The Jungle Book 2
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| Directed by | Steve Trenbirth |
| Produced by | Christopher Chase Mary Thorne |
| Written by | Karl Geurs Evan Spiliotopoulos |
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Haley Joel Osment John Goodman Mae Whitman Bob Joles Tony Jay Phil Collins John Rhys-Davies Jim Cummings |
| Music by | Patrick Griffin New songs: Lorraine Feather Paul Grabowsky Joel McNeely Original songs: Terry Gilkyson Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman |
| Edited by | Christopher K. Gee Peter Lonsdale |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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72 minutes |
| Country | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $135,703,599 |
The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 American-Australian animated film produced by DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book, and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo.
The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the Peter Pan sequel, Return to Never Land. It is the third animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after The Rescuers Down Under in 1990 and Return to Never Land in 2002. The film is a continuation of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling and is not based on The Second Jungle Book. However, they do have several characters in common. When released, it was criticized mainly for the quality of its animation and the similarity of its plotline to that of the original film.
Mowgli is living in the Man Village with the girl who lured him in, Shanti, his adopted brother Ranjan, and their parents. However, Mowgli longs to return to the fun of the jungle, and after nearly leading the other children of the village into the jungle, is punished by his adopted father for trying to lead them into danger. Meanwhile, in the jungle, Shere Khan has returned to Baloo and Bagheera's part of the jungle seeking revenge on Mowgli. Baloo sneaks into the Man Village and gets Mowgli to come with him to live in the jungle; however, unbeknownst to them, Shere Khan has also infiltrated the village, only to be chased off by the village people. In the ensuing chaos of the tiger's attack, Shanti and Ranjan go into the jungle to rescue Mowgli, believing that Baloo is a vicious animal who has kidnapped the boy.
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