The Jungle Book: 17 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

9. The Genie's Lamp

Jungle Book Aladdin Lamp
Disney

As well as the cowbell, the treasures in King Louie's temple also includes another familiar artefact from Disney's wider universe. Barely visible among the detritus is the unmistakable shape of the genie's lamp from Aladdin.

How gutted Louie would be under all that rubble if he knew he had something in his possession that was genuinely capable of summoning Man's Red Flower...

Incidentally, the chase sequence through the temple that sees King Louie attempting to catch Mowgli was said to have been based on the Monstro chase in Pinocchio. Obviously without the underwater setting.

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