Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001) (TV)

Director:

Mary Lambert

Writers:

Jon Cooksey (written by) &
Ali Marie Matheson (written by) ...
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Release Date:

12 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Your Favorite Witches Are Back!

Plot:

The Cromwell clan split their time between the real world and "Halloweentown", but the son of an old rival threatens to make the latter "real" and the real world a place of monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother | Spell Book | Single Mother | Title Directed By Female | Sequel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kimberly J. Brown	...	Marnie Piper
Judith Hoag	...	Gwen Cromwell Piper
Daniel Kountz	...	Kal
Joey Zimmerman	...	Dylan Piper (as Joseph Zimmerman)
Emily Roeske	...	Sophie Piper
Phillip Van Dyke	...	Luke
Blu Mankuma	...	Gort
Peter Wingfield	...	Alex
Debbie Reynolds	...	Aggie Cromwell
Richard Side	...	Benny
Robin Thomas	...	Kalabar (archive footage)
Xantha Radley	...	Astrid
Jessica Lucas	...	Vampire Girl
Casey Dubois	...	Little Boy
Scott Owen	...	Announcer
Wren Roberts	...	Caveman (as Wren Robertz)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc Andrew Smith	...	Trick-or-treater
Danielle Judovits	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Blake Mawson	...	Fly (uncredited)

Directed by
Mary Lambert

Writing credits
Jon Cooksey		(written by) &
Ali Marie Matheson		(written by)
Paul Bernbaum		(based on characters created by)

Produced by
Peter Lhotka	....	producer
Sheri Singer	....	executive producer
Georgene Smith	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh

Cinematography by
Tony Westman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sharyn L. Ross

Casting by
Natalie Hart
Jason La Padura		(as Jason LaPadura)

Production Design by
Michael Joy

Art Direction by
Michael Diner

Set Decoration by
Shirley Inget

Costume Design by
Karen L. Matthews		(as Karen Matthews)

Makeup Department
Sammy Gonzales	....	hair stylist: Debbie Reynolds
Norma Hill-Patton	....	makeup designer
Roy Knyrim	....	creature and makeup effects designer: SOTA F/X, Inc. (as Roy Kynrim)
Jerry Macaluso	....	creature and makeup effects designer: SOTA F/X, Inc.
Sanna Seppanen	....	hair stylist
Ron Karkoska	....	key makeup artist (uncredited)
J.M. Logan	....	key special makeup effects (uncredited)

Production Management
Lynne Bespflug	....	unit production manager
Brian Tidmore	....	post-production supervisor (as Brian J. Tidmore)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark D. Currie	....	second assistant director (as Mark Currie)
Richard Flower	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mark Francis	....	property master
Harry Griffin-Beale	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Franziska Keller	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
John Malmborg	....	carpenter (uncredited)
David Paul Hewitt White	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lars Ekstrom	....	production sound mixer
Stephen Grubbs	....	sound supervisor (as Steve Grubbs)
J. Stanley Johnston	....	sound re-recording mixer
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mike Gardner	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Darryl Marko	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Chris Ostler	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Walls	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Falletta	....	special effects (uncredited)
Adam Tayler	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Kuklish	....	visual effects supervisor
Oliver Arnold	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Neil Atkins	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Edward Heede	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunt coordinator
Dave Hospes	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip (as Dillard John Brinson)
Simon Hunt	....	gaffer
Tim Heller	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant Steadicam (uncredited)

Casting Department
Bette Chadwick	....	casting: Canada
Natasha Tony	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Watson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Mark Deimel	....	assistant editor (as Mark Diemel)

Music Department
Jill Meyers	....	music clearances
Kim Naves	....	music editor
Jilien Smith	....	music supervisor (as Jilien Manges)

Transportation Department
Michael J. Murphy	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Elaine Fleming	....	production coordinator
Ken Friss	....	script supervisor
J. Amelia Taggart	....	assistant to the director (as Jodie Taggart)
Michael C. Young	....	location manager
Nicole Marostica	....	publicist (uncredited)
Don Munro	....	on-set tutor (uncredited)
Heather Vedan	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Just Singer Entertainment

Distributors

• Disney Channel (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Buena Vista International (2001) (worldwide) (all media)

Special Effects

• S.O.T.A. FX (makeup effects) (creatures) (as SOTA F/X, Inc.)
• Ring of Fire Studios (visual effects by) (as Ring of Fire)

Other Companies

• Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)  acknowledgment (as ACTRA)
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems by (as Clairmont)
• Command Post Toybox  telecine services (as Command Post / Toybox West)
• DGC  acknowledgment (as DGC Directors Guild of Canada - Ontario District Council)
• Fuji Film Professional Motion Picture Products  filmed on (as Fuji Film)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Miles O' Fun Sound  sound editorial by
• Sounds Great!  adr voice casting
• Westwind Media  sound re-recorded at

Also Known As:

"Halloweentown II" - USA (short title)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | Canada:G | USA:TV-G (old rating) | USA:TV-PG (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Fantasy Gardens, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Just Singer Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: The title of the movie spells Kalabar with a "K", but the ending credits spells it with a "C".

Quotes:

Gwen Cromwell Piper:[after catching Alex catch a fly with his tongue and eat it] You're... not human!
Alex:Well nobody's perfect.
Gwen Cromwell Piper:You... golem!

Movie Connections:

Follows Halloweentown (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Radio Rainbow

Not a bad film, but not great

I've not seen the first film so I can't comment on what other people have said regarding the plot line's similarity to the first.

I found this film interesting though. It's clearly aimed at kids and I think that kids would find it entertaining. I have to admit the plot didn't completely make sense, and there were some parts that just made no sense at all. But I suppose that the target audience probably wouldn't be too worried about the inconsistencies.

The plot centres around the granny witch's spellbook which is stolen and used to place a 'grey spell' on halloweentown, turning the town listless and uninteresting (although I found the 'boring' characters more entertaining than the lively ones, I never thought seeing someone sort socks would amuse me so much). The young witch then has to attempt to regain the book despite not seeming to know her arse from her elbow.

At no point in the film was I bored but I was slightly annoyed by the ending given that it was something she could easily have done at the start of the film.

In total I'd give this film 6/10 allowing for the fact it's not aimed at me, and young kids would probably enjoy it.