Appearances in Other Media
A slightly different version of the character appeared in the Disney 1994 live-action movie Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book starring Jason Scott Lee. Once again he is an orangutan, and the 'leader' of a group of monkeys that make their home in an abandoned human city. His name arises in this version from the vast wealth that humans left behind in the city, and in particular to his habit of wearing a crown similar in appearance to that worn by the King of France, Louis XIV. Kaa appeared to serve him, being summoned with a clap of his hands, Louie using Kaa to ward off or even kill intruders, the latter for his own amusement. At first, he acts a rival to Mowgli, but later warms up to him after seeing him defeat Kaa. Louie would later on appear during the battle between Mowgli and Captain William Boone (the villain of the film), as he is seen cheering for Mowgli. Following the defeat of Boone, Louie happily summons Kaa, who then kills Boone in the moat.
King Louie did not appear in The Jungle Book 2 due to a legal dispute with Louis Prima's widowed wife Gia Maione (though a shadow puppet of him can be seen at the very beginning of the movie, and Baloo stating that he "split").
Q.T., an orangutan who looks very similar to King Louie, is one of the main characters in Dumbo's Circus.
Louie's very identical twin brother Larry appeared in an episode of House of Mouse.
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