The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)

Pre-teen jungle boy Mowgli gets to human world and is pursued by P.T.Barnum circus scout Harrison who wants to take him to circus as curiosity. Harrison hires local grandee Buldeo for help ... See full summary »

Director:

Dee McLachlan

Writers:

Matthew Horton, Bayard Johnson,

Stars:

Gulshan Grover, Jamie Williams, Billy Campbell

Cast

Credited cast:
Gulshan Grover	...	Baldev
Jamie Williams	...	Mowgli
Billy Campbell	...	Harrison (as Bill Campbell)
Roddy McDowall	...	King Murphy
David Paul Francis	...	Chuchundra
Dyrk Ashton	...	Karait
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy	...	Emily Reece
B.J. Hogg	...	Col. Reece
Amy Robbins	...	Molly Ward
Hal Fowler	...	Capt. Ward
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simon Barker	...	Train Official
Sunil Hettiarachchi	...	Rickshaw Man
Albert Moses	...	Conductor
E.A. Piyasena	...	Porter
Raja Summanapala	...	Baldev's Servant

Storyline

Pre-teen jungle boy Mowgli gets to human world and is pursued by P.T.Barnum circus scout Harrison who wants to take him to circus as curiosity. Harrison hires local grandee Buldeo for help in tracking Mowgli down. It turns out to be that Mowgli is Buldeo's nephew, and the only obstacle for him to take his late brother's rich estate.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | circus | tiger | bear | boy | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild adventure violence and brief mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo

Filming Locations:

Kandy Mountain, Sri Lanka

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$157,049 (USA) (16 May 1997)

Gross:

$479,099 (USA) (27 June 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MDP Worldwide, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the making of the movie, Jamie Williams was bitten in the foot by a chimp. The bandage on his foot in some scenes in the widescreen version.

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Goofs

When it's morning in the cave, Mowgli is sitting with two wolves. In the next shot there's only one wolf.

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Connections

Follows The Jungle Book (1994)

User Reviews

A very warm story, clean enough for the whole family, all ages.

12yo Jamie Williams was the perfect actor choice for 9yo Mowgli, the Jungle Boy. Besides being a talented actor he is lovely appearing and looked the part of someone who may have been raised by wolves.

All supporting adult actors performed their associative roles well, without stealing the scenes and without resorting to ghetto-speak or being vulgar in any way. So I say this movie is a family-safe event that will allow a 'time-out' from day-to-day rituals for all ages of children and accompanying adults.

Each exotic animal had its own breathtaking scene where their individual grace and beauty could be observed. Close-ups of sweet Mowgli's face when he calls birds, monkeys, cats, wolves or bears were very clear and added some gentle depth to a little boy who was the product of animal care taking.

My family enjoyed this movie.

Clearly a story this simple is not meant for those persons who have left the bigger part of their childhood essence behind; however, it is highly recommended to anyone who still enjoys tender child fare: clean, wholesome, gentle and enjoyable.