Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)

Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend. ... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Piluso

Writers:

Cliff Ruby (screenplay), Elana Lesser (screenplay)

Stars:

Julia Duffy, David Berón, Charlie Adler

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Duffy	...	Charlotte (voice)
David Berón	...	Wilbur (voice) (as David Beron)
Charlie Adler	...	Templeton / Lurvy (voice)
Amanda Bynes	...	Nellie (voice)
Anndi McAfee	...	Joy (voice)
Maria Bamford	...	Aranea / Button / Additional Voices (voice)
Harrison Chad	...	Cardigan (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Farley / Mr. Arable / Additional Voices (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Fern / Additional Voices (voice)
Laraine Newman	...	Gwen / Mother Sheep (voice) (as Larraine Newman)
Dawnn Lewis	...	Bessie / Female Judge (voice)
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Mrs. Hirsch (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Mr. Hirsch / Additional Voices (voice)
Jerry Houser	...	Mr. Zuckerman / Additional Voices (voice)
Valery Pappas	...	High Strung Chicken (voice)

Storyline

Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend. Wilbur shows Cardigan the joys of farm life, and introduces him to three very special spiders - Nellie, Aranea and Joy - Charlotte's daughters. When Farmer Zuckerman suddenly sells Cardigan to another farmer, Wilbur realizes what he must do. Joined by a cunning rat named Templeton, Wilbur and Charlotte's daughters set out on an unforgettable journey to find Cardigan...and discover that with courage, heart and the love of your friends, you can do most anything.

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Plot Keywords:

pig | runt | punctuation in title | numbered sequel | apostrophe in title | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlotte's Web 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Universal Cartoon Studios, Nickelodeon Movies

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Animation Lookback: Hanna-Barbera Part 5 (2010)

User Reviews

Feels incredibly padded

Most video sequels (though inferior) at least try to build up a story with some form of plot, character development, and the like. But this sequel was just bland and boring. I would've taken a rehash of the original story where the attention was on Cardigan instead the story that we got here. The story is basically, Wilbur goes to visit Cardigan at his new home and a misunderstanding occurs where Wilbur must come to his rescue. It may sound interesting on paper but the movie stretches this plot way out to meet its 80 minute requirement with too slow unnecessary moments, dull songs, and goes nowhere with it really. I was expecting something a little more exciting or at least something with more depth to happen. But in the end it is so boring even for a video sequel.

I wasn't a big fan of the original. But it would've been more interesting to see them do something a little more with a sequel to this film. The other thing that might bother people is that they updated ALL the characters from the film with modern looks. Fern in this movie is a COMPLETELY different character (in looks and personality) than the one from the original. It barely qualifies as a sequel to the 1973 animated film because of this.