The Tiger King (2019)

Davidchannel 29 Entertainment / Charlie Quigg / Universal Pictures' movie-spoofs of Walt Disney's 2019 Computer-Generated Imagery/Live-Action Drama/Musical film *The Lion King.*

## Plot:

In the Streak Lands of India, a Streak of tigers rule over the animal kingdom from Streak Rock. King Amur and Queen Mahaaraanee present their newborn son, Rajah, to the gathering animals by Master Samajhaadar the Lion-Tailed Macaque, the kingdom's shaman and advisor.

Amur shows Young Rajah the Streak Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the "circle of life," which connects all living things. Amur's younger brother, Shere Khan, covets the throne and plots to get rid of Amur and Rajah, so he may become king. He tricks Young Rajah and his best friend Young Natacha into exploring the forbidden wastelands, where they are chased by a clan of hyenas led by the ruthless Ena. Amur hears about Rajah incident from his majordomo, the peacock Azul, and rescues the cubs. Though upset with Rajah, Amur forgives him and explains that the great kings of the past watch over them from the night sky, from which he will one day watch over Rajah. Meanwhile, Shere Khan visits the hyenas and convinces them to help him overthrow Amur in exchange for hunting rights in the Streak Lands.

Shere Khan sets a trap for his brother and nephew, luring Rajah into a gorge and having the hyenas drive a large herd of nilgais into a stampede that will trample him. He informs Amur of Rajah's peril, knowing that the king will rush to save his son. Amur saves Rajah but ends up hanging perilously from the gorge's edge. Shere Khan refuses to help Amur, instead sending him falling to his death. He then convinces Rajah that the tragedy was Rajah's own fault and advises him to leave the kingdom and never return. He orders the hyenas to kill the cub, but Rajah escapes. Shere Khan tells the pack that the stampede killed Amur and Rajah and steps forward as the new king, allowing Ena's clan to live in the Streak Lands.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Pig, an indian grey mongoose and indian boar, rescue Rajah, who collapses in a desert. Rajah grows up in the oasis with his two new friends and other animals in their oasis, living a carefree life under the motto "hakuna matata".

A grown-up Rajah rescues Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Pig from a hungry tigress, who turns out to be Natacha. She and Rajah reunite and fall in love, and she urges him to return home, telling him that the Streak Lands have become a drought-stricken wasteland under Shere Khan's reign. Feeling guilty over his father's death, Rajah refuses and storms off. He then encounters Samajhaadar, who tells him that Amur's spirit lives on in Rajah. Rajah visits the ghost of Amur in the night sky, who tells him that he must take his rightful place as king. Realizing that he can no longer run from his past, Rajah decides to return to the Streak Lands.

Aided by his friends, Rajah sneaks past the hyenas at Streak Rock and confronts Shere Khan, who was about to fight Stealth. Shere Khan taunts Rajah over his role in Amur's death and backs him to the edge of the rock, where he reveals to him that he murdered Amur. Enraged, Rajah tells the truth to the rest of the pack. Shere Khan attempts to defend himself, but his knowledge of Amur's last moment (despite having previously claimed that he arrived too late at the gorge) exposes his role in Amur's death. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Pig, Samajhaadar, Azul and the tigresses fend off the hyenas while Shere Khan, attempting to escape, is cornered at a ledge near the top of Streak Rock. Shere Khan begs for mercy and attempts to blame his crimes on the hyenas; Rajah spares his life but orders him to leave the Streak Lands forever. Shere Khan refuses and attacks his nephew, but Rajah throws him off the cliff after a brief fight. Shere Khan survives the fall but gets attacked and mauled to death by the hyenas, who overheard his attempt to betray them. Afterward, Rajah takes over the kingship and makes Natacha his queen.

With the Pride Lands restored to its usual state, Samajhaadar presents Rajah and Natacha's newborn cub to the assembled animals, continuing the circle of life.

## Cast:

* Cub Simba - Cub Bengal Tiger (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Young Rajah; OC)
* Adult Simba - Adult Bengal Tiger (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Rajah; 2019)
* Cub Nala - Cub Bengal Tigress (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Natacha the Tigress Cub; OC; Juvenile)
* Adult Nala - Adult Bengal Tigress (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Natacha; The Jungle Bunch)
* Timon - Indian Grey Mongoose (*Herpestes edwardsii*) (Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; 1975)
* Pumbaa - Indian Boar (*Sus scrofa cristatus*) (Pig; Skunk Fu!)
* Rafiki - Lion-Tailed Macaque (*Macaca silenus*) (Samajhaadar the Lion-Tailed Macaque; OC)
* Zazu - Indian Peafowl (*Pavo Cristatus*) (Azul; Barbie as the Island Princess)
* Mufasa - Bengal Tiger (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Amur; The Big Trip)
* Sarabi - Bengal Tigress (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Mahaaraane the Tigress; Little Dodo)
* Scar - Bengal Tiger (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Shere Khan; The Jungle Book; 2016)
* Shenzi - Striped Hyena (*Hyaena Hyaena*) (Ena; Noah's Island)
* Kamari - Striped Hyena (*Hyaena Hyaena*) (Kutta; Jungle Cubs)
* Azizi - Striped Hyena (*Hyaena Hyaena*) (Bhookha; Jungle Cubs)
* Herself - Striped Hyena (*Hyaena Hyaena*) (Tabby; Noah's Island)
* Sarafina - Bengal Tigress (*Panthera T. Tigris*) (Priy the Tigress; The Jungle Book 3D)

## Other Cast:

* Baby Simba - Cub Bengal Tiger (Panthera T. Tigris) (Baby Rajah; Aladdin; 1992)
* Teen Simba - Ajay the Tiger (The Proud Family)
* Hyenas - Various Striped Hyenas
* Lions - Various Tigers
* Animals - Various Indian Animals
* Mouse - Fieldmouse (The Animals of the Farthing Wood)
* Stampede - Nilgais (Nat Geographic Documentaries)
* Vultures/Buzzards - Cecil, Arthur and the Vultures (Jungle Cubs; 1996-1998)
* Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon (Wild Kratts)
* Guinea Fowl - Rangoo (The Jungle Book 3D)
* Bush Baby - Small Indian Civet (The Jungle Book; 2016)
* Elephant Shrew - Shrew (Jungle Cubs)
* Impala - Chow-Chow the Chousingha (Animal World)
* Simba and Nala's Cub - One of the Tiger Cubs (Winx Club)

## Scenes Index:

1. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 1 - ♪ The Circle of Life ♪
2. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 2 - Shere Khan (LA)/At Samajhaadar's Tree
3. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 3 - At the Streak Rock/Young Rajah's First Lesson/Poucing Lesson
4. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 4 - Young Rajah and Shere Khan (LA)'s Conversation
5. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 5 - ♪ I Just Can't Wait to be King ♪
6. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 6 - The Wastelands
7. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 7 - Rajah and Amur's Conversation/The Great Kings of the Past
8. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 8 - Shere Khan (LA)'s Arrival/♪ Be Prepared ♪
9. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 9 - The Stampede/Long Live the King
10. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 10 - Amur's Death/Rajah's Exile
11. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 11 - Shere Khan (LA) Takes Over the Streak Lands
12. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 12 - Young Rajah meets Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Pig
13. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 13 - ♪ Hakuna Matata ♪
14. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 14 - Shere Khan (LA) in Charge/Shere Khan (LA) ask Mahaaraanee to be his Queen
15. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 15 - Natacha Escapes from Streak Rock
16. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 16 - Doing Nothing
17. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 17 - Stargazing/Rajah's Alive!
18. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 18 - ♪ The Tiger Sleeps Tonight ♪/Natacha Chases Rikki-Tikki Tavi and Pig/The Reunion
19. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 19 - ♪ Can You Feel the Love Tonight ♪
20. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 20 - Rajah (LA) and Natacha's Argument
21. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 21 - Rajah (LA) Meets Samajhaadar
22. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 22 - Amur's Spirit/Rajah's Destiny (♪ Spirit ♪)
23. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 23 - Rajah's Return/Rikki-Tikki Tavi and Pig's Distraction
24. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 24 - Rajah (LA) Confronts Shere Khan (LA)/Shere Khan (LA)'s Confession
25. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 25 - The Final Battle/Rajah (LA) Vs. Shere Khan (LA)/Shere Khan's Demise
26. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 26 - Happy Ending in the Streak Lands
27. "The Tiger King (2019)" Part 27 - End Credits

## Gallery:

Cub Rajah (OC) as Cub SimbaAdult Rajah (LA) as Adult SimbaNatacha the Tigress Cub as Cub NalaNatacha the Tigress as Adult NalaRikki-Tikki-Tavi as TimonPig the Indian Boar as PumbaaSamajhadaar the Lion-Tailed Macaque as RafikiAzul the Indian Peafowl as ZazuAmur the Tiger as MufasaMahaaraanee the Tigress as SarabiShere Khan (LA) as ScarEna the Striped Hyena as ShenziKutta the Striped Hyena as KamariBhookha the Striped Hyena as AziziTabby the Striped Hyena as Herself (Ena's Pack)Priy the Bengal Tigress as Sarafina