The cow bell was a nice touch
Did anybody else catch that?
Sonny: Is there a country you'd like to go to?
Sal: Wyoming.
Totally. Even said out loud "more cowbell". Luckily only my group of friends were in the theatre at the time.
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MovieChat Forums > The Jungle Book (2016) Discussion > The cow bell was a nice touch
I saw there was a cowbell in the monkey temple, and King Louis appeared after Mowgli knocked it, but why was that significant?
shareChristopher Walken voiced King Louie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd0OjjCz88
Sonny: Is there a country you'd like to go to?
Sal: Wyoming.
OK there's obviously something I don't know about Christopher Walken, because I do not understand this conversation at all. I'm not sure I want to know what I'm missing though! ;-)
shareThe link was probably removed by YouTube by the time you tried to view it (it was pulled when I tried to view it today), but just search on YouTube for "More Cowbell". You should find multiple links to various clips of a classic SNL sketch with Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken. If you don't want to bother finding and watching a clip, you can find more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_cowbell
Warning, reading the Wikipedia entry will spoil some of the fun of watching the sketch for the first time!
UPDATE: I've discovered that many of the YouTube clips are too short, remixes or deleted. So here's the official NBC clip of the original sketch: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/more-cowbell-with-will-ferrell-on-snl--video--saturday-night-live--nbc/n41046?snl=1
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Thanks, Grayovac!
shareOh yeah that was clever! When I found out walken was playing king louis I imagined him singing I wanna be like you. I didn't think they would do it , I was satisfied
shareThat really was a nice touch...
shareThat was a nice homage, but I think they should have incorporated the cowbell into his "I Wanna' be Like You" song.
As it was, I thought it was very cowbell deficient.
"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?"
Oh my god haha I just did now that I saw this board. Granted, I didn't realize it was Christopher Walken until after he blocks Mowgli's path from the exterior and it closes up on his face. Wow, Walken's mannerisms and eyes really showed through! But that cowbell though Hahahaha that is, just awesome.
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