["< sod >'''''rudyard kipling's the jungle book'''''is a 1994 american [ [ adventure film ] ] written by ronald yanover and mark geldman, co - written and directed by [ [ stephen sommers ] ], produced by [ [ edward s. feldman ] ] and raju patel with music by [ [ basil poledouris ] ] and from a story by ronald yanover and mark geldman. it is based on walt disney's 1967 animated film'' [ [ the jungle book ( 1967 film ) | the jungle book ] ]'', and the [ [ mowgli ] ] stories in'' [ [ the jungle book ] ]'' and'' [ [ the second jungle book ] ]'' by [ [ rudyard kipling ] ]. < ref > { { cite news | title = are films using names in vain? | work = [ [ the los angeles times ] ] | date = 1997 - 05 - 26 | url = http : / / articles. latimes. com / 1997 - 05 - 26 / entertainment / ca - 62611 _ 1 _ jungle - book | accessdate = 2010 - 11 - 22 | first = alexander | last = nibley } } < / ref > < eod > < sod >'''''rudyard kipling's the jungle book'''''is a 1994 live - action american [ [ adventure film ] ] written by ronald yanover and mark geldman, co - written and directed by [ [ stephen sommers ] ], produced by [ [ edward s. feldman ] ] and raju patel with music by [ [ basil poledouris ] ] and from a story by ronald yanover and mark geldman. it is based on walt disney's [ [ the jungle book ( 1967 film ) | 1967 animated adaptation ] ] of the [ [ mowgli ] ] stories from'' [ [ the jungle book ] ]'' and'' [ [ the second annual jungle book ] ]'' by [ [ rudyard kipling ] ]. < ref > { { cite news | title = are films using names in vain? | work = [ [ the los angeles times ] ] | date = 1997 - 05 - 26 | url = http : / / articles. latimes. com / 1997 - 05 - 26 / entertainment / ca - 62611 _ 1 _ jungle - book | accessdate = 2010 - 11 - 22 | first = alexander | last = nibley } } < / ref > < eod >"]