The jungle book 2

Movie
German title	The jungle book 2
Original title	The Jungle Book 2
Country of production	USA , Australia
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	72 minutes
Age rating	FSK o. A. JMK 0
Rod
Director	Steve Trenbirth
script	Karl Geurs
production	Christopher Chase , Mary Thorne
music	New songs: Lorraine Feather Paul Grabowsky Joel McNeely Original songs: Terry Gilkyson Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Orchestration: Patrick Griffin
cut	Christopher Gee , Peter Lonsdale
occupation
Speakers in English, German Mogli Haley Joel Osment , François Goeske (vocals), Max Felder (language) Baghira Bob Joles , Arne Elsholtz Balu John Goodman , Jürgen Kluckert Colonel Hathi Jim Cummings , Engelbert von Nordhausen Kaa Jim Cummings , Wolfgang Spier Lucky Phil Collins , Kai Taschner MC Jim Cummings , Thomas Amper Ranjan Connor Funk , Domenic Redl Ranjan's father John Rhys-Davies , Tilo Schmitz Shanti Mae Whitman , Adak Azdasht Shir Khan Tony Jay , Hans-Michael Rehberg
chronology
←  Predecessor The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book 2 is an American cartoon from 2003. It is the sequel to the film The Jungle Book . However, the film is not based on the story collection The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling . The story is about Mowgli, who makes his way into the jungle to meet up with his old friends. Although the film was originally intended to be released as a direct-to-video production, it still came out in theaters.

action

Mowgli, the foundling, lives in the settlement of the people with his adoptive parents and his new little brother Ranjan. He found a real family in them. He has also made friends with the charming girl Shanti , who lured him into the human settlement. On the other hand, there are a lot of rules and prohibitions in the village. The most important rule is that children should never go near the jungle. After a while, however, Mowgli begins to miss the jungle and especially his friend, the bear Balu .

Balu feels the same, because he also misses his friend Mowgli. Although the wise panther Baghira warns him, Baloo sneaks unnoticed into the human settlement one night against the combined strength of Colonel Hathi and his elephants and takes Mowgli back into the jungle.

Shanti believes that Mowgli has been kidnapped by a wild bear and goes on a search for Mowgli with Ranjan. Mowgli's archenemy Shir Khan also sneaks around in the jungle and wants to take revenge on the human child. There is also the snake Kaa, who hypnotizes Shanti and Ranjan wants to save her, Kaa's attempt fails thanks to Ranjan.

Shanti and Ranjan get lost in the jungle in search of Mowgli, but finally find him sitting sadly by a tree. When Balu joins them a short time later, this Shanti is frightened at first, who still considers him an enemy, so that Shanti and Ranjan run away again. Mowgli is angry with Baloo and pursues Shanti. He goes deeper and deeper into the forest and finally meets Shir Khan, but Shanti, Ranjan and Balu also join them again. Through a game of confusion in a temple, they manage to outsmart and lock Shir Khan. Eventually they return to the human settlement, but keep coming back for short visits to the jungle.

Production and publication

The film was produced by DisneyToon Studios, Walt Disney Animation Australia, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Television Animation and directed by Steve Trenbirth . The screenplay was written by Karl Geurs , the music composed by Patrick Griffin and the editing was done by Christopher Gee and Peter Lonsdale.

The film was first released in France on February 5, 2003, followed by premieres in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and on February 9, 2003 in the USA. In Germany, the film was released on March 27, 2003. Walt Disney Studios distributes the film internationally, including on VHS , DVD and Blu-ray .

Web links

• The Jungle Book 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Jungle Book 2 in the online film database
• The Jungle Book 2 atRotten Tomatoes(English)

1. ↑ Age rating for The Jungle Book 2 . Youth Media Commission .