Peter Pan 2: Return to Never Land (2002)

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.

Directors:

Robin Budd, Donovan Cook (co-director)

Writers:

Temple Mathews (screenplay), Carter Crocker (additional written material)

Stars:

Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen, Corey Burton

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Pirates (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Turk (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Jukes (voice)
Clive Revill	...	Elderly Officer / Narrator (voice)

Storyline

The classic tale of 'Peter Pan' continues in Disney's sequel 'Return to Never Land'. In 1940 on a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, has two children, one of them is her daughter, Jane. She wears her trench coat during the air raid, and later that night, Wendy tries to give her own children hope by telling them of her magical experiences with Peter Pan in Never Land. However, Jane, Wendy's daughter, sees it all as make believe and refuses to believe in the tales. That is, until the villainous Captain Hook mistakes her for Wendy and abducts her to Never Land in an attempt to lure and capture Peter Pan. Peter Pan's quest to return Jane safely home is jeopardized until she can begin to believe in the magic of imagination.

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Plot Keywords:

little boy | friendship | magic | sequel | hook for a hand | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peter and Jane

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,623,464, 17 February 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$48,430,258

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$109,862,682

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation, Disneytoon Studios, Walt Disney Animation Australia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (Digital DTS Sound) Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kathryn Beaumont, was originally suggested to play adult Wendy since she played young Wendy in the original Peter Pan (1953).

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Goofs

Jane steals the key for Peter's bonds from Hook. During the following chase up and down the ship ending with Jane flying around and finally landing near Peter to free him, the key is in her left hand, gone, in her right hand, gone, in her left hand, gone and finally in her right hand.

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Quotes

Danny: Come on, Jane, we've beat old Captain Hook together!
Jane: Daniel, please! I have no time for fun and games
Danny: You use to, you were going to be the very first lost girl ever!
Jane: That was a long time ago
Danny: Yeah, back when you were fun!

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Crazy Credits

This film would not have been possible without the inspiration from the original motion picture and the work of its talented artists and animators.

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Connections

Referenced in Pan (2015)

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Soundtracks

Second Star to the Right
Music and Lyrics by Sammy Fain and Sammy Cahn
Performed by Jonatha Brooke
Arranged by Randy Petersen and Tim Heintz

User Reviews

A harmless children's movie.

This movie is not up to normal Disney standards in either the musical or animation department. As a whole, however, it isn't that bad. There are a few very charming moments involving both Jane, Peter and the lost boys. Also, it was nice to see Jane follow in the tradition of other Disney heroines and have a strong character.

Also, The brief last scene involving Peter and a grown-up Wendy was touching in a way that it's live action counterpart Hook never was.

Overall, if you have kids, it's a fun mindlessly entertaining afternoon at the movie theater. Not nearly as good as the original, but still fun.