| The Jungle Book 2 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steve Trenbirth |
| Written by | Karl Geurs |
| Produced by | Christopher Chase Mary Thorne |
| Starring | John Goodman Haley Joel Osment Mae Whitman Connor Funk Bob Joles Tony Jay John Rhys-Davies Jim Cummings Phil Collins |
| Edited by | Christopher K. Gee Peter Lonsdale |
| Music by | Lorraine Feather Terry Gilkyson Paul Grabowsky Patrick Griffin Joel McNeely Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Icon Film Distribution/Igor Entertainment/Beacon Pictures (Australia) |
Release dates | May 5, 2003 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Countries | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[1] |
The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated movie produced by DisneyToon Studios. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on May 5, 2003. It is the sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 movie The Jungle Book. Haley Joel Osment did the voice of Mowgli, and John Goodman did the voice of Baloo. The movie was going to be a direct-to-video movie, but it was released in theaters first. The movie is not based on The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (published in 1895). However, they do have some of the same characters. When released, the movie was criticised mainly for its bad animation and a story similar to the original movie. Disney released the VHS and DVD versions on July 4, 2004. On June 17, 2009 a Special Edition DVD was released.
Mowgli feels unwelcome and out of place in the human village where he now lives. When Baloo arrives for a visit, Mowgli leaves with him to go back to the jungle. However, his friend Shanti thinks he was kidnapped. She follows him into the jungle. Shere Khan is still hunting for Mowgli, which puts him, as well as Shanti and Baloo, in danger. Mowgli must decide whether he wants to live in the jungle with Baloo, or stay in the village with Shanti.
Additinal voices were provided by an uncredited J. Grant Albrecht, and various voice actors: Bob Bergen, Corey Burton, Cam Clarke, Jennifer Darling, Darin De Paul, Debi Derryberry, Paul Eiding, John Fiedler, Nicholas Guest, Jess Harnell, Denis Leary, Jay Leno, Sherry Lynn, Tress MacNeille, Danny Mann, Mona Marshall, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Ryan O'Donohue, Patrick Pinney, Phil Proctor, Philece Sampler, Kath Soucie, Tara Strong, Clive Swift, Frank Welker and Mae Whitman. ADR loop group voices were provided by W.K. Stratton, David Cowgill, Aareale Davis, Jay Dogra, Moosie Drier, Cedric the Entertainer, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Bridget Hoffman, Mark Myers, Jonathan Osser, Melissa Osser, Kane Ritchotte, Dina Sherman, Aaron Spann, Melanie Spore, Doug Stone, Shaheen Vaaz and Wajid.
Additional voices provided by Jeff Bennett, Baron Davis, Jess Harnell, Devika Parikh, Veena Bidasha, Brian Cummings, and an uncredited J. Grant Albrecht.
The band Smash Mouth recorded a cover of the Sherman Brothers song, "I Wanna Be Like You" (originally from the 1967 musical movie), which is featured on this movie's soundtrack.
Many people thought that The Jungle Book 2 was too much like the original 1967 classic. Many people thought it should have gone direct-to-video like what it was originally made for. On Rotten Tomatoes, the general opinion is "This inferior rehash of The Jungle Book should have gone straight to video." Based on 86 reviews, the movie has a "rotten" 19%, with an average score of 4.4.[3] In the "cream of the crop" division, the movie has a 17% with an average score of 4.1.[4] In the RT Community, it has a 30%, with an average score of 3.7.[5]
The movie has made a total domestic gross of $47,901,582.[1]