
Soon, his neck stretches, his hands turn into hooves, and his face turns into a snout. However, he is still alive, and suddenly, his ears become those of a llama. Yzma invites Kuzco to a "farewell" dinner, and he drinks the poison, which supposedly kills him. She, along with her easily-distracted assistant Kronk ( Patrick Warburton) then attempt to poison Kuzco so that she can take full and permanent control of the empire. He also fires Yzma for attempting to run the kingdom while he is preoccupied, infuriating her. Pacha attempts to protest, and is dismissed. One day, he summons Pacha ( John Goodman), the headman of a nearby village, to inform him that he is building his enormous summer home, Kuzcotopia, on the site of Pacha's house. Kuzco ( David Spade) is the self-centered, spoiled, and vain emperor of the Incan empire brought up by his ancient, head advisor Yzma ( Eartha Kitt). Ī direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove was released in 2005, followed by an animated television series The Emperor's New School,in 2006. Today however, the film has gained a large cult following with Disney fans and has become a popular source of memes online. Although it didn't lose as much money compared to some of the later films, this didn't make much riches as there was some competition with How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie at the same year this film was released. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song for " My Funny Friend and Me" performed by Sting, but lost against "Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan from Wonder Boys. However, despite being a box office disappointment, the film saw a second life thanks to strong home videos sales and rentals throughout the year of 2001. Unlike most Disney films, this has no musical numbers, is very comical and funny, and almost nothing dark or realistically sad happens at all, as a result, many fans consider this a black sheep of the Disney Animated Canon, while others consider it to be spoof of Disney movies, despite the fact that it was made by Disney itself. Produced by Randy Fullmer and directed by Mark Dindal over a six-year production timeline, The Emperor's New Groove was altered significantly from its original concept as a more traditional Disney musical entitled Kingdom of the Sun, to have been directed by Dindal and Roger Allers (co-director of The Lion King).

The 40th animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon, the film is a comedy including adult and child humor. Kronk's New Groove Source The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures through Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on December 15, 2000.
