Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure is a direct-to-video animated film, produced in 2001 and released on February 27, 2001 by The Walt Disney Company as a sequel to their 1955 feature film Lady and the Tramp. The story centers around Lady and Tramp's puppy, Scamp, and his desire to become a "wild dog". The film was produced at Walt Disney Animation Australia which has now closed.[1]
Plot
In 1911 Lady and Tramp have kids of their own now but they have one who is a disaster. After causing a mess while chasing after a ball in the house, trashing the living room and chewing up a hat, Scamp is placed outside and chained to a dog house. His parents, Lady and Tramp, are frustrated that their son can't settle down and live in a home. Tramp goes to talk to his son and finds Scamp howling at the moon. The two have a conversation but Scamp stays firm about his desire to be a "wild dog". An argument ensues and Tramp leaves disgusted, Lady (who heard and saw the whole thing from the porch) also leaves. While chained up outside Scamp sees a pack of stray dogs harassing a dog catcher and becomes intrigued. Scamp manages to break free from the chain and runs off to find the pack. He finds a young member of the pack, Angel, and follows her to the junkyard where the pack, calling themselves the Junkyard Dogs. The next morning Lady comes out to talk to Scamp only to find out that he's gone, weeping, she runs back in to tell Tramp what happened.
Scamp attempts to join the Junkyard Dogs (who are unimpressed by his house dog status) right away, but the leader, Buster, gives Scamp a "test" to prove his courage. The test involves stealing a tin can from a savage Bullmastiff named Reggie. Scamp nearly manages to get it but is instead chased by Reggie. He and Angel (whose life Scamp saves during the chase) manage to evade Reggie and see him caught by the dog catcher. All the dogs are impressed and grateful except Buster, who is jealous of Scamp's popularity and sticks by his motto: "Buster's trouble is Buster's trouble" - meaning that all dogs must stick up for themselves and not each other, showing his dislike for family values. Meanwhile, Scamp's family is still looking for him everywhere.
The Junkyard Dogs head to a park where Sparky, one of the Junkyard Dogs, tells a colourful (albeit unlikely, highly exaggerated) story about Tramp and how he disappeared (apparently he jumped off a log and down a vast waterfall to avoid dog catchers, and supposedly fell to his death in a huge lake). The Tramp was a stray dog that the Junkyard Dogs all once looked up to. Buster explodes that he didn't die heroically, he ran off with Lady to become a house pet. This is when he apparently learnt his motto. Scamp can't believe that his father used to be a Junkyard Dog.
Later that night, Scamp goes wandering on the railroad tracks (beginning at the same train yard where we're first introduced to Tramp in the first film) and Angel joins him. A train suddenly starts after them and the two are soon forced to jump off a bridge into a river to escape it. The two make it to shore. Throughout the night, the two pups realize that their friendship has blossomed into love. After a romantic stroll they wind up on the street where Scamp used to live where they encounter Scamp's family searching for him. When Scamp evades them, Angel is disgusted that he would trade a loving and caring family to be something he's not. She herself had once been a pet and would love to be so again.
At an Independence Day picnic, Buster clues in that Scamp is Tramp's son, so he tells Scamp to steal a chicken from Scamp's family's picnic. Scamp, determined to prove that he is a Junkyard Dog, steals the chicken but is chased by Tramp. Scamp runs into an alley thinking he has evaded his father. Suddenly, however, he hears a voice behind him, revealed to be Tramp. Scamp tries to open the door behind him, but it's locked. This gives Tramp a chance to corner and talk to him, trying to convince his son to return home. Ultimately, though, Scamp chooses to stay with the Junkyard Dogs. Tramp, although crestfallen, leaves and tells Scamp that the doors to their home are always open if he ever wished to come home. Buster is pleased to see Tramp sad and congratulates Scamp by removing his collar. A few hours later Angel is totally pissed off at Scamp for what he just did and Scamp firmly tells Buster that Angel is the one that wants to be a house dog and not him Angel (now sulky for all the trouble Scamp has caused for the past 3 days) leaves in disgust Scamp, feeling disappointed, goes after her and searches frantically for her.
Buster sets up a trap for Scamp to be caught by the dogcatcher. Scared and lonely in the back of his truck, Scamp is crestfallen about what he has done and realizes that his dad's warning was not a joke. Scamp is put in with Reggie. Angel runs to get Tramp, and together they race to the dog pound. Tramp fights Reggie off and wins the battle. Scamp apologizes to his Dad for being a selfish jerk and treating him like a loser finally they have a reconciliation; and with Angel still with them they are found by Jock and Trusty (who were looking for Scamp). Scamp goes back to the junkyard to get his collar and buries Buster under a pile of junk, and says, "I'm going home where I belong." Scamp runs home with Tramp, Angel, Jock and Trusty, and is hugged by Junior (Jim Dear and Darling's little son). In the end Darling and Jim Dear decide to welcome Angel into the family.
Production
Joanna Romersa, an animation timing director for this film, was a Disney Trainee for the production of the original Lady and the Tramp, invited by Jeannine and Darrell to work on this film.[2]
Characters
- Scamp, voiced by Scott Wolf (speaking voice) and Roger Bart (singing voice), is the young protagonist of the film and bears a strong resemblance to his father, Tramp. He wants to be free from rules and restrictions. He is half American Cocker Spaniel due to being part of Lady's side.
- Angel, voiced by Alyssa Milano (speaking voice) and Susan Egan (singing voice), is a Junkyard Dog who was once a pet. At the end of the film, she is adopted by Jim Dear and Darling.
- Lady, voiced by Jodi Benson, is Scamp's Mom and Tramp's mate. Due to her now being a mother of four, most of her naivety from the first film has been replaced with a sense of responsibility.
- Tramp, voiced by Jeff Bennett, is Scamp's Dad. He has become accustomed to house life during his time as a pet and is portrayed as a firm, yet still concerned father. Nevertheless, he still has a few 'street smarts' to fall back on.
- Annette, Danielle and Colette, voiced by Kath Soucie and Debi Derryberry respectively, are Scamp's three sisters and greatly resemble Lady, their mother. However, their actual names are not mentioned in the film.
- Jim Dear and Darling, voiced by Nick Jameson and Barbara Goodson respectively, are the owners of Lady, Tramp, Scamp and his sisters.
- Junior, voiced by Andrew McDonough, is Jim Dear and Darling's son and the owner of Lady, Tramp, Scamp and his sisters.
- Aunt Sarah, voiced by Tress MacNeille, is the aunt of Junior and the owner of Si and Am.
- Si and Am, voiced by Mary Kay Bergman and Tress MacNeille respectively, are Siamese cats. They have a much more minor appearance in this film that the first.
- Jock and Trusty, voiced by Jeff Bennett, are neighbors of Lady and Tramp. When Scamp disappears, they join the search to find him.
- The Dogcatcher, voiced by Jeff Bennett in a style reminiscent of Don Knotts's portrayal of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, chases after the Junkyard Dogs, determined to capture them.
- Tony, voiced by Jim Cummings, is the waiter of Tony's.
- Joe, voiced by Michael Gough, is Tony's assistant. Both him and Tony have only minor appearances in this film.
- Junkyard Dogs
- Buster, voiced by Chazz Palminteri (speaking voice) and Jess Harnell (singing voice), is a rottweiler/doberman pinscher mix and the Leader of the Junkyard Dogs. He used to be the protegé of Tramp and was angered that he left to become a house pet with Lady.
- Ruby, voiced by Cathy Moriarty, is an Afghan Hound mix and greatly resembles Baltos Sylvie.
- Scratchy is a mongrel plagued by fleas.
- Sparky, voiced by Mickey Rooney, is a mongrel. He used to know Tramp, and tells a colourful but untrue tale of how Tramp came to leave the Junkyard Dogs.
- Francois, voiced by Bronson Pinchot, is a French Bulldog.
- Mooch, voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, is an Old English Sheepdog. He is fairly dim-witted but enthusiastic.
Music
The score was composed by Danny Troob. The songs were written by Melissa Manchester and Norman Gimbel.
Songs
- "Welcome Home" - performed by the chorus, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, Kath Soucie, Jim Cummings, Michael Gough, and Debi Derryberry. This song is the opening song for the film. It sets up the theme for the entire film - independence. The sequence ends with a Broadway-style performance of various people out in a street singing and waving. This song clearly places the town somewhere in New England, maybe in Philadelphia, Trenton, or Boston.
- "World Without Fences" - performed by Roger Bart. It illustrates Scamp's desire to become a "wild dog" free from boundaries and responsibilities. Scamp is chained in the backyard. He runs around, pretending that he is not chained and is instead running through the countryside with the Junkyard Dogs.
- "Junkyard Society Rag" - performed by Jess Harnell, Cathy Moriarty, Bill Fagerbakke, Bronson Pinchot, and Mickey Rooney. Buster sings about the junkyard in which the Junkyard Dogs make their home and about the life of the Junkyard Dogs, with the other Junkyard Dogs also offering their opinions. The sequence features the dogs traveling through the junkyard and interacting with their surroundings.
- "I Didn't Know That I Could Feel This Way" - performed by Roger Bart and Susan Egan. The love song of the film, showing the blossoming romance between Scamp and Angel. It features the dogs walking through the same park that Lady and Tramp walked through in the first film. At the end a scene similar to the spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp occurs, but with Scamp and Angel wolfing down the pasta instead.
- "Always There" - performed by Roger Bart, Susan Egan, Jeff Bennett and Jodi Benson. Scamp realizes the importance of family and how much he misses his home. Lady and Tramp's grief over Scamp's disappearance and Angel's want for a family is highlighted.
- "Belle Notte (This is the Night)" - duet performed by Joy Enriquez and Carlos Ponce. An updated pop music arrangement of the song played during the credits. Original 1955 song by Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee; arrangement by Robbie Buchanan.[3]
Home video
This movie was first released on VHS & DVD in the United States on February 27, 2001.[4]
Disney re-released the film in the United States on DVD after the DVD re-release of the first film on June 20, 2006.[5]
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (Special Edition) went back to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2007.
References
- ^ Disney cans Australian animation operation ABC News Online, Wednesday July 27, 2005
- ^ Lady and the Tramp II Scamp's Adventure: DVD, Backstage Disney , 'Joanna Romersa worked on both films'
- ^ Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Review - Video Games and DVD Reviews - Movies, TV Series, Gaming
- ^ Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) (V) - Release dates
- ^ Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure - Special Edition DVD Press Release
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