The Emperor's New Groove

Kuzco is a selfish, bratty South American emperor who is selfish and rude to other people. He summons Pacha, the leader of a local village, and tells him he intends to build a holiday resort called for himself, destroying the village.

Meanwhile, Yzma plans to take over the throne. She and her henchman Kronk, organize a dinner for Kuzco, where they plan to poison him, but Kronk gives Kuzco the wrong poison, transforming him into a llama.

Yzma orders Kronk to dispose of Kuzco. He loses Kuzco, who ends up in Pacha's village. Kuzco orders Pacha to return him to the palace. Pacha agrees, but only if he builds his resort somewhere else. Kuzco refuses and decides to travel back to the palace on his own, but ends up lost in the jungle before he is rescued by Pacha.

Yzma takes control of the empire, but when she learns Kuzco has survived, she and Kronk search for him. Kuzco seemingly agrees with Pacha's demands and they begin to journey back to the palace. Kuzco and Pacha arrive at a roadside diner. Yzma and Kronk have followed them there. Pacha tries to warn Kuzco that Yzma is planning to kill him. Kuzco thinks Pacha is lying and reveals that when he becomes human again, he will continue with his plan to make Pacha's village a resort.

Kuzco overhears Yzma planning to kill him due to his selfishness, he leaves the diner on his own and consigns himself to live out his life as a normal llama, before reuniting with Pacha. When the two return to his house to pick up supplies, they discover Yzma and Kronk have arrived, searching for them. Pacha's family distract Yzma and Kronk, giving Pacha and Kuzco time to get back to the palace. The two go to Yzma's lab to find a potion that can turn Kuzco back into a human.

Yzma and Kronk arrive. The palace guards attack Kuzco but are turned into different animals. Kuzco and Pacha find the potion that will turn him back into a human. They fight Yzma on the palace roof. Yzma is turned into a cat by one of her own potions. Kuzco is transformed back into a human. Kuzco decides to build his resort somewhere else.

• David Spade as Emperor Kuzco, a selfish, 18-year-old emperor of the Inca Empire, but later becomes friendly.
• John Goodman as Pacha, a peasant who helps Kuzco.
• Eartha Kitt as Yzma, Kuzco's advisor who wants to rule the Empire.
• Patrick Warburton as Kronk Pepikrankenitz, Yzma's helper who is kind but not smart.
• Wendie Malick as Chicha, Pacha's pregnant wife.
• Kellyann Kelso and Eli Russell Linnetz as Chaca and Tipo, Pacha's two kids.
• Stephen J. Anderson and Andre Stojka as Ipi and Topo, two of Pacha's Villagers.
• Bob Bergen as Bucky the Squirrel, Kronk's friend who dislikes Yzma and speaks gibberish; and as a fly stuck in a web, who only says "Help me! Help me! Help me!" and then "Too late...".
• Rodger Bumpass, Rob Paulsen, Paul Eiding and Danny Mann as male villagers.
• Robert Clotworthy, Peter Cullen, Daamen J. Krall and Jess Harnell as guards.
• Jennifer Darling, Tress MacNeille, Jennifer Hale, June Foray and Susanne Blakeslee as female villagers.
• Patti Deutsch as Mata, a waitress.
• John Fiedler as Rudy, an old man thrown out of Kuzco's castle. His name is never mentioned in the film, but it is mentioned in the sequel Kronk's New Groove.
• Miriam Flynn as the Piñata Lady.
• Holland Taylor, Nancy Cartwright, Sherry Lynn, Mickie McGowan and Laraine Newman as women.
• Daran Norris, Jan Rabson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Bill Farmer and Carlos Alazraqui as men.
• Steve Susskind as the Irate Chef.
• Joe Whyte as the Royal Recordkeeper, an official in charge of finding Kuzco a bride.
• Tom Jones as the Theme Song Guy.
• Patrick Pinney, Steve Bulen, Clive Revill, David Cowgill, Grey DeLisle, Jodi Benson, Kath Soucie and Demi Moore as Birthday Singers.
• Frank Welker as Misty the llama.

Additional voices were provided by Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Susan Blu, Cam Clarke, Debi Derryberry, Susan Egan, Pat Fraley, Geri Gorowski, Nikita Hopkins, Eddie Korbich, Mona Marshall, Phil Proctor, David Randolph, Donald Reynolds, Peter Siragusa, Tara Strong and Kari Wahlgren.

According to the 2002 documentary The Sweatbox, The Emperor's New Groove started production in late 1994 by Roger Allers as Kingdom of the Sun, a more traditional Disney animated movie. By 1997 with the releases of both Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame and their financial failures, the executives wanted something more comedic and less formulaic.

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