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The Emperor's New Groove
A breezy, joke-a-minute cartoon romp that keeps you grinning with its goofy villains and bickering odd-couple banter.
About 2000 animated film directed by Mark Dindal
Genres comedy, buddy, musical, flashback
Directed by Mark Dindal
Written by Mark Dindal, Chris Williams, David Reynolds
Music Sting, John Debney
Runtime 75 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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