The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dale Schott
Produced by	Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith
Written by	Peter Sauder
Starring	Maxine Miller Pam Hyatt Cree Summer Hadley Kay Alyson Court Billie Mae Richards Chris Wiggins
Music by	Patricia Cullen
Edited by	Evan Landis
Production company	LBS Communications Nelvana Limited
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	North America: March 7, 1986 (limited) March 21, 1986 (wide)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States Canada
Language	English
Box office	North America: US$8,540,346 (adjusted by inflation$:18659645) Worldwide: US$12,000,000 (adjusted by inflation$:26218579)

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation is a 1986 children's animated film produced by LBS Communications, Inc. and Canadian animation studio Nelvana and released by Columbia Pictures. The third animated feature from Nelvana, it was directed by Dale Schott, written by Peter Sauder and produced by Nelvana's three founders (Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith). It starred the voices of Alyson Court, Cree Summer, Maxine Miller and Hadley Kay.

In the second film based on the Care Bears franchise, a character called The Great Wishing Star (voiced by Chris Wiggins) tells the origins of the Care Bears, and the story of their first Caring Mission. True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse lead the other Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins, as they come to the aid of Christy, a young camper who is tempted by an evil shape-shifting figure named Dark Heart. This is also the first appearance of the Care Bear Cubs, who also had their own line of toys.

A New Generation was made over a seven-month period at Nelvana's Toronto facilities, with additional work handled by Taiwan's Wang Film Productions, and involved several crew members who had worked on the original Care Bears Movie. Patricia Cullen served as composer, and Los Angeles musicians Dean and Carol Parks worked on the film's six songs. The Samuel Goldwyn Company, a U.S. independent distributor, was originally set to release this follow-up; demands from the film's producers caused the company to give up. To the chagrin of Goldwyn's founder, the worldwide rights were then acquired by Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures.