Donal gibson show nonenglish actors hide nonenglish actors kenyu horiuchi. Irene bedard born july 22, 1967 is a native american actress who has played many native american characters in a variety of films. Mel gibsons voice is firm and decisive, making him a great casting choice for the role of john smith, except for one tiny problem. I remember seeing pocahontas in cinemas when it first came out and have seen it several times since then on vhs and dvd. He is a renowned english explorer that took part in governor ratcliffes expedition to virginia, where he would meet and fall in love with pocahontas.
Irene bedard judy kuhn, singing as pocahontas, the daughter of the chief powhatan that manages to stop an armed conflict between the powhatans and the british settlers. Pocahontas is a 1995 american animatit epic muisical romanticdrama film produced bi walt disney feature animation an released bi walt disney pictures. Instead, he voiced the englishman with a distinctly american accent. They are attracted to each other, but pocahontas yearns for john smith donal. With irene bedard, donal gibson, jim cummings, finola hughes. Glen keane served as the supervising animator for pocahontas. Smith is very loosely based on the actual historical figure of the same name. Her voice was sad, but somehow hard and determined at the same time.
Characters from disney movie pocahontas lovetoknow. Mel gibson as john smith, the love interest of pocahontas. It portrays a fictionalized account of her historical encounter with englishman john smith and the jamestown settlers that arrived from the virginia company. John and pocahontas hide and grandmother willow spooks the two. John smith is the deuteragonist of disneys 1995 animated feature film. An english soldier and the daughter of an algonquin chief share a romance when english colonists invade seventeenth century virginia. The film was directed by mike gabriel and eric goldberg. Stallion of the cimarron colonels soldiers, the good shepherd husband. Mel gibson is the voice of john smith in pocahontas. Like most disney movies, pocahontas got the directtovideo sequel treatment with pocahontas ii. Journey to a new world video 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors.
As the voice of pocahontas, animators studied irene to copy her mannerisms on screen. The 33rd disney animatit feature film, the film is part of the era kent as the disney renaissance which lasted frae 1989 tae 1999 directed bi mike gabriel an eric goldberg, the film is inspired bi the known history an folklore surrounding the. Disney found its john smith in the actor when it was casting its. While the first film dealt with her meeting with john smith and the arrival of the british settlers in jamestown, the sequel focuses on. Pocahontas sets off on a journey to england with meeko, flit, and percy.
In this film, rolfe is sent to virginia by king james and queen anne to. She was the daughter of powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the tsenacommacah, encompassing the tidewater region of virginia. I found myself more appreciative of the voice actors, especially the minor ones. Based on the crowds movie taste updated on may 21, 2020, keytalks representing the movie pocahontas ii. See more ideas about world, pocahontas and world movies.
Pocahontas is a semifictional character who is the title character of disneys 33rd animated feature film pocahontas 1995, and its directtovideo sequel pocahontas ii. In some new place on some new face ive never seen i might find where i belong someday and there may even be another dream for me waiting there somewhere along the way nakomas voice. John smith voice pocahontas movie behind the voice. Mel gibson voiced john smith, christian bale voiced thomas, and linda hunt was the voice of grandmother willow. And with that said, she turned and went back to the party, leaving an unfulfilled and sadly confused smith behind. Shes the daughter of chief powhatan and love interest for captain john smith. Who better to play the strong, dashing leading man in a 90s movie than mel gibson. This film would not have been possible without the inspiration from the. Pocahontas do you like pocahontas 2 journey to a new. David ogden stiers gave voice to 2 characters in this movie. None of the actors filmed together while doing their voice work. However, revisiting the big screen for the magic of pocahontas, john smith, and their forbidden love was an extraordinary experience. The voice cast for walt disney pictures pocahontas this year marks the 21st anniversary of the films release since 1995 to 2016 do you recognize any voic. Disneys pocahontas may not be the most faithful telling of the story imaginable for some that follow history to the books and expect filmmakers to entirely follow suite that might even seem a gigantic understatement but it is a creative, visionary, and beautiful film about the discovery of the new world in america by spanish explorers and the emotional unity of pocahontas and john smith.
Pocahontas ii is one of 2 dtv movies in the walt disney gold classic collection. She is perhaps best known for her voice role as the title character in the 1995 animated film pocahontas. With mel gibson, linda hunt, christian bale, joe baker. John smith is the deuteragonist of disneys 1995 animated feature film, pocahontas and a supporting character in its 1998 sequel. Images of the john smith voice actors from the pocahontas franchise. Sure, american actors pull off british accents all the time, but gibson didnt attempt an accent. John smith donal gibson is the voice of john smith in pocahontas ii. Journey to a new world, and kenyu horiuchi is the japanese voice. She is an adventurous woman who violates her fathers forbidding of meeting white people and even falls in love with captain john smith. While the first film dealt with her meeting with john smith and the arrival of the british settlers in jamestown, the sequel focuses on pocahontass journey to england with john rolfe to negotiate for peace between the two nations, although her death is omitted from the films ending. The first english settlers arrived in jamestown colony in may 1607. Pocahontas we shouldnt be doing this she interrupted him.
Despite its gripping goofiness, the twohour show does drag, but thankfully saves itself with quick, clever gags, like introducing john smithplayed by a woman. The legend is a 1995 drama film that fictionalizes the young life of the historical figure of chief powhatans daughter pocahontas and her relationship with captain john smith. Hearing rumors of john smiths death, pocahontas tries to prevent war and battle. Celebrities who voiced beloved animated characters. John smith is a settler from england who falls in love with pocahontas and tries to find peace between the native americans and the settlers. Journey to a new world is a 1998 american directtovideo sequel to the 1995 disney film pocahontas. His agent henry willson, who also gave tab hunter and rock hudson their names, changed van ordens name to john smith. It was there she was hoping to meet john smith aka mel gibson for the first time but he was actually too busy filming braveheart to attend.
Pocahontas 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pocahontas has two voices to back up her character in the movieirene bedard for her speaking voice and judy kuhn for her singing voice. Journey to a new world in 1998, which introduces john rolfe, a colonist that pocahontas actually married. See image of donal gibson, the voice of john smith in pocahontas ii. He began his career singing with the robert mitchell boy choir, a group which appeared in two bing crosby films, going my way 1944 and the bells of st.
Pocahontas shay mitchell john smith chris hemsworth governor ratcliffe alfred molina chief powhatan david midthunder kocoum martin sensmeier thomas freddie highmore nakoma julia. The film was produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures on june 16, 1995. Journey to a new world are most despicable, thoroughly disappointing, least impressive, deeply disappointing, terribly disappointing, greatly disappointing, highly disappointing, extremely disappointing, poor plot, poor quality and others. The voice cast stars irene bedard and mel gibson as pocahontas and smith.
Pocahontas 1995 voice actors and characters youtube. Incarnations view all 4 versions of john smith on btva. No matter how your trivia is grieving, if you keep on believing and try again the dream that you wish a better score will come true. Voice actors characters tv shows movies video games shorts attractions commercials. The character and the events she goes through are loosely based on the actual historical figure pocahontas pocahontas, as the daughter of a native american paramount chief of the powhatan. Pocahontas voice actors from the world wikia fandom. Like maria, pocahontas has been marked for betrothal to an outstanding member of her tribe. Billy connolly and joe baker as ben and lon, two of the settlers. List of characters from disney movie pocahontas pocahontas. Pocahontas is a 1995 american animated musical romantic drama film loosely based on the life of the native american woman pocahontas. John smith voices pocahontas behind the voice actors. Along with these wellknown actors were some relatively unknown actors playing the voices of most of the native americans. Pocahontas alexandra wilcke john smith sigmar solbach thomas gunnar helm kocoum bernd vollbrecht i own nothing pocahontas belongs to. Rolfe was a good character but i hate the fact that she didnt get together with john smith.
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