Pocahontas (1995 movie)
Pocahontas was The Walt Disney
Company's 33rd animated feature film.
It is based loosely on the encounter between the colonists of Jamestown, Virginia with the native Powhatan tribe, and
in particular presents a highly romanticized account of the meeting between Pocahontas and John Smith. It is a
musical; the songs have music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
The film starred the voice acting of Mel Gibson as John Smith, Irene Bedard and Judy Kuhn as Pocahontas (speaking voice and singing voice, respectively), and David Ogden Stiers as John Ratcliffe as well as his footman
Wiggins. Before his death, comedian John Candy had recorded a large amount of
material for a turkey character who was to be Pocahontas's sidekick. Executives perceived the character to lighten the tone of
the film excessively, and the turkey was replaced with the characters Meeko the raccoon and Flit the hummingbird.
Pocahontas was criticized by many for presenting stereotypical images of Native Americans, and by others for presenting a highly distorted version of the historical events on
which it was based. It is regarded by many as the first misstep of the 1990s "renaissance" of Disney animation, being neither as
critically well-regarded nor as commercially successful as the films that preceded it: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and especially The Lion King.
It was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World in 1998.
Real historical figures who appear in the film
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