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The Emperor's New Groove
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2000 7.6 Movie

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

It's all about... ME!

When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.

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TypeMovie
Released15 December 2000
GenreAdventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
DirectorMark Dindal
StarringDavid Spade, John Goodman and Eartha Kitt
Runtime78 min
RatedG
ScoresRotten Tomatoes 86% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.1/10 · Metacritic 70/100 · IMDb 7.4/10 · TMDB users 7.6/10
Budget$100 million
Box office$170 million worldwide

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What kind of watch this is

The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 animated comedy that turns a royal coup into a jungle survival quest. Kuzco, voiced by David Spade, is a narcissist who believes the world exists solely to orbit him. Then he becomes a llama. That is the hook. It strips away his power and forces him to survive on the jungle floor with Pacha, a humble villager played by John Goodman. The film runs 78 minutes, which is a tight fit for a story about a man who cannot stop talking. It works because the humiliation is real. The villain, Yzma, is sharp and wicked, but the heart of the movie is the awkward friction between a rich snob and a guy who knows how to make a fire. It is a romp that leans hard into the absurdity of its own premise.

What the critics said

Critics found a film that was fun, if not profound. Rotten Tomatoes tallies 86% positive reviews, a 86% Tomatometer score as of October 2024. Metacritic settles on 70 out of 100, which it categorizes as generally favorable. Robert Koehler of Variety noted it "will be remembered as the film that established a new attitude" at Disney. Roger Ebert gave it 3 stars, calling it a "goofy slapstick cartoon." Not everyone was charmed. Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle panned the narrative, arguing it makes older audiences long for "dwarves, beauties, and poisoned apples.

How it did with audiences

It cost $100 million and earned $169 million worldwide, a figure that technically covers the budget but fails the internal test. Disney’s standards in the 1990s were higher, making this a disappointment despite the positive math. On TMDB, users rate it 7.6 out of 10, a verdict that suggests the film found its audience even if the box office did not.

What came next for the cast

David Spade moved from Tommy Boy to the Grown Ups franchise. Patrick Warburton, a Seinfeld regular, shifted toward Ted and Men in Black II. John Goodman traded The Big Lebowski for Argo. The credits do not claim the voice role changed these trajectories. They just list what happened next.

Where it left its mark

It arrived in the awkward gap between Disney’s 1990s musicals and the raunchier comedies that followed. Critics like Petrana Radulovic from Polygon have argued the film’s irreverent tone was simply early for its time. As internet culture matured, the movie’s slapstick rhythms found a new audience, spawning memes like Pacha’s “just right” gesture. The film even gained a distinct cult following in Italy, where the dubbed version altered the tempo enough to feel like a separate adaptation. For its 25th anniversary, the crew reunited for a livestream.

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