Return to Never Land (2002)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Robin Budd
Donovan Cook (co-director)

Writers:

Temple Mathews (screenwriter) and
J.M. Barrie (characters)

Release Date:

15 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

In London during World War II, this is the story of Wendy's daughter, Jane, who is kidnapped by Captain Hook and Peter Pan must come to the rescue.

Plot Keywords:

Peter Pan | Sequel | 1940s | Rescue | Hook For Hand

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Harriet Owen	...	Jane / Young Wendy (voice)
Blayne Weaver	...	Peter Pan (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Captain Hook (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Smee / Pirates (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Wendy Darling (voice)
Andrew McDonough	...	Danny (voice)
Roger Rees	...	Edward (voice)
Spencer Breslin	...	Cubby (voice)
Bradley Pierce	...	Nibs (voice)
Quinn Beswick	...	Slightly (voice)
Aaron Spann	...	Twins (voice)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Clive Revill	...	Additional Voice (voice)

Also Known As:

Peter Pan II: Peter and Jane (USA) (working title)
Peter Pan II: Return to Neverland (USA) (working title)
Peter Pan in Return to Never Land (Australia) (DVD title)
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland (USA) (trailer title)
Peter and Jane (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA | Canada | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Thailand:G | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Austria:0 | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:6 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Trivia:

Originally planned as a direct-to-video release.

Goofs:

Continuity: Jane falls into the ground leaving a Jane shaped hole. When she climbs out the hole is a slightly different shape. And later the Jane shaped hole is suddenly gone.

Quotes:

Jane: Look, who's in charge here?
Nanatwo (the dog): Woof?
Jane: Don't be silly, I am. Now come on!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

So To Be One of Us

He's back....

"Peter Pan In Return To Never Land" is Disney‘s animated sequel to their truly classic 1953 adaptation of J.M. Barrie‘s beloved children‘s story. Time‘s moved on since the first movie and although Peter Pan never grew up, Wendy did. It‘s now World War Two and an adult Wendy is living in London, still telling tales of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell and all the other inhabitants of Never Land to her two children; Danny, an awe struck little boy and Jane, a more cynical, pragmatic older girl who has no time for fairytales. However when Hook flies his sailing ship to London, kidnaps Jane and takes her to Never Land, she soon wishes she has paid more attention to her mother‘s stories.

With a budget of a ‘mere‘ $20M the film was produced by Disney‘s TV animation department (who have previously toiled over ‘straight to video/DVD‘ sequels for other Disney movies including "Cinderella," "The Lady And The Tramp," "The Lion King" and "The Little Mermaid"), but this was apparently always planned as a cinematic release. The film succeeds in combining the traditional feel of the original ‘50s animation with a more contemporary look, particularly for the intrepid young heroine Jane (whose modern looking bobbed haircut was actually highly fashionable during World War Two!). The use of computer generated animation does successfully enhance certain scenes, sometimes so subtly you don‘t even notice, and sometimes – in the case of Tinkerbell‘s magical pixie dust – to spectacular effect. However Hook‘s computer generated ship, while certainly impressive, unfortunately stands out uncomfortably from the traditionally animated environments that surround it. Overall though "Peter Pan In Return To Never Land" – only the second sequel to a Disney feature to be released on the big screen – more than deserves a cinematic outing, and will no doubt go down well with the latest generation of Disney fans, who have grown up with a VHS copy of the original at home.