Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

David S. Cass Sr.

Writers (WGA):

Walt Morey (novel)
Naomi Janzen (teleplay)

Release Date:

5 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

With tensions running high between Jack & Fog over plans to drill on his land that abuts the wilderness preserve...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Bear | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Dean Cain	...	Jack Wedloe
Reiley McClendon	...	Mark Wedloe
Corbin Bernsen	...	Fog Benson
Ashley Laurence	...	Dakota
Jack Conley	...	Cal Stryker
Martin Kove	...	Cully
Gil Birmingham	...	Pete
Cody Weiant	...	Ashley Benson
Damian Valencia	...	Sheriff Rivers
Collin Bernsen	...	Collin
Robert Norsworthy	...	EPA Inspector
J. Karen Thomas	...	Ms. Washborough
E. Scott Corly	...	Scott
Manny Duran	...	Drill Worker
Bonkers	...	Ben

Also Known As:

Black Gold (UK)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Auburn, California, USA

Company:

Gentle Ben Production Company

Goofs:

Continuity: Mark watches the oil drilling from across a lake. He sees a blue and gray oil tanker pull away past a white truck. He then takes a photo and the oil tanker is back where it was before.

Movie Connections:

Follows Gentle Giant (1967)

The Story Continues

Gentle Ben, his new best friend Mark, his friend Ashley, Mark's uncle Jack the Forest Ranger, Ranger Pete, Ashley's dad, Dakota at the store, and the friendly mountain man... they're all back. This movie seems to pick up not very long after the last one left off. Same cast of characters essentially plus one new one and a whole new sticky situation Ashley's dad is getting into. That poor man, he musta come from the city years ago and all he has on his mind is somehow makin' a buck... not that there's anything wrong with that except he's a little too overambitious. Low and behold Mark and Ashley stumble upon what Fog Benson's up to and try to fix the situation. Do they? Oh boy, if you can't figure that one out... of course they do! This movie is quite predictable but focuses more on one main plot than the last movie did which is certainly a good thing. Still a movie that's not really for adults nor really for kids, again stuck inbetween. Overall I thought it was better than the first one. Again a standout performance by the bear and also by the guy who played the Indian forest ranger, Pete - unknown actor Gil Birmingham was absolutely excellent for the second time in a row! If Animal Planet made a third Gentle Ben on this level or better I wouldn't complain. My grade for Gentle Ben 2 is a firm B, an enjoyable little Made-for-TV movie set in an area of America so beautiful you just might wanna pack up, move there and find yourself a bear to pal around with just like Mark and Ben.