''Kronk's New Groove'' (also known as ''The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove'') is a 2005 American
animated
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direct-to-video
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musical
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comedy film
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animated by
Toon City Animation and released by
Walt Disney Home Entertainment through the
Walt Disney Pictures
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banner on December 13, 2005.
The film is the
sequel
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and
spin-off
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to the 2000 animated film ''
The Emperor's New Groove
''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal and produced by Randy Fullmer, from a screenplay writte ...
'', and features reprises of the
roles
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expected or free or continuously changing behavior and may have a given indi ...
of
David Spade
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster. His comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation. For his roles on television, Spade h ...
,
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received List of awards and nominations received by John Goodman, various acc ...
,
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby" ...
,
Patrick Warburton
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and
Wendie Malick
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from the first film, with new voices by
John Mahoney
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and
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress. Critics h ...
.
It was also the last film to feature the voice of
John Fiedler
John Donald Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor. Recognizable for his high, flutey voice, Fiedler's career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio.
Fiedler was typecast beginning ear ...
, who died six months before it was released.
Plot
Emperor Kuzco (
David Spade
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) narrates the story about
Kronk Pepikrankenitz
The following are fictional characters from Disney's 2000 animated film ''The Emperor's New Groove'', its direct-to-video sequel '' Kronk's New Groove'', and the spin-off television series ''The Emperor's New School''.
Kuzco
Kuzco ( ; voiced pr ...
(
Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. His live action TV roles include David Puddy on ''Seinfeld'', the Tick (character), title character on ''The Tick (2001 TV series), The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less than Perfect'' ...
), now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, who is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.
In a
flashback, Kronk tells the story of how he almost had both of these. As unwitting accomplice to
Yzma
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K ...
(
Eartha Kitt
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) – the villainess of the first film who turned into a cat at the end of the original, but is now human again despite still having a tail – he goes along with her plan to sell sewer slime as a youth potion. He makes enough money to buy the old folks' home from the old folks and put his large new home there. Eventually, Yzma is revealed as a fake and the old folks chase her down and corner her at a bridge over a river full of crocodiles. To prevent them from attacking her, she transforms herself into a rabbit, but is then caught and taken away by a condor. When Kronk realizes the old folks have sold everything they own in return for something which doesn't work, he gives his home back to them.
Kronk, as camp counselor of the Junior Chipmunks at Camp Chippamunka, falls in love with fellow counselor Miss Birdwell (
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress. Critics h ...
); but when one of his Chipmunks, Tipo, pulls a prank to win the camp championships and is caught, Kronk, feeling responsible for the situation (due to having previously told his Chipmunks to do whatever it took to win), protects the boy at the cost of alienating his love.
Kronk's father (
John Mahoney
Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two P ...
) arrives and confusion ensues as several supportive friends try to pass themselves off to him as Kronk's wife and kids. But in the end, Kronk realizes that his wealth is in his friendships, and this finally wins his father's thumbs up and Miss Birdwell's love.
Meanwhile, just outside the house, Yzma is in the condor's nest with two eggs, which hatch and presumably attack her before the credits roll.
Voice cast
*
Patrick Warburton
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as Kronk
*
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress. Critics h ...
as Miss Birdwell
*
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby" ...
as Yzma
*
David Spade
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as Kuzco
*
John Goodman
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as Pacha
*
Wendie Malick
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as Chicha
*
John Mahoney
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as Papi
*
John Fiedler
John Donald Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor. Recognizable for his high, flutey voice, Fiedler's career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio.
Fiedler was typecast beginning ear ...
as Rudy
*
Bob Bergen
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as Bucky
* Eli Russell Linnetz as Tipo
*
Patti Deutsch as Waitress
*
Michaela Jill Murphy as Chaca
* Anthony Ghannam as Huayna
*
Jeff Bennett
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as Skinny Old Man / Stout Old Man / Gollum-Rudy
*
April Winchell
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Early life
Born on January 4, 1960, in Whitestone, New York, but raised in the Greater Los Angel ...
as Hildy / Marge / Tina
Reception
The film holds a
0% approval rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
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based on reviews and an average rating of . Pam Gelman of
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media (CSM) is an American nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. gave the film two out of five stars, stating that the film's story "is disjointed with unnecessary attempts at humor that are clearly geared for parents". David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews states the main character "works best in small doses; forced to carry an entire movie, Kronk becomes tedious and (unbelievable as it seems) unfunny."
Annie Awards
The film was nominated in 2006 for the following Annie Awards:
* Best Home Entertainment Production
* Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
* Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Home media
The film was released on direct-to-DVD and direct-to-VHS on December 13, 2005.
Songs
References
External links
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