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Born Free: A New Adventure
GenreAdventure
Drama
Family
Based onCharacters from
Born Free
by Joy Adamson
Written byJohn McGreevey
Directed byTommy Lee Wallace
Starring
Music byDavid Michael Frank
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLorin Bennett Salob
Production locationsLanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa
CinematographyJohan Scheepers
EditorRobert F. Shugrue
Running time92 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseApril 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)

Born Free: A New Adventure is a 1996 American television adventure film starring Jonathan Brandis and Ariana Richards. The film was written by John McGreevey and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It was first aired on ABC on April 27, 1996. The film was shot entirely in South Africa.

Plot

Two teenagers, Rand and Val, rescue a young lioness that has been tamed by hunters. Now, they have to teach the lioness how to survive in the wild.

Cast

Connections

In 1960, Joy Adamson published a book called Born Free, based on her (and her husband, George Adamson) experience raising the lioness Elsa. The book was followed by two others, Living Free (1961) and Forever Free (1963).

Reception

Carole Horst from Variety magazine wrote: "Brandis and Richards (“Jurassic Park”) make a cute couple, and Noth and Purl do their best with the thin characters given them. Director Tommy Lee Wallace does keep things going, and cinematographer Johann Scheepers’ lensing is pretty. But the South African locations could have been used more effectively, and some scenes look like they were shot on a soundstage. Footage of animals roaming around the savanna is clumsily intercut with reaction shots of the actors, creating a jarring effect."[1] Tom Gliatto from People magazine gave the film a C− and said: "The word “adventure” is used with impudent liberality. As with its famous 1966 movie predecessor, this two-hour production involves Elsa, a tamed lioness who needs to be reeducated to survive in the wilderness, but huge chunks of the story are devoted to Jonathan Brandis (seaQuest) in the role of a sulky American teen whose widowed father is doing viral research in Africa (where the movie was shot). But this isn’t Born Free—it’s Tiger Beat."[2]

References

  1. ^ Horst, Carole (25 April 1996). "Review: 'Born Free: A New Adventure'". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ Gliatto, Tom. "Picks and Pans Review: Born Free: a New Adventure". People. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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