Return to Snowy River (1988)
"The Man from Snowy River II" (original title)

Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend is being pursued by another man, and her father doesn't want Jim back into her life.

Director:

Geoff Burrowes

Writers:

Geoff Burrowes, John Dixon

Stars:

Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Burlinson	...	Jim Craig
Sigrid Thornton	...	Jessica
Brian Dennehy	...	Harrison
Nicholas Eadie	...	Alistair Patton
Mark Hembrow	...	Seb
Bryan Marshall	...	Hawker
Rhys McConnochie	...	Patton Snr.
Peter Cummins	...	Jake
Cornelia Frances	...	Mrs. Darcy
Tony Barry	...	Jacko
Wyn Roberts	...	Priest (as Wynn Roberts)
Alec Wilson	...	Patton's Croney
Peter Browne	...	Reilly
Alan Hopgood	...	Simmons
Mark Pennell	...	Collins

Storyline

Young Jim Craig returns to the Australian high country, after being away herding the horses he caught and sold, in order to provide a stake for his future. He finds things quite different than when he left: his girlfriend, Jessica Harrison, is being pursued by a rich suitor, Jessica's father wants him out of her life, and the residents of the high country are being driven out by the wealthier low country ranchers. Jim definitely has his work cut out for him.

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Plot Keywords:

horse | rancher | australian western | shootout | old west | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Return to Snowy River

Filming Locations:

Mansfield, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Gross:

$13,687,027 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burrowes Film Group, Hoyts Film Partnership, Silver Screen Partners III

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Disney Channel's 1999-2002 series "So Weird" Season 1 Episode 12 (Coma), "Return to Snowy River" is the featured movie at a theater in the hometown of a woman who is stuck in an alternate reality of her past. The characters use the clue that the movie had come out 11 years previous to help the woman "find her way home" in the childhood version of the town and thus awake from the coma.

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Goofs

The final fight with Alistair, Jim's coat is sliced by Alistair's sword and there is a large bloodstain on it. In the subsequent scene in the bar when he is speaking with Jessica and Mr. Harrison he is wearing the same coat but there is no cut in the sleeve or bloodstain.

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Quotes

Mrs. Darcy: Broaden your minds -- have another beer. Have two!

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Connections

Follows The Man from Snowy River (1982)

User Reviews

disappointing sequel

i didn't think this this sequel to The Man From Snowy River was that great.i thought it was too drawn out.plus,it was fairly heavy on the romance angle,which isn't my cup of tea.Tom Burlinson returns as Jim Craig,the title character in the first movie.Sigrid Thornton returns as his love interest.Kurt Douglas played her father,Harrison,in the original.Brian Denehey plays that role in this movie.this is not the worst movie i have seen,but it wasn't as good as i'd hoped.still,just like the first one,there is some very beautiful scenery,and a great musical score.Burlinson and Thornton are both decent actors,at least in this movie.Dennehy is also good.for me,Return to Snowy River is a 5/10