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 Pan II: 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

Though most voices of returning characters closely imitate the voices from Peter Pan (1953), the voice of Cubby (the Lost Boy in a bear suit) is noticeably different. Child actor Spencer Breslin gives him a high pitched voice rather than his deep, funny "oafish" voice from the original and his other appearances.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Jane: Don't you see, Hook? You will never win. Not as long as there's faith, trust, and pixie dust.

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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 Daniel the Wizard (2004)

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Soundtracks

So To Be One of Us
Music and Lyrics by They Might Be Giants
Arranged by Martin Erskine
Chorus: Jon Robert Hall, D.J. Harper, Nils Montan, Bobbi Page, Wally Wingert (as Wallace Wingert), and Lauren Wood

User Reviews

Magical

All you need is faith, trust and pixie dust! This is a surprisingly pleasant sequel. The C.G. Tinkerbelle is not as ...delicate as I remember from the first, but she is still made well and is just as spunky! I think they did a very good job on this movie...so good of a job that I would not classify it with normal sequels. I think it will be on the shelf with the other classics. They still have the Tink that turns red when she's mad, and the lost boys haven't changed a bit. Peter is just as I remember him, and in all this they did a great job. And overall, I love this movie. The credits did surprise me. They reminded me of the last page in the Little Golden Books I read as a child. Very similar artistry...very similar lay out.

Also, I'd like to add that the music was actually not torture for me to listen to...which counts for a lot for my opinion of cartoons.

I would not miss taking my children to this movie. It's even a sweet date movie.

I think you will like it.