Underplayed Gems

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo poster
Directed by
Dee McLachlan
Genre
adventure, family
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young boy named Mowgli lives in the jungle and learns to survive with the help of animal friends like Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. He faces threats from both wild animals and human enemies who want to capture him.

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What happens

Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo is a 1997 American adventure film produced by MDP Worldwide and released by TriStar Pictures, and functions as a prequel to Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994). While the film is named after The Second Jungle Book (which the 1994 film adapted), the film is actually a live action adaption of the original book, adapted for the screen by Bayard Johnson and Matthew Horton. The film stars Jamie Williams as Mowgli, with Roddy McDowall and Billy Campbell in supporting roles. It was shot in Kandy Central Hills, Sri Lanka in July to September 1996 and features some well known Sri Lankan actors like Wijeratne Warakagoda, Sunil Hettiarachchi and Raja Sumanapala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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