Mighty Lions (1994 animated film)

Mighty Lions is a 1994 American animated musical drama film that was made by Silver Stars' film studio, Silver Animation and its home videos were distributed by Sony Wonder. It was directed by Larry Cuben, produced by Tom Halland, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Irene Cara and lyricist John Woolf, with a score by James Horner. Krystal Franks, who is the founder of Silver Stars and Silver Animation, was the producer, director and storywriter for the film as she did the same for other animated films made by this studio. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa and was influenced by the story of Joe Marsh and Sibelius. It was originally released in theaters in August 12, 1994, but it later did see a VHS release in 1995 and a DVD release in 2003. This animated feature was released VHS in Silver Animation's Fairy Tales collection of films in 1995.

Mighty Lions tells the story of Shujaa (Swahili for "Hero"), a young lion whose goal is to become a ruler like his father Hadithi. However, after a leopard named Taku kills Hadithi in a rage because his extreme jealousy to become a ruler, Shujaa fled to the exile. As he grows up in the while journeying his new friends, a rhinoceros named Kalamu and a lemur named Utani, Shujaa receives a perspective message from his childhood friend Tama, and the mysterious okapi named Noka, promoting him to challenge Taku to a fight to earn a title of the "King of Beasts".