convinces john to take her to his house where , discovering a hot tub , she undresses in an attempt to seduce him in the water so that they may copulate . sil kisses him but her attempt is interrupted by dr . laura baker and preston lennox . while attempting to keep john from alerting them , she rapidly transforms into her natural form and attempts to restrain him with her tentacles , forcing one of the tentacles into his mouth to keep him from screaming . this inadvertently kills him .

( third victim ) as a brunette , sil easily tempted english anthropologist dr . stephen arden ( alfred molina ) to make love to her in his hotel room . after being instantly impregnated after intercourse , she smiled in awe and wonder as she felt the baby already rapidly developing inside of her . she thanked the unwitting father by promptly killing him , black widow - style - to his shocked horror .

having successfully enlisted the help of psychiatrist dr . kathryn railly ( madeleine stowe ) , she and delusional , time - traveling prison convict james cole ( bruce willis ) ( from the year 2035 ) donned disguises . he glued on a mustache and wore a tropical - designed shirt , and she dyed her hair blonde . they were planning to fly together to a dream vacation destination - the florida keys .

jimmy kilmartin is an ex - con living in astoria in the new york city borough of queens , trying to stay clean and raising a family with his wife bev . but when his cousin ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars , a police officer named calvin hart is injured and jimmy lands back in prison . in exchange for an early release , he is asked to help bring down a local crime boss named little junior brown . jimmy remarries and attempts to renew a relationship with his child . but he is sent undercover by detective hart to work with junior and infiltrate his operations . as soon as little junior kills an undercover federal agent with jimmy watching , the unscrupulous district attorney and the feds further complicate his life . he must take down junior or face the consequences .

known as test subject s1l ( " sil " ) , she was formed from the fertilization of a human ovum with alien dna . sil was raised and monitored in a controlled lab environment until the scientists studying her attempted to kill her . escaping her confines she broke out into los angeles where she evolved and fell to her alien instinct to find a suitable male and mate ; becoming an intelligent but hyper - sexual predator .

following dr . baker and lennox to their room , sil eavesdrops on their lovemaking and becomes aroused . when dr . stephen arden walks in on her eavesdropping , she immediately undresses in order to seduce him into sex . sil succeeds in seducing him and they copulate , successfully inseminating and impregnating her . sil remorselessly kills arden as the rest of the team discover her being still alive and chase her into the sewer . there , she manages to kill xavier fitch before being forced to hide to have her baby .

( second victim ) in a hottub , she impatiently demanded to be seduced , as the male victim tried to slow her down ( " take it easy , just relax , there ' s plenty of time " ) . when officers arrived at the front door , she pulled him back into the tub : " don ' t go , please , i want a baby , " forced him underwater , transformed into the alien , stuck her lethal tongue down his throat , and left him drowned in the bloody spa ( after unsuccessful copulation ) before fleeing .

kept within a quarantine chamber for observation , after three months sil began experiencing dreams that caused her erratic spasms while sleeping . unnerved , the scientists decide to terminate her with cyanide gas , however , she escapes from facility and manages to hitch hike on a train where she has her first dream of performing a mating ritual in her natural form . waking up just as a drifter was about to assail her , she fends him off , bending him in half on instinct . after she loots his sack for clothes she stays on the train to brigham city where she gets off as the train stops .

a loyal family man who has had trouble with the law is released from prison on the condition that he help the government spy on little junior , a major crime lord . this noirish thriller follows the ex - con ' s efforts to befriend the crime boss and keep his identity as an informant secret .

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it ' s about professional car thieves in queens . caruso plays jimmy kilmartin , who used to be a drunk and a thief . now that he and his wife have sobered up and started a family , he wants to stay on the straight and narrow .

junior talks like a guy who reads the " increase your word power " page in the reader ' s digest ; every sentence has one extra word , as in " the difficult becomes the repulsively impossible . " at first he hates jimmy . then he gets to like him , and eventually he confides in him : " i never told anybody about me and the metal - tasting before . i hated it in prison . i couldn ' t get plastic forks . " one problem with junior is that the things he says don ' t match the things he does ; he ' s too dumb to be as smart as he is . but cage is a real movie actor and plays the role with style and bravado .

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jimmy kilmartin ' s an ex - con who ' s trying to go straight . but he can ' t say no to a quick driving job because his so called friend ' s life is threatened . the job is for little junior brown , a violent and powerful villain . when things go wrong , jimmy is left to do the time , and his whole life is turned upside - down , but if that wasn ' t enough , the cops won ' t leave jimmy alone when he gets out . . . they want ' little junior '

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disney 's adventures of the gummi bears is an american animated television series that first aired in the united states from 1985 to 1991 .

the series was the first animated production by walt disney animation television , and loosely inspired by the gummy bear candies ; disney ceo michael eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day .

the series premiered on nbc on september 14 , 1985 , and aired there for four seasons .

the series moved to abc for one season from 1989 to 1990 ( airing alongside the new adventures of winnie the pooh as the gummi bears-winnie the pooh hour ) , and concluded on september 6 , 1991 as part of the disney afternoon television syndication package .

of the series ' 65 shows , 30 were double-features , consisting of two 11-minute cartoons , thereby bringing the series total to 94 distinct episodes overall .

the show is well-remembered for its theme music , written by michael and patty silversher and creation of " gummiberry juice " which was a type of magic potion , granting abilities , which allowed them to bounce away from their hunters .

the theme was memorably performed by joseph williams , son of composer john williams and one-time lead singer of toto .

the series was later rebroadcast on the syndicated disney afternoon block , and rerun on the disney afternoon through the summer of 1991 .

in later years , it was shown on the disney channel ( from october 7 , 1991 to at least january 1997 ) , and later on toon disney , with its most recent televised airing occurring on december 28 , 2001 .

seasons 1 to 3 of the series were released on dvd on november 14 , 2006 featuring commentary from producers eric wong and daniel weinstein .

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disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears <EOT> walt disney television . “a new beginning . ” disney’s adventures of the gummi bears . screen captures

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the following is a list of episodes of disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears , in chronological order .

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" the adventures of the gummi bears , " to be telecast as part of " disney ' s gummi bears / winnie the pooh hour , " is a comedy - adventure about a group of bears with special powers who are the secret defenders of the human kingdom of dunwyn .

the series moved to abc in the fall of 1989 , where it aired with the new adventures of winnie the pooh as part of disney ' s gummi bears / winnie the pooh hour .

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below is a complete disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears episode list that spans the show ' s entire tv run . photos from the individual disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears episodes are listed along with the disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears episode names when available , as are the dates of the original airing of the episode . disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears episodes from every season can be seen below , along with fun facts about who directed the episodes , the stars of the and sometimes even information like shooting locations and original air dates . items include everything from “beg , burrow and steal” to “zummi in slumberland - a recipe for trouble . ” are you remembering a funny scene but can ' t think of the name that the disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears episode is from ? scroll below and you ' ll find what you ' re looking for .

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overall though , disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears has definitely left a legacy that can never be matched ever by any of the show ' s that came around that same time . it set the standard of what the disney animated show should be like .

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sketch that addresses the subject of the gummi bears ' relationships , and it ' s hilarious .

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on november 14 , 2006 , walt disney studios home entertainment released disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears : volume 1 on dvd in region 1 . the 3 - disc set features seasons 1 - 3 and does not contain any bonus features .

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disney afternoon vinyls no gummi bears yet , but i am sure they are working on the legalities associated with the gummies . here ' s a forum related to the other disney afternoon vinyls .

in the words of jesper - gummi bears is for eatin ' not watchin ' .

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“the disney quality has always been so unique , and it’s what set the studio apart , ” disney artist jane baer told the lat in a piece about the controversy surrounding disney’s decision to produce the “limited animation” gummi bears . “to see it deteriorate would just be a tragedy . ”

among the best of the bunch was disney’s adventures of the gummi bears , which premiered in 1985 and was the first ( along with the wuzzles , which we ♥ ! ) animated tv series from the mouse house . and because it had the disney name on it , we knew we were in for a treat .

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for " disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears , " foray displays her considerable talents as the voice of grammi gummi , the official tastemistress of gummiberry juice , and the worst - - and only - - cook in gummi glen . grammi is as tough as the cookies she bakes , but her decisions and actions always spring from good intentions .

now gummi bears being the oldest disney afternoon show out of the original four , was aired first on the disney afternoon block , which meant as we found out in september 1991 , when you ' re the first to start the disney afternoon block , you ' re the first to leave . now gummi bears after they left the disney afternoon , for while remained in syndication on weekday mornings . then later on were moved over to the disney channel .

now we better hear some news on the short lived wuzzles and the long run of the new adventures of winnie the pooh .

the gummi bears rediscover the ancient city of gummadoon , which appears for one day every 100 years .

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lord willoughby - an arrogant , grumpy man who dislikes sir gawain ' s stories involving gummi bears .

the series focuses on the escapades of the eponymous " gummi bears , " anthropomorphic bears who are the last remnants of a once - great civilization of gummis that fled the land centuries ago when humans , jealous of the advancements and magical skills of the gummi bears , forced the species into exile . now regarded by most of humankind as fairytales , the show ' s main cast of gummi bears ( six in number at the outset of the series , increased to seven during the third season ) live in the vast subterranean warren of gummi glen in the medieval kingdom of dunwyn .

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after gummi glen was destroyed by the termite , it ' s possible that the gummis of gummi glen moved to ursalia .

donald ' s mischievous teenage nephews huey , dewey , and louie move in and embark on a series of wacky adventures .

- the gummi bears rediscover the ancient city of gummadoon , which appears for one day every 100 years .

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the globe - trotting treasure - hunting money - making adventures of billionaire scrooge mcduck and his nephews .

disney’s adventures of the gummi bears centered on the eponymous critters , six anthropomorphic bears that lived beneath a hollow tree in a subterranean warren in gummi glen , set in the medieval kingdom of dunwyn . they were the last remnants of a once great gummi civilization that had been driven out of their homeland by humans who were jealous of their technological advancements and magical abilities . the gummi bears , long thought to be creatures of myth by the humans of dunwyn , were discovered when a young boy named cavin accidentally stumbled into their underground labyrinth . their meeting is fortuitous because cavin possesses a gummi medallion which unlocks the great book of gummi , a historical reference tome that holds the secrets of the ancient gummis .

abc said monday that it will add two new animated series to its saturday morning childrens ' lineup this fall - - " beetlejuice " and " the adventures of the gummi bears . "

like many kids of my age , i was a fan of the disney afternoon - - a syndicated block of programming dedicated to new animated shows from walt disney television animation . what began with ducktales grew with chip ' n dale rescue rangers , and eventually ballooned out into a two - hour block bookended by disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears and talespin . and with the exception of gummi bears ( which i didn ' t dislike , it just never quite hooked me ) , these shows were must - see television .

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disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears is a show by walt disney television animation and tms entertainment , which produced the animation for the show ' s first four seasons ; it was replaced by walt disney animation japan for the rest of the show ' s run . although the wuzzles was disney ' s first original animated tv series , that was really a trial run for this series , which almost immediately made the company a dominant force in television animation . this series lasted from september 1985 to february 1991 , with a total of 94 episodes ; it initially aired on nbc before moving to abc in 1989 and then to syndication as part of the disney afternoon .

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adventures of the gummi bears , scheduled to make its debut on nbc sept . 14 , is a comedy - adventure - fantasy set in medieval times . six little bears who possess magical powers help a young page battle against the tyranny of an evil duke .

cavin - an ally of the gummi bears and one of the few people who try keeping their existence a secret from other humans .

before ducktales , tale spin , and house of mouse , disney’s first foray into television animation was adventures of the gummi bears , a 1985 - 1991 series that aired saturday mornings and featured a troop of benevolent bears with magical powers—very loosely based on the popular german candies—who help a young human boy oppose a tyrannical duke looking to seize their potent “gummiberry juice . ” running for 65 episodes , the series helped usher in an era of disney - produced television that would later help populate their growing disney channel programming block .

adventures of the gummi bears is an animated fantasy series that aired on nbc for four season , on abc for one season , and in first - run syndication for one season . alongside wuzzles , it was the first show produced by walt disney television animation .

disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears was an american animated television series that aired in the united states and other countries in the mid - 1980s through the early 1990s . the show was created by the walt disney company and premiered on nbc on september 14 , 1985 , and continued to air on abc . the final episode of the series was aired on december 8 , 1990 . episodes were later rebroadcast on the syndicated disney afternoon block . reruns on the disney afternoon and on saturday mornings on abc continued through the summer of 1991 . it was later archived into the disney channel and toon disney . it was inspired by the gummi bear candies . there was also a line of toys based on the show . there are 95 episodes in 65 shows .

the series focuses on the escapades of the eponymous " gummi bears " , anthropomorphic bears who are the last remnants of a once - great civilization of gummis that fled the land centuries ago when humans , jealous of the advancements and magical skills of the gummi bears , forced the species into exile . now regarded by most of humankind as fairytales , the show ' s main cast of gummi bears ( six in number at the outset of the series , with additional ones added throughout the series ) live in the vast subterranean warren of gummi glen in the medieval kingdom of dunwyn , thus suggesting that the show takes place somewhere in europe , most likely england .

the series focused on the escapades of the eponymous " gummi bears " , anthropomorphic bears who are the last remnants of a once - great civilization of gummis that fled the land centuries ago when humans , jealous of the advancements and magical skills of the gummi bears , forced the species into exile . now regarded by most of humankind as fairytales , the show ' s main cast of gummi bears ( six in number at the outset of the series , increased to seven during the second season ) live in the vast subterranean warren of gummi glen in the medieval kingdom of dunwyn , thus suggesting that the show takes place somewhere in europe , most likely england .

title theme tune : although it ' s a milder example than subsequent disney animated shows .

the adventures of the gummi bears was disney ' s first successful foray into television animation ( it was preceded by another show , the wuzzles , which lasted only 13 episodes ) . at the time of its first premiere , very few , if any , animated television series were on par with gummi bears ' production values . it even exceeded the quality of much japanese animation made for tv at the time . gummi bears is often credited by animators and animation historians as having helped jump start the massive boom of television animation in the late 1980s all through the 1990s .

humans and have a long history of magical secrets . the humans are under the impression that the gummi’s are just a bunch of fairy tales . that is until a page or servant named cavin and a princess named calla from the nearby castle dunwyn find the gummi’s . from there , the once - legend of gummi bears becomes reality . cavin and calla promise to not to tell anyone about the gummi bears .

for reasons that may never be entirely clear , saturday morning television in the mid - 1980s was very preoccupied with the adventures of anthropomorphic bears . at the same time gummi bears aired , cbs was broadcasting the berenstain bears , an adaptation of the popular book series ; abc had landed the care bears , who used love and hugs instead of mauling their opponents ; and ewoks , a spinoff of the star wars franchise that featured the furry endor creatures , who bore a heavy resemblance to teddy bears .

“a gummi is a gummi’s best friend” ( 11 / 18 / 89 ) – gruffi believes gusto’s statue of zummi is zummi having turned himself to stone .

the complete theme for disney ' s " gummi bears " uploaded for your enjoyment . no video ; just music . disclaimer : all material belongs to disney . no copyright infringement intended . lyrics : dashing and daring courageous and caring faithful and friendly with stories to share all through the forest they sing out in chorus marching along as their song fills the air chorus : gummi bears bouncing here and there and everywhere high adventure that ' s beyond compare they are the gummi bears magic and mystery are part of their history along with the secret of gummiberry juice their legend is growing they take pride in knowing they ' ll fight for what ' s right in whatever they do chorus ( repeat first verse ) chorus gummi bears when a friend ' s in danger they ' ll be there lives and legends that we all can share they are the gummi bears they are the gummi bears they are the gummi bears ! several versions of this song can be found here : urltoken

now gummi bears remained on the disney channel as part of the playhouse disney block , then they were moved over to the toon disney channel , and remained on that channel until about 2001 - 2002 , and how would i know this , because i dedicated a full six - hour vhs tape to recording the show .

disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears was disney ' s first major serialized animated television series ( it was released back to back with another show , the wuzzles , which lasted only 13 episodes ) , and is often credited by animators and animation historians as having helped jump start the television animation boom of the late 1980s and 1990s . consequently , it also became the forerunner to disney ' s famous disney afternoon timeslot , which gave way to other famous serialized disney television series , such as ducktales , chip ' n dale rescue rangers , talespin , darkwing duck , gargoyles , and bonkers . although many of these subsequently - created shows exceeded gummi bears in budget and length , it is often credited as the sort of prototype to all of the subsequent animation which followed it , with ducktales really jumpstarting the trend .

in season one of the gummi bears , episode number two is titled the sinister sculpter . keep an eye out for two of the walt disney company ' s fab five . when the sculptor opens the wagon , hidden sculptures of mickey mouse and donald duck appear on screen .

a traveler from the orient searches out the gummi bears to honor an ancient pact of friendship and help concerning a dragon .

disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears was disney ' s first major serialized animated television series ( it was released back to back with another show , the wuzzles , which lasted only 13 episodes ) , and is often credited by animators and animation historians as having helped jump start the television animation boom of the late 1980s and 1990s . consequently , it also became the forerunner to disney ' s famous disney afternoon timeslot , which gave way to other famous serialized disney television series , such as darkwing duck , ducktales , chip ' n dale rescue rangers , goof troop , bonkers , talespin and gargoyles . although many of these subsequently - created shows exceeded gummi bears in budget and length , it is often credited as the sort of prototype to all of the subsequent animation which followed it , with ducktales really jumpstarting the trend .

you ' re indeed correct , as the new adventures of winnie the pooh didn ' t debut until 1988 . also , when gummi bears entered into syndication in 1990 , pooh was still airing episodes on abc .

the series was later rebroadcast on the syndicated disney afternoon block , and rerun on the disney afternoon through the summer of 1991 . in later years , it was shown in reruns on the disney channel and toon disney , with its most recent televised airing occurring on toon disney on december 28 , 2001 . seasons 1 to 3 of the series were released on dvd on november 14 , 2006 .

not a big gummi bears fan . why are they even called gummi ? you can ' t eat them . can you ?

" king igthorn " is a multi part episode ( episodes fifty - seven and fifty - eight ) of the adventures of the gummi bears . the multi part episode is considered to be the show ' s series finale by international airing order and chronological order but is not the actual series finale by means of the u . s . airing order .

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the series was later rebroadcast on the syndicated disney afternoon block , and rerun on the disney afternoon through the summer of 1991 . in later years , it was shown on the disney channel and toon disney , with its most recent televised airing occurring on toon disney on december 28 , 2001 . seasons 1 to 3 of the series were released on dvd on november 14 , 2006 . [ 1 ] .

- a traveler from the orient searches out the gummi bears to honor an ancient pact of friendship and help concerning a dragon .

calvin meets the gummi bears and asks if they will help stop duke igthorn from destroying castle dunwyn .

unlike the labor - intensive animation process of disney’s feature films , gummi bears marked the company’s foray into the kind of time - conserving limited animation needed to meet a television production schedule . animation was done in japan and featured what was considered dialogue - driven scenes , with minimal movement of character faces and limbs as opposed to the conventional disney technique of animating the entire body . while it was more impressive than most saturday morning content , disney purists still complained it was diluting the company’s famous devotion to quality cell animation .

presents disney ' s 1993 live action film in widescreen , unlike the dvd releases it has received worldwide . finally , in celebration of its 50th anniversary , walt disney records is opening its vaults to

you sure pooh started alongside gummi bears and wuzzles ? i think that show debuted in 1988 .

spiritual successor : to the black cauldron ( the disney film , not the book ) .

- the best bounty hunter in the land . he can track any thing or anybody , even gummi bears .

zummi gummi is an aged bear who is the gummi - glen gummi ' s " keeper of gummi wisdom " and later the holder of the gummi - medallion which he uses to read his magic book to become the group ' s magician . he is forgetful and clumsy , and his spells tend to backfire . he also had a fear of heights early on .

great big book of everything : the great book of gummi . the gummi bears are only able to read it and use the great knowledge inside because because they met cavin , whose medallion unlocks it .

like many current cartoon series , disney ' s pair will be animated by japanese artists . but to ensure the desired quality , krisel said , disney animators will closely supervise the work .

i have no disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears experience whatsoever . it ' s obviously a kid show , and i was long out of the habit of watching saturday morning cartoons in 1985 . so i came to disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears totally fresh , with no preconceived notions . and you know what - it wasn ' t so bad . i mean , i wouldn ' t want to watch it again . but with any show like this - a show that ' s specifically designed to be watched by kids ( as opposed to the looney tunes , which were designed for adults , as well ) - an adult critical opinion is fairly meaningless . so i grabbed some of my kids , and had them watch with me . my eight - year - old faded fast , but my five and three - year - olds absolutely freaked out while they watched disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears . i tried to talk to them about why they liked it , but after an encouraging start , my five - year - old ' s conversation suddenly shifted to why the moon wouldn ' t talk to her , so i gave up .

- calvin meets the gummi bears and asks if they will help stop duke igthorn from destroying castle dunwyn .

adventures of the gummi bears is an american animated television series that aired in the united states in the mid - 1980s through the early 1990s . the series was the first animated production by walt disney animation television , and loosely inspired by the gummi bear candies ; disney ceo michael eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day . the series premiered on nbc on september 14 , 1985 , and aired there for four seasons . the series moved to abc for one season from 1989 to 1990 as a part of disney ' s gummi bears / winnie the pooh hour , in which it would be paired with the new adventures of winnie the pooh , and concluded on september 6 , 1991 as part of the disney afternoon . of the series ' 67 shows , 30 were double - features , consisting of two 11 - minute cartoons , thereby bringing the series total to 97 distinct episodes overall . the show is well - remembered for its theme music , written by michael and patty silversher .

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disney has done original animation for tv before - - the mickey mouse club ' s connecting sequences featuring mickey himself , for instance , and the wonderful world of disney ' s ludwig von drake segments - - but these new projects mark a serious commitment .

the video : the quality of the full - screen transfers for disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears isn ' t the best . i noticed vertical green scratches popping up throughout various episodes . either the original elements are in trouble , or they didn ' t go back to them . either way , it ' s not a pristine image . colors are good , and it ' s a sharp image , but there ' s occasional dirt specks with those scratches , as well as pixilation and edge enhancement issues .

which aired on nbc . the then - ceo of disney michael eisner was inspired to create this show when his son asked for the gummi bear candies .

i remember watching gummi bears on tv in my younger days , but until recently , all i had to remember the show was the annoying theme song . . . gummi bears / bouncing here and there and everywhere / ( something something something something something ) / i love the gummi bears as i sat down to focus my memories , i seem to remember the show ' s setting being medieval england , or at least a place not unlike it . the gummi bears , hunted by the evil duke , had a recipe for a magic potion that gave them super agility and rapid bouncing skills . combined with their insatiable thirst for justice and peace , these mad bouncing skills helped the gummi bears foil the forces of evil every episode . i love the gummi bears .

disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears is a disney animated television series that first aired in the united states in the mid - 1980s through the early 1990s . the series was the first animated production by walt disney animation television , and loosely inspired by the gummi bear candies ; disney ceo michael eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day . [ 5 ] the series premiered on nbc on september 14 , 1985 , and aired there for four seasons . episode synopsis : chummi gummi comes to gummi glen in search for other gummis . when he finds they are not there , he goes to search for them . cubbi wants to leave with him so he can become a knight , but chummi ' s flying ship presents another opportunity for igthorn to claim rulership over dunwyn .

in our current era of pickle & peanut and two more egg tuesdays , the discussion of quality in disney animation seems downright quaint . but thirty years ago today , disney didn’t just premiere a tv series ; the studio forever changed the trajectory of its business model and became a major producer of all types of animated entertainment , including tv animation . zummi , gruffi , grammi , tummi , sunni and cubbi were the gummi bears who proved that disney could do it well .

the gummis of gummi glen would all return to ursalia to find the city repopulated by the barbic clan of gummies .

also sunni ' s various attempts to make gummi berry juice before she gets it right . it ' s literally explosive .

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by 1985 , michael eisner was the head honcho over at disney , and one of the projects he kicked into high gear was adventures of the gummi bears , based on the popular kids ' candy . it was a first for disney : their first weekly network tv animated series . at this point in history , eisner was still concerned with the disney image , so he was careful that this first disney tv cartoon was animated in a style that would be an example of the usual disney excellence . animation historians agree that indeed , it was a well - drawn , well - executed cartoon . it proved to be a huge success with kids , running for six years of original episodes ( fairly unheard of in tv animation ) , while stirring countless imitations .

yay ! ! ! finally good to see some of the smaller disney animated shows from the 80s are getting attention .

additionally , while not having the largest number of total episodes , gummi bears has the biggest number of seasons of any disney animated series . whereas other shows simply produced large numbers of episodes for each of their seasons ( ducktales , for instance , had 100 episodes over three years ) , gummi bears is unique in that it was actually annually renewed for new episodes over six consecutive years , a feat which few other children ' s animated series can boast even today .

in 1987 , at the age of 12 , marsden booked his first major role in a science fiction movie called robot jox , which was released two years after filming because of the studio ' s financial problems and inevitable bankruptcy at the time . he played alan quartermaine , jr . , in the american daytime serial general hospital . he continued this role for two years , while still attending elementary school . this was followed soon afterwards by the role of eddie munster in the tv series remake of the munsters titled the munsters today . at the same time , he also had his first voice acting role in a cartoon , that of cavin in the later seasons of the disney tv series disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears , as well as being the young announcer of the ( new ) mickey mouse club and other disney infomercials .

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when i think of a certain voice actor / actress , i think of what other voice acting work they’ve done . there are two voice actors that i recognize easily from gummi bears . a character named zummi gummi , who is the wisest gummi bear of the group and is dubbed the gummi’s “keeper of gummi wisdom , ” was voiced by paul winchell in the first 5 seasons . winchell’s voice was a big part of my childhood because he also performed voice of tigger in three of the winnie - the - pooh featurettes ( 1968 , 1974 , & 1983 ) , the many adventures of winnie - the - pooh ( 1977 ) and the new adventures of winnie - the - pooh ( 1988 - 1991 ) . jim cummings would take over for winchell in season 6 , and would go on to be the current voice of tigger in the winnie - the - pooh franchise . another character named tummi gummi , an overweight but brave gummi bear , was voiced by lorenzo music . he was best known for voicing garfield the cat in the 80s and early 90s .

- toadie ' s cousin tad convinces the ogres to overthrow duke igthorn and install him in his place . when he orders the destruction of the gummiberry bushes , the gummi bears reluctantly help igthorn . . . more

gummi history after their empire ' s fall parallels that of men - the glen gummis appear to be retiring peasants , sir thornberry guards the fallen citadel of ursalia , belisarius to the ancient gummi ' s ravenna / byzantium , the gummi knights have become medieval aesthetes while those of the barbic woods have become medieval toughs ! gusto ' s mysterious appearance is a question of conjecture - granted his appearance on the island is of a boat ride gone disastrously wrong - but whence did he set sail ? the many level of mysteries and unfinished tales within the gummi bear ' s universe gives it am immortality which transcends that of more mundane fare , and has allowed their production to be one of the longest lasting of any disney cartoon .

made by walt disney records producer randy thornton , the plan is to release every master whose rights are still owned by disney , with the next wave slated for january 2007 .

- he is responsible for catching loopy ' s mom . he also caught two " blabber bears " , cubbi and gruffi . with the help of loopy , the bears were saved and the poacher was put in the dunwyn prison .

this show is a great cartoon . who wouldn ' t want to be like calvin and hang out with the gummi bears all the time ? the voices were great , including bill scott and june foray from " rocky and bullwinkle " and lorenzo music of " garfield " and " rhoda " . the stories of this show still hold up against most of the contemporary disney attempts . toon disney needs to play it more often ! watch it , and be sucked into a world of gummi bears bouncing here and there and everywhere !

the series aired from 1985 to 1990 , and was featured on the first season of the disney afternoon ( 1990 to 1991 ) .

final thoughts : if you have young children , they very well may enjoy disney ' s adventures of the gummi bears . i ' m not sure it ' s something adults will necessarily want to watch all the time ; although the short lengths of the episodes allow parents to sneak away occasionally , so that ' s a bonus . so , buy it if you have kids , or if you grew up watching it , but otherwise , rent it . paul mavis is an internationally published film and television historian , a member of the online film critics society , and the author of the espionage filmography

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now to say that this show didn ' t leave a legacy would be an understatement . you see back in 1985 , disney released three made for television animated shows . gummi bears went on to be the most successful out of the three . while winnie the pooh was not too far behind it . however gummi bears proved to be more popular with young fans at that time , which i was one of them , that not many have remembered that gummi bears and winnie the pooh both started around the same time .

chekhov ' s volcano : accompanied by convection schmonvection in " my gummi lies over the ocean " .

master ventriloquist , veteran television star , and a respected inventor of medical equipment , paul winchell provides the voice for zummi gummi , the amateur merlin of the gummi group and keeper of the nearly forgotten magic of the gummies . unfortunately , zummi ' s not all that expert with gummi magic , and he gets awfully nervous and flustered when under any kind of pressure .

a sort of care bears for the rough and tumble set , the adventures of the gummi bears is an animated disney adventure series about a group of cute , brave gummi bears who are committed to helping the good and fighting the wicked . in " a new beginning , " most humans assume that the gummi bears are mythical creatures dreamed up by past generations , but human page cavin believes in their existence . when cavin unwittingly stumbles upon the gummi bears ' home while trying to escape from the ogres who populate the forest , the gummi bear medallion he inherited from his grandfather unlocks the great book of gummi and the secrets of the gummis ' lost magical powers . the gummi bears decide to share their magical gummiberry juice with cavin and together they successfully repel the ogres . thus begins an enduring friendship in which cavin , the gummi bears , and , in later episodes , princess calla , join forces against evils that include ogres , dragons , wizards , and duke ighthorn , a loathsome villain who conspires with the ogres and is constantly scheming to seize dunwyn castle and become the new king . much like the seven dwarves from snow white , each gummi bear has a distinct personality : there ' s the grumpy gruffi , ever - hungry tummi , bubbly sunni , wise zummi , crotchety grammi , and youngest cubbi bear . like many families comprised of opposing personalities , the gummis ' home life is tumultuous and often full of bickering , but the group can always be counted upon to work together to defeat whatever enemy threatens them , their friends , or the castle . themes explored include teamwork , pride , greed , one - upmanship , prejudice , bossiness , and many more . this three - disc compilation includes the adventures of the gummi bears first three seasons ( 1985 - 1987 ) - - that ' s 47 episodes and 640 - minutes of high adventure . ( ages 3 to 9 ) - - tami horiuchi

we had founded a songwriters association in northern california , and one of the volunteers introduced us to someone at disney .

when i get home from elementary school , i would turn on the tv and watch the disney afternoon - a collection of cartoon shows that usually begins with the adventures of the gummi bears . this show features , as imdb puts it , a group of human - like bears who possess magic and advanced technology and who were at odds with human beings , thereby , forgetting their purpose . but , after crossing paths with some trusted humans , the gummi bears get an opportunity to explore their lost heritage . i don ' t remember too much from the show , but it did create nice memories and i did remember it being a whimsical but adventurous story with courageous characters ; the gummi bears jumping around like bouncing balls resonates in your mind . it ' s a very nostalgic cartoon as well that will remind you of your childhood - a show that is miles better than much of those teenage flicks that disney dishes out today . grade b

with the posting of our latest cd roundup , urltoken now has critiques of over 60 releases from disney ' s musical branches scattered about nine different pages . to help guide you to the review of your choosing , we ' ve created a disney cd review index with direct links to our dedicated coverage .

yay ! ! ! im boucning here & there & every 4 gummi bears on dvd ! ! ! if i recall they never did come out with gummi bears on video in the usa format like the did for ducktales darkwing duck talespin goof troop etc . . . so i am quite excited now i can throw away those bootleg complete season of gummi bears on vhs that i bought on ebay lol

as a kind of public domain treat , gummy bears didn’t come with the burden of trying to negotiate a licensing fee from any candy manufacturer . much like " jelly beans , " “gummi bears” is a generic term with no central ownership , meaning disney could bank on a child’s familiarity with the name without having to pay for the rights . this wasn’t a total net positive , however : critics , like peggy charren of the action for children’s television ( act ) group , chastised disney for creating a show that might encourage kids to eat sugary candy .

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the show ' s popularity also led to a re - theming of disneyland ' s motor boat cruise , along with a small part of disneyland that became known as " disney afternoon avenue . " the motor boat cruise became the " motor boat cruise to gummi glen " and plywood characters from the show made gummiberry juice along the waterway . the gummi bears , and on occasion human characters such as duke igthorn , princess calla , or king gregor , have also been featured as meetable characters in disney theme parks who greet guests .

because it was so difficult to do disney - level animation on a television budget , there were occasional suggestions that the company could save itself some headaches by leaving the disney brand off the series . both eisner and fellow executive jeffrey katzenberg disagreed , believing that the disney theme parks would need a stream of new characters to use and that , regardless of what the title of the show was , a disney - produced program couldn’t go on the air “and look like trash . ”

i remember watching gummi bears as a kid on the disney channel . i was sad when they stopped airing the show . disney channel was so much better when i was growing up . this is one of my favorite series and i was so excited when it was finally released on dvd . i just hope that they decide to finally release the rest of the seasons ! !

sir tuxford - cavin ' s superior and captain of the knights in dunwyn .

- gruffi ' s head swells when trolls complicate the delivery of a tree .

gummi bears also became the forerunner for disney ' s famous disney afternoon timeslot , which gave way to classics such as ducktales , darkwing duck , chip ' n dale rescue rangers , talespin , and gargoyles . although shows created in its wake such as the above mentioned exceeded gummi bear ' s budget and length , it is often credited as the sort of prototype to all of the subsequent animation which followed it , while ducktales really jump started the trend . nevertheless , it was a gamble which paid off tremendously in the long run .

if you ' re wondering how they came up with this show ' s premise , as the story goes , michael eisner was inspired when he was snacking on gummi bears .

he lent his voice to thackery binx as a black cat in disney ' s hocus pocus and reprised the role in the hocus pocus villain spelltacular .

- there ' s a thief in gummi glen so grammi and zummi team up to find the rat .

was packaged well when it arrived . and who doesn ' t love watching gummi bears , i know my son does .

bouncing battler : gummiberry juice makes gummi bears incredibly bouncy and quick . they usually save it for battles or emergency situations .

however , a duke named igthorn , a power - mad ruler of his own castle , drekmore , threatens to take over castle dunwyn . he also tries to gain possession of the gummi bears most valuable source of magic called gummiberry juice . the juice allows gummi bears to bounce to enormous heights or fall from enormous heights and not get hurt .

now for while , the only way you could catch up on gummi bears , was through peer2peer sharing , or if you are lucky enough , through a bittorrent file . and perhaps even through sites where people would sell copies of the dvd recordings of vhs transferred to dvd recordings of the complete series of gummi bears . and then even later on , on certain uploading videos sites .

disney isn ' t promising snow white and the seven dwarfs - quality animation in these series . disney isn ' t even promising animation at the level of more recent movie - length cartoons such as the fox and the hound and the black cauldron .

precursors : the great gummis , who inhabited the glen long ago but left when it proved unsafe . the gummi glen bears often hope for their return .

beginning in the second season , some of the segments aired alongside reruns domestically . internationally , the segments were combined into their own half - hour combinations . as season five had an odd number of segments , “never give a gummi an even break” was paired with the following season’s “friar tum . " for the final season , the show was moved into syndication and became part of the first line - up of disney’s new the disney afternoon ; a two - hour programming block featuring four disney shows every weekday afternoon . the season was shown interspersed with older episodes , and aired a bit out of order as the intended series finale ( one of the few cartoons to actually have one ) “king igthorn” was soon followed by several more episodes in february of 1991 . after its removal that summer , reruns began airing on the disney channel until 1996 , and then on toon disney several years later . the lasting legacy it had was kick starting the television animation boom of the 80s and 90s , leading to the creation of more high - quality shows from both disney and outside companies .